19:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 19 October 2020

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Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 2m 39.58s

(1)

Htilominlo⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: S Kirk| OR: 75

25/1

Last of 6 in handicap (33/1) at this course (14f) 40 days ago. Hard to fancy on recent form.

Form: D4P-666

(5)

Thematic¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: P J McDonald| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 75

50/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 100/1) 19 days ago. Others preferred despite falling mark.

Form: 3747-58

(2)

Champs De Reves³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: M Blake| OR: 74

7/1

6/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good to firm) 36 days ago, though outbattled. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 057242

(8)

Manjaam¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: D Loughnane| OR: 71| C| D

11/1

Fair hurdler/course winner who returns to this sphere on a workable mark. Not taken lightly.

Form: 575-245

(7)

Soldier To Follow¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: T Lawes| OR: 70| D

40/1

Pulled up both starts over hurdles this year but hinted at a revival back on the Flat when eighth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 150/1) 12 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 68514/8

(6)

Combine^p1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: H Palmer| OR: 74

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden who wasn't seen to best effect when fifth of 13 in maiden at Chepstow (12f) 39 days ago, needing stiffer test. Cheekpieces on for handicap debut and may yet do better.

Form: 3-4945

(11)

My Poem⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 73| BF

18/5

Creditable third of 8 in handicap (7/2) at Bath (11.6f, good) 47 days ago, settling better than on her previous run.

Form: 44-3343

(3)

Burano Boy^v⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 72

5/1

Visored for 1st time, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 15/2) 9 days ago, not ideally placed. Back up in trip. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 345643

(10)

International Law⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 65| CD

10/3

4-time course winner. Latest win here in October. 11/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Expected to be bang there again.

Form: 563412

(9)

Atalanta Breeze^p³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D C Costello| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 64| BF| D

11/1

Latest win at Bath in August. Creditable second of 10 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good, 13/8) 35 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and likely to continue in form.

Form: 00/18-12

(4)

Glorious Dane⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 63| D

12/1

Fair hurdler but well held at Southwell last time, pulling hard. Shaped as if he'd benefit from a return to this trip on last Flat outing at Pontefract in June. First run for new yard.

Form: 30632-5

Forecasts

International Law (10/3), My Poem (18/5), Burano Boy (5/1), Combine (7/1), Champs De Reves (7/1), Atalanta Breeze (11/1), Manjaam (11/1), Glorious Dane (12/1), Htilominlo (25/1), Soldier To Follow (40/1), Thematic (50/1)

INTERNATIONAL LAW is going through a good spell at the moment and still has scope from this mark on past form, so he's taken to resume winning ways. Combine wasn't seen to best effect at Chepstow last month and remains with some potential now heading into handicaps, with low-mileage 4-y-o Atalanta Breeze completing the shortlist.