Tomorrow / 17.30 Wolverhampton (AW)

17.30

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  • Prize money: £3245.08
  • 1m 1f 104y
  • Class 6
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £18.60
  • Place: £4.90

Form: 3-0825 C

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Best form since returning from a break when close up over 7f here in April but he didn't repeat it at Brighton in May (has form there) and this is his first run at beyond about 1m.
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9

(5)

14th Mar 2026

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1m 4f 14y

Class 6

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Storm Asset

10st 10lb

J: Miss Becky Smith

T: Micky Hammond

Almost three years since he won and does most racing over shorter; gone well fresh before but pulled hard the only time he's tried this far and will want to settle early back from four months off; refused to enter stalls and withdrawn from last intended start in January (9-1 at the time).

12/1

12

(11)

28th Sep 2025

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1m 4f 98y

Class 6

15:20 Newcastle (AW)

Storm Asset

9st 1lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Four-time AW winner who had lost his way but bounced back with a narrow defeat on stable debut over 1m2f here a month ago; unraced over quite this far but couldn't rule out.

15/2

2nd

7

(9)

29th Aug 2025

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1m 2f 42y

Class 6

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Storm Asset

9st 3lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Four of his five wins have come on the AW including one here (7f); losing run up to 24 and makes his stable debut after seven months off having changed hands for 1,000gns in February; market should reveal what is expected.

12/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 757542 CD BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
C&D winner last spring but two attempts since weren't such a success, albeit in and among a moderate run of form; is in better heart now, ridden patiently and from the front, and looks very likely to be involved.
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5th

6

(1)

10th Mar 2026

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1m 4f 51y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Sun Festival

9st 9lb

J: Kyle McHugh

T: Joseph Parr

Course winner (9.5f) but losing run up to 20 and rarely seen over this far; look elsewhere.

14/1

6th

9

(3)

23rd Feb 2026

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1m 1f 104y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Sun Festival

9st 9lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Joseph Parr

Winless since 2023 but he ran a big race at a big price when third in classified event at Lingfield (1m2f) last month; that was eyecatching from off the pace and he has each-way claims again if he can repeat that form.

6/1

3rd

6

(9)

21st Jan 2026

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1m 2f 0y

Class 6

14:05 Lingfield (AW)

Sun Festival

9st 9lb

J: Zacharia Clarke

T: Joseph Parr

Winless since 2023 and he beat only one after six months off in 1m2f classified event at Chelmsford ten days ago; he's not easy to make a case for.

33/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 9-2522

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Maiden after 20 starts but has been involved in some tight finishes, including over C&D; ran right up to her best at Bath recently (1m2f) and looks sure to go well providing she holds her form with the regular hood left off.
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10th

5

(5)

30th Mar 2026

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1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lhebayeb

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Richard Price

Three C&D wins, the latest in a classified event this month in a refitted hood; failed to get to grips with the leaders here six days later but she's had a longer break this time; can be very competitive if race pans out.

8/1

6th

1

(2)

16th Mar 2026

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1m 0f 142y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lhebayeb

9st 13lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Richard Price

Not the easiest to catch right but had hood refitted when gaining a third C&D win in classified event six days ago; she needs to back it up with the headgear retained.

3/1

1st

5

(11)

10th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lhebayeb

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Richard Price

Losing run up to 14, but she won two handicaps over C&D in the spring of last year and ran well to finish third of ten in a similar race to this over the same trip in January; not the best of draws, but respected on her best form.

9/1

Form: 539219 C

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Multiple AW winner who won with authority over the extended 1m here in April and was having only his third run on turf when never involved at Pontefract last month (well held in both previous attempts); this trip has looked the outer limit of his stamina in the past.
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4th

5

(6)

17th Mar 2025

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1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Inexplicable

9st 9lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Ten-time AW winner (seven times over C&D); not one to rely upon heavily nowadays but went very close in similar race to this over C&D last month and rebounded from a lesser effort when third here three weeks ago.

10/1

3rd

8

(8)

25th Feb 2025

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1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Inexplicable

9st 0lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Multiple C&D winner who went desperately close in a classified event here 17 days ago; less good at Southwell last week and a bit more on his plate back in a handicap; not ruled out though.

10/1

7th

6

(1)

21st Feb 2025

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1m 0f 13y

Class 6

18:45 Southwell (AW)

Inexplicable

9st 9lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Antony Brittain

Has won over C&D but he tends to reserve his best for the extended 1m at Wolverhampton, as when collared in the final stride two weeks ago; no certainty to be in the same form this time.

8/1

OUR TIP

20/1

Form: 31-676 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Won four of last six starts in 2022, all of them at Brighton, but below best elsewhere in 2023 (reluctant to race latest) and is 0-15 on AW; back on latest winning mark but of more interest when returning to Brighton.
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8th

13

15th Feb 2024

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1m 3f 23y

Class 6

16:53 Southwell (AW)

Silver Bubble

9st 2lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Gay Kelleway

Brighton specialist who is 0-22 on AW surfaces but does act on Tapeta; not beaten far on her last four starts and is an each-way player again.

7/1

4th

6

(3)

11th Jan 2024

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1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Silver Bubble

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Gay Kelleway

Won four times at Brighton in 2022; 0-13 last year and only fourth on her return to action on Saturday; conditions suit and she's capable at this level but she'll need to up her game if she's to gain her first AW win at the 22nd attempt.

5/1

4th

8

(2)

6th Jan 2024

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1m 4f 14y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Silver Bubble

9st 5lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Gay Kelleway

Has done all his winning on turf but lost out only by a head in 1m2f Polytrack handicap at Chelmsford in November and his fourth over that C&D a few days later was also a decent effort; today's trip-and-surface combination will also suit; likely contender.

4/1

7/1

Form: 560-7

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Modest form in qualifying runs but not disgraced on handicap debut back from 11 months off at Kempton last month (1m; first-time hood, discarded), initially failing to pick up but doing better work in the closing stages; looks sure to appreciate the return to further; every chance.
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4th

3

(1)

1st Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 3f 209y

Class 6

18:50 Ffos Las

Lailah

9st 9lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: James Fanshawe

Unraced on softer than good; ninth attempt when off the mark in a ten-runner classified at Yarmouth (11.4f, good) last time and she did it in clearcut style, leading 1f out; player if reproducing that form and some earlier efforts weren't far away.

6/1

1st

6

(1)

9th Aug 2023

Soft

1m 3f 104y

Class 6

19:20 Yarmouth

Lailah

9st 11lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: James Fanshawe

0-8 but she has shown promise, notably over C&D in June and at Leicester a fortnight later; not so good at Bath four weeks ago (upped to 1m5f) but this is a drop in grade and she's more appealing than many; unraced on slower than good.

4/1

6th

4

(8)

12th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

1m 5f 11y

Class 6

18:10 Bath

Lailah

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: James Fanshawe

Seven-race maiden but she's run well in her last two handicaps including a third of eight at Leicester (1m4f, good; behind a progressive subsequent winner) two weeks ago; has claims if she can find a bit extra at this new trip.

7/2

10/1

Form: 319336 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Won two of her three most recent C&D runs and having her first run back under these conditions since the latest of them, for Madi Patzelt, in March; may well improve on lesser efforts since; enters the argument.
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10th

12

(9)

4th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Caracristi

8st 12lb

J: Jimmy Quinn

T: Philip Kirby

prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out

25/1

10th

12

(9)

4th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Caracristi

8st 12lb

J: Jimmy Quinn

T: Philip Kirby

prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out

25/1

8th

9

(7)

21st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Caracristi

9st 3lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Philip Kirby

Dual C&D winner who's regressed in recent times; wasn't beaten far at Newcastle last time, though, and she's fairly treated if able to build on that.

16/1

Form: 712224 C

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Ran well over C&D at the start of the year and a dual 1m winner at Newcastle since; has continued in the meantime and less guesswork involved with him than some.
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4th

6

(8)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Leicester

Odd Socks Havana

9st 6lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Seb Spencer

Six of his seven wins have been on AW and yet to win beyond 8.5f; second of 11 at Pontefract (1m, good) ten days ago where he stayed on to suggest this longer trip should suit.

11/2

4th

6

(8)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Leicester

Odd Socks Havana

9st 6lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Seb Spencer

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway and pressed leader from over 1f out, weakened final 110yds

11/2

2nd

3

(7)

30th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 6

17:10 Pontefract

Odd Socks Havana

9st 5lb

J: David Allan

T: Seb Spencer

Probably better on the AW but won on turf for David O'Meara in July 2021 (6f, good); good second over 1m at Newcastle two runs back and not beaten far when seventh of 13 at Thirsk last week (7f, good to firm).

9/1

14/1

Form: 08-065 C

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
All three wins at up to 1m (including 7f here) and soundly beaten in three turf handicaps beyond that trip; treading water since back from a winter break in April and has something to prove on different fronts.
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8th

10

(11)

2nd Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Latent Heat

9st 0lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

C&D winner but his last success was 19 months ago and he's been well held at Chepstow (1m/7f) in last two starts; cheekpieces are removed after one use and he needs to raise his game back on AW; one of three runnners for the yard.

12/1

13th

10

(11)

24th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

15:25 Chepstow

Latent Heat

9st 0lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

upset in stalls, prominent

20/1

25/1

Form: /8800- D

Last run: 210 days

W: 9st 0lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Four turf wins on the Flat wins but no great shakes on the AW, including twice on this track in 2022; went close over hurdles when last seen in April but has more to prove back here.
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6th

8

23rd Jul 2023

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:20 Stratford

Born To Please

10st 12lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Mark Usher

Another decent run when keeping on for third here last week but she's very frustrating and without a win since a Flat success in 2020 (1-24 over hurdles).

5/1

3rd

8

16th Jul 2023

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:15 Stratford

Born To Please

11st 1lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Mark Usher

held up in rear, still plenty to do 2 out, headway approaching last, ran on and went third run-in

5/1

4th

6

22nd Jun 2023

Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

18:00 Uttoxeter

Born To Please

11st 1lb

J: James Davies

T: Mark Usher

Soundly beaten on the Flat this month but finished well to go close at Stratford (2m, good to soft) on latest hurdle start in April and is probably worth another crack at 2m4f; could have a say.

7/1

10/1

Form: 803578

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
On a modest run of form in final starts for Nigel Tinkler but better treated now than when going close over 1m3f at Southwell in December and new trainer is enjoying a good run; turnaround on the cards.
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11th

10

(1)

5th Jun 2023

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Selfish Brian

9st 2lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Stella Barclay

On a modest run of form in final starts for Nigel Tinkler but better treated now than when going close over 1m3f at Southwell in December and new trainer is enjoying a good run; turnaround on the cards.

10/1

8th

8

(7)

5th May 2023

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:35 Newcastle (AW)

Selfish Brian

9st 4lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Nigel Tinkler

Had plenty of chances at this sort of level over the winter, mainly over a bit further, and looked to have no complaints behind two of tonight's rivals here three weeks ago.

12/1

7th

5

(4)

13th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

14:10 Newcastle (AW)

Selfish Brian

9st 6lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Nigel Tinkler

Infrequent winner but he has run some good races in defeat this winter and conditions shouldn't be an issue; each-way claims again.

8/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £136.20
Straight Forecast £71.99
Tricast £180.80
Trifecta £513.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Inexplicable

SPOTLIGHT:

Lailah

POSTDATA:

Odd Socks Havana

The Sun:

Lhebayeb

NEWMARKET:

Sun Festival

The Star:

Lailah

D Express:

Odd Socks Havana

Daily Record:

Lhebayeb

The Times:

Inexplicable

The Guardian:

Inexplicable

Daily Mail:

Inexplicable

Daily Mirror:

Inexplicable

Telegraph:

Sun Festival