17:00 Wolverhampton

Sunday 7 January 2024

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Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 2m 1.21s

1^st

(2)

Charlie's Choice

49-4

3/1

T: D M SimcockJ: Callum Shepherd

Chased leaders early, mid-division, headway when short of room briefly on inside 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, ridden out op 11/4

2^nd

(12)

Masqool

69-7

13/2

T: H J EvansJ: Joe Leavy (7)

Prominent, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish tchd 6/1

3^rd

(9)

Shaheen Saqaar

49-7

11/4f

T: E A L DunlopJ: J Mitchell

Held up in mid-division, switched right over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on op 5/2

4^th

(4)

Rise Hall

99-6

14/1

T: G R OldroydJ: Harry Russell

Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway and switched left entering final furlong, went 4th closing stages, kept on op 20/1

5^th

(3)

Franco Grasso

69-6

50/1

T: K FrostJ: Ben Sanderson (3)

Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, carried left entering final furlong, not trouble leaders op 40/1

6^th

(5)

Verona Star

59-6

13/2

T: A W CarrollJ: Rossa Ryan

Prominent early, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong op 6/1

7^th

(7)

Hotspur Harry

79-4

22/1

T: R EdderyJ: Dylan Hogan

Very slowly away, behind, some headway on outside but no impression over 2f out, stayed on final 75 yards op 40/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

(8)

Further Measure

79-5

9/1

T: M Murphy & M KeadyJ: Billy Loughnane

Prominent early, pushed along over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong

9^th

(6)

Still Standing

99-4

100/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Finley Marsh

Always towards rear

10^th

1 ¼

(1)

Prince Ali

69-6

12/1

T: D FaulknerJ: D C Costello

Led, headed over 8f out, stayed handy, losing place when hampered inside final furlong op 18/1

11^th

(10)

Russian Virtue

79-7

9/1

T: R MenziesJ: Hollie Doyle

Ridden early, headway to lead over 8f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened, bumped entering final furlong op 13/2

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Non-Runners

(11)

Tio Mio³⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: A French J: Gina Mangan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £2.10, £1.50EX:£25.70Trifecta:£107.40Tricast:£60.60SF:£23.30Swingers:£6.10, £3.00, £5.40

Forecasts

Shaheen Saqaar (11/4), Charlie's Choice (3/1), Masqool (13/2), Verona Star (13/2), Tio Mio (7/1), Further Measure (9/1), Russian Virtue (9/1), Prince Ali (12/1), Rise Hall (14/1), Hotspur Harry (22/1), Franco Grasso (50/1), Still Standing (100/1)

RUSSIAN VIRTUE has proved better than ever over hurdles of late, battling well when making it 3 wins from his last 4 starts at Carlisle in December, and he can score again from a workable mark back on the level. The main danger could be Shaheen Saqaar, who opened his account in good style at this C&D last time, with Verona Star another to note.