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Tuesday 8 September 2020

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Off time: 21:01 | Winning time: 59.23s

(8)

Nubough¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Danny Redmond⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 66

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 12/1, ninth of 15 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Mark continues to slide but would need to see market support to consider.

Form: 489-989

(2)

Rapid Russo⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 65| D

16/1

14/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D 5 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Claims if recapturing the form he showed when second at Ayr in July.

Form: 767277

(9)

Fair Alibi⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: T P Tate| OR: 64| D

15/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 13 in handicap at York (6f, good to firm) last time but he had finished runner-up over this C&D prior to that.

Form: 686-329

(5)

Dream House^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| D

9/1

Back to winning ways at Catterick in August and soft ground provides an excuse at Musselburgh since. Has won on tapeta.

Form: 169-410

(7)

Sheepscar Lad¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: N Tinkler| OR: 63| D

14/1

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2018. Better than result (met trouble) at Beverley last time but that losing run is hard to ignore.

Form: 34-4480

(11)

Undercover Brother^t⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 58| D

9/1

Reacted positively to a tongue strap when readily justifying market support at Southwell (5f) 8 days ago. A 5 lb penalty may not stop this speedy sort if in similar form.

Form: 0-22891

(12)

True Hero^b1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: D H Brown| OR: 62| D

17/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 16/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good) 40 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Nigel Tinkler. Blinkers on first time.

Form: 64-0580

(13)

Jet Set Go⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: S Spencer| OR: 62

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) on reappearance 45 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Another to consider.

Form: 586-2

(10)

Van Gerwen¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 60| D

7/1

It clicked for him with Paul Midgley when scoring at Ripon and he's remained in form since, travelling really powerfully for a long way when narrowly denied at Beverley 12 days ago. Lower mark on AW.

Form: 358132

(4)

Archimedes^b,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 58| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 4½ lengths fourth of 14 to Undercover Brother in handicap (8/1) at Southwell (5f) 8 days ago.

Form: 280994

(14)

Sapphire Jubilee^p1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 58| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 15 lengths thirteenth of 14 to Undercover Brother in handicap at Southwell (5f) 8 days ago. Return to this venue and first-time cheekpieces need to make a difference.

Form: 3581-60

(3)

Gleaming Arch³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: P Hanagan| T: F Watson| OR: 57| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 28/1, creditable fifth of 19 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 9143-25

(6)

Grandma²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: B Ellison| OR: 54

20/1

Shaped well when second at Ayr in July but not the same form when only sixth at Catterick since. Still relatively early days for this 3-y-o, though.

Form: 363526

(1)

Lord Of The Glen^b⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: P Mathers| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45| CD

10/1

Three-time C&D winner but it's 36 since the last of them in 2018. Step back in right direction in refitted blinkers when second at Wolverhampton (5f) last week but that losing run tempers enthusiasm.

Form: 963462

Forecasts

Jet Set Go (6/1), Gleaming Arch (6/1), Van Gerwen (7/1), Fair Alibi (15/2), True Hero (17/2), Undercover Brother (9/1), Dream House (9/1), Lord Of The Glen (10/1), Sheepscar Lad (14/1), Rapid Russo (16/1), Nubough (18/1), Grandma (20/1), Archimedes (22/1), Sapphire Jubilee (40/1)

VAN GERWEN has been in cracking form on turf of late and looks worth siding with to cash in off his lower AW mark. Undercover Brother rates the obvious danger after his comfortable win at Southwell last month. Dream House had an excuse at Musselburgh last time and also makes the shortlist.