17:40 Wolverhampton

Monday 16 December 2019

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Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Nursery

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 1m 0.79s

(4)

Zulu Zander²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: B A Curtis| T: P D Evans| OR: 77| D

4/1

Beaten 2½L when finishing runner-up in a four runner 5f handicap at Nottingham (soft) in October. Below that form when well held over 6f here subsequently and others make more appeal.

Form: 146027

(3)

Augustus Caesar⁸³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| D

2/1

Off the mark at the fourth attempt when winning by a neck on handicap debut over this trip at Lingfield in September. One to note returning from a break despite a 7lb rise in the weights.

Form: 5321

(9)

Baileys In Bloom²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72| D

12/1

Making her return from a break when finishing 4L third in a 6f handicap at Southwell last month. Races off a 2lb lower mark here and is an interesting runner in this contest.

Form: 184203

(7)

Silver Start¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 72| D

18/1

Returned to form with a 1L fourth in a 5f handicap at Lingfield last time out. Previously struggled over this C&D and is worth a check in the market on this occasion.

Form: 103084

(1)

Heer We Go Again^v⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Joey Haynes| T: P D Evans| OR: 71| D

7/1

Beaten 1L when third in a 5f handicap at Lingfield on his penultimate start but failed to replicate that effort upped to 6f here last week. Return to this trip a positive.

Form: 210837

(8)

Feelinlikeasomeone^b1¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Vanessa Maye⁽⁷⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 68

33/1

Maiden after six starts and finished a well held 8½L eighth in a 14 runner 6f maiden at Dundalk on stable debut last month. Market support would be notable with blinkers tried for the first time on handicap debut.

Form: 242768

(6)

Wilfy¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: L P Keniry| T: S Kirk| OR: 68

5/1

Run well in handicap company on both starts since being gelded. Finished fifth, beaten 3½L in a 6f handicap at Kempton earlier this month and interesting to see how he fares in this event.

Form: 665065

(5)

Astrozone⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 67

15/2

Placed on each of her last three starts most recently when runner-up over this trip at Southwell on handicap debut early last month. Notable runner despite a 1lb rise in the weights.

Form: 6232

(2)

Newsical⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: M Walford| OR: 54

25/1

Eight race maiden finished down the field in a 5f handicap at Newcastle earlier last week on his first outing since wind surgery. Mroe needed if he's to break his maiden in this race.

Form: 477809

Forecasts

Augustus Caesar (2/1), Zulu Zander (4/1), Wilfy (5/1), Heer We Go Again (7/1), Astrozone (15/2), Baileys In Bloom (12/1), Silver Start (18/1), Newsical (25/1), Feelinlikeasomeone (33/1)

BAILEYS IN BLOOM ran well when placed on her most recent start and representing a top yard she is taken to record a victory dropping in trip in this nursery contest. Augustus Caesar recorded his first victory last time out and he can finish runner-up ahead of the consistent Astrozone who can notch up another placed effort by claiming third.