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Wolverhampton · Friday, 26 Dec · 17:50
· 7f 36y
· Class 4
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:50
Off time
5
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
HEART BEATS TRUE (IRE
🥉 Third
SOVEREIGN OCEAN (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.25
9/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
3.50
5/2
04 · —
8.50
15/2
05 · —
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 | 1 |
Sovereign Ocean (C)
FAV
Overcame greenness to make winning debut at Musselburgh (7f, good) in July. Well held in Group 3 Acomb at York the following month. Sold from Iain Jardine for 50,000 gns in October. It'll be interesting to see how strong the market vibes a…
|
Luke Catton | M Botti | 2 | 61.2 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 4th | 2 | 5 |
Heart Beats True (F)
Thrice-raced winner. 9/2, won 9-runner novice at Southwell (7f) 28 days ago, well on top finish. Makes handicap debut. May have more to come.
|
Cieren Fallon | H Palmer | 2 | 59.9 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 2nd | 3 | 2 |
Sovereign Wealth (C)
[BT]
Fair maiden. Good second of 4 in nursery (11/8) at Lingfield (7f) 23 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Has first-time tongue tie added to blinkers worn last twice. Likely to be bang there again.
|
Billy Loughnane | G Boughey | 2 | 57.6 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 5th | 4 | 4 |
Grimese's Special (F)
[B]
Thrice-raced winner. Winner 7f seller at Salisbury in September. 25/1, last of 6 in nursery at Southwell (1m) 84 days ago. Others are more persuasive.
|
L Morris | J S Moore | 2 | 52.6 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | 3 |
Grey Horizon (C)
[V]
Winner at Catterick in October. First run since leaving Richard Fahey when creditable second of 7 in nursery at Newcastle (6f) 7 days ago, although no match for the winner. 3 lb out of handicap.
|
K T O'Neill | S Dixon | 2 | 51.7 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
Betting forecast: Sovereign Ocean (13/8), Sovereign Wealth (9/4), Heart Beats True (5/2), Grey Horizon (15/2), Grimese's Special (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5496.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2579.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1288.0 GBP |
| P4 | 645.0 GBP |
| P5 | 321.0 GBP |