18:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 8 February 2020

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Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 27.46s

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(8)

Call Out Loud^t,v¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 75| CD

14/1

Dangerously handicapped (drops into a Class 5) on the assumption that he can rediscover some positive form; however, most uncharacteristically he has struggled on the AW this winter (0-4) so that must be a major concern.

Form: 3600-40

(12)

Chookie Dunedin²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 75| CD

7/2

In fine fettle since late October, winning three of his last four starts at this track (6f-7f); offered a 5lb rise for beating Big Lachie by 2¼L latest; while that's far from punitive his wide draw (12) isn't quite so helpful.

Form: 50151-1

(3)

Real Estate^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: M J Attwater| OR: 75| CD

4/1

Seeks the four-timer following wins here and at Lingfield (6f-7f); hasn't been winning by a wide margin, which has aided his connections from a handicapping perspective (raised 10lb for those three wins); should remain competitive.

Form: 66511-1

(6)

Soar Above²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Butler| OR: 74| D

7/1

Useful strike-rate on the AW (5-16), although it is acknowledged that those wins have come at Kempton (6f-7f); held no chance with the winner (Ghaith) when runner-up over C&D on Boxing Day; trainer saddles three runners.

Form: 17082-4

(9)

Lucky Lodge^v¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Russell⁽⁷⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 73| CD

15/2

Adores Wolverhampton and has been a grand servant to Mel Brittain over the years (14-110, inc 10-57 AW); justified favouritism at Newcastle on his penultimate start; went down fighting to Critical Thinking here latest; raised 3lb.

Form: 134-512

(7)

Thaayer²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 69

9/1

Initial promise for Rebecca Menzies (Newcastle winner) but arguably found himself plenty high enough in the weights as a result; should eventually become more competitive for Michael Herrington; others preferred tonight.

Form: 1/6707-4

(1)

Siege Of Boston^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: L P Keniry| T: S Curran| OR: 68| D

7/1

Won three times for John Butler over 7f on the AW during the course of 2017 (Chelmsford x2 and Kempton); scarcely seen in competitive action since late 2018; fourth over C&D on first start for Sean Curran five weeks ago.

Form: 7088/5-4

(11)

Critical Thinking¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 67| CD

17/2

Bravely took the scalp of the in-form course specialist Lucky Lodge when winning over C&D 12 days ago; theoretically has more to do from a 5lb higher mark, yet on past Wolverhampton form (from 2018) remains attractively weighted; wide draw?

Form: 078-621

(5)

Mister Dependable²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Kingscote| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65

33/1

Twice placed for Karl Burke as a juvenile; hit the frame here at sizeable odds (33-1) on return from a 16-month absence (also his stable debut) three weeks ago; switches from a novice contest to a Class 5 handicap.

Form: 26377/3

(10)

Harry George⁴³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 65| BF| DWS

17/2

Progressive, enjoying a rich vein of form for Richard Guest at Newcastle (7f-1m) in late 2018; returns to action for the Malton trainer Brian Ellison off a 437-day absence; one to keep a close eye upon for the future; not for tonight.

Form: 991119/

Non-Runners

(2)

Inaam⁷⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: J Butler J: Lewis Edmunds

(4)

Plunger¹²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: J Butler J: A Kirby

Forecasts

Chookie Dunedin (7/2), Real Estate (4/1), Siege Of Boston (7/1), Soar Above (7/1), Plunger (7/1), Inaam (7/1), Lucky Lodge (15/2), Critical Thinking (17/2), Harry George (17/2), Thaayer (9/1), Call Out Loud (14/1), Mister Dependable (33/1)

An ultra-competitive handicap in which the waters are somewhat muddied by the presence of three John Butler-trained runners (Inaam, Soar Above and Plunger). Furthermore, it should be noted that Siege Of Boston (a former Butler inmate) sports the same racing silks as Inaam. The in-form Chookie Dunedin and the attractively weighted Critical Thinking (beat Lucky Lodge over C&D 12 days ago) have been done no favours whatsoever by the draw. Therefore, from a more favourable berth in stall three it's considered possible that the thriving REAL ESTATE can land the four-timer for Attwater and Havlin.