15:00 Wolverhampton

Friday 27 December 2019

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Ladbrokes Football Acca Boosty Novice Stakes

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 1m 48.41s

(5)

Carlton Bella³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G C O'Neill⁽⁵⁾| T: M & D Easterby

250/1

Equiano gelding picked up for £800, tailed off on debut over 6f at Newcastle last month (125-1) and makes little appeal for now.

Form: 0

(1)

Cottonopolis¹⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: C & M Johnston| BF

20/1

Home-bred Ruler Of The World col found just one too strong on debut a Brighton (7f, good to firm; 11-8f) in August. Represents top trainer and likely key player on AW bow.

Form: 2

(10)

Mr Dib Dab

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: D M Loughnane

100/1

€60,000 foal, Dabirsim colt. Dam unraced out of smart two-year-old 1m winner Wingspan. Market should reveal plenty on first start.

Form:

(7)

Mystic River¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: H Crouch| T: J Ferguson

20/1

American pedigree suggests there is a blend of speed and stamina, well held 33-1 chance on debut over 1m at Chelmsford this month and must improve for that outing.

Form: 4

(12)

Pride Of America⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: H J L Dunlop

7/1

Sent off 50-1 on debut in 1m1½f novice contest here last month and outran those odds in finishing 1½L fourth of 11 despite traffic problems. Should improve and amongst likely contenders.

Form: 4

(3)

Seadance²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon

66/1

Cost 30,000 guineas as a yearling; beaten 7L over a mile on debut at Kempton and needs to take a good step forward on that effort to be involved.

Form: 8

(4)

Socially Shady²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke

16/1

Third over C&D on debut, proving no match for very impressive winner but may not have anything quite as good in opposition today and is one to note.

Form: 3

(11)

Star Approach

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: I Mohammed & J Santos

50/1

50,000 gns yearling, New Approach colt. Dam, 1m1f winner, half-sister to useful 1m3f winner Semester out of very smart 7f-1m2f winner Favourable Terms.

Form:

(8)

Tenbury Wells

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

11/10

A $1,600,000 yearling, Medaglia D'oro colt. Dam US 1m-1m2f (Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf) winner. Much-respected on debut given connections.

Form:

(9)

Tolmount

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: C Appleby

9/2

Dubawi colt whose dam was a 1m (Atalanta Stakes and French Group 2) winner. Needs close inspection on first start in Godolphin blue.

Form:

(6)

Far Rockaway^h³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| BF

5/1

Filly by Frankel, improved for step up in distance on second start to be second over 1m2f at Chelmsford last month. Should be going close again in this line-up.

Form: 52

(2)

Schmoozie¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman

28/1

Zoffany filly, easily fended off here on debut but since made the frame in 1m Lingfield maiden at 50-1. Could harbour similar aspirations back here.

Form: 93

Non-Runners

(13)

Yulong Gold Temple

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A Watson J: Hollie Doyle

Forecasts

Tenbury Wells (11/10), Tolmount (9/2), Far Rockaway (5/1), Pride Of America (7/1), Yulong Gold Temple (14/1), Socially Shady (16/1), Cottonopolis (20/1), Mystic River (20/1), Schmoozie (28/1), Star Approach (50/1), Seadance (66/1), Mr Dib Dab (100/1), Carlton Bella (250/1)

Far Rockaway improved last time out and is respected but this might go the way of PRIDE OF AMERICA. He was overlooked in the betting on his debut but ran well at this venue despite having his share of traffic problems. There should be improvement to come and he has clear potential. Any strong support in the betting for Tenbury Wells on debut would demand respect, while similar sentiments apply to Tolmount and Yulong Gold Temple.