19:20 Wolverhampton

Monday 4 January 2021

All15:5016:2016:5017:2017:5018:2018:5019:2019:50

Bombardier Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 1m 28.37s

(9)

Plunger¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 70| D

15/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Left John Butler and off 3 months, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (6.1f, 16/1) 16 days ago. Has dropped in the weights and is down in grade here.

Form: 8/62400-

(6)

Inaam²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: J Butler| OR: 68| CD

5/2

3-time C&D winner. Won 12-runner handicap (9/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 22 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Just as good here and can go well again up 3 lb.

Form: 734571-

(3)

Treaty Of Dingle⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: S Curran| OR: 67| C

16/1

Course winner. Very good second of 9 in juvenile hurdle (17/2) at Fakenham (16f, good to soft) 68 days ago. Poor on last Flat run. Others more persuasive.

Form: 822210-

(1)

Reckless Endeavour¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mullen| T: T D Barron| OR: 66| D

12/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 28/1) 14 days ago, left poorly placed. Doesn't win much now and struggling for form.

Form: 000586-

(4)

Critical Thinking^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: D Loughnane| OR: 66| CD

3/1

6-time C&D winner. Four wins from 21 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 10/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 14 days ago, running on. Enters calculations.

Form: 661514-

(5)

Messalina^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 65

11/1

Fair maiden. 33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 322030-

(7)

Nezar¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-1| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 64| CD

12/1

4-time course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 14/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 483037-

(8)

No Diggity^v³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Littmoden| OR: 63| CD

12/1

16/5, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this C&D 35 days ago, suited by way race developed. Has returned in good form and could go well again with 7 lb claimer up.

Form: 1/03261-

(2)

Shine On Brendan²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 62

7/1

22/1, good 1¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Critical Thinking in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago.

Form: 776634-

Forecasts

Inaam (5/2), Critical Thinking (3/1), Shine On Brendan (7/1), Plunger (15/2), Messalina (11/1), Reckless Endeavour (12/1), No Diggity (12/1), Nezar (12/1), Treaty Of Dingle (16/1)

INAAM got his head back in front at Lingfield last month and often goes well here so is taken to follow up after a 3 lb rise. Critical Thinking continues in top form and another good run is expected. No Diggity, successful over C&D 5 weeks ago, should also be in the mix again.