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Wolverhampton · Friday, 2 Jan · 23:00
· 1m 142y
· Class 5
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
19:00
Off time
8
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
AL RUFAA (FR
🥈 Second
TONAL (FR
🥉 Third
BOUBYAN (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
26
25/1
08 · —
41
40/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | 4 |
Al Rufaa (G)
FAV
C&D winner. Twenty four runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, shaped better than the result when fifth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 30 days ago, going off too hard. Drops back in trip, which looks a good move and he lurks on a dangerous…
|
72225-4 | Callum Rodriguez | D & C Kubler | 9 | 62.1 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 2nd | 2 | 2 |
Threatening (G)
FAV
Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 5/2) 44 days ago and that effort suggests he's summed up by his current mark.
|
545317- | L Morris | Sir Mark Prescott | 4 | 62.1 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 3rd | 3 | 1 |
Studious (G)
C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in November. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (7/2) at Kempton (8f) 32 days ago, clear of rest. New mark asks for more.
|
4-32331 | Cieren Fallon | D M Loughnane | 4 | 62.1 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 5th | 4 | 5 |
Ernie's Valentine (G)
C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Good fourth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 13/2) 11 days ago. Back up in trip and consistency is hard to knock.
|
525584 | Phoebe Edwards | R Burdon | 7 | 60.8 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 6th | 5 | 6 |
Boubyan (G)
[P]
Shaped as though back in form when fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (28/1) 6 days ago, short of room. This is a slightly easier race so he needs considering.
|
159025 | Alistair Rawlinson | M Appleby | 4 | 59.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 8th | 6 | 7 |
Soames Forsyte (G)
[P]
Unreliable type. C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 20/1) 15 days ago, typically very slowly away. Hard to support with any confidence given issues at the stalls.
|
845506 | Jason Hart | M Herrington | 7 | 59.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 1st | 7 | 3 |
Tonal (G)
[P]
Course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Evens, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 22 days ago. Merits consideration given he had a bit up his sleeve on that occasion.
|
1-13150 | Ryan Kavanagh | Ian Williams | 6 | 59.4 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 7th | 8 | 8 |
Lessay (G)
[P]
Course winner. Latest win here in December. 15/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 13 days ago, not ideally placed. Isn't judged too harshly on that run but others still more persuasive.
|
507261 | Paddy Bradley | P Morris | 5 | 59 kg |
26
25/1
|
Betting forecast: Threatening (5/2), Al Rufaa (5/2), Tonal (3/1), Studious (7/1), Boubyan (12/1), Ernie's Valentine (14/1), Lessay (25/1), Soames Forsyte (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3716.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1744.0 GBP |
| P3 | 871.0 GBP |
| P4 | 436.0 GBP |
| P5 | 217.0 GBP |