18:20 Wolverhampton

Monday 14 September 2020

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 18:24 | Winning time: 1m 49.17s

(6)

Critical Thinking^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 61| CD

7/1

Five-time course winner. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at this course (7.2f) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Now below his last winning mark.

Form: 753594

(4)

Scoffsman²⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lee| T: K Frost| OR: 60| BF

11/2

Won on last year's reappearance but refused to race here when last seen in November so clearly one who needs treating with a degree of caution.

Form: 12904R-

(1)

Mabo^b¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: G Harris| OR: 60

8/1

Latest win at Kempton in June. Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap there (7f)13 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 8-21956

(7)

Traveller^t,v⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 56| CD

9/1

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap over C&D 9 days ago, nearest finish. Back on a workable mark. Considered.

Form: 173765

(5)

Pink Jazz²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: James Doyle| T: S Curran| OR: 59| CD

3/1

C&D winner for Gordon Elliott in January and posted his best effort for this trainer when second back here last month. Much respected under James Doyle.

Form: 109292

(3)

Plansina¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Wintle| OR: 53

5/1

10/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 12 days ago, finding test too much. Drop back to this trip looks ideal. Yard in fine form.

Form: 6-07554

(9)

Dark Devil^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: P J McDonald| T: P Morris| OR: 47

11/1

Thirty three runs since last win in 2017 but he did shape well when third of 16 in handicap at Beverley (10f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 709493

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(2)

Waqaas³⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: M D I Usher J: S Donohoe

(8)

Aiden's Reward⁷⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: B Haslam J: Harrison Shaw

Forecasts

Pink Jazz (3/1), Plansina (5/1), Scoffsman (11/2), Aiden's Reward (11/2), Critical Thinking (7/1), Mabo (8/1), Waqaas (8/1), Traveller (9/1), Dark Devil (11/1)

A case can be made for most of these but Adrian Wintle has his team in fine form so the suggestion is PLANSINA, with the drop back to this trip likely to suit having been stretched by 9.5f here last time. Pink Jazz, for whom James Doyle is a positive booking, and Dark Devil, who has come down in the weights and shaped better last time, head the dangers.