December 16 / 20.00 Wolverhampton (AW)

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  • 2m 0f 120y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.70
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 575528

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
5yo maiden who has raced at this course (1m6f) in both runs for new stable, finishing second then well beaten; the penultimate effort gives him place claims.
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10th

5

9th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

16:40 Stratford

Gerrots

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Deborah Faulkner

Modest Flat winner; has failed to beat a rival in two starts since switched to hurdles; opposed.

100/1

10th

5

9th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

16:40 Stratford

Gerrots

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Deborah Faulkner

Modest Flat winner; has failed to beat a rival in two starts since switched to hurdles; opposed.

100/1

12th

5

26th Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

18:40 Chepstow

Gerrots

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Deborah Faulkner

Just 1-25 on Flat, the win gained off a basement mark on AW; failed to beat a rival at Hereford on the switch to hurdles.

100/1

16/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 7/09/8

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Spell with Fergal O'Brien culminated in hurdles hat-trick; not in anything like the same form (hurdles/Flat) for new yard; first run beyond 1m4f under this code.
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6th

1

20th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:00 Warwick

Kingston Sunflower

12st 0lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Has a strike rate of 5-12 over hurdles but hasn't been seen since a below-par third at Ludlow in December; needs to raise her game to new heights having never won off a mark this high, but still commands respect.

13/2

1st

3

8th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:35 Ludlow

Kingston Sunflower

11st 9lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles for this yard in October 2022 and second leg was over C&D (good to firm); placed several times on the Flat since and she returned from long absence with respectable effort at Wolverhampton (1m6f, AW) last month; that was her first run since rejoining Fergal O'Brien and she looks interesting off dangerous mark back over hurdles.

9/2

10

(1)

16th Sep 2025

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1m 5f 219y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Kingston Sunflower

9st 1lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles for Fergal O'Brien in October 2022 and returns to her former trainer after 15 months off having been placed in five of her last six starts on the Flat (0-18) for Ralph Smith; the market should indicate what is expected.

7/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 054789 C

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Has gained both wins at about 1m4f and off higher marks, so he's well handicapped but has stamina to prove over this trip; recent form is underwhelming.
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5th

9

(2)

28th Apr 2026

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2m 0f 102y

Class 6

16:35 Southwell (AW)

Crystal Guard

9st 2lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Iain Jardine

Dual 1m4f winner on Tapeta elsewhere; placed three times from six starts over this sort of trip on Tapeta and could make the frame from just 2lb above his last winning mark.

12/1

6th

8

(2)

6th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

16:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Crystal Guard

8st 12lb

J: David Probert

T: Iain Jardine

No AW win since January 2023 (Newcastle, 12.5f); managed to score at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) last July but fortunes dipped markedly towards the end of the turf season; more than enough to prove after layoff.

16/1

5

(1)

1st Oct 2025

Good

1m 5f 216y

Class 6

16:38 Musselburgh

Crystal Guard

9st 2lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Won here (12.4f, good) in July and respectable efforts in next two runs but his form nosedived at Hamilton last month; has something to prove again after that and he needs to bounce back; stablemate of Elemental Eye.

12/1

Form: /30008 C

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Successful twice over hurdles this year, including two starts ago; far from solid on 2023 Flat form and he hasn't scored under this code since 2018.
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4th

5

22nd Feb 2024

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1m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:05 Chelmsford (AW)

Good Time Ahead

9st 3lb

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Won over hurdles in November but no Flat success since July 2018; 5lb lower than when fourth of nine at Wolverhampton (16.5f, Tapeta) in December, but well held in three starts (AW/hurdles) since; others more solid.

20/1

3rd

1

16th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

13:40 Fakenham

Good Time Ahead

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Jim & Suzi Best

midfield, not fluent and lost position 5th, ridden after 4 out, went modest third from 2 out

6/4

7th

5

18th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 5f 66y

Class 6

13:20 Chelmsford (AW)

Good Time Ahead

9st 5lb

T: Jim & Suzi Best

His AW wins were all in 2017; won twice over hurdles in 2023 and penultimate start (Wolverhampton 2m) showed all is not lost on AW, but he ran poorly (14-1; made most) with blinkers reinstated over C&D one week ago behind two of today's rivals; others look a bit more solid.

16/1

Form: 7-6498

Last run: 187 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Modest maiden at up to 1m4f for previous yard; 0-4 over hurdles for current stable but a couple of those efforts suggest she has frame possibilities back in this sphere.
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10th

10

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

13:54 Huntingdon

Limelight

10st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Michael Keady

Not seen over hurdles since pulled up on handicap debut for Stuart Edmunds in January 2024; placed off basement Flat mark for new stable in January this year but not in same form since; not the most obvious answer.

33/1

10th

10

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

13:54 Huntingdon

Limelight

10st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Michael Keady

Not seen over hurdles since pulled up on handicap debut for Stuart Edmunds in January 2024; placed off basement Flat mark for new stable in January this year but not in same form since; not the most obvious answer.

33/1

10th

12

(2)

12th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

19:20 Nottingham

Limelight

9st 0lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Michael Keady

0-19 (Flat/hurdles); posted a promising effort on stable debut over 1m2f at Lingfield in January; failed to build on that in her next two starts but then shaped encouragingly in first-time blinkers (retained) over 1m at Chelmsford in March; needs to back that up now switching to turf.

9/1

6/1

Form: 649246

Last run: 46 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Just 1-26 overall (turf win); 0-7 for current yard but has some encouraging form, notably a second-place finish off this mark at Catterick (2m) in August; that effort puts her in the picture.
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6th

4

(10)

16th Dec 2023

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Oh So Chic

9st 4lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Sara Ender

midfield

6/1

6th

10

(7)

31st Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

15:22 Catterick

Oh So Chic

9st 1lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Sara Ender

Won a 1m6f handicap at Carlisle for Ed Bethell last summer (good to firm); she has run with credit in three of her last four starts for this yard, including here, and has soft-ground form; unraced on heavy; not dismissed.

10/1

4th

6

(7)

7th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

1m 6f 32y

Class 6

19:35 Carlisle

Oh So Chic

9st 4lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Sara Ender

C&D winner but she's not been the easiest to catch right this term, running one of her better races when second of eight at Catterick (2m) last month; contender if on her A-game again.

9/2

OUR TIP

2/1

Form: 974325

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish 7yo who has form figures of 4325, all at this course, for new stable; never landed a blow over 1m4f most recently; possibilities with this step back up in distance a likely plus.
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3rd

5

12th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:03 Ludlow

Bear Claws

11st 8lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Saw plenty of action in Ireland and also won a 1m6f AW Flat race last month on sixth start for current yard; ran respectably in that sphere 15 days ago; heavy defeats in Ireland in his last four starts over hurdles, latest last June, which he needs to put well behind him.

8/1

3rd

5

12th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:03 Ludlow

Bear Claws

11st 8lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Saw plenty of action in Ireland and also won a 1m6f AW Flat race last month on sixth start for current yard; ran respectably in that sphere 15 days ago; heavy defeats in Ireland in his last four starts over hurdles, latest last June, which he needs to put well behind him.

8/1

4th

5

(2)

27th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Bear Claws

9st 7lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Alastair Ralph

Ex-Irish 7yo, who got back on the scoresheet when landing a 1m6f handicap here (13-2) on his return three weeks ago; got first run in that race but a 3lb rise looks fair enough and he's respected on this drop back in trip.

4/1

25/1

Form: 887958

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
0-10 and yet to make the frame; shaped encouragingly here (1m6f) in October but was only a modest fifth; needs belated improvement.
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11th

11

(8)

28th May 2024

Good

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield

Eaux De Vie

9st 0lb

J: Liam Keniry

T: Sylvester Kirk

0-17 and has been soundly beaten since finishing runner-up at Kempton (1m3f) in March; easy to dismiss.

50/1

11th

11

(8)

28th May 2024

Good

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield

Eaux De Vie

9st 0lb

J: Liam Keniry

T: Sylvester Kirk

0-17 and has been soundly beaten since finishing runner-up at Kempton (1m3f) in March; easy to dismiss.

50/1

11th

10

(12)

15th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

19:40 Bath

Eaux De Vie

9st 0lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Sylvester Kirk

Longstanding maiden who's lost her way of late and has run on turf only once (well held here); the switch from blinkers to a first-time visor will need to make a difference.

20/1

10/1

Form: 0508

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Sea The Stars filly who has raced just four times; holds poor form claims as things stand but is a possible improver if taking well to new headgear, upped further in distance.
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9th

10

(9)

16th Dec 2023

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rapallo

8st 8lb

J: Jack Enright

T: George Boughey

slowly into stride, in rear and outpaced throughout, tailed off

10/1

8th

26

7th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

15:07 Southwell (AW)

Rapallo

8st 5lb

T: George Boughey

Big odds all three starts; beat a rival for the first time on latest but still came only 11th of 12; however, she is bred far more for this sort of trip (up from 1m2f, in headgear first time) and from this yard she needs a close look on handicap debut, with market strength a likely pointer.

5/1

29

7th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

14:32 Southwell (AW)

Rapallo

8st 10lb

T: George Boughey

Non-runners

Lilla Cross

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £101.50
Straight Forecast £107.18
Tricast £475.65
Trifecta £558.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bear Claws

The Times:

Lilla Cross

RP RATINGS:

Good Time Ahead

Telegraph:

Limelight

Daily Mirror:

Lilla Cross

POSTDATA:

Bear Claws

The Guardian:

Bear Claws

Daily Mail:

Bear Claws

The Sun:

Bear Claws

The Star:

Bear Claws

Daily Record:

Bear Claws

D Express:

Good Time Ahead