20:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 5 September 2020

All17:2518:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:00

Final Furlong Podcast Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 2m 35.96s

(7)

Charlie D^p,t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jane Elliott| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 92| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Eight wins from 25 Flat runs. Latest win at Newmarket in June. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Ascot (16f, good to firm, 25/1) 28 days ago. Down in trip and looks vulnerable off this mark.

Form: 412158

(5)

Sevenna Star^v1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J Ryan| OR: 83

40/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, heavy, 12/1) 11 days ago. Hopes pinned on first-time visor triggering a return to form.

Form: 044-088

(3)

Blowing Dixie⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 80| D

80/1

50/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 66 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Jane Chapple-Hyam and can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 234664

(6)

Never Alone^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: B Doyle| T: C Appleby| OR: 87| C

9/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in February. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 9/2) 14 days ago. Needs to get back on track now upped in trip.

Form: 329-117

(4)

Galata Bridge^t³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Louis Steward| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 86| CD

1/1

Promising individual. C&D winner. 8/15, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 34 days ago, needing stronger gallop. 6 lb rise fair and he should have more to offer.

Form: 6-211

(1)

Glenties²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 85

6/1

Winner at Windsor in July. 5/2, fifth of 6 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good) 27 days ago. Claims judged on breakthrough success there in July.

Form: 324105

(2)

Bronze River²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 82

7/2

4/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Ascot (12f, good to firm) 28 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Makes tapeta debut and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 1-38244

Forecasts

Galata Bridge (1/1), Bronze River (7/2), Never Alone (9/2), Glenties (6/1), Charlie D (20/1), Sevenna Star (40/1), Blowing Dixie (80/1)

There should be more to come from well-bred colt GALATA BRIDGE, who has landed handicaps over this C&D and at Newcastle the last twice. He is probably capable of a good deal better than his current mark would suggest and the hat-trick beckons. Bronze River hasn't done much wrong this season and is next on the list ahead of Glenties.