December 03 / 19.20 Wolverhampton (AW)

19.20

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  • Prize money: £10308
  • 1m 4f 51y
  • Class 2
  • 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Mostly cloudy

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 118635 CD BF

Last run: 38 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
C&D winner; reacted positively to a first-time visor when close third in 1m3f Kempton handicap in September but he needs to shrug off a lesser run there since.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12th

9

(6)

13th Jul 2024

Soft

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

16:07 Ascot

Base Note

9st 4lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

5-19 on AW, compared to 0-3 on turf; thrown in judged on best AW ratings, including from three starts back, but he's not beaten a rival in those three runs on turf, including last time out.

40/1

6th

6

(3)

11th May 2024

Good

1m 3f 133y

Class 2

13:50 Lingfield

Base Note

9st 4lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

5-19 on AW, compared to 0-2 (modest form in spring 2022) on turf; two of his wins were on the AW track here and he's thrown in judged on best AW ratings, including penultimate start.

14/1

6th

6

(3)

11th May 2024

Good

1m 3f 133y

Class 2

13:50 Lingfield

Base Note

9st 4lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

5-19 on AW, compared to 0-2 (modest form in spring 2022) on turf; two of his wins were on the AW track here and he's thrown in judged on best AW ratings, including penultimate start.

14/1

13/8

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 124651 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Has an excellent record on Tapeta, including a win in this race last year; as good as ever on second outing back from a break when seeing off the reopposing Pirate King over 12.5f at Newcastle 18 days ago; 2lb nudge may not stop him going in again.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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7th

4

(4)

25th Feb 2023

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1m 2f 0y

Class 1

14:05 Lingfield (AW)

King Of The South

9st 2lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: William Knight

slowly away, soon towards rear

20/1

5th

1

(8)

28th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 2f 219y

Class 2

19:30 Kempton (AW)

King Of The South

10st 0lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: William Knight

Seven-time Tapeta winner but just under 3l behind Ziggy off levels in a conditions race at Newcastle last time and has to give him weight this time; 0-6 on Polytrack, including below best both visits here.

10/1

5th

3

(2)

12th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 2

13:50 Newcastle (AW)

King Of The South

9st 6lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: William Knight

Ultra-consistent sort whose seven wins have all come on Tapeta (record here reads 1121311); doesn't have much to find with the Gosden pair on these terms and his record on the surface makes him hard to dismiss, but a suspicion that further suits him better these days.

7/2

4/1

Form: 136732 CD

Last run: 76 days

W: 10st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Prominent racer who is a smart performer at his best, going close in a 1m4f Swedish Group 3 on turf when last seen in September; this is his first outing in a handicap since winning over C&D in March 2021; capable of going well, particularly if he can control things from the front.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

2

(2)

11th Jul 2024

Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

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9st 11lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

led group, raced near side from 8f out

25/1

1st

5

(4)

3rd May 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

16:10 Newmarket

Outbox

9st 5lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Beaten in this race for last two years (third in 2022, fourth in 2023); starts this campaign as a 9yo and his losing sequence is mounting up; although not disgraced in the Stockholm Cup International on last appearance, he's vulnerable against these younger rivals.

20/1

1st

5

(4)

3rd May 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

16:10 Newmarket

Outbox

9st 5lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Beaten in this race for last two years (third in 2022, fourth in 2023); starts this campaign as a 9yo and his losing sequence is mounting up; although not disgraced in the Stockholm Cup International on last appearance, he's vulnerable against these younger rivals.

20/1

Form: 452602 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
All four AW wins have been on Lingfield Polytrack but his latest Newcastle second to the reopposing King Of The South shows he's fully effective on Tapeta; 2lb better off with William Knight's representative this time; should go well again.
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12th

3

(5)

7th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Lingfield (AW)

Pirate King

9st 13lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Charlie Fellowes

Losing run up to 15 and finished a well-held fourth of six at Newcastle (1m4f, Tapeta) last month but now 12lb lower than when gaining the latest of his four C&D successes at the start of 2021; drops into a 0-85 for the first time since the end of 2019 and worth a second look.

14/1

4th

3

(2)

2nd Mar 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 4f 98y

Class 3

14:00 Newcastle (AW)

Pirate King

9st 9lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Charlie Fellowes

Losing run goes back to January 2021; C&D second in November shows he's still capable of useful form but his three runs since then have been no more than respectable.

12/1

4th

4

(8)

18th Feb 2023

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 2

15:58 Lingfield (AW)

Pirate King

9st 2lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Charlie Fellowes

midfield

14/1

OUR TIP

12/1

Form: 407110 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won a pair of 1m4f Catterick handicaps this autumn; rated much higher on AW but that's warranted as he has some useful form in this sphere, including here; runner-up off this mark before.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

9

(9)

19th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 4

14:42 Catterick

Furzig

9st 3lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard Fahey

slowly away, in rear

20/1

7th

3

(5)

2nd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 5

17:05 Catterick

Furzig

10st 0lb

J: Connor Murtagh

T: Richard Fahey

His last four wins have been over C&D, albeit spread over nearly three years; latest came by a nose in July and he was runner-up at Haydock on penultimate outing, before losing his chance at the start at Chester latest; well capable of being on the premises, including on soft.

11/1

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Payout
Exacta £5.10
Straight Forecast £5.13
Trifecta £14.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

King Of The South

RP Ratings:

Base Note

LAMBOURN:

Outbox

POSTDATA:

Pirate King

TOPSPEED:

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The Times:

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The Guardian:

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NEWMARKET:

King Of The South

Daily Mail:

King Of The South

Daily Mirror:

King Of The South

The Star:

King Of The South

Daily Record:

King Of The South

Telegraph:

Outbox

D Express:

Outbox

The Sun:

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