19:30 Southwell

Thursday 25 February 2021

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Bombardier Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 43.57s

(2)

Rectory Road¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 67| BF| D

18/1

Unreliable type. Bit below form third of 8 in claimer at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 2/1) 15 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ronald Harris.

Form: 839-563

(12)

Dr Jekyll¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 66

13/2

10/3, creditable second of 5 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago. Should trip fitter for that return and hasn't had much racing, so he's a definite player despite a wide draw.

Form: 666/34-2

(5)

Starter For Ten²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 65

14/1

Winner at Leicester in October. 16/1, first run since leaving Charlie Fellowes when fourth of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 28 days ago, not ideally placed. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 36917-4

(4)

Cheat^b1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: J Butler| OR: 65| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. First run since leaving Paul D'arcy when last of 5 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 21 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 00-0615

(3)

Tilsitt^p1,t1⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: I Furtado| OR: 65| D

13/2

50/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 49 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 41088-9

(8)

Bond Angel^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 64| CD

11/1

5-time C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. 20/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 60-2554

(7)

Maykir¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 64| CD

9/1

4-time C&D winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. 17/2, sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago. Arrives on the back of a couple of poor efforts, so others make more appeal.

Form: 5-11276

(10)

Inexplicable¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 63

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 3 in minor event at this course (6.1f, 10/1) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 8-32

(6)

Castle Quarter^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 63

9/4

8/1, respectable third of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Fancied to open his account for this stable returning to fibresand.

Form: 6768-23

(9)

Le Bayou^b⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 59

14/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Newcastle (8f) 83 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 295000-

(11)

Glory of Paris¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: P A Kirby| OR: 58| C| D

9/2

Temperamental sort. Course winner. Latest win here in February. Good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (7/1) 11 days ago. Solid claims once more.

Form: 074-312

Non-Runners

(1)

False Id²³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 8

T: D C Griffiths J: Phil Dennis

Forecasts

Castle Quarter (9/4), Glory of Paris (9/2), Tilsitt (13/2), Dr Jekyll (13/2), Maykir (9/1), Bond Angel (11/1), False Id (12/1), Le Bayou (14/1), Starter For Ten (14/1), Rectory Road (18/1), Inexplicable (25/1), Cheat (33/1)

CASTLE QUARTER took well to fibresand when second on debut for Michael Appleby and has acquitted himself with credit at Newcastle since, so he's a confident selection to make the most of a handy mark. In-form Glory of Paris is a threat, while the unexposed Dr Jekyll returned from an absence with an encouraging second over C&D, so he can't be ruled out.