MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 31.55s

(2)

Parallel World²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 83| D

9/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton (7f) in December. 5/1, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 2 days ago, albeit without posing a threat. Drop in grade a plus now.

Form: 13-3363

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(3)

Dutch Decoy¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 81| CD

15/2

Ungenuine type. Latest win over C&D in January. Second of 4 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 11/4) 15 days ago, no match for winner. No forlorn hope by any means.

Form: 437-122

(1)

Spartan Fighter^v⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 77| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in December. 18/1, last of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 9 days ago, slowly away and weakening 1f out. Mark is easing all the time at least.

Form: 1-59367

(4)

Tommy Taylor¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 75| C| D

9/2

Enjoying a fine spell here since the turn of the year, rattling off a hat-trick in 6f handicaps when taking 4-runner affair 2 weeks ago. Remains well treated on old form and sound claims once more.

Form: 063-111

(5)

Vindobala^t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: T Collier| OR: 66| BF| CD

5/6

C&D winner in December who arrives having filled runners-up spot on each of his last 2 around here, carrying head to one side a little before running on latest. Claims again from this mark.

Form: 3313-22

Forecasts

Vindobala (5/6), Tommy Taylor (9/2), Parallel World (9/2), Dutch Decoy (15/2), Spartan Fighter (14/1)

Having scored from a 2 lb lower mark over C&D in December, VINDOBALA has remained in form since, finding only one too good on each of her last 2 starts, and she remains one to be interested in from this sort of mark. Tommy Taylor has been resurgent over 6f in recent weeks and is a big threat in search of the 4-timer. Dutch Decoy can also figure.