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Wolverhampton · Friday, 2 Jan · 22:30 · 7f 36y · Class 5 · ALLWEATHER

WEIGHEDIN

Status

18:30

Off time

Runners

Standard

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

CHIFA (IRE

🥈 Second

LANDLORDTOTHESTARS (IRE

🥉 Third

STRAIGHT A

            #1 · Dr5 · 3.25
          

Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Chifa

2.63

13/8

02 · 🥈 2nd

Straight A

3.25

9/4

03 · 🥉 3rd

Arnaz

5

4/1

04 · —

Landlordtothestars

8.50

15/2

05 · —

River Wharfe

17

16/1

06 · —

Al Hofzan

19

18/1

07 · —

Adelaide Bay

51

50/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	5	Straight A (G) C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2025. 10/3, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 27 days ago. Major claims on his runner-up effort prior to that.	Alistair Rawlinson	M Appleby	5	61.2 kg	3.25 9/4
1st	2	4	Chifa (G) FAV Six-time C&D winner, latest of them in 9-runner handicap at this C&D 34 days ago, readily. Up 6 lb but clearly in top form and his AW record is a solid one.	L Morris	E De Giles	9	60.8 kg	2.63 13/8
7th	3	3	Arnaz (G) [T] 8/1, first run since leaving Ed Walker when respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 27 days ago, looking suited by return to 7f.	Cieren Fallon	D M Loughnane	5	60.8 kg	5 4/1
3rd	4	6	Al Hofzan (G) Thrice-raced maiden. 11/2, third of 5 in maiden at this C&D 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut and brings some potential to the table.	William Cox	G Nicholls	4	59.4 kg	19 18/1
2nd	5	1	Landlordtothestars (G) Well prepared following 6 months off when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 34 days ago by head from Straight A, despite being slowly away. Nudged up just 1 lb.	Charles Bishop	H J Evans	6	58.5 kg	8.50 15/2
6th	6	7	Adelaide Bay (G) C&D winner. Three wins from 7 runs last year. Seventh of 8 in handicap (33/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 16 days ago.	William Carson	T Faulkner	4	58.5 kg	51 50/1
5th	7	2	River Wharfe (G) [P] C&D winner. Four wins from 18 runs last year. 9/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 18 days ago, not ideally placed.	Matthew Slater	A W Carroll	8	55.8 kg	17 16/1

Betting forecast: Chifa (13/8), Straight A (9/4), Arnaz (4/1), Landlordtothestars (15/2), River Wharfe (16/1), Al Hofzan (18/1), Adelaide Bay (50/1)