18:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 19 December 2020

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 1m 28.13s

(1)

Attracted^t1¹⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Tuite

11/2

Not badly bred but offered little in a maiden at Bath on debut in July. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0

(6)

Golden Age¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: R M H Cowell

6/1

Showed ability amidst greenness when fourth of 5 in novice event at this C&D (14/1) on debut 12 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 4

(10)

Khatm³⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Louis Steward| T: G Boughey

12/1

Well held in novice event at Kempton on debut in 2019, travelling with little fluency throughout. Gelded and sold from Saeed bin Suroor for 8,000 gns after. Worth a precautionary market check.

Form: 0-

(5)

Makeen

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Hannon

4/1

Dubawi gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to US 1m winner Play It Loud (runner-up in US Grade 3 event) and US 1m-9.5f winner Vigilante (both useful) out of smart 7f/1m winner Bsharpsonata.

Form:

(3)

On The Nod¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mark Crehan⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Smith

200/1

Well held in claimer/novice event 19 months apart.

Form: 7-8

(7)

Presumptuous^t²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: J A Osborne

14/1

Offered something to work on in a tongue tie when fifth of 8 in novice event (20/1) at Kempton (6f) on debut 24 days ago, late headway. Open to improvement.

Form: 5

(4)

Thrill Seeker^p1⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: W J Haggas| OR: 68

1/1

Fair maiden. Third of 6 in novice event at Chelmsford City (10f, 8/1) 56 days ago, finding little. Gelded since and now back down in trip in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 8-33

(9)

Fairy Ring¹⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Parr

66/1

Well held in maiden/novice event. First run for yard after leaving Ben Haslam.

Form: 00

(8)

Jungle Bells⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Queally| T: P D Evans

40/1

Looked one for the longer term when well held on last week's debut.

Form: 6

(11)

Turn Of Phrase¹⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: John Berry

80/1

Showed more temperament than ability in 2 starts for James Tate. Sold for 6,000 gns in October.

Form: 67

(2)

Wren In The House⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 11 in minor event at this C&D 7 days ago.

Form: 79

Forecasts

Thrill Seeker (1/1), Makeen (4/1), Attracted (11/2), Golden Age (6/1), Khatm (12/1), Presumptuous (14/1), Jungle Bells (40/1), Fairy Ring (66/1), Turn Of Phrase (80/1), Wren In The House (150/1), On The Nod (200/1)

Not a strong race of its type and GOLDEN AGE gets the vote to open his account at the second time of asking after shaping with promise on his recent C&D debut. Thrill Seeker and newcomer Makeen look the obvious threats.