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Napoleons Casino Bradford Maiden Handicap

Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 2m 14.77s

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Time Tells All²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D Nolan| T: D Carroll| OR: 69

20/1

16/1, first run since leaving D. K. Weld when ninth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, soft) 20 days ago. Will need to leave that form well behind now upped in trip.

Form: 58439-9

(6)

Fiftyshadesaresdev²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 62

12/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 15/2, respectable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 23 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 507/7-33

(9)

Love Warrior¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: C Johnston| OR: 72

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good, 20/1) 19 days ago. Yet to build on the promise he showed on debut at York in the autumn but it's still early days. Yard also saddles Yippee.

Form: 25-95

(7)

Breathtaking²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 72

66/1

First run since leaving Nick Littmoden when third of 8 in maiden (5/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) on UK debut 23 days ago. Needs to take a sizeable step forward now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 943

(4)

Savvy Warrior³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan| T: S Woods| OR: 69

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/4, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good) 39 days ago. 2 lb lower now and good chance if coping with this step up in trip.

Form: 4376-4

(5)

Minstrel Knight²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E Bethell| OR: 69| BF

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 6 in handicap (9/4) at Haydock (8f, heavy) 27 days ago. Promises to be suited by this step up in trip and he's worth a second look.

Form: 83-33

(3)

Spanish Vega³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: O J Orr| T: K P De Foy| OR: 68

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good fourth of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 9-654

(2)

Lillistar²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 53

50/1

Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 80/1) 25 days ago. Record now stands at 0-11 and she's opposable.

Form: 9P277-8

(1)

Yippee¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 67

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 6 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good, 12/1) 13 days ago, having run of race. Place possibilities.

Form: 60-542

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Glistening Nights¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 64

10/1

20/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Chester (12.3f, good) 15 days ago. Will need to put that run firmly behind him in order to play a leading role.

Form: 9523-27

Non-Runners

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Loddon²³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Sara Ender J: Harrison Shaw

Forecasts

Spanish Vega (3/1), Savvy Warrior (7/2), Minstrel Knight (4/1), Yippee (11/2), Glistening Nights (10/1), Love Warrior (10/1), Fiftyshadesaresdev (12/1), Loddon (12/1), Time Tells All (20/1), Lillistar (50/1), Breathtaking (66/1)

Having shaped well on his reappearance at Windsor, SAVVY WARRIOR gets the nod in the hope that this step up in trip works in his favour. Minstrel Knight will almost certainly be suited by this stiffer test and is likely to be on the premises, while Fiftyshadesaresdev and Love Warrior also enter calculations.