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Wolverhampton · Monday, 22 Dec · 20:30
· 7f 36y
· Class 5
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:30
Off time
10
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥈 Second
GALILEO BLUE (IRE
🥉 Third
FREE YOUR SPIRIT (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.33
10/3
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
23
22/1
07 · —
29
28/1
08 · —
41
40/1
09 · —
41
40/1
10 · —
151
150/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 1 | 1 |
Baggie Boy (G)
Sergei Prokofiev gelding. Half-brother to Italian 6.7f-1¼m winner Faroujah. Dam unraced, closely related to very smart winner up to 1½m Kutub. Debutant looks worth a market check on paper.
|
Lewis Edmunds | Jack Jones | 2 | 60.3 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 1st | 2 | 9 |
Free Your Spirit (C)
Starman colt. Half-brother to useful winner up to 1m Love de Vega. Strong in the market but shaped as if in need of the experience (carried head awkwardly) when fourth of 5 in novice at Lingfield (8f, 1/3) on debut 5 days ago. Clearly thou…
|
Billy Loughnane | R Hughes | 2 | 60.3 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 8th | 3 | 7 |
Hamish Leek (G)
Bated Breath gelding ran to a similar level as on debut when seventh of 13 in maiden at Chelmsford City (7f, 9/1) 26 days ago. Ought to progress at some stage, most likely in handicaps.
|
Rowan Scott | James Horton | 2 | 60.3 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 7th | 4 | 10 |
Meritocratic (G)
Showed more than first time up when 18/1, sixth of 13 in maiden at Chelmsford City (7f) 26 days ago. Betting should offer clues with yard also saddling Hamish Leek.
|
George Wood | James Horton | 2 | 60.3 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | 2 |
Okiru (G)
Blue Point colt left debut form well behind when third of 9 in novice (22/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) 20 days ago, having run of race. Could take another step forward.
|
L Morris | A Watson | 2 | 60.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 5th | 6 | 5 |
Galileo Blue (C)
FAV
Makes some appeal on pedigree and knew much more than on debut when fourth of 10 in novice (28/1) at Kempton (8f) 19 days ago, well positioned in steadily-run race. Entitled to give another good account.
|
Cieren Fallon | H Palmer | 2 | 58.5 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 10th | 7 | 6 |
Sunday Sinatra (G)
Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, tenth of 11 in novice at Salisbury (6f, good). Off 131 days and little appeal this side of handicaps.
|
Libby Swallow | Ollie Sangster | 2 | 58.5 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 3rd | 8 | 8 |
Telling Time (G)
Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in novice at Kempton (7f, 250/1). Off 180 days. First run for yard after leaving Mark Usher but likely to be a longer-term project.
|
Jack Doughty | C E Longsdon | 2 | 58.5 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 6th | 9 | 4 |
Backfire (F)
Little win threat in two starts for Peter Chapple-Hyam. Will be better off in handicaps for new yard.
|
K T O'Neill | S Dixon | 2 | 56.2 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 4th | 10 | 3 |
Sunshine And Roses (F)
Placed 3 times on the all-weather prior to running right up to her best when creditable fourth of 8 in maiden at this C&D (2/1) 7 days ago, appearing unlucky having met trouble on the rail. Sets the standard here.
|
Harry Davies | J Channon | 2 | 56.2 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
Betting forecast: Galileo Blue (5/2), Free Your Spirit (11/4), Sunshine And Roses (10/3), Okiru (6/1), Meritocratic (7/1), Baggie Boy (22/1), Backfire (28/1), Telling Time (40/1), Hamish Leek (40/1), Sunday Sinatra (150/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3402.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1597.0 GBP |
| P3 | 799.0 GBP |
| P4 | 399.0 GBP |