17:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 28 November 2020

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Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Nursery

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 50.15s

(6)

Leopardo²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 10-0| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 87

13/8

Promising 1m debut winner at Newcastle before excellent third of 6 in minor event (7/2) at Chelmsford City (10f) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut and expected to be bang there.

Form: 13

(4)

Apres Dark¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 80

12/1

Winner at Newmarket in June and not disgraced when seventh of 10 in nursery at Kempton (8f, 10/1) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Dropped 2 lb so he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 13037

(3)

Little Kitten¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 80

4/1

Debut 1m maiden winner at Nottingham in September and good third of 10 in nursery at Kempton (8f, 4/1) 12 days ago. May do better still so she's not taken lightly for top yard.

Form: 173

(8)

Genuflex³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 78

16/1

Winner at Windsor in August but arrives on back of below-par fifth of 8 in nursery at Newmarket (10f, heavy) 38 days ago. Makes tapeta debut but others more persuasive.

Form: 213525

(7)

Oceanline¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Queally| T: A King| OR: 78

5/2

Promising efforts both starts, catching eye running on late under tender handling when fourth of 12 in 7f maiden here 5 days ago. Up in trip for handicap bow and most interesting.

Form: 24

(2)

Holy Endeavour¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Megan Nicholls| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77

22/1

12/1, career best when gamely winning 7f minor event at Newcastle 18 days ago. Effective over 1m so considered on her handicap bow.

Form: 5231

(5)

Sweet Bertie^b1²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: M Dwyer| T: B J Meehan| OR: 77

25/1

Fair form in maidens, creditable third of 13 at Newmarket (7f, heavy) 29 days ago. Up in trip with blinkers on now and has bit to find off stiffish opening handicap mark.

Form: 723

(1)

Nastasiya³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 73| BF

14/1

Twice third in 1m novices at Haydock and Newbury, giving strong impression this step up in trip will really suit. Open to progress now going handicapping so sure to be in the mix on AW bow.

Form: 33

Forecasts

Leopardo (13/8), Oceanline (5/2), Little Kitten (4/1), Apres Dark (12/1), Nastasiya (14/1), Genuflex (16/1), Holy Endeavour (22/1), Sweet Bertie (25/1)

Lots of these are in with a shout but twice-raced OCEANLINE looks ready to take a big step forward now going into handicaps up in distance so Alan King's unexposed gelding gets the nod. Fellow nursery debutants Leopardo and Nastasiya both have better days ahead of them too and are greatly feared with John Gosden's Little Kitten another to consider in a warm nursery.