13:27 Wolverhampton

Friday 23 January 2026

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Off time: 13:28 | Winning time: 1m 49.42s

(1)

Forest Caper⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 70

7/2

Frustrating sort who has never won but showed improvement when third of 12 in an 8f handicap at Southwell (17/2) 6 days ago, beaten just a neck. Tends to race freely but claims if he can back up latest run with usual hood now removed.

Form: 32305-3

(4)

Shamacid^v1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Woods| OR: 70

25/1

Placed in novices before eighth of 9 at Chelmsford (25/1) on handicap bow 21 days ago when doing too much too soon. First-time visor replaces blinkers for this step back up in trip and could be competitive if ridden more efficiently.

Form: 32234-8

(3)

Eupator^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 69

6/5

Winless in 11 starts but showed ability on the all-weather with a 3rd at Wolverhampton 34 days ago. Second of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (7/2) 6 days ago, running well, chasing the leader and rallying when headed. Past form at this venue offers hope if backing up promise of latest run.

Form: 2763-62

(5)

Al Muddy¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 67

80/1

Shown little in three AW novice runs and finished fourth of 5 in novice at Newcastle (125/1) 13 days ago, pulling hard and making no impact. Still warrants a market check making handicap debut.

Form: 55-4

(6)

Study Up^h,t1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 67

10/1

Has struggled in recent handicaps, finishing eighth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (50/1) 16 days ago when racing freely and making little impression. First-time tongue strap today but only considered if backed on third start for current yard.

Form: 1/4839-8

(8)

Repertoire¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 66| C

11/2

Won at Lingfield (11/2) 20 days ago, then ran well when third of 7 in handicap at same course (5/1) 11 days ago. Typically finishes strongly and would benefit from a well-run race at this course.

Form: 0586-13

(2)

Fools Rush In^t,v⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 64| CD

5/1

Course specialist with 3 wins here including a victory at this C&D 17 days ago. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (18/5) 7 days ago when running under a penalty and racing far too freely. Strong record at this venue suggests he remains capable off current mark if settling better.

Form: 8894-15

Non-Runners

(7)

R P Mcmurphy¹¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: M Appleby J: Harry Davies

Forecasts

Eupator (6/5), R P Mcmurphy (7/4), Forest Caper (7/2), Fools Rush In (5/1), Repertoire (11/2), Study Up (10/1), Shamacid (25/1), Al Muddy (80/1)

R P MCMURPHY impressed when winning at this C&D 11 days ago and this consistent sort is taken to defy a penalty. Fools Rush In is a course specialist on a workable mark but he raced too freely when fifth last week, while Eupator ran up to his best when runner-up at Lingfield and would be a player if arriving in similar form.