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- Prize money: £3140.4
- 0m 7f 36y
- Class 6
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Cloudy
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £8.50
- Place: £2.70
Form: 5-3351 C
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (4) |
20th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 50y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Prolific winner down the years, adding two AW handicaps to his haul in February; arrives in good form but he was no match for Imperial Guard here last week and the turnaround in the weights may be insufficient. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 4 (1) |
13th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 50y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Safely held on consecutive 6f starts this spring but placed twice since returned to 7f, latterly in C&D (good) contest won by Jkr Cobbler three weeks ago; 2lb higher today but probably won't be far away. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 5 (10) |
5th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 50y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Safely held on consecutive 6f starts this spring but looked back in good nick when close third at Musselburgh (7f, good; just behind Monhammer) on Tuesday and remains on a good mark; shortlisted. |
6/1 |
10/1
- Place: £4.00
Form: 579-48 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (10) |
7th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
No win since November 2024; ran a fair race when second of six at Carlisle four weeks ago and Rossa Ryan booked tonight; holds place claims but others are stronger for win purposes. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 6 (6) |
9th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 182y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
Better on the AW, but better handicapped on turf; fair third at Southwell two runs back (7f), but modest efforts either side of that; this softer ground no problem. |
12/1 |
|
8th 10 (11) |
1st Jun 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Seven AW wins include one over C&D, and his two most recent 7f runs, here in February and at Southwell 11 days ago, were up there with his best efforts over the last year; likely to need extra from a high draw though. |
12/1 |
5/1
- Place: £3.70
Form: 867-71 CD
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (4) |
29th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
5-17 AW; beat today's rival Rye by 2l over C&D in April, and always to the fore when winning readily at Lingfield (6f; 6-1, from 6lb lower) on penultimate start; too free when flopping at Southwell 12 days ago, and yet to score from a mark in the 60s. |
16/1 |
|
10th 3 (4) |
17th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Five AW wins, the latest a decisive success at Lingfield (6f, AW) last month; up 7lb but not impossible James Owen will coax further improvement from him. |
9/2 |
7/2
Form: -44324 CD BF
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 9 (5) |
24th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
Campaigned mostly in Class 6; absent since May when running creditably in his bid for a Wolverhampton double; something to prove back up in grade. |
16/1 |
|
3rd 7 (9) |
8th May 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Both wins over C&D, the latest 17 days ago with Faster Bee winning the other division in a faster time; he is only 3lb higher, but like that gelding is drawn higher this time; will need a bit more. |
4/1 |
|
1st 2 (3) |
21st Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Poor strike-rate (1-27) but has twice been edged out in tight finishes recently, latterly when failing to reel in Gladiadora at Southwell (7f; 9-1); pestered for the lead, reportedly running "too free", when disappointing over C&D 11 days ago; possible. |
100/30 |
8/1
Form: 36-659 C
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (8) |
28th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Multiple winner and successful here in March, but not in the same form since; others look more persuasive. |
20/1 |
|
10th 6 (1) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Four of his seven wins have come over C&D; successful off this mark at Wolverhampton in March but not in the same form in four runs since; others look more persuasive. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: 7066-4
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 10 (6) |
14th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 8y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Ended a long losing run when running away with a 6f classified event here (soft) in June; suffered a troubled run through over 6f here last week, his first start for 114 days, and he should be in the thick of the action here granted any luck in running. |
6/1 |
|
5th 3 (5) |
15th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 182y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Drew nicely clear to end lengthy losing run in basement-grade classified race on turf return at Nottingham (6f, soft) on Thursday; faces tougher task here but remains well handicapped on older form (even under 4lb penalty) and will be fine on the faster ground. |
11/4 |
7/1
Form: 6-5823 CD
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (7) |
24th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 216y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Course specialist who landed his sixth win on this track earlier this month, in a C&D classified; beaten at odds-on over 7f here 24 hours later but will be more at home back over 1m and must be on the shortlist. |
11/4 |
|
3rd 4 (2) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 210y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
8yo who has worked his way back into form this season and he won a 1m classified here yesterday under Molly Gunn, which was his sixth course win; strong claims under 4lb penalty if running again today. |
9/4 |
|
1st 5 (7) |
5th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 216y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Gained five of his 11 wins at this track; not at best in three handicaps since returned to turf in June but was only beaten about 2l when fifth of seven at Windsor (1m, good to firm) last time and is strong interest in this lower grade and with cheekpieces refitted. |
7/2 |
25/1
Form: 397-78 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 (3) |
23rd Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Won a classified race at Lingfield (7f, AW) last summer; short of her best in three runs this winter though and she needs a full revival. |
25/1 |
|
8th 1 (9) |
6th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Not as her best in handicaps lately, but she was successful the last time she raced at this level at Lingfield (7f, Polytrack) in August; has run well over C&D and a player; stable also runs Embarked. |
6/1 |
|
7th 6 (2) |
27th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Dual 7f winner on the AW but a modest strike-rate overall and last win was in a classified race; could still run well off a realistic mark. |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 95-735 C
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 3lb
8 yo Filly
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 (9) |
13th Oct 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Three-time course winner over 8.6f; she hasn't run badly on her last two visits to Wolverhampton but a lower draw would have been preferable. |
10/1 |
|
4th 7 (2) |
29th Sep 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Back on the same mark as C&D win in March; not fared as well since, but has been off for two months after a below-par run on turf in July; needs to bounce back. |
10/1 |
|
4th 6 (5) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Three wins in an industrious 2025 and another this March; three of those were AW, as was the respectable show in first-time cheekpieces on latest start, while last June's 1m classified win at Chepstow was on soft; others look more solid these days on today's likely good or good to firm ground. |
10/1 |
6/1
Form: 312353 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (7) |
13th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
C&D win in January; not in the same form in three runs since April and minor money perhaps his best hope. |
14/1 |
|
5th 13 (4) |
28th Jun 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Multiple winner down the years; solid effort on turf three weeks ago and won't mind getting back on AW; looks the likeliest of Phil Mcentee's three runners. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
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| Exacta | £127.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £95.73 |
| Tricast | £540.83 |
| Trifecta | £1509.20 |
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