18:10 Wolverhampton

Monday 16 December 2019

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Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 2m 0.39s

(12)

Come On My Son²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: D M Loughnane| C

8/1

Broke his maiden at the first attempt when winning by a short-head over 7f here in July but disappointed over the same trip at Southwell last month on his only subsequent start. Interesting upped in trip on return to this venue.

Form: 15

(1)

Spantik²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 78

14/1

Novice race winner over 1m at Lingfield in August for Archie Watson but finished well beaten on debut for this yard at Chelmsford (1m2f) last month. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 710

(6)

Captain St Lucifer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: I Furtado

80/1

Unraced son of Casamento and a half-brother to Luath, twice a winner a Southwell. Worth a check in the market on first racecourse appearance.

Form:

(8)

Manap¹⁷⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Adam J McNamara| T: A Watson

11/2

Promising 3¼L sixth in a 7f maiden at Lingfield (good) when making his debut in June. Absent since and is an interesting runner on AW debut.

Form: 6

(3)

Royal Astronomer¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: H Morrison

16/1

Well beaten in two 1m events at Kempton so far including when beaten 11½L into seventh in a 12 runner event earlier this month. Others make more appeal.

Form: 07

(5)

Soldier On Parade

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Miss A Murphy

20/1

Unraced Dunaden gelding purchased for £10,000 at the sales in September last year. Half-brother to multiple winner Baytown Kestrel and is worth a check in the market on debut.

Form:

(10)

Springvale Lad⁵²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Kevin Lundie⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane

18/1

Beaten 17L when finishing down the field in a 20 runner maiden over an extended 6f at Newbury (heavy) on debut in October. Others hold more obvious claims stepping up markedly in distance.

Form: 0

(4)

Uncle Swayze⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett

11/8

Showed promise when finishing 5¾L fifth in a 14 runner 7f novice race at Kempton in October. Shaped as if a step up in trip would suit and he is a notable runner in this contest.

Form: 5

(7)

Zero Limits⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti

11/1

Failed to figure when finishing 26L sixth in a maiden over an extended 1m at Nottingham (heavy) early last month. Others make more appeal.

Form: 6

(2)

Cinnabar^h1²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton

40/1

Slowly away when beaten 20L into 13th in a 1m novice contest at Kempton on debut just under a month ago. More needed with a hood worn for the first time.

Form: 0

(11)

Punting¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes

12/1

Ran well when finishing fourth in a 7f novice race at Kempton on debut at the end of last month. Improvement likely and is interesting for a stable with a 25% strike-rate (3/12) in recent weeks.

Form: 4

(9)

Vertice²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti

28/1

Beaten 15L when finishing tenth in a 1m novice event at Kempton on debut last month. Others hold stronger claims in this race.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Uncle Swayze (11/8), Manap (11/2), Come On My Son (8/1), Zero Limits (11/1), Punting (12/1), Spantik (14/1), Royal Astronomer (16/1), Springvale Lad (18/1), Soldier On Parade (20/1), Vertice (28/1), Cinnabar (40/1), Captain St Lucifer (80/1)

UNCLE SWAYZE showed ability when fifth on debut and he can register his first victory at the second time of asking in this novice race. The selection can see off Punting who performed well at Kempton on debut while third place can go the way of Come On My Son who should appreciate the return to this track.