20:30 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 5 December 2023

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Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 2m 38.11s

1^st

(2)

Optician

39-5

15/8f

T: S LycettJ: Rossa Ryan

Went right and bumped start, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, found extra when pressed towards finish op 5/2 tchd 11/4

2^nd

(11)

Louisiana Bay

49-9

9/2

T: Jack JonesJ: Jonny Peate (3)

Towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon edged left, ran on to press winner towards finish op 11/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(4)

Trusty Scout

59-6

11/2

T: D ShawJ: Cam Hardie

Held up, good headway over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on one pace op 9/2 tchd 4/1

4^th

(5)

Kemerton

49-9

7/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R Kingscote

Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, effort entering final furlong, stayed on one pace op 11/2

5^th

1 ¼

(3)

Black Smoke

69-9

22/1

T: D M LoughnaneJ: Callum Hutchinson (3)

Went left and bumped start, in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 14/1

6^th

2 ½

(1)

Ghostly

59-5

20/1

T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: Christian Howarth (3)

In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace op 16/1

7^th

(9)

Temur Khan

89-2

28/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Molly Gunn (7)

Dwelt soon switched left, in rear, pushed along over 1f out, never near leaders op 20/1

8^th

2 ½

(12)

Gold Standard

79-3

28/1

T: A W CarrollJ: P J McDonald

Slowly away, in rear, never on terms op 20/1

9^th

1 ¾

(8)

With A Start

89-7

80/1

T: P WinksJ: Mark Winn (3)

Raced wide held up, pushed along and weakened over 1f out op 40/1

10^th

1 ½

(7)

Moon Over The Sea

49-8

4/1

T: A W CarrollJ: C Lee

Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong tchd 7/2

11^th

1 ½

(6)

Camusdarach

39-5

50/1

T: Joe PontingJ: William Cox

Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 40/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Urban Champion²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: R T Phillips J: K Shoemark

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.30, £1.80, £1.80EX:£12.40Trifecta:£55.00Tricast:£40.79SF:£9.78Swingers:£2.80, £3.50, £3.20

Forecasts

Optician (15/8), Moon Over The Sea (4/1), Louisiana Bay (9/2), Trusty Scout (11/2), Urban Champion (11/2), Kemerton (7/1), Ghostly (20/1), Black Smoke (22/1), Temur Khan (28/1), Gold Standard (28/1), Camusdarach (50/1), With A Start (80/1)

Having shaped with promise back from a five-month break over 8.6f here 3 weeks ago, URBAN CHAMPION could be worth chancing. That was just his seventh career start and there's a good chance that he'll improve for this step up in trip. Trusty Scout is an obvious contender on the strength of his recent Kempton success and is second choice. Louisiana Bay shouldn't be far away if coping well with this stiffer test and Moon Over The Sea also merits respect.

URBAN CHAMPION
TRUSTY SCOUT (IRE)
LOUISIANA BAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Crystal Guard

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 4

J: C Lee | T: I Jardine

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,140.002nd: £1,474.003rd: £736.004th: £368.005th: £184.00