17:00 Southwell

Friday 15 January 2021

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 41.38s

(6)

Native Silver¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: R Eddery| OR: 72| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap (85/40) at this C&D 17 days ago.

Form: 003325-

(3)

Star Of St James⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 67| CD

1/1

17/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 8 days ago, forging clear. Carries penalty. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 01443-1

(2)

Vive La Difference^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| BF| D

12/1

Unreliable type. Latest win at Newcastle in December. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 11/4) 15 days ago, slowly away. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 944910-

(5)

Makambe^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 65| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has work to do.

Form: 588898-

(8)

Custard The Dragon^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: J Mackie| OR: 65| C

17/2

7-time course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 28 days ago, finishing well. Merits consideration.

Form: 384602-

(1)

Michele Strogoff^b³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 63| BF| D

18/1

Thirty two runs since last win in 2019. Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 18/1) 3 days ago. Blinkers back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 4696-87

(4)

Headland^v⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 57| CD

12/1

8/1 and visored for 1st time, won 5-runner handicap at this C&D 8 days ago, suited by way race developed. Carries penalty. Can give a good account.

Form: 60587-1

Non-Runners

(7)

Love Your Work¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Stef Keniry J: Charlie Bennett

Forecasts

Star Of St James (1/1), Native Silver (9/2), Makambe (17/2), Custard The Dragon (17/2), Vive La Difference (12/1), Headland (12/1), Love Your Work (16/1), Michele Strogoff (18/1)

STAR OF ST JAMES found another jolt of progress when easily winning over C&D last week, his third significant step forward on this surface, and has obvious claims under a penalty. Custard The Dragon only just failed to add an eighth course win here 4 weeks ago and rates the main threat.