18:40 Wolverhampton

Monday 7 December 2020

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap

Off time: 18:42 | Winning time: 1m 27.22s

(2)

Bowling Russian^v¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: George Baker| OR: 85| C

7/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. Visored for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap (7/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 12 days ago.

Form: 561441

(11)

Manton Grange^p³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: George Baker| OR: 83| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in October. Good second of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Kempton (8f) 35 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 818312

(8)

Fighting Irish^p⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 83

18/1

12/1, first run since leaving Harry Dunlop when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) 88 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 0847-70

(12)

Fighting Temeraire¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 83| D

20/1

Latest win at Lingfield in June. Good 1¼ lengths second of 12 to Beauty Choice in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 16 days ago, better placed than most.

Form: 161642

(4)

Beauty Choice¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 82| CD

2/1

4/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D 16 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Fighting Temeraire, well positioned. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 155421

(1)

Poetic Force^t⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 81| C| D

12/1

4-time course winner. Latest win at Bath in August. 50/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 54 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 0-37167

(3)

Danielsflyer^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: M Dods| OR: 80

18/1

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2017. 50/1, respectable 2½ lengths sixth of 12 to Beauty Choice in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago.

Form: 002306

(10)

Spartan Fighter^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 80

40/1

33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Difficult ask.

Form: 7-08070

(6)

Sir Titan³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: A W Carroll| OR: 79| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Goodwood in August. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Newmarket (7f, heavy) 37 days ago.

Form: 591066

(7)

Hart Stopper⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 76

25/1

18/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago.

Form: 578405

(5)

Amber Island⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 74| D

25/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at this course (6.1f) 51 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 10-7359

(9)

Glasvegas¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: P D Evans| OR: 71

9/2

14/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 16 days ago, needing stiffer test. Enters calculations.

Form: 860474

Forecasts

Beauty Choice (2/1), Glasvegas (9/2), Manton Grange (6/1), Bowling Russian (7/1), Poetic Force (12/1), Sir Titan (16/1), Danielsflyer (18/1), Fighting Irish (18/1), Fighting Temeraire (20/1), Amber Island (25/1), Hart Stopper (25/1), Spartan Fighter (40/1)

MANTON GRANGE arrives at the top of his game having only just failed to win again at Kempton last month and remains of interest off a similar mark. Improving 3-y-os Beauty Choice and Bowling Russian are others to consider.