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Wolverhampton · Saturday, 6 Dec · 20:30
· 7f 36y
· Class 5
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:30
Off time
12
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥉 Third
THE CARIBBEAN (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4.33
10/3
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
9.50
17/2
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
11
10/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
19
18/1
11 · —
21
20/1
12 · —
26
25/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | 10 |
Straight A (G)
FAV
C&D winner. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (11/8) 7 days ago. Weighted to be very competitive again.
|
Alistair Rawlinson | M Appleby | 4 | 61.7 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 2nd | 2 | 4 |
Havana Sky (G)
[V]
Course winner. Eight wins from 29 Flat runs. Latest win at Lingfield in October. 7/2, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 11 days ago. Visor back on. Shortlist material.
|
H Crouch | E A L Dunlop | 4 | 61.2 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 4th | 3 | 12 |
Arnaz (G)
[T]
Not seen to best effect when seventh of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, soft, 7/2) 80 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving Ed Walker.
|
Billy Loughnane | D M Loughnane | 4 | 61.2 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 7th | 4 | 3 |
Bint Havana Gold (M)
[P]
C&D winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Kempton (6f) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Merits consideration.
|
Finley Marsh | R Hughes | 4 | 61.2 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 11th | 5 | 7 |
Dragon God (C)
[T1]
Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in novice at Windsor (8.1f, good, 18/1) 89 days ago. Tongue strap on first time for handicap debut and he doesn't look totally straightforward. Has had a breathing operation.
|
Ben Sanderson | C Hills | 3 | 59.4 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 8th | 6 | 11 |
Token Gesture (G)
[P1]
18/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time.
|
Tyler Heard | M D I Usher | 3 | 59.4 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 5th | 7 | 2 |
Dapper Gee Gee (G)
Winner at Chepstow in June. 50/1, last of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 17 days ago, going off too hard.
|
Jack Doughty | A W Carroll | 3 | 59.4 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| — | 8 | 9 |
Diddy Man (G)
Unreliable individual. C&D winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D 63 days ago, slowly away.
|
R Havlin | T Faulkner | 4 | 59 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 9th | 9 | 6 |
The Caribbean (G)
[BT]
Good second of 10 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 63 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Tongue strap back on. Can give a good account.
|
Darragh Keenan | H Main | 4 | 59 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 1st | 10 | 8 |
Lessay (G)
Fifth of 7 in handicap (25/1) at Newcastle (8f) 9 days ago, running on. Difficult ask.
|
Paddy Bradley | P Morris | 4 | 58.5 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 3rd | 11 | 1 |
Book Of Life (G)
Course winner. First run since leaving Ian Williams when tenth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 25/1) 14 days ago.
|
Ryan Kavanagh | P Morris | 5 | 57.6 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 10th | 12 | 5 |
Ten Club (G)
Latest win at Lingfield in November. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 6/1) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.
|
Donagh Murphy | A Wintle | 4 | 57.2 kg |
26
25/1
|
Betting forecast: Straight A (10/3), Havana Sky (9/2), The Caribbean (9/2), Arnaz (8/1), Dapper Gee Gee (17/2), Lessay (10/1), Bint Havana Gold (10/1), Diddy Man (12/1), Book Of Life (16/1), Dragon God (18/1), Token Gesture (20/1), Ten Club (25/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3716.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1744.0 GBP |
| P3 | 871.0 GBP |
| P4 | 436.0 GBP |
| P5 | 217.0 GBP |