17:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 31 October 2020

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Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 1m 30.34s

(2)

Frow⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Brown| OR: 63| CD

11/10

Three wins from 10 runs this year. 4/7, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D 9 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Doctor Nuno. Up 8 lb but he's clearly in great heart.

Form: 653111

(5)

Rockesbury^b²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: P S McEntee| OR: 55| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in October. 5/2, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 2 days ago, finding test too much. Place claims back at this trip.

Form: 911724

(8)

Deftera Lad¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Shariq Mohd⁽⁷⁾| T: S Kirk| OR: 51| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 12 days ago. Capable off this sort of mark, but his strike rate is very modest (2-35).

Form: 566296

(11)

Burning Sun¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: A Carson| OR: 52

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 39866

(6)

Shortbackandsides^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 48

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, last of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 12 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 967050

(7)

Air Of York^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Hayley Turner| T: G Harris| OR: 48| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 18/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 18 days ago, not ideally placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 438338

(1)

Gunmaker^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 47| D

10/1

One win from 39 Flat runs, which was back in 2018. Fourth of 11 in C&D handicap (18/1) 9 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good once again, for all that he's slipped to an attractive mark.

Form: 208004

(3)

Giant Steps^b¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 49

4/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Newcastle (8f) 15 days ago. Booking of Oisin Murphy a plus, but he's 0-10 and more needed in order to get off the mark here.

Form: 734063

(4)

Gms Princess^p⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: T Eaves| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 45

66/1

80/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 59 days ago. Down in trip and likely to come up short once more.

Form: 68-8799

Non-Runners

(9)

Doctor Nuno⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Elisha Whittington

(12)

Its All Clover Now⁶⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: D Shaw J: Lewis Edmunds

(10)

Vitesse Du Son⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: W S Kittow J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Frow (11/10), Rockesbury (7/2), Giant Steps (4/1), Doctor Nuno (7/1), Gunmaker (10/1), Vitesse Du Son (12/1), Burning Sun (18/1), Air Of York (18/1), Deftera Lad (20/1), Its All Clover Now (33/1), Shortbackandsides (50/1), Gms Princess (66/1)

Ray Dawson's claim helps offset much of the 8 lb rise FROW incurred for his recent C&D success, which was his third win on the bounce, and David Brown's charge is taken to complete the four-timer. Doctor Nuno chased the selection hom 9 days ago and may do so once again. Rockesbury's stamina was seemingly stretched over a mile at Chelmsford on Thursday and he also has claims back down in trip.