16:45 Wolverhampton

Friday 29 January 2021

All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 1m 28.10s

(1)

Amber Island¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: D Loughnane| OR: 80| CD

3/1

C&D winner in December who has continued in good form, second of 7 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 13 days ago. Well in the mix despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 3591-52

(3)

Chookie Dunedin²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 80| CD

5/1

Three-time winner here last year who posted another good effort when third of 10 in handicap over C&D 22 days ago given not ideally placed. Can make presence felt once more.

Form: 62419-3

(7)

Hot Summer¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 80

14/1

Latest win at Newmarket in August but only ninth in handicap at Windsor (8.1f) 102 days ago on final run for Richard Hannon. Has work to do on his tapeta debut.

Form: 516609-

(8)

Brains²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: J A Osborne| OR: 79

20/1

Noteched three wins from 12 runs last year but came in last of 8 in handicap (17/2) at Chelmsford City (7f) 20 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 00058-8

(4)

Parallel World^p1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw| T: K R Burke| OR: 79| BF| D

9/2

Low-mileage 5-y-o who arrives on back of creditable third of 6 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on now and he enters calculations.

Form: 2636-43

(2)

Batchelor Boy⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: G Boughey| OR: 79| BF| C

11/1

Made it 3-3 here in June for Marco Botti and not disgraced when seventh in 5f handicap at Newcastle when last seen out in October. Up in trip for new yard but weighted to go very close. Interesting.

Form: 134777-

(6)

Lethal Talent²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Levi Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 78| CD

3/1

First run since leaving Jonathan Portman when landing 7f handicap at Lingfield 29 days ago. C&D winner too so worth considering.

Form: 080541-

(5)

Save The Spirit¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Gray| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76

8/1

6f novice winner at Newcastle before good second of 9 in minor event at Lingfield (6f, AW) 17 days ago. Merits respect now going into handicaps up in trip with few miles on the clock.

Form: 41-2

Forecasts

Lethal Talent (3/1), Amber Island (3/1), Parallel World (9/2), Chookie Dunedin (5/1), Save The Spirit (8/1), Batchelor Boy (11/1), Hot Summer (14/1), Brains (20/1)

A competitive handicap but it's well worth siding with BATCHELOR BOY to make a winning start for the highly promising George Boughey given he is 3-3 at this track and figures on a handy mark too now stepped up in trip. Save The Spirit remains quite unexposed so is feared most on his handicap bow, although C&D winner Amber Island is another who can have a big say for his in-form handler.