20:30 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 27 December 2023

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Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 1m 1.84s

(7)

Aconcagua Mountain^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 58| CD

6/1

Latest win at Ayr in September. 9/2, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago. This C&D winner needs considering.

Form: 214665

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(2)

Cuban Grey^t,v¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 58| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Brighton in September. 50/1, back on song when third of 12 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 17 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 617703

(1)

Victors Dream⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: M Botti| OR: 57

3/1

11/2, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 6 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 236624

(9)

Daley T¹⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57

66/1

Last of 6 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good to soft, 50/1). Off 107 days with work to do.

Form: 522576

(10)

Captain Bentley⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Phil Dennis| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 57

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 8 in minor event at this C&D 62 days ago. Makes handicap debut with more required.

Form: 7828

(5)

Rhubarb^p1⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 52| CD

12/1

Won 10-runner handicap (7/1) at this C&D 9 days ago by neck from Gustav Graves, getting first run. Can go well again under a 5 lb penalty with cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 138451

(6)

Katar^p,t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: Mrs R Ford| OR: 56

5/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs but he posted a good second of 12 in handicap at this course (6.1f, 4/1) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 622832

(8)

Lil Wade⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 54

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (6.1f, 7/1) 8 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 07338

(3)

Gustav Graves⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 52| BF| C| D

7/2

Course winner who was forced to switch late when neck second of 10 to Rhubarb in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago. Another bold showing is on the cards eased 1 lb.

Form: 075292

(4)

Sherdil¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Hogan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 52| D

13/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, only eighth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 11 days ago so needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 837258

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Doctor Mozart¹¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: P A Kirby J: Billy Garritty

Forecasts

Victors Dream (3/1), Gustav Graves (7/2), Doctor Mozart (9/2), Katar (5/1), Aconcagua Mountain (6/1), Sherdil (13/2), Cuban Grey (17/2), Lil Wade (11/1), Rhubarb (12/1), Daley T (66/1), Captain Bentley (100/1)

Plenty with chances but GUSTAV GRAVES looked unlucky not to score over C&D last time so this course winner gets the nod off a 1 lb lower mark here. C&D scorer Doctor Mozart has enjoyed a good year and seems sure to be in the mix once more with in-form pair Katar and Rhubarb both firmly in the picture too.