October 25 / 15.56 Wolverhampton (AW)

15.56

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Boost Your Acca With BetMGM Nursery Handicap (Div I)

  • Prize money: £4710.6
  • 0m 7f 36y
  • Class 6
  • 11 runners
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Boost Your Acca With BetMGM Nursery Handicap (Div I)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Showers

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 687

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Never that competitive in novices (6f/7f) but this well-bred colt should find this company easier on nursery debut.
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8th

3

(9)

18th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 5

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Telepathic

9st 10lb

J: Harry Burns

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Won a 7f nursery in good style 12 months ago; off the mark for the year when well on top at the finish in a 1m2f handicap at Doncaster in July; fair efforts in two of his three runs since (unsuited by ground when disappointing on penultimate start); drop back into a Class 5 will help but stamina for this trip has to be taken on trust.

100/30

3rd

8

(6)

4th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

17:15 Newcastle (AW)

Telepathic

9st 5lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Can pull hard and has worn a hood for last five outings; raised his game, though, with the move up to 1m2f this summer, including for a clearcut win at Doncaster and a creditable fourth over C&D; flopped back at Doncaster last month but that was on tacky ground and he could bounce back on this return to AW.

10/1

7

(3)

14th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 43y

Class 4

13:20 Doncaster

Telepathic

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Hard to settle and has worn a hood for last four outings; raised his game, though, with the move up to 1m2f for last three starts, coming from off the pace, including for a clearcut win here (good; unraced on softer) on penultimate occasion; 6lb higher this time but he's in calculations.

9/2

5/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 5991 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Back from a break in new cheekpieces when just holding on from the front at Chelmsford (7f); 5lb rise asks a question of her but considered.
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15th

9

(15)

12th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 111y

16:55 Roscommon

Khutulun

9st 2lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Ciaran Murphy

raced wide, prominent

33/1

15th

9

(15)

12th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 111y

16:55 Roscommon

Khutulun

9st 2lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Ciaran Murphy

raced wide, prominent

33/1

9th

2

(4)

23rd Apr 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

16:30 Gowran Park

Khutulun

9st 12lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Ciaran Murphy

prominent on inner

6/1

OUR TIP

8/1

  • Place: £7.10

Form: 74436

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 9lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Disappointing on most recent start over 1m but prior to that she was a close third over this far at Newbury (same mark); considered.
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2

(3)

27th Oct 2025

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1m 0f 1y

Class 6

15:40 Lingfield (AW)

Thiscouldbefun

9st 8lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: J S Moore

Bath win in April (1m, good to firm) came off a 1lb higher mark; placed three times last month but she ran poorly in a 7f handicap at Leicester three weeks ago; others are more appealing.

14/1

1st

2

(3)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

15:40 Lingfield (AW)

Thiscouldbefun

9st 8lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: J S Moore

Bath win in April (1m, good to firm) came off a 1lb higher mark; placed three times last month but she ran poorly in a 7f handicap at Leicester three weeks ago; others are more appealing.

14/1

10/1

Form: 00072

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Was going nowhere but the eyeshield made a difference when beating all bar the favourite in a 6f Kempton nursery; up to 7f here but he was running on last time out.
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10th

10

(3)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

15:52 Brighton

Manton Road

9st 0lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Richard Phillips

Won four times on AW in the first three months of last year for Gay Kelleway but left that yard under a cloud and hasn't built on encouraging first go for this stable in March; work to do on his return to turf.

25/1

7th

7

(2)

29th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

16:40 Southwell (AW)

Manton Road

9st 5lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Richard Phillips

Regular slow starter; like The Spotlight Kid, his four wins have come in two lots of two; not beaten all that far in his two runs since leaving Gay Kelleway but more is needed from him.

14/1

7th

5

(8)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

14:22 Lingfield (AW)

Manton Road

9st 7lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Richard Phillips

Showed signs of a revival back from a break when fifth on stable debut at Kempton (1m) three weeks ago; was beaten less than 3l in that race and he's now 8lb lower than for his win at Newcastle (7f) last spring; one to keep an eye on.

10/1

Form: 6684 BF

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 6lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
£60,000 breeze-up purchase; went off one of the favourites for nursery debut at Newcastle and stayed on well over 6f there; interesting over this extra furlong.
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9th

10

(8)

17th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Empowered Queen

8st 12lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Ollie Sangster

led

7/1

9th

10

(8)

17th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Empowered Queen

8st 12lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Ollie Sangster

led

7/1

4th

7

(4)

3rd Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Empowered Queen

9st 1lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Ollie Sangster

Finished in the frame in all three nurseries late last year (demoted a place on penultimate start), going down by less than a length when fourth of 12 here (6f; first-time cheekpieces) last month; return to this trip may suit and she holds each-way claims.

7/1

Form: 535240

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Had shown a consistent level of form in defeat over 6f/7f before outclassed in a sales race last time; has a race in her off this mark.
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6th

4

(4)

25th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

15:56 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lillys Bet

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: William Knight

prominent on inner, lost position over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

8/1

14th

19

(12)

5th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

14:05 Newmarket

Lillys Bet

8st 2lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: William Knight

Has shown a consistent level of form in defeat over 6f/7f on turf/AW, but looks up against it in this company back on grass; hood removed.

66/1

Form: 8002

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 10lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Hadn't shown a lot previously but put that right when going close over 8.6f on nursery debut here; won't mind dropping back to 7f.
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2nd

1

(4)

18th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:25 Chelmsford (AW)

Antelope

9st 8lb

J: Sam Hitchcott

T: Richard Hannon

Won two 1m2f turf handicaps in May and has held his form pretty well since; drops back in trip after looking stretched by 1m4f three weeks ago; not favoured by the weights but likely to give another good account.

11/2

5th

11

(10)

28th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 4

17:45 Southwell (AW)

Antelope

8st 12lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Won two in a row on turf in May (1m2f) and in the main has run pretty well in defeat subsequently; also effective on Tapeta; goes into the unknown stamina-wise today but could be thereabouts if seeing out the trip.

11/1

3rd

2

(1)

9th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 100y

Class 5

15:35 Haydock

Antelope

9st 9lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Richard Hannon

Has held his form since two wins at 1m2f (good to firm and good to soft) in May; perhaps got competitive too far out last time at Salisbury but he doesn't look ahead of his mark.

5/1

Form: 06838

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Improved effort at Leicester on handicap debut (7f) but wasn't so clever in the new cheekpieces at Kempton and couldn't blame the 1m trip; others safer on the back of that.
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8th

10

(11)

25th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

15:56 Wolverhampton (AW)

D Day Harley R

9st 5lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

bumped start, soon switched left, always behind

12/1

8th

2

(7)

16th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Kempton (AW)

D Day Harley R

9st 10lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Improved effort (third over 7f) at Leicester last month on handicap debut; clear possibilities off same mark, provided he takes well to first-time headgear and AW surface.

9/4

3rd

1

(6)

10th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

14:40 Leicester

D Day Harley R

9st 10lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Well held at big prices all three runs (good to firm) but showed promise on second start; moving back up from 6f can help and nursery debut should present a much more realistic opportunity, so he needs a market check.

8/1

9/1

Form: 54825

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Offered much more when second on her nursery debut over C&D and had to deal with soft ground at Yarmouth since; not dismissed back here.
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9th

11

(2)

25th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

15:56 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mystified

9st 2lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: John Butler

dwelt start, always behind

9/1

5th

4

(6)

15th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

15:15 Yarmouth

Mystified

9st 8lb

J: Neil Callan

T: John Butler

Yard going well of late and she offered much more on her nursery debut (Tapeta) three weeks ago; today's conditions are an unknown but the stiffer test of stamina should suit on Wolverhampton evidence.

4/1

2nd

8

(5)

23rd Sep 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mystified

9st 1lb

J: David Egan

T: John Butler

First two runs weren't without hope; latest Newcastle effort easy enough to excuse and she moves into handicaps with untapped potential; betting instructive.

9/1

10/1

Form: 00738

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Running on when third in a 6f Navan nursery in August; below that level last time when tried in cheekpieces (discarded now); could be interesting on yard debut as the ability is there.
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10th

7

(10)

25th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

15:56 Wolverhampton (AW)

Arizona Beauty

9st 7lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

squeezed out start, soon switched left, in rear, short of room after 1f, never on terms

10/1

8th

7

(3)

19th Sep 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

15:25 Naas

Arizona Beauty

9st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: K J Condon

Best effort came on nursery debut at Navan (6f) last time; was running on that day and the drop in trip may not be ideal; cheekpieces on.

17/2

3rd

7

(12)

29th Aug 2024

Good

0m 5f 180y

14:30 Navan

Arizona Beauty

8st 11lb

J: N G McCullagh

T: K J Condon

ducked right start, in touch with leaders, headway on near side of group when ridden over 1f out, went third inside final 110yds, no match for first two

14/1

12/1

Form: 835

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Has shown enough in novice races (6f/7f) to believe he can be more competitive in nurseries; couldn't rule out.
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3rd

6

8th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

14:10 Market Rasen

Calibos

10st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jo Davis

Fair on the Flat at around 1m2f for the Kublers last year and made satisfactory stable/hurdle debut when fourth (albeit well held) against own age-group at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft) in March; ideally needs to settle better but the forecast faster ground here ought to suit; each-way claims.

10/1

Non-runners

Bob The Bandit

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £31.50
Straight Forecast £32.27
Tricast £636.57
Trifecta £562.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Empowered Queen

Daily Mail:

Antelope

RP RATINGS:

Manton Road

NEWMARKET:

Khutulun

POSTDATA:

Mystified

Telegraph:

Calibos

The Times:

Empowered Queen

The Guardian:

Empowered Queen

D Express:

Empowered Queen

Daily Mirror:

Manton Road

The Sun:

Antelope

Daily Record:

Antelope

The Star:

Khutulun