12:40 Southwell

Friday 1 January 2021

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 1m 46.85s

(3)

Geography Teacher^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: K Frost| OR: 57| CD

5/2

Notched third C&D win with career-best effort 15 days ago by 3¾l from Caesonia. Up 4 lb but still holds good claims.

Form: 526421-

(9)

De Bruyne Horse^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 57| C

8/1

Course winner but ridden too aggressively when fading fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 14 days ago. No forlorn hope if more patient tactics are adopted.

Form: 409665-

(1)

Best Tamayuz^b⁹⁷⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 55| BF| CD

100/1

Veteran who is a 5-time course winner but off the track since poor fourth here over 2 years ago. Fitness clearly a big concern on his belated comeback now.

Form: 134024/

(7)

Maykir²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 54| CD

9/2

C&D winner who posted creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (12/1) here 21 days ago, running on late. Can give another good account off 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 131005-

(8)

Compass Point^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: R Brisland| OR: 54| CD

4/1

Stylish C&D winner earlier in month but only twelfth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 15/2) 18 days ago. Has to be taken seriously returned to fibresand dropped 1 lb.

Form: 465310-

(4)

Daafy^v1¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 52

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 80/1) on final run for Ed Dunlop. Visored for handicap/yard debut and needs to bounce back.

Form: 840-

(2)

Crazy Spin^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 52| CD

11/1

3-time C&D winner who shaped as if run was still needed when fourth of 6 to Geography Teacher over C&D 15 days ago. Dropped a handy 2 lb so she can make presence felt.

Form: 134774-

(5)

Achill Queen²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 50

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, only eighth of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 20 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut with plenty on her plate.

Form: 768-

(10)

Caesonia^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: B A Curtis| T: C Hills| OR: 45

5/1

13/2, creditable second after 10 months off to Geography Teacher in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago. Much respected in her bid for a first victory despite being 1 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 9/24362-

(6)

Heart Of A Hunter¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

50/1

Poor maiden who was only ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 28/1) 14 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 887069-

(11)

True Companion^b⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 45

20/1

Ex-Irish gelding who arrives out of sorts, eleventh of 13 in 1m handicap at Dundalk 46 days ago on final run for Hugh Beggs. Needs to step forward on yard/fibresand debut.

Form: 350/000-

Forecasts

Geography Teacher (5/2), Compass Point (4/1), Maykir (9/2), Caesonia (5/1), De Bruyne Horse (8/1), Crazy Spin (11/1), True Companion (20/1), Daafy (25/1), Heart Of A Hunter (50/1), Achill Queen (66/1), Best Tamayuz (100/1)

COMPASS POINT beat only one at Kempton last time but had impressed when scoring over C&D prior to that and is worth siding with now back on fibresand. Geography Teacher is always to be respected round here so looks the one to give him most to do, with Crazy Spin another three-time C&D winner who needs considering.