April 23 / 17.30 Wolverhampton (AW)

17.30

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  • Prize money: £2983.38
  • 1m 1f 104y
  • Class 6
  • 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Mostly cloudy

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £21.00
  • Place: £3.60

Form: 2460-6 D

Last run: 98 days

W: 9st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Wins have come in the summer on turf and he's been on the downgrade in recent times; didn't see out a testing 1m4f latest and has gone well fresh before but others have more pressing claims.
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8th

5

(7)

16th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Irv

9st 7lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Registered sole AW success at this venue but has never won beyond 1m2f and doesn't appear to be crying out for this return to 1m4f.

25/1

8th

5

(7)

16th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Irv

9st 7lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Registered sole AW success at this venue but has never won beyond 1m2f and doesn't appear to be crying out for this return to 1m4f.

25/1

6th

8

(12)

15th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Irv

9st 6lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Sole AW win came over C&D in April, when 6lb lower; added a 1m2f turf handicap when on this mark since then; comfortably accounted for on his last three starts; others preferred.

12/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 703273

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Regressive, ex-French maiden who's run well twice over C&D this month, including when in front of Trojan Truth three weeks ago; didn't see out 1m3f in between times and Jack Enright looks decent value for 7lb in this company.
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7th

3

(1)

14th Jan 2025

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1m 3f 23y

Class 6

14:52 Southwell (AW)

Damoiseau

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Ian Williams

0-25 and couldn't build on fair return following wind surgery when down the field at Wolverhampton 24 days ago; others much safer.

11/1

7th

3

(1)

14th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

14:52 Southwell (AW)

Damoiseau

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Ian Williams

0-25 and couldn't build on fair return following wind surgery when down the field at Wolverhampton 24 days ago; others much safer.

11/1

20

27th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Damoiseau

8st 13lb

T: Ian Williams

7/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 032140 C

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Eight-time course winner, mainly over 8.6f, who rarely goes this far these days; can pull hard, so will want to get some cover early from the outside stall, and a below-par effort last time will need forgiving too.
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7th

5

(4)

30th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

15:12 Southwell (AW)

Inexplicable

9st 9lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Ten AW wins but nine of those have been at 1m+ and he failed to shine in one of these at Newcastle 20 days ago.

16/1

Form: 573754

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Poor ex-Irish maiden who ran well for Taryn Langley here in February; will need to settle better than last time if he's to have a chance of seeing out this longest trip to date.
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10th

5

(7)

10th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Capallcliste

9st 3lb

J: David Egan

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

Longstanding maiden but runner-up on Polytrack in last three runs and latest was at this track (7f) three weeks ago; this step back up in trip is no problem and he should be in the thick of things again.

5/1

2nd

4

(6)

19th Sep 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Capallcliste

9st 6lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

in touch with leaders, headway from over 1f out, kept on and went second towards finish

9/2

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2/1

Form: 553-13 CD BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Winner off 3lb lower for Liam Wright over C&D last month and backed that up when third here latest, when squeezed out at the start and forced round the houses (Damoiseau second); has to go on the shortlist.
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5th

5

(3)

15th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Trojan Truth

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Ed de Giles

Three wins over shorter this year (one here) and he's only 1lb higher than for the last of them, a comfortable success at Leicester (1m4f, good to firm); stamina not assured but this might not be a searching test.

5/1

5th

5

(3)

15th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Trojan Truth

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Ed de Giles

Three wins over shorter this year (one here) and he's only 1lb higher than for the last of them, a comfortable success at Leicester (1m4f, good to firm); stamina not assured but this might not be a searching test.

5/1

5th

6

(8)

30th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Trojan Truth

9st 10lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Ed de Giles

slowly away, midfield

13/2

33/1

Form: 7-0680 CD

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Dual C&D winner in his younger days but has been poor since returning from ten months off; would be a surprise winner.
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10th

1

(9)

23rd Jul 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:00 Lingfield (AW)

Beau Geste

9st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Tony Carroll

Winless since January last year, he has shown little encouragement in recent starts and it would be a major surprise if he were good enough.

40/1

10th

12

(6)

4th Jun 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Beau Geste

9st 0lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

Just one success since 2021; recent form is far from convincing; comfortably held over C&D last time.

40/1

6th

9

(4)

23rd Apr 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Beau Geste

9st 0lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

Dual C&D winner in his younger days but has been poor since returning from ten months off; would be a surprise winner.

33/1

33/1

Form: 366259

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Picked up for just £2,000 from Rebecca Menzies last month and made a poor start for his new yard when behind two of these here a fortnight ago; is hard to recommend.
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9th

9

(6)

8th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

20:30 Chepstow

Child Of Lir

9st 0lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Ben Lund

Picked up for just £2,000 from Rebecca Menzies and pretty much tailed off since; with a mark of 42 he's 4lb wrong.

33/1

7th

8

(6)

23rd Apr 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Child Of Lir

9st 0lb

J: Olivia Tubb

T: Ben Lund

Picked up for just £2,000 from Rebecca Menzies last month and made a poor start for his new yard when behind two of these here a fortnight ago; is hard to recommend.

33/1

7th

8

(6)

23rd Apr 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Child Of Lir

9st 0lb

J: Olivia Tubb

T: Ben Lund

Picked up for just £2,000 from Rebecca Menzies last month and made a poor start for his new yard when behind two of these here a fortnight ago; is hard to recommend.

33/1

7/2

Form: 498

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish maiden who's done most racing over hurdles; beaten a long way in three Flat starts back from wind surgery (6f-1m) this spring but this is more realistic back in headgear/a tongue-tie and upped in trip.
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3rd

3

4th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

12:58 Ludlow

Laser Focus

11st 4lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: James Owen

Easy winner at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) and Fakenham (2m7f, good to soft) last month but he was disappointing in hat-trick bid at Sedgefield last Tuesday; bit to prove again after that but he was as good as ever on his penultimate run and has claims if he can recapture that form.

5/2

3rd

3

4th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

12:58 Ludlow

Laser Focus

11st 4lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: James Owen

Easy winner at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) and Fakenham (2m7f, good to soft) last month but he was disappointing in hat-trick bid at Sedgefield last Tuesday; bit to prove again after that but he was as good as ever on his penultimate run and has claims if he can recapture that form.

5/2

4th

3

26th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:30 Sedgefield

Laser Focus

11st 9lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: James Owen

In excellent form this month, winning easily at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) and Fakenham (2m7f, good to soft); a 13lb rise for the first success has now taken effect and he has a 7lb penalty for the latter, making him effectively 20lb higher today, but he still commands respect in current mood.

5/2

Non-runners

Fanzone

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Payout
Exacta £105.50
Straight Forecast £123.93
Tricast £1073.20
Trifecta £525.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Trojan Truth

POSTDATA:

Damoiseau

NEWMARKET:

Laser Focus

Daily Mail:

Inexplicable

The Star:

Irv

D Express:

Damoiseau

RP RATINGS:

Trojan Truth

The Times:

Trojan Truth

The Guardian:

Trojan Truth

The Sun:

Trojan Truth

Daily Record:

Trojan Truth

Telegraph:

Laser Focus

Daily Mirror:

Inexplicable