19:40 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 15 December 2020

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Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 1m 28.10s

(12)

Tagovailoa^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: A Watson| OR: 65

14/1

Winner at Yarmouth in September but last of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 9/2) 13 days ago. Blinkers back on and needs to bounce back.

Form: 410580

(4)

Tuned For Power²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Joseph Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: A West| OR: 64

66/1

Still a maiden, and he arrives well out of sorts, twelfth of 13 in handicap (125/1) at Kempton (8f) 20 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 684800

(6)

Doctor Nuno²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64| BF| CD

4/5

Improved since joining current yard, scoring over C&D before excellent second off 6 lb higher mark in 8.6f handicap here 23 days ago, just failing. Still low mileage so holds good claims.

Form: 08-0212

(11)

Last Date⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: I Furtado| OR: 63

25/1

25/1, shaped encouragingly after 11 months off when fourth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 40 days ago, faring best of those held up. Sure to go well off 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 57141-4

(3)

Sky Lake^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 62

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, only seventh of 8 in handicap (11/2) at this course (8.6f) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on now but others appeal more.

Form: 907077

(10)

Trixie Waterbury^h⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 61

11/1

11/1, best of three runs when third of 10 in novice over C&D 97 days ago. Into handicaps now off stiff opening mark so has work to do.

Form: 973

(2)

Kraka^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Liam Keniry| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 61

10/1

Latest win at Southwell in October before respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Southwell (7.1f) 19 days ago. Not ruled out with cheekpieces back on.

Form: 013484

(9)

Plumette²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: P J McDonald| T: Dave Roberts| OR: 59| D

50/1

Went backwards from reappearance when last of 12 in handicap at this C&D (15/2) 23 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 5268-50

(1)

Bobby Joe Leg¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 59| CD

15/2

Gained third win of year with comfortable C&D success 17 days ago. Yard going well but more is needed back up 5 lb now.

Form: 883071

(7)

Rusper's Lad^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R Kingscote| T: O Signy| OR: 57

16/1

Remains a maiden but he took step back in right direction when fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces tried now so respected.

Form: 600304

(5)

Unapologetic¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 57

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden who shaped encouragingly after a wind op when sixth of 13 in 6f handicap here (40/1) 104 days ago. That form has worked out well so she's worth considering.

Form: 556

Non-Runners

(8)

Productive⁵²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Miss J Feilden J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Doctor Nuno (4/5), Bobby Joe Leg (15/2), Kraka (10/1), Unapologetic (11/1), Trixie Waterbury (11/1), Sky Lake (14/1), Tagovailoa (14/1), Rusper's Lad (16/1), Last Date (25/1), Productive (33/1), Plumette (50/1), Tuned For Power (66/1)

DOCTOR NUNO is thriving since joining Tony Carroll so is fancied to gain a second win here after going down only narrowly last time. Lightly-raced Unapologetic has better days ahead of her so rates the main threat, although Last Date looks set to step forward after an encouraging return so is not taken lightly either.