December 21 / 19.30 Wolverhampton (AW)

19.30

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  • Prize money: £5508
  • 0m 6f 20y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Showers

1st
1 (2)
Laheg

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 0-7417 D

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Mixed bag since returning from the best part of a year off, winning once (off 3lb lower) and pulling away his chances otherwise; this mark should be within range if he's more amenable after a gelding operation.
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7th

2

(6)

23rd Mar 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 4

18:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Laheg

9st 8lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Marco Botti

took keen hold, in rear

3/1

1st

2

(2)

4th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 4

14:02 Lingfield (AW)

Laheg

9st 6lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Marco Botti

Scored twice on AW in 2022; made an encouraging start to his 2024 campaign with close third in C&D contest (back from layoff) three weeks ago; warrants respect off unaltered mark.

7/4

3rd

4

(8)

14th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 4

15:00 Lingfield (AW)

Laheg

9st 8lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Marco Botti

slowly away, in rear

12/1

16/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 111129 CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Well placed by Archie Watson to win his first four early in the year; easy to back ahead of his handicap debut for new connections over C&D back from a break recently, having been picked up out of a seller, and needs a good forward step.
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8th

11

(11)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Watermelon Sugar

9st 1lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Chelsea Banham

Took advantage of a sliding mark round Lingfield in the winter (last four wins come there but is fine on Tapeta); off the boil since and this is a bit tougher; would want to see some support tonight.

20/1

11th

3

(1)

21st May 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

21:00 Southwell (AW)

Watermelon Sugar

9st 8lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Chelsea Banham

In good form at Lingfield during the winter and is a bit of specialist over 6f there (112121), but he has won over this C&D; latest Kempton effort not hard to forgive given his record at that track and could easily bounce back; shortlisted.

10/1

OUR TIP

3/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 364373 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Seven wins already this year, including three round here, and has remained competitive off his revised mark; hasn't had much luck with one thing and another over C&D latterly and should go well again.
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7th

6

(11)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 5

14:10 Chester

Intervention

9st 8lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Michael Appleby

On a good mark, fully 14lb lower than when winning last season's Great St Wilfrid, but 0-14 at 5f and he is drawn out wide.

25/1

7th

7

(5)

14th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

16:40 Doncaster

Intervention

9st 5lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael Appleby

12lb lower than for his win in the Great St Wilfrid last August (6f, good to firm); mixed bag in 2026 but he is the type to pop up soon, albeit probably over a shorter trip.

16/1

8th

11

(10)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 3

14:30 Doncaster

Intervention

8st 7lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Michael Appleby

Won last season's Great St Wilfrid at Ripon (6f, good to firm) off a 9lb higher mark; some creditable efforts since but he's hard to predict and has struggled at Chester and York in his last two starts; comes with risks attached and he needs to bounce back on this drop back in trip.

18/1

7/2

Form: 087513 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
At his best around this time last year and has bounced back to form of late, following up his Chelmsford win with a solid effort over C&D off tonight's mark; not much other pace in here, so enters calculations.
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6

(6)

10th Jul 2025

Good

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

19:35 Epsom

Muscika

9st 7lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: David O’Meara

Veteran with 18 wins on his CV, including over C&D; last success was from the front at Redcar (6f, good to firm) in May but he's been well held in both runs since; bit to prove again but has possibilities if he can bounce back.

12/1

3/1

Form: 718065 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Four of his five wins have come on Tapeta, two of them here (including this race last year); often misses the break, so will always need some luck, but is on his last successful mark and is a player if they set it up in front.
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7th

2

(8)

8th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Ballyare

9st 9lb

J: David Nolan

T: Lucinda Russell

One-time useful sprinter but his powers are on the wane; showed he could still cut it at this level when a close fourth over C&D last month but he'll need the pace to collapse if he's to end his barren spell.

8/1

7th

2

(8)

8th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Ballyare

9st 9lb

J: David Nolan

T: Lucinda Russell

One-time useful sprinter but his powers are on the wane; showed he could still cut it at this level when a close fourth over C&D last month but he'll need the pace to collapse if he's to end his barren spell.

8/1

5th

7

(1)

18th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ballyare

9st 1lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Lucinda Russell

midfield

15/2

Form: 530700

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Has had issues at the stalls and rather lost the plot in recent times; goes without the tongue-tie tonight and is hard to recommend.
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1st

1

(1)

1st Jul 2026

Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

19:08 Bath

Neptune Legend

9st 9lb

J: David Egan

T: Tony Carroll

Returned to Tony Carroll and left a couple of quiet AW runs behind when scoring over C&D (beat She Went Whoosh by nearly 3l) and at Brighton (6f) in May; came up short in hat-trick bid at Windsor on Monday but was out of his comfort zone early over the bare 5f before plugging on into fifth; not dismissed if turned out quickly.

9/4

5th

3

(8)

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

19:30 Windsor

Neptune Legend

9st 11lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Tony Carroll

Third run back with Tony Carroll when taking advantage of his reduced mark at Bath (5.7f) last month and he did it in good style; followed up under a 4lb penalty at Brighton (6f, again good to firm) one week later, leading in the final strides, so this 5f could be an issue but he's on a roll again.

11/2

1st

3

(9)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

16:58 Brighton

Neptune Legend

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Tony Carroll

Third run back with Tony Carroll when taking advantage of his reduced mark at Bath (5.7f) last Friday and he did it in good style; that gives him a big chance under just a 4lb penalty but he's run with credit at Brighton only once from eight visits.

9/4

Form: 151018 CD

Last run: 3 days

W: 8st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Three narrow wins in the autumn came in lesser company, latterly off a 3lb lower mark, and he found it too much back up in class over C&D over the weekend; vulnerable again.
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6

(1)

6th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

13:45 Ayr

Idoapologise

10st 5lb

J: Mr Aiden Blakemore

T: Colin Teague

Multiple winner at 6f and about 7f but he failed to beat a rival on yard debut in 2023 and has been off since; many questions to answer.

50/1

12th

12

(13)

25th Jul 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Idoapologise

9st 5lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Colin Teague

Conditions won't be an issue and he's not on a bad mark but he was sold cheaply out of Brian Ellison's yard in May and he's landed the widest stall on his return from 168 days off.

16/1

5th

8

(3)

7th Feb 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 4

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Idoapologise

9st 0lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Brian Ellison

took keen hold, prominent

7/1

Form: 400300 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 8st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Made all when winning off a 1lb higher mark over C&D early in the year; has generally struggled since, including in two runs back from a break, and holds similar claims to stablemate Neptune Legend, namely outside.
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3rd

6

(2)

9th Aug 2023

Good

0m 5f 60y

Class 4

15:00 Brighton

Bezzas Lad

9st 4lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Tony Carroll

Dual 5f AW winner this year; ought to have handled the soft ground better when down the field at Chester last month but was creditable second from awkward draw there (6f, good) two starts ago; no surprise if he makes a bold bid from the front here.

12/1

7th

8

(3)

14th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 110y

Class 4

20:05 Chester

Bezzas Lad

8st 11lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Tony Carroll

Two front-running wins at Lingfield (6f and 5f; AW) this year; good second over 6f here four weeks ago (drawn wide); better berthed today and still feasibly treated; may have stablemate Recon Mission to worry about for the early lead.

13/2

Form: 540527 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Patchy at best since joining from Ralph Beckett, latterly when behind Intervention over C&D; first-time cheekpieces (wore blinkers and a visor once each last year) will need to make a difference.
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5th

4

(4)

29th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Amber Dew

9st 9lb

J: Dominique Van Der Kraats

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Broke lengthy losing run at Southwell in January but failed to back that up on either of two subsequent starts; needs to fare better if she's to return to winning ways.

12/1

8th

8

15th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

16:22 Southwell (AW)

Amber Dew

9st 5lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

midfield, weakened gradually final 110yds

7/1

8th

8

(1)

4th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Amber Dew

9st 5lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Belatedly added to her 2021 nursery win with narrow success at Southwell (6f; first-time tongue-tie) last month; this race is much more competitive, though, and she needs to prove she can cope with the drop back to 5f.

8/1

Non-runners

Amber Dew

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £39.30
Straight Forecast £45.52
Tricast £114.71
Trifecta £140.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Laheg

RP Ratings:

Intervention

TOPSPEED:

Idoapologise

THE NORTH:

Ballyare

POSTDATA:

Muscika

NEWMARKET:

Laheg

D Express:

Laheg

The Guardian:

Intervention

Daily Record:

Intervention

Telegraph:

Idoapologise

The Star:

Idoapologise

The Times:

Ballyare

Daily Mail:

Ballyare

Daily Mirror:

Muscika

The Sun:

Muscika