11:55 Southwell

Friday 18 December 2020

All11:5512:2512:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

Bombardier Handicap

Off time: 11:55 | Winning time: 1m 28.22s

(3)

Dancing Rave^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76| D

10/1

4 wins from 15 runs this year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in October. 12/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 25 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 717417

(6)

Lexi The One³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 71| CD

11/4

7/4, didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap at this C&D 31 days ago. Unbeaten on this surface and sure to go well again.

Form: 294011

(7)

Molly Mai³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: P J McBride| OR: 70| D

17/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (14/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 35 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 422191

(2)

Lion Tower¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 69| C

2/1

Course winner. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (7/1) 10 days ago, not ideally placed. One to consider.

Form: 668522

(5)

Liamba²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 68| C

4/1

Course winner. 3/1, first run since leaving David O'Meara when good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D 22 days ago. Easy to see her taking another step forward. Leading claims.

Form: 506452

(1)

Headland⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 67| D

50/1

125/1, first run since leaving Martyn Meade when tenth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, good to firm). Off 97 days. Makes fibresand debut. Others make more appeal.

Form: 441/6-60

(4)

Equidae^p,t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 67| CD

7/1

3-time C&D winner. 4 wins from 18 runs this year. 9/2, won 7-runner handicap at this C&D 33 days ago, digging deep. Sure to go well here once again.

Form: 110001

Non-Runners

(8)

Tilsitt¹⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: I Furtado J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Lion Tower (2/1), Lexi The One (11/4), Liamba (4/1), Equidae (7/1), Molly Mai (17/2), Dancing Rave (10/1), Tilsitt (25/1), Headland (50/1)

LIAMBA got back on track over C&D last month on her first start for Mick Appleby. She should be able to build on that effort and go one better today. Fellow course specialists Lexi The One and Equidae look to be her biggest dangers.