19:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 12 January 2026

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 142y  |   Standard  |   11 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:31  |   Winning time: 1m 48.63s
1st
Horse silk
2
(5)
2/1f
T: M ApplebyJ: Edward Greatrex
Held up towards rear, rapid and smooth headway from 2f out, raced towards centre over 1f out, led inside final furlong, asserted towards finish op 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
(9)
10/3
T: J CandlishJ: George Wood
Restless in stalls, prominent, soon disputed lead, clearly led after 1f, ridden when faced challenge inside final furlong, headed inside final 100yds, no extra towards finish op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
12
(12)
28/1
T: M D I UsherJ: Jason Watson
Held up towards rear, raced wide, steady headway from 2f out, ran on well final furlong, went third towards finish, no chance with leading pair op 33/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
(6)
9/1
T: A W CarrollJ: Rowan Scott
Prominent, faced wide, ridden approaching 3f out, outpaced byt leaders over 1f out, weakened to fourth inside final 110yds op 10/1 tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
10
(10)
25/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Gina Mangan
In rear, some headway from over 1f out, kept on but too much to do final furlong op 22/1
6th
Horse silk
½
4
(4)
7/2
T: A W CarrollJ: N Callan
Disputed lead early, soon prominent, outpaced 2f out, short of room and denied run 1f out, soon weakened op 10/3
7th
Horse silk
hd
8
(11)
14/1
T: R J PriceJ: Callum Shepherd
Prominent, soon raced in second, ridden 2f out, lost position over 1f out, weakened quickly final 110yds op 11/1 tchd 10/1
8th
Horse silk
½
6
(3)
25/1
T: T D BarronJ: Callum Rodriguez
In touch with leaders, ridden when lost ground inside 2f out, switched left over 1f out, weakened final 110yds op 22/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
(2)
9/1
T: L A MullaneyJ: Sean Kirrane
Prominent, dropped towards rear after halfway, struggling from 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 10/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1
10th
Horse silk
¾
9
(1)
16/1
T: S ThomasJ: Rob Hornby
Always towards rear op 22/1
11th
Horse silk
3 ½
1
(7)
50/1
T: J BennettJ: Laura Coughlan (3)
Prominent, disputed lead early, prominent, after 1f, outpaced 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong op 66/1
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Non-Runners

7
(8)
Horse silk
Strobelight1
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 4
T: G Boughey  J: Billy Loughnane
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.10, £1.90, £7.50EX:£7.30Trifecta:£220.70Tricast:£153.42SF:£8.79Swingers:£2.90, £12.80, £20.80

Forecasts

R P Mcmurphy (2/1), How's The Guvnor (10/3), Scenario (7/2), Strobelight (8/1), Volendam (9/1), Dash Power (9/1), Lhebayeb (14/1), Paps Of Jura (16/1), Faster Bee (25/1), Homer Stokes (25/1), Arlecchino's Rex (28/1), Pacific Prince (50/1)

Verdict

The consistent R P MCMURPHY looks the way to go. He has finished on the premises off this mark on all three starts since opening his account over C&D in December and there's no reason to think that he won't continue the good work. Lhebayeb has edged down to a workable mark and is feared on the back of a decent effort here recently. How's The Guvnor is another to consider and Strobelight will also need considering if taking his chance.

  1. R P MCMURPHY
  2. LHEBAYEB (GER)
  3. HOW'S THE GUVNOR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Kitaro Kich
Weight: 9-8  |Age: 5
17/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,711.002nd: £2,210.003rd: £1,104.004th: £553.005th: £275.00

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