16:30 Yarmouth

Tuesday 14 September 2021

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Off time: 16:33 | Winning time: 1m 1.92s

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Han Solo Berger^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: T P Queally| T: C F Wall| OR: 80| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 9/2, last of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good) 17 days ago. Definite chance if he puts his best foot forward, but others preferred all the same.

Form: 762529

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(9)

Bomb Proof^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 80| D

2/1

Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 10/1) 25 days ago. Leading claims back down in trip off the same mark here.

Form: 7-67732

(5)

Amor De Mi Vida^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 78| D

4/1

Latest win at Haydock in June. 9/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Haydock (5f, firm) 11 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Should be in the mix.

Form: 517273

(8)

Invincible Larne^v¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: M Quinn| OR: 77| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 11/2) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Visor back on and he's not without each-way hope.

Form: 155335

(7)

Araifjan¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 74

12/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in April. 5/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 19 days ago. 0-10 on turf and yard saddles a more appealing candidate in Grandfather Tom.

Form: 122594

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Grandfather Tom^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: David Egan| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 73| CD

12/1

40/1, last of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) 19 days ago, folding tamely. Entitled to come on for that (first run for 9 months) and he's 3 lb lower than when winning this race in 2020.

Form: 51569-9

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Shamshon¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 73| D

16/1

Three wins from 16 runs this year, the latest at Brighton in August. 10/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 153126

(1)

Zapper Cass^v²⁰²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| BF| D

28/1

Unreliable sort. 5/4, fourth of 5 in seller at Southwell (5f), merely closing up late. Off 6 months and he's probably worth taking on.

Form: 19-2654

Non-Runners

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Expert Opinion⁴¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: H Spiller J: Hayley Turner

Forecasts

Bomb Proof (2/1), Invincible Larne (4/1), Amor De Mi Vida (4/1), Han Solo Berger (11/2), Expert Opinion (7/1), Araifjan (12/1), Grandfather Tom (12/1), Shamshon (16/1), Zapper Cass (28/1)

It may be worth siding with last year's winner GRANDFATHER TOM, who is 3 lb lower this time round and his form figures at Yarmouth read 24121. He completely misfired on his belated reappearance 19 days ago, but that spin will have blown away the cobwebs. Bomb Proof hit the crossbar on his first run following wind surgery at Kempton and he has to be feared, along with Amor de Mi Vida.