16:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 22 December 2025

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  • 2YO only  |   Class 5  |   7f 36y  |   Standard  |   10 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:30  |   Winning time: 1m 29.59s
1st
Horse silk
2
(9)
Free Your Spirit
29-7
11/4
T: R HughesJ: Billy Loughnane
Close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and led 1f out, ran on well and cleared away op 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
3
5
(2)
Okiru
29-7
6/1
T: A WatsonJ: L Morris
Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on one pace op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
8
(8)
Telling Time
29-3
40/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Jack Doughty
Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, stayed on, outpaced by front pair final furlong op 50/1 tchd 33/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
10
(3)
Sunshine And Roses
28-12
10/3
T: J ChannonJ: Harry Davies
Shifted right start, mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, ran on but held 1f out op 3/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
6
(5)
Galileo Blue
29-3
5/2f
T: H PalmerJ: Cieren Fallon
Hampered start, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never involved op 10/3
6th
Horse silk
½
9
(4)
Backfire
28-12
28/1
T: S DixonJ: K T O'Neill
Shifted right start, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no progress op 40/1 tchd 25/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
4
(10)
Meritocratic
29-7
7/1
T: James HortonJ: George Wood
Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and 15/2
8th
Horse silk
2
3
(7)
Hamish Leek
29-7
40/1
T: James HortonJ: Rowan Scott
Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, no response op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
1
(1)
Baggie Boy
29-7
22/1
T: Jack JonesJ: Lewis Edmunds
Dwelt, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, gradually dropped away op 18/1
10th
Horse silk
sh
7
(6)
Sunday Sinatra
29-3
150/1
T: Ollie SangsterJ: Libby Swallow (7)
Bumped start, in rear, always behind
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.20, £1.90, £9.40EX:£11.40Trifecta:£506.40SF:£19.03Swingers:£3.30, £22.10, £60.40

Forecasts

Galileo Blue (5/2), Free Your Spirit (11/4), Sunshine And Roses (10/3), Okiru (6/1), Meritocratic (7/1), Baggie Boy (22/1), Backfire (28/1), Telling Time (40/1), Hamish Leek (40/1), Sunday Sinatra (150/1)

Verdict

The most exposed runner SUNSHINE AND ROSES was unlucky not to finish closer over C&D last time and she sets the standard in a winnable novice. Galileo Blue showed much more at Kempton and could be the main danger if improving for the drop back to 7f, while Free Your Spirit may be capable of better, having been well-backed on debut last week. Of the rest, Okiru merits consideration if the market expects him to take another step forward.

  1. SUNSHINE AND ROSES
  2. GALILEO BLUE (IRE)
  3. FREE YOUR SPIRIT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Enacting
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 2
J: Daniel Muscutt  |  T: J R Fanshawe
6/5

Prize Money

1st: £3,402.002nd: £1,597.003rd: £799.004th: £399.00

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