19:15 Wolverhampton

Friday 22 December 2023

All17:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

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Off time: 19:17 | Winning time: 1m 27.97s

1^st

(3)

Eden Storm

39-7

10/1

T: M BottiJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on op 11/1

2^nd

(2)

Smoky Mountain

39-7

3/1f

T: C FellowesJ: Harry Davies

Edged left start and slowly into strode, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not much room, ran on final 100 yards, went 2nd close home, just held op 11/4

3^rd

(5)

O G Beachwear

39-5

9/2

T: H PalmerJ: J Mitchell

Prominent early, tracked leaders, switched left and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish op 8/1

4^th

(8)

Visibility

69-9

11/1

T: S DixonJ: Elisha Whittington (5)

Mid-division, not much room, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders op 10/1

5^th

(11)

Dutch Kingdom

39-6

14/1

T: Darryll HollandJ: J F Egan

Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 12/1

6^th

(1)

How Impressive

49-4

9/1

T: H PalmerJ: C Lee

Reared start and slowly away, held up in rear, switched right over 1f out, ran on, never nearer op 13/2

7^th

(6)

Just Janet

39-4

14/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Slowly away, held up in mid-division, switched right over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous op 10/1

8^th

(7)

Algheed

59-6

15/2

T: D M LoughnaneJ: Finley Marsh

Held up towards rear, headway 1f out, not trouble leaders op 11/1

9^th

(12)

See You Boy

49-10

14/1

T: M BottiJ: Jack Gilligan

Soon prominent, pushed along over 2f out, lost place inside final furlong, eased op 16/1 tchd 12/1

10^th

(10)

Band Of Steel

39-7

11/2

T: S WoodsJ: Rossa Ryan

Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out op 7/2

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Non-Runners

(4)

Shoot To Kill²⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: R Brisland J: K T O'Neill

(9)

Desert Doctor⁴²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: E Walker J: Callum Hutchinson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£3.30, £1.70, £1.70EX:£63.90Trifecta:£312.10Tricast:£147.55SF:£40.55Swingers:£8.00, £11.90, £5.10

Forecasts

Smoky Mountain (3/1), O G Beachwear (9/2), Band Of Steel (11/2), Algheed (15/2), How Impressive (9/1), Eden Storm (10/1), Visibility (11/1), Dutch Kingdom (14/1), Just Janet (14/1), See You Boy (14/1), Desert Doctor (16/1), Shoot To Kill (25/1)

SMOKY MOUNTAIN wasn't hard pressed to open his account in a C&D maiden 18 days ago and, with improvement on the cards, he could have been let in lightly off a mark of 77. He's preferred to fellow last-time-out winners Just Janet and See You Boy.