16:50 Southwell

Wednesday 15 January 2020

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 41.16s

(6)

Elixsoft¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 71| D

6/1

A capable mare; has rediscovered her form since joining Karen Tutty; kept on to finish runner-up to Robero (third placed Forseti was a winner on Monday) over C&D in late December; seemingly sets the benchmark.

Form: 207952-

(7)

Thaayer²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 70| D

8/1

Initial promise for Rebecca Menzies (1m Newcastle winner) but arguably found himself plenty high enough in the weights as a result; sits on a reduced mark of 70 on second start for Michael Herrington; could strip fitter on Fibresand debut.

Form: 31/6707-

(4)

Elusive Heights⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 68| D

9/2

On a long barren run (no win since July 2016); off the track for 89 days since finishing third of 14 to Home Before Dusk at Newcastle (1m) in October; a former stablemate of Elixsoft.

Form: 735/993-

(1)

Fieldsman²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 66| D

8/1

20-race AW maiden; that said, does handle Fibresand as shown when finishing second to Fancy Footings at odds of 40-1 in early November; his latest run (fifth) received a timely boost with Al Suil Eile winning here on Sunday.

Form: 356425-

(3)

Bond Angel¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: P D Evans| OR: 65| CD

13/2

Five-time Southwell winner (7f-1m); struck for the first time elsewhere when finishing with a rare old late rattle at Lingfield (1m2f) 16 days ago; 1lb higher; her October C&D win reads reasonably well in the context of this race.

Form: 917761-

(5)

Momtalik^v1³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: D Shaw| OR: 65

7/2

Maiden (0-12); fair to say that consistency isn't his forte and that's perhaps why the visor is newly applied; isn't a forlorn hope on the strength of his better efforts - finished 1¼L third to the in-form Jazz Hands over C&D on New Year's Day.

Form: 2900-35

(2)

Tagur^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Josephine Gordon| T: K A Ryan| OR: 60| BF| CD

10/3

Pacy front-runner; well handicapped on form from late 2018 but failed to convert a decent opportunity (3-1f) over C&D on New Year's Day; could be more effective with Josephine Gordon back in the saddle.

Form: 90652-3

Forecasts

Tagur (10/3), Momtalik (7/2), Elusive Heights (9/2), Elixsoft (6/1), Bond Angel (13/2), Fieldsman (8/1), Thaayer (8/1)

ELIXSOFT has rediscovered her form since joining Karen Tutty and sets the standard in an otherwise open Class 5 handicap. She finished runner-up to Robero over C&D in late December, with that form receiving a timely boost here on Monday courtesy of the third-placed horse (Forseti). Tagur is handicapped to have a say and should fare better for having Josephine Gordon back in the saddle, while course-specialist Bond Angel demonstrated her current well-being with a surprise (25-1) away-day success on the Polytrack at Lingfield (1m2f) just over a fortnight ago.