16:55 Wolverhampton

Monday 15 February 2021

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Bombardier Handicap

Off time: 16:58 | Winning time: 1m 28.0s

(3)

Dutch Decoy⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 86| BF| D

9/4

Latest win at Chelmsford City in January. 9/4, good second of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 4 days ago. Each-way contender.

Form: 1654-12

(6)

Mohareb¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 86| D

6/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 9/2, last of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 16 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 2668-37

(7)

Tintoretto^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: T Ward| OR: 83| BF| D

9/1

7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 23 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 6387-23

(8)

Baby Steps¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 83| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 7/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2330-12

(9)

Parallel World^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Harrison Shaw| T: K R Burke| OR: 82| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 2/1, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 10 days ago, doing too much too soon. One to consider.

Form: 36-4313

(1)

Fighting Temeraire²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 82| D

25/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap (12/1) at Chelmsford City (8f) 24 days ago. Can't be ruled out from a low draw.

Form: 64293-5

(2)

Masked Identity^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 81| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 5/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 5367-36

(5)

Chookie Dunedin¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 80| CD

11/1

5-time course winner. Three wins from 16 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 13/2, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 419-326

(11)

Borsdane Wood²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 78| D

33/1

10/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 27 days ago, no match for winner. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 14/77-72

(10)

Boy In The Bar^v¹⁰⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-7| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69| D

80/1

Seventh of 9 in claimer at Chelmsford City (7f, 4/1). Off 109 days. Difficult to recommend.

Form: 888077-

(4)

Final Frontier⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 65

33/1

11/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 47 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 430252-

Forecasts

Dutch Decoy (9/4), Baby Steps (9/2), Mohareb (6/1), Parallel World (6/1), Masked Identity (8/1), Tintoretto (9/1), Chookie Dunedin (11/1), Fighting Temeraire (25/1), Final Frontier (33/1), Borsdane Wood (33/1), Boy In The Bar (80/1)

TINTORETTO ran creditably last time at Newcastle when the race wasn't run to suit. He had previously only just been touched off over C&D and he is taken to go one better here today. Dutch Decoy is a reliable sort on the all-weather and has to be considered. Fighting Temeraire has each-way claims.