18:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 16 October 2021

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Happy Retirement Tinsmith, The Gigantic Grey Handicap

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 3m 41.26s

(10)

First Charge²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ray Dawson| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 62

40/1

66/1, first run since leaving Ed Walker when eleventh of 14 in handicap at Ffos Las (10f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 1-80600

(6)

Tinsmith^p,t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 60

11/4

5/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 34 days ago, keeping on well. Merits consideration.

Form: 445521

(9)

Flying Standard³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: George Wood| T: C F Wall| OR: 58| BF| C

3/1

Course winner. Good ¾-length second of 12 to Robeam in handicap at this C&D (10/3) 32 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Another bold show likely.

Form: 242722

(3)

Thematic²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: T P Queally| T: S Kirk| OR: 58

11/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 4/1) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip and possibilities if his stamina holds out.

Form: 32-3055

(1)

Tibbie Dunbar³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: W S Kittow| OR: 55

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 40/1, good 2½ lengths fifth of 12 to Robeam in handicap at this C&D 32 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 8777-5

(2)

Alambrista^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 60

20/1

Visored for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Bath (13f, good) 19 days ago, lost all chance at start. Up in trip. Makes tapeta debut and blinkers back on. Others preferred.

Form: 533250

(5)

Frame Rate^p¹⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Gray| OR: 48

66/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Eighth of 10 in handicap (15/2) at this C&D. Off 151 days and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 2-55228

(12)

Scheherazade^p1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R Kingscote| T: H Morrison| OR: 55

7/1

Winner at Lingfield in June. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (5/1) at Catterick (15.9f, good to soft) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 316844

(7)

Barca^b²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: A Forbes| OR: 46

28/1

12/1, creditable 2¾ lengths sixth of 10 to Dancing Master in handicap at this C&D 26 days ago, left poorly placed. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 8-88406

(13)

Mood For Mischief^b²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Jane Elliott| T: J Bennett| OR: 45

33/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 16/1, ¾-length second of 10 to Dancing Master in handicap at this C&D 26 days ago, well positioned. No more than an each-way shout.

Form: 7/70-042

(11)

Dancing Master^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 46| CD

11/2

11/4, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D 26 days ago by ¾ length from Mood For Mischief, well positioned. This is more demanding.

Form: 205481

(4)

Telefina³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Joey Haynes| T: A West| OR: 45

100/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (14f, good, 14/1) 32 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 00-0568

Non-Runners

(8)

Robeam¹²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: B Ellison J: D C Costello

Forecasts

Tinsmith (11/4), Flying Standard (3/1), Dancing Master (11/2), Thematic (11/2), Scheherazade (7/1), Robeam (10/1), Tibbie Dunbar (11/1), Alambrista (20/1), Barca (28/1), Mood For Mischief (33/1), First Charge (40/1), Frame Rate (66/1), Telefina (100/1)

The pair to concentrate on may be FLYING STANDARD and Tinsmith. The latter belatedly got his head in front at Chelmsford last month and a 5 lb rise looks manageable, but Flying Standard has been threatening to come good of late and he shades preference. Robeam got the better of the selection over C&D on his penultimate start, but he failed to fire next time so Thematic is third choice.