20:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 20 March 2021

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 1m 50.69s

(2)

Elixsoft^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 67| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Again ran well when fourth of 8 in handicap (4/1) at this course (9.5f) 19 days ago, clear of rest. Solid each-way claims.

Form: 508-134

(5)

Never Said Nothing^h³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 65| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 13/8, finished runner-up for a fourth successive start when second of 7 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 33 days ago, no match for winner. Shortlist material.

Form: 982-222

(7)

Kumasi^h1⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: R Stephens| OR: 64

33/1

11/1, again below form when third of 5 in minor event at Chelmsford City (5f) 57 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Archie Watson. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 5/74-073

(6)

Bombastic¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: E J Walsh| T: P D Evans| OR: 63

12/1

Ran poorly when fifth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 22/1) 14 days ago, slowly away and soon under pressure. Back up in trip. Others appeal more.

Form: 2-35505

(1)

Bertog²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: J Mackie| OR: 62

9/2

Unreliable type. One win from 23 Flat runs. Returned to form from out of the blue when second of 13 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 22 days ago. Needs to back that up here.

Form: 7609-72

(9)

Laurentia³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 61| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 14 runs last year. Latest win at Lingfield in November. Last of 7 in handicap at this course (9.5f, 7/1) 33 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 7146-57

(8)

Courtside²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Butler| OR: 59

15/8

Eighteen runs since sole win in 2018. 11/1, first run since leaving David O'Meara when creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 21 days ago, looking hard ride. Can build on that.

Form: 5304-95

(3)

Street Poet^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 55| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Kempton (7f) 10 days ago, keeping on. Back up in trip.

Form: 40-0352

Non-Runners

(4)

Confrerie¹⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: George Baker J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Courtside (15/8), Never Said Nothing (11/4), Bertog (9/2), Elixsoft (11/2), Bombastic (12/1), Confrerie (12/1), Street Poet (14/1), Laurentia (22/1), Kumasi (33/1)

NEVER SAID NOTHING has been ultra-consistent in defeat of late and Mark Loughnane's charge is taken to snap a sequence of four runner-up efforts with title-chasing Richard Kingscote booked for the first time. Elixsoft has a fine record at this track so she's taken to chase the selection home, ahead of Courtside and Street Poet.