18:15 Southwell

Tuesday 8 December 2020

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 26.37s

(8)

Portugueseprincess^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Adam J McNamara| T: A Watson| OR: 81

16/1

Pretty useful performer who posted his best run to date when length second of 10 to War Defender in C&D handicap 12 days ago. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 320462

(5)

War Defender^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ella McCain⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81| CD

9/2

1m maiden winner here last month and improved when seeing off Portugueseprincess by a length to win C&D handicap 12 days ago. Has clearly taken very well to this surface.

Form: 403011

(10)

Stone Soldier^p1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 80| D

9/4

Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (1m) 27 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. First run for yard after leaving James Given. Cheekpieces on first time. Market support worth noting.

Form: 401664

(4)

Hong Kong Harry³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80| D

7/1

Has won a couple of novice events this autumn, the latter over this trip on Newcastle's tapeta. Inexperienced for a race of this nature but he could be useful.

Form: 11

(7)

Split Down South¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P S McEntee| OR: 79| C| D

7/2

Course winner. Three wins from 14 runs this year. Respectable 4 lengths fourth of 10 to War Defender over C&D 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Now 2 lb below last winning mark.

Form: 874794

(6)

Zylan¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 78| C| D

28/1

Six-time course winner but well behind a few of these rivals over C&D last time.

Form: 300046

(9)

Crosse Fire^b¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: S Dixon| OR: 75| CD

25/1

Notched a 14th course success when winning 6f handicap here 11 days ago, staying on well. That was a Class 5, though, and he has a bit more on his plate in this higher grade.

Form: 238231

(1)

Fieldsman¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 75| CD

12/1

Notched a third win in his last 8 starts when seeing off 11 rivals over C&D 11 days ago. Raised 7 lb for that so a bigger performance will be required to follow up.

Form: 158631

(3)

Lion Tower⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 67| C

7/1

Course winner who ran creditably at just the second time of asking for current yard when second of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (1m) 7 days ago.

Form: 566852

Non-Runners

(2)

Parallel World²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: K R Burke J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Stone Soldier (9/4), Split Down South (7/2), War Defender (9/2), Lion Tower (7/1), Hong Kong Harry (7/1), Parallel World (15/2), Fieldsman (12/1), Portugueseprincess (16/1), Crosse Fire (25/1), Zylan (28/1)

In a competitive handicap a chance is taken on SPLIT DOWN SOUTH who was behind reopposing pair War Defender and Portugueseprincess when fourth over C&D recently but was a bit better than result after being caught further back than ideal and has dropped to 2 lb below his last successful mark. Richard Fahey's Hong Kong Harry is unbeaten in 2 novice events and is another interesting contender.