19:30 Wolverhampton

Friday 23 February 2024

All16:5517:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

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Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 3m 5.99s

1^st

(6)

Lawmans Blis

69-9

5/1

T: I FurtadoJ: D Swift

Held up in 5th, headway out wide turning in, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on op 9/2

2^nd

(9)

Bella Bluesky

89-11

2/1f

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Jason Hart

Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, battled on gamely, just held op 5/2

3^rd

3 ¼

(5)

Midnight Shimmer

68-13

20/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Callum Hutchinson (3)

Led 2f, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, 3rd and no extra final furlong op 22/1

4^th

(2)

Heatherdown Hero

59-7

4/1

T: R MenziesJ: Hollie Doyle

Steadied start, raced keenly in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, hung left and plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved

5^th

(4)

Virtual Hug

69-8

11/2

T: Mrs N S EvansJ: Joshua Bryan

Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along home turn, ridden and weakened inside final furlong op 5/1

6^th

(12)

Gentle Fire

89-1

40/1

T: H J EvansJ: Joe Leavy (7)

Raced wide towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, soon ridden, some headway inside final furlong, never threatened op 33/1

7^th

1 ¼

(7)

Taxiing

49-8

12/1

T: P D EvansJ: Jordan Williams (5)

Off the pace in last trio and pushed along at times, reminders and struggling 3f out, never on terms op 11/1

8^th

(11)

Black Smoke

79-7

14/1

T: D M LoughnaneJ: Alec Voikhansky (5)

Tracked leader,led after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd turning in, weakened quickly over 1f out op 12/1

9^th

5 ½

(1)

Lady Valentine

59-9

50/1

T: M ApplebyJ: L Morris

Pushed along early, always towards rear

10^th

3 ½

(3)

Crystal Guard

68-13

15/2

T: I JardineJ: J Fanning

Raced wide towards rear, good headway out wide tracking leaders 8f out, weakened quickly home turn, soon behind and eased when no chance inside final furlong op 9/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

Freestyle¹³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Alexandra Dunn J: William Cox

(10)

Princess Nieve²⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: P Morris J: Jack Enright

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.40Pl:£1.80, £1.30, £5.40EX:£19.00Trifecta:£245.40Tricast:£190.68SF:£15.74Swingers:£3.50, £17.90, £9.80

Forecasts

Bella Bluesky (2/1), Heatherdown Hero (4/1), Lawmans Blis (5/1), Virtual Hug (11/2), Crystal Guard (15/2), Taxiing (12/1), Black Smoke (14/1), Midnight Shimmer (20/1), Princess Nieve (33/1), Gentle Fire (40/1), Lady Valentine (50/1), Freestyle (50/1)

BELLA BLUESKY hasn't had much racing on the Flat and has looked progressive since upped in trip, so she's preferred to fellow last-time-out winner Virtual Hug. Lawmans Blis made a positive start for a new stable last time, so he can also feature under another positive ride.