November 25 / 17.15 Wolverhampton (AW)

17.15

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  • Prize money: £5129.32
  • 0m 7f 36y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 011461 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Three wins from five attempts since visored, and his latest victory at Newcastle (7f) five weeks ago was a career-best effort; up another 4lb but he may not have reached his ceiling just yet; should go well.
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3rd

1

(4)

5th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 3

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Doctor Khan Junior

9st 9lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Geoff Oldroyd

C&D scorer who resumed winning ways in 7f Southwell handicap 34 days ago, gamely making all; up 3lb but he remains with relatively few miles on the clock and can go very well again.

5/2

1st

3

(7)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 3

15:03 Southwell (AW)

Doctor Khan Junior

9st 6lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Geoff Oldroyd

Hugely progressive in 2023/early 2024, winning six times; short of his best in two runs in 2025 but his latest close fourth at Kempton was a step back in the right direction; he will need another step forward to take this but it's not out of the question.

5/1

2

(6)

14th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 2

15:00 Southwell (AW)

Doctor Khan Junior

9st 4lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Geoff Oldroyd

Handy sort who proved highly progressive last winter, completing a four-timer over 7f on Tapeta including a win here; off since a lesser performance in a Wolverhampton Listed contest (7f, Tapeta) last March and will need to be as good as ever to defy this mark on his return; market may be revealing.

8/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 27-34

Last run: 149 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 3yo; went close on debut (7f) in May 2022 but has not progressed and now returns from another absence, following a never-dangerous fourth of eight at Newmarket in June; AW and handicap debut.
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2nd

5

(8)

25th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 4

17:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Satirical

9st 8lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

held up in midfield

5/1

4th

7

(4)

29th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Newmarket (July)

Satirical

9st 2lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Went very close on debut (7f, good) last May; just two starts since, and bounced back from lesser October run (7f, soft) when third at Newbury (1m, good) a fortnight ago; this drop back in trip could be the right move for the time being and she's one to consider.

7/2

3rd

11

(13)

15th Jun 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:50 Newbury

Satirical

9st 2lb

J: Frankie Dettori

T: John & Thady Gosden

Beaten at odds-on first time out at Haydock (7f, good) but had a subsequent Group 3 winner behind her; soft ground perhaps a factor when nothing like so good at Doncaster; remains interesting.

9/2

OUR TIP

14/1

  • Place: £5.80

Form: 932020

Last run: 63 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
6f winner as a 2yo for Richard Hannon but 0-7 this year; makes stable and AW debut this evening, having been sold for 12,000gns, and needs to bounce back from a poor effort when last seen in September.
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9th

2

(8)

10th Sep 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Captain Cuddles

9st 10lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Fionn McSharry

Ex-Richard Hannon; not at his best this year and although well handicapped as a result, has plenty to find on recent efforts; tongue-tie now tried.

20/1

8th

8

(11)

17th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

15:07 Doncaster

Captain Cuddles

9st 2lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Fionn McSharry

6f novice winner for Richard Hannon in July 2022 (good to firm); has not shown a great deal lately but is on a career-low mark as a result.

40/1

11/4

Form: 842542 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Delivered late when scoring over this trip at Chelmsford and Newbury in the summer, and again ran well (just failed) back at Chelmsford nine days ago; leading contender off 1lb higher.
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4th

2

(7)

25th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 4

17:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Hot Chesnut

9st 10lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Dean Ivory

slightly awkward start and slowly into stride, held up in rear

11/4

2nd

10

(6)

16th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Hot Chesnut

9st 5lb

J: David Probert

T: Dean Ivory

in rear

13/2

4th

9

(10)

7th Oct 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

17:00 Newmarket

Hot Chesnut

9st 1lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Dean Ivory

5yo who takes on a field of 3yos, and she wasn't at her best at Sandown (7f, good) three weeks ago; however, she's enjoyed a predominantly solid campaign and holds each-way claims if bouncing back from last time.

12/1

12/1

Form: 678302

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Winless since his debut and disappointing in the main, well held in second when dropped into a 7f seller at Leicester last month; well treated on his best form and handles Tapeta but his excuses are wearing thin.
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5th

6

(7)

28th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 5

15:55 Doncaster

Khathak

9st 5lb

J: David Nolan

T: Richard Fahey

0-20 since winning on his debut in 2021 and needs to prove he can get the job done, but he's gone close at Ripon (1m, good) and Chester (7.5f, good) this month and is also effective on fast ground; could be bang there.

9/2

2nd

9

(7)

14th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 127y

Class 5

16:00 Chester

Khathak

8st 11lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Richard Fahey

in touch with leaders

9/2

3rd

9

(7)

5th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:25 Ripon

Khathak

8st 11lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Richard Fahey

In good form last month, finishing second at Leicester (demoted to fourth due to interference) and close fifth at Ayr; might not be far away but he's 0-20 since winning on debut in 2021; has to prove he can get the job done.

8/1

10/1

Form: 261800 D

Last run: 88 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
All-or-nothing profile; won at Yarmouth (1m) in July but well held since and his hopes rest on being revitalised by recent wind surgery; has slipped back to a mark only 1lb higher than at Yarmouth and he's 1-2 on AW.
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4

(3)

22nd Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:40 Kempton (AW)

Monopolise

9st 11lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

C&D win number three came off 3lb higher in January; hasn't threatened in four runs since, including in this headgear combination last time; has no great record fresh.

10/1

1

(5)

18th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 212y

Class 5

14:05 Haydock

Monopolise

10st 0lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Mark Loughnane

Handles most ground but his two turf wins have on soft and good to soft; last success was off 1lb higher on Polytrack in January but he's been out of sorts since then and was never involved at Doncaster three weeks ago; cheekpieces are now added and he needs to get back on track.

14/1

7th

6

(8)

28th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 5

21:00 Doncaster

Monopolise

9st 11lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Mark Loughnane

Finished out the back on AW return but may have needed that run and the form is there to feature off this mark.

25/1

33/1

Form: -59707 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 10lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Veteran who has yet to find his form in five runs back from a year off; tumbling in the weights without looking likely to stop the slide.
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3rd

8

(9)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Reputation

9st 6lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Ruth Carr

No sign at all of age wearying him during the winter, having won over C&D in November, and he returned from a break as fresh as paint with a 7f win at Southwell last month; back up 4lb; one of a few to consider.

8/1

1st

4

(11)

7th May 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Reputation

9st 7lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Ruth Carr

13yo whose most recent success came at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) in November and he ran well when runner-up there when last seen 157 days ago; contender if ready to go on his return.

9/2

Form: 032122 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Holding his form really well and he rallied gamely when going down narrowly at Lingfield (7f) 18 days ago; also runner-up on both his starts here and looks the one to beat from an unchanged mark.
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12th

4

(8)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

14:30 Catterick

How Impressive

10st 0lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Hugo Palmer

Runner-up at Kempton (7f, AW) two starts ago and he has a 9lb lower mark to work with on turf; however, he's been inconsistent this year and his sole turf win (from 15 attempts) came back in 2023.

8/1

9th

3

(8)

11th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

20:15 Southwell (AW)

How Impressive

9st 8lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Hugo Palmer

Two-time C&D winner; solid efforts in defeat on his last two starts; still feasibly weighted but happiest when dominating and a few of these like to force the pace.

6/1

2nd

4

(1)

2nd Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:07 Kempton (AW)

How Impressive

9st 8lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Hugo Palmer

Seven of his eight wins have come on AW, including two over C&D; only 1lb higher than for his last success in October and he ran for a long way when fourth at Chelmsford 18 days ago; has good draw back at this track and it wouldn't be a surprise if he made a bold bid.

9/2

12/1

Form: 200006

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Very well handicapped on best form, but sole win came in France in March 2022 and his last five runs have been a long way below par (raced too freely in front on latest); cheekpieces on today for the first time in Britain; too well treated to ignore but carries obvious risks.
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6th

3

(1)

20th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 4

12:15 Lingfield (AW)

See You Boy

9st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Marco Botti

in touch with leaders

12/1

6th

4

(6)

11th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

See You Boy

9st 7lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Marco Botti

The drop to Class 5 company saw him exploit a reduced mark at Lingfield last month; too keen again when down the field at Wolverhampton three weeks ago; has the ability to feature off this mark but he will need to settle better back up in grade.

20/1

0

1

(12)

22nd Dec 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 4

19:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

See You Boy

9st 10lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Marco Botti

Ended a long losing run with his 25-1 win off a reduced mark at Lingfield (7f, Polytrack) last Wednesday; still looks feasibly treated under a penalty but he has a tough draw this time and he struggled over C&D on his penultimate run; some risks attached.

8/1

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Payout
Exacta £21.90
Straight Forecast £20.47
Tricast £391.21
Trifecta £278.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

How Impressive

NEWMARKET:

Satirical

The Star:

Doctor Khan Junior

The Guardian:

Hot Chesnut

The Times:

Captain Cuddles

D Express:

See You Boy

Daily Mail:

Satirical

RP RATINGS:

How Impressive

TOPSPEED:

How Impressive

POSTDATA:

How Impressive

Telegraph:

How Impressive

The Sun:

How Impressive

Daily Record:

Doctor Khan Junior

Daily Mirror:

Hot Chesnut