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Wolverhampton · Friday, 29 May · 22:25
· 5f 21y
· Class 5
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
19:25
Off time
10
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥈 Second
ANCIENT STATE (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.88
15/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
8.50
15/2
04 · —
12
11/1
05 · —
12
11/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
23
22/1
08 · —
26
25/1
09 · —
29
28/1
10 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | 8 |
Alondra (F)
[P1]
Dual C&D winner in February. Respectable third of 7 back on turf in handicap at Yarmouth (5f) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces added.
|
253335 | S De Sousa | S Dixon | 4 | 61.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 10th | 2 | 10 |
Hedge Fund (G)
[P1H]
Course winner. Off 7 months and shaped as if in need of the run when last of 7 in handicap at Beverley (5f) 25 days ago. Hood goes back on and cheekpieces also fitted now.
|
4/9360-7 | R Havlin | M Appleby | 5 | 60.8 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | 5 |
Spendmore Lane (F)
[E]
Already a three-time winner in 2026, including over C&D, and she posted a good third of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (6f) 11 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts again.
|
113713 | Billy Loughnane | D Loughnane | 4 | 60.8 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 1st | 4 | 1 |
True Promise (G)
FAV
On a long losing sequence but already four times a runner-up this season and he shaped encouragingly from an unfavoured draw when twelfth of 18 in handicap at Ascot (6f) 20 days ago. A big player down in class with Oisin Murphy up.
|
255220 | Oisin Murphy | Fionn McSharry | 5 | 60.8 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| 4th | 5 | 4 |
Curious Rover (G)
[B1]
Arrives in good nick, not best drawn when fourth of 17 in handicap at Thirsk (5f) 13 days ago. In the picture with blinkers added.
|
98-7444 | Rowan Scott | K Scott | 5 | 60.8 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 7th | 6 | 2 |
Dark Kestrel (G)
[TV1]
Scored at Newcastle in March. Below par on turf last 2 runs, sixth of 10 in handicap at Beverley (5f) 17 days ago. Reverts to all-weather with visor now fitted for this slow starter.
|
164467 | Harry Russell | A Brittain | 6 | 59.9 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | 6 |
Ancient State (G)
[T]
Has improved for the switch to Adam Kirby this season, landing 5f Southwell handicap before head second of 5 to Spendmore Lane at Lingfield (5f) 31 days ago when not ideally placed. This C&D winner merits serious consideration.
|
451-122 | Callum Rodriguez | Adam Kirby | 4 | 59 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| 6th | 8 | 7 |
Mick's Spirit (G)
[T]
A dual 5f winner at Lingfield this winter. Off 8 weeks before a fading fourth of 5 to Spendmore Lane in 5f handicap there 31 days ago. Not out of things.
|
146146 | Jack Gilligan | C Allen | 8 | 58.5 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 8th | 9 | 3 |
Jojo Rabbit (G)
A 4-time C&D winner who comes here in very good nick, second of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (5f) 7 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Well in the mix nudged up 1 lb.
|
816722 | William Pyle | Mrs R Carr | 8 | 57.6 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 9th | 10 | 9 |
Blue Force (G)
[H]
C&D winner but he's not the easiest to catch right and came in only sixth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 46 days ago.
|
585636 | Ethan Tindall | A Brittain | 5 | 55.8 kg |
29
28/1
|
Betting forecast: True Promise (7/4), Ancient State (15/8), Spendmore Lane (15/2), Curious Rover (11/1), Jojo Rabbit (11/1), Alondra (14/1), Hedge Fund (22/1), Dark Kestrel (25/1), Blue Force (28/1), Mick's Spirit (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4920.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2309.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1153.0 GBP |
| P4 | 577.0 GBP |
| P5 | 288.0 GBP |