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Wolverhampton · Monday, 12 Jan · 23:00
· 7f 36y
· Class 6
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
19:00
Off time
8
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.38
11/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
8.50
15/2
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
17
16/1
07 · —
26
25/1
08 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 5 |
Because We Can (G)
[V1]
Thrice-raced maiden. 15/2, fifth of 10 in novice at Kempton (6f) 40 days ago, keeping on well. Visor on 1st time for this handicap debut and it wouldn't be much of a surprise were he to take a step forward.
|
Georgia Dobie | C G Cox | 3 | 61.2 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 3rd | 2 | 3 |
Slack Bob (G)
Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, creditable fourth of 10 in nursery at Lingfield (6f, AW) 28 days ago. Makes tapeta debut off 1 lb lower mark and could make his presence felt.
|
R Havlin | E A L Dunlop | 3 | 61.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 5th | 3 | 4 |
Prancy Peer (F)
Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, seventh of 9 in nursery at Southwell (8.1f) 24 days ago, left poorly placed. Easy enough to look elsewhere.
|
Jason Watson | Ollie Sangster | 3 | 60.8 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | 1 |
Sailor Batt (G)
[H]
11/1 and hooded for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 11 in nursery at Haydock (7f, good to soft) 87 days ago, worst of draw. May well be a factor if taking to this surface but there is suspicion that sprinting could prove to be his game.
|
Callum Rodriguez | T D Barron | 3 | 60.3 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 6th | 5 | 8 |
Pimentel (F)
[P]
Winner at Brighton in September. Creditable second of 9 in nursery (12/1) at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) when last seen in October. The worry is that she failed to fire on sole previous visit here.
|
Rob Hornby | M P Tregoning | 3 | 58.5 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 4th | 6 | 7 |
Crown The Future (G)
FAV
Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. Fifth of 8 at Newcastle (8f, 8/15) 41 days ago and, disappointing an effort though that was, he shouldn't be written off given the manner of his handicap debut success here in November.
|
N Callan | Jack Morland | 3 | 58.1 kg |
2.38
11/8
|
| 8th | 7 | 6 |
Spirit Of Mara (G)
[P1]
Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, eighth of 10 in nursery at this course (6.1f) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Warren Fentiman | R A Fahey | 3 | 57.6 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 7th | 8 | 2 |
Surgeon Commander (G)
[B]
9/4, career best when winning 8-runner nursery at Newcastle (7.1f) 23 days ago. 1 lb rise for that joint success (dead-heated) fair enough and he has to be high on the shortlist.
|
Billy Loughnane | Craig Lidster | 3 | 57.6 kg |
6
5/1
|
Betting forecast: Crown The Future (11/8), Sailor Batt (3/1), Surgeon Commander (5/1), Because We Can (15/2), Slack Bob (12/1), Prancy Peer (16/1), Pimentel (25/1), Spirit Of Mara (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3140.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1474.0 GBP |
| P3 | 736.0 GBP |
| P4 | 368.0 GBP |
| P5 | 184.0 GBP |