16:30 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 5 July 2022

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Birmingham Airport Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 1m 30.13s

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(1)

Alafdhal^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁵⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 55

9/1

Won 12-runner handicap (9/1) at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft) 27 days ago, just holding on. 3 lb rise fair enough, but this is more demanding.

Form: 645471

(2)

Rose Fandango^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 55

13/2

28/1, first run since leaving Sir Mark Todd when good fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 15 days ago. Good each-way chance in an open-looking race.

Form: 535-574

(10)

Tromso^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 54

33/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (28/1) at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old spark, but there's no real reason to anticipate a sudden return to form.

Form: 0-08579

(11)

Hachert^h⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Hector Crouch| T: J Candlish| OR: 52| BF| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (5/4) at this C&D 57 days ago. Likely to be in the mix.

Form: 640242

(3)

Bold Territories¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: M Dods| OR: 51

4/1

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) 11 days ago, faring best of those held up. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 580-874

(4)

Redredrobin¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: M S Saunders| OR: 49

5/2

3/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there once again nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 5077-22

(8)

Trusty Scout^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ray Dawson| T: D Shaw| OR: 48

17/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, third of 11 in minor event at this C&D 15 days ago, nearest finish. Others more persuasive from a win standpoint.

Form: 880063

(7)

Pedro De Styles^p,t¹⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Nicola Currie| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 46| CD

50/1

C&D winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. Ninth of 11 in minor event at this C&D (12/1). Off 6 months and cheekpieces back on. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 74188-9

(9)

Contactless^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 53

16/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good, 15/2) 8 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 3-99705

(12)

Alsamyah¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: I Mohammed| OR: 53

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 13 days ago, but will need to build on that if she's to have a say in the finish.

Form: 588-93

(5)

Mystic Moonshadow²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 47

80/1

First run since leaving Jedd O'Keeffe when eighth of 9 in handicap at Leicester (5f, good to firm, 20/1) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip/switched to tapeta and she's likely to come up short once more.

Form: 476-008

(6)

Homemade Andrea¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Joey Haynes| T: R Eddery| OR: 46| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 20/1, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 19 days ago. Not the most convincing overall.

Form: 350406

Forecasts

Redredrobin (5/2), Bold Territories (4/1), Hachert (11/2), Rose Fandango (13/2), Trusty Scout (17/2), Alafdhal (9/1), Alsamyah (14/1), Contactless (16/1), Homemade Andrea (18/1), Tromso (33/1), Pedro De Styles (50/1), Mystic Moonshadow (80/1)

A deserved victory could be on the cards for REDREDROBIN, who has resumed in good order this season, going close in handicaps over this C&D and most recently at Brighton. This looks tougher than the race Alafdhal landed at Yarmouth last month, and the selection may have more to fear from Bold Territories, who shaped well back on the all-weather at Newcastle 11 days ago, and Hachert.