16:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 24 January 2022

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Betway Classified Stakes

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 2m 1.53s

(7)

Beau Geste⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: A W Carroll| OR: 50| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 7/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 14 in minor event at Southwell (8.1f) 5 days ago, racing freely and not quickening straight.

Form: 63060-8

(2)

Born To Sire^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: C Wallis| OR: 50

10/3

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 9/1, respectable fourth of 8 in minor event at Chelmsford (10f) 18 days ago, nearest at the finish despite being poorly placed.

Form: 73808-4

(1)

Essgee Nics^p¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Brisland| OR: 48| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Respectable third of 9 in minor event at Chelmsford (1m) 18 days ago, albeit finding little. Still, he's not ruled out returning to this venue.

Form: 51537-3

(6)

Global Style¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48

17/2

Remains a maiden after 35 Flat runs. 33/1, run best excused when tenth of 11 in 10f LIngfield handicap 16 days ago, no room and stumbled 2f out. Ease in grade rates a plus now.

Form: 50325-0

(5)

Jeddeyd¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Mr Cameron Hillhouse⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 47

15/2

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 11/1, seventh of 14 in minor event at Kempton (11f) 19 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Others more persuasive.

Form: 62059-7

(4)

Quoteline Direct⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 45

11/4

Modest gelding. 16/1, creditable fourth of 9 in minor event at Newcastle (10.2f) 4 days ago. That was his first start for 5 months and he may well step up on that.

Form: 30605-4

(8)

Sparkling Diamond¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: Frank Bishop| OR: 34| C

200/1

One win from 31 Flat runs. 150/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in minor event at Chelmsford (7f) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 04900-0

(3)

Little Hercules^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: M F Harris| OR: 46

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 9 days ago, running on. Less exposed than most he meets here so not ruled out with a repeat.

Form: 966-64

Forecasts

Quoteline Direct (11/4), Beau Geste (3/1), Born To Sire (10/3), Jeddeyd (15/2), Global Style (17/2), Little Hercules (10/1), Essgee Nics (10/1), Sparkling Diamond (200/1)

BORN TO SIRE remains a maiden but he arrives having acquitted himself well having been left poorly placed when fourth at Chelmsford (10f) 18 days ago, nearest at the finish. He gets the narrow vote to come out on top, with Essgee NIcs and Little Hercules others to consider.