20:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 30 March 2026

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 142y  |   Standard  |   11 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:30  |   Winning time: 1m 49.83s
1st
Horse silk
6
(6)
Captain Pickles
49-5
10/3f
T: T Culhane & S BarclayJ: S Donohoe
Mounted in chute and wore hood early to post, midfield, ridden and progress out wide over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, led final 100yds, ran on op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
3
(3)
Brinton
59-8
17/2
T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby
Slow start, held up in touch, pushed along and progress over 1f out, switched left final furlong, took second close home op 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
9
(11)
Arlecchino's Rex
49-3
17/2
T: M D I UsherJ: Jason Watson
Held up in rear, ridden on far side rail over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, went third final stride op 15/2
4th
Horse silk
sh
11
(9)
Princess Vivi
49-0
33/1
T: A BrittainJ: Cam Hardie
Prominent, shaken up to lead over 1f out, headed final 100yds, lost two places close home
5th
Horse silk
1
1
(10)
Sceptic
69-9
9/2
T: Ian WilliamsJ: P Mulrennan
Raced wide in midfield, pushed along 2f out, briefly went third final furlong, soon lost third and no extra
6th
Horse silk
1
7
(2)
First Encounter
59-5
13/2
T: J GallagherJ: L Morris
Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1
7th
Horse silk
½
5
(7)
Mooretown Lad
69-6
6/1
T: A WintleJ: Finley Marsh
Held up in rear, shaken up over 2f out, went past beaten rivals final furlong, short of room near finish, never threatened op 13/2 tchd 15/2
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
2
(8)
Wyvern
79-8
14/1
T: P MorrisJ: Ryan Kavanagh (5)
Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never in contention op 12/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
4
(1)
Like Magic
59-6
5/1
T: D M LoughnaneJ: J Mitchell
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong tchd 9/2
10th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
(5)
Take The A Train
49-5
20/1
T: W G HarrisonJ: Barry McHugh
Wore hood to post, midfield, asked for effort 2f out, soon held op 18/1
11th
Horse silk
1
10
(4)
Morning Suit
59-0
100/1
T: P S McEnteeJ: Grace McEntee
Midfield, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten op 80/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.70, £2.90, £3.70EX:£37.60Trifecta:£247.90Tricast:£233.78SF:£33.44Swingers:£7.10, £6.10, £11.10

Forecasts

Captain Pickles (10/3), Sceptic (9/2), Like Magic (5/1), Mooretown Lad (6/1), First Encounter (13/2), Brinton (17/2), Arlecchino's Rex (17/2), Wyvern (14/1), Take The A Train (20/1), Princess Vivi (33/1), Morning Suit (100/1)

Verdict

FIRST ENCOUNTER made it 2 wins from his last 3 starts despite refusing to settle at Lingfield 33 days ago and, on a competitive mark back in a handicap, he shades preference over fellow last-time-out winner Captain Pickles. Sceptic and Brinton are another pair to factor in.

  1. FIRST ENCOUNTER
  2. CAPTAIN PICKLES (IRE)
  3. SCEPTIC (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £3,140.002nd: £1,474.003rd: £736.004th: £368.005th: £184.00

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