19:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 12 January 2026

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Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 48.63s

(7)

Pacific Prince¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: J Bennett| OR: 55

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in handicap (100/1) at this C&D 16 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 6/0999-

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(5)

R P Mcmurphy^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Edward Greatrex| T: M Appleby| OR: 55| CD

2/1

C&D winner in December. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 9 in handicap (9/4) at Southwell (8.1f) 6 days ago. Very much a player off the same mark.

Form: 33133-3

(9)

How's The Guvnor^h⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: George Wood| T: J Candlish| OR: 53

10/3

Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 11/2) 51 days ago, clear of rest. Remains winless following 8 attempts on the AW but shouldn't be far away nonetheless.

Form: 689533-

(4)

Scenario¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54| CD

7/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (9.5f, 5/1) 10 days ago. 2 lb rise fair enough but this race looks stronger. Yard also saddles Volendam.

Form: 62362-1

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Volendam⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: A W Carroll| OR: 53

9/1

5/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 9 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip and others are more persuasive.

Form: 47533-7

(3)

Homer Stokes⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 52

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. 9/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 9 days ago. Up in trip and he needs to bounce back.

Form: 48776-9

(11)

Lhebayeb¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: R J Price| OR: 51| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 19 runs last year. 28/1, good fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 604395-

(1)

Paps Of Jura²⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: S Thomas| OR: 50

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, ninth of 11 in maiden at Ffos Las (7.4f, soft). Off 6 months ahead of this handicap debut and while improvement is certainly not out of the question, a big step forward is clearly needed.

Form: 689-

(10)

Faster Bee^t1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Gina Mangan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 48

25/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 18/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 28 days ago and, unless the first-time tongue strap sparks improvement, he will probably come up short once more.

Form: 768480-

(2)

Dash Power^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Kirrane| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 45| CD

9/1

C&D winner. One win from 35 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2025. Seventh of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 24 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 567827-

(12)

Arlecchino's Rex²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Watson| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45| C

28/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Ninth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 21 days ago. Up in trip and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 346609-

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Strobelight¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: G Boughey J: Billy Loughnane

Forecasts

R P Mcmurphy (2/1), How's The Guvnor (10/3), Scenario (7/2), Strobelight (8/1), Volendam (9/1), Dash Power (9/1), Lhebayeb (14/1), Paps Of Jura (16/1), Faster Bee (25/1), Homer Stokes (25/1), Arlecchino's Rex (28/1), Pacific Prince (50/1)

The consistent R P MCMURPHY looks the way to go. He has finished on the premises off this mark on all three starts since opening his account over C&D in December and there's no reason to think that he won't continue the good work. Lhebayeb has edged down to a workable mark and is feared on the back of a decent effort here recently. How's The Guvnor is another to consider and Strobelight will also need considering if taking his chance.