13:55 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 8 December 2020

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Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 1m 30.1s

(2)

Deftera Lad¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Shariq Mohd⁽⁷⁾| T: S Kirk| OR: 52| CD

5/2

C&D winner who ran another good race when third of 11 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago. Seems sure to go well again.

Form: 629623

(9)

Havana Sunset^p⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: G Harris| OR: 51

16/1

10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 47 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mike Murphy.

Form: 60-2668

(4)

Four Mile Bridge^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 50

16/5

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 13/2, ninth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 14 days ago. Is on a handy mark, but isn't one for maximum faith. Visor back on.

Form: 335-029

(10)

Lucky Face^h,t³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 49

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, run best excused when tenth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (22/1) 38 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 49080

(1)

Fact Or Fable^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L P Keniry| T: J S Moore| OR: 48

16/1

Well held in a pair of juvenile hurdles. Modest maiden on the Flat, below form on last Flat run. Others more persuasive.

Form: 664249

(12)

Billyoakes^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 47| CD

8/1

C&D winner who took a step back in the right direction when second of 12 in C&D handicap 10 days ago, keeping on. Can go close if building on that.

Form: 638072

(3)

Heart Of A Hunter⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: B A Curtis| T: A W Carroll| OR: 46

10/1

Looks limited on early evidence but worth a precautionary market check on handicap debut with Curtis booked.

Form: 8870

(6)

Lady Fatma^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 45

16/5

Fared better than of late when third of 12 on handicap debut at this course (8.6f) last week, though looked a hard ride.

Form: 653403

(7)

Hide Your Heart^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 45

28/1

Poor maiden who fared no better on her fibresand debut at Southwell (6.1f) 23 days ago.

Form: 0-46769

(5)

Alfie's Angel³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45

50/1

Modest form over hurdles, possibly unsuited by conditions when pulled up last time. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 05570-8

(8)

Lili Wen Fach^p,t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: George Rooke⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 45

50/1

One win from 22 Flat runs and little impact this year.

Form: 099766

Non-Runners

(11)

Pact Of Steel⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: I Furtado J: Jason Hart

Forecasts

Deftera Lad (5/2), Four Mile Bridge (16/5), Lady Fatma (16/5), Pact Of Steel (13/2), Billyoakes (8/1), Heart Of A Hunter (10/1), Fact Or Fable (16/1), Havana Sunset (16/1), Hide Your Heart (28/1), Lucky Face (40/1), Lili Wen Fach (50/1), Alfie's Angel (50/1)

A weak contest in which DEFTERA LAD may well be able to gain reward for a consistent spell. Billyoakes is entitled to go close if building on his latest effort, with Pact of Steel another to consider with his reappearance behind him.