15:10 Wolverhampton

Friday 30 July 2021

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:1816:50

Honest Brian Gear's 60th Birthday Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 28.06s

(4)

Nibras Shadow⁶^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 54

11/10

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Newcastle (8f, 7/2) 6 days ago. Bids for a double under a penalty, difficult to oppose.

Form: 04-4821

(5)

Defilade^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 55

14/1

Fourth of 14 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good, 18/1) 21 days ago. More required.

Form: 074-904

(2)

Lofty²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 54| D

7/2

Ungenuine type. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, last of 15 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 886550

(7)

Bartat⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: M Wigham| OR: 52| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 71 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 089986

(12)

Stoney Lane^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S Whitaker| OR: 49| D

20/1

Unreliable type. One win from 22 Flat runs. 10/1 and visored for 1st time, eighth of 15 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 829-008

(9)

Rodney Le Roc³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Joey Haynes| T: J R Best| OR: 49

100/1

Unreliable type. Eighth of 12 in minor event at Yarmouth (6f, good, 12/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 25608-8

(11)

Outtake¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 48

22/1

Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D 16 days ago. One to consider for each-way betting.

Form: 8-70206

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Deftera Lad¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: J F Egan| T: S Kirk| OR: 47| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 42 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 304-574

(8)

Elspeth Rose^p1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45

28/1

9/2, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0468-76

(10)

Rock Warbler^e/s¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Liam Jones| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 45| D

100/1

Forty four runs since last win in 2017. Last of 8 in handicap (40/1) at Haydock (8f, good) 14 days ago. Eyeshields back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 636468

(1)

Crocodile Power¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 49

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, very good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago. Should go close once again.

Form: 067-02

(3)

Hot Desert⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 13 in maiden (300/1) at Leicester (7f, soft) 74 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Gelded since last seen. One to note in the market.

Form: 0080

Forecasts

Nibras Shadow (11/10), Lofty (7/2), Crocodile Power (11/2), Bartat (12/1), Defilade (14/1), Stoney Lane (20/1), Deftera Lad (22/1), Outtake (22/1), Elspeth Rose (28/1), Rock Warbler (100/1), Rodney Le Roc (100/1), Hot Desert (150/1)

NIBRAS SHADOW is in tremendous form at the moment on tapeta and it's difficult to oppose her under a 5 lb penalty for her win at Newcastle last weekend. She'll be racing off 3 lb higher as of next week so she looks well treated here. Crocodile Power is unexposed and he ran very well over C&D ten days ago, so he will be the biggest danger. Outtake looks best of the rest.