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Wolverhampton (AW)

16:30

Date 2025-11-29

Distance 5f21y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,402

Winning Time 1m 1.89s (slow by 2.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fortification (GB) James Doyle · Archie Watson	4/6F	Won
2nd	Havana Jag (GB) George Wood · Dylan Cunha	11/1	2.5
3rd	Palmeira (GB) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	6/4	0.2
4th	Al Najashi (GB) Stevie Donohoe · Ollie Sangster	80/1	6.5
5th	Power Cut (GB) Joey Haynes · Chelsea Banham	150/1	0.3
6th	Hardstyle (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	28/1	0.3
7th	Lieutenant Sir (GB) Luke Morris · Archie Watson	25/1	.5
8th	Exhibition Match (GB) Nicola Currie · Ollie Sangster	33/1	5.5

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (7)	Fortification Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:James Doyle T:Archie Watson	133	p	32	-	86	-	178d	—	—	-23	22.1	0.23/1	10/11 52%
£350,000 breeze-up buy; placed twice in first half of year; retains potential
8 (5)	Palmeira Chestnut J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	128	tp	342760	88	98	-	29d	—	—	-15	23.5	0.31/1	5/4 44%
0-9 but went close in 5f Listed race at Newbury in August; seems sure to be thereabouts
7 (3)	Havana Jag Bay J:George Wood T:Dylan Cunha	J:George Wood T:Dylan Cunha	128	—	36	-	74	72	9d	—	—	-3	4.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Signs of ability at Brighton and Southwell; open to further progress; each-way claims
4 (4)	Lieutenant Sir Bay J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Not ruled out on pedigree; worth a market check with yard also running Fortification
6 (1)	Exhibition Match Bay J:Nicola Currie T:Ollie Sangster	J:Nicola Currie T:Ollie Sangster	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
50,000gns yearling; plausible newcomer on paper; one of two runners for Ollie Sangster
3 (6)	Hardstyle Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	133	—	8	-	57	55	9d	1W/1P 1 run	—	-3	1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Drifted in the market, slowly away and always in rear on debut at Southwell
1 (8)	Al Najashi Bay J:Stevie Donohoe T:Ollie Sangster	J:Stevie Donohoe T:Ollie Sangster	133	h	04	-	59	8	26d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Showed more than on debut when fourth of five over C&D but will need another leap forward
5 (2)	Power Cut Chestnut J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	133	—	6	-	51	16	33d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Went off 50-1 and trailed throughout at Lingfield last month; difficult to recommend

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fortification	10/11	evn	10/11	10/11	10/11
Palmeira	6/5	5/4	6/5	6/5	6/5
Havana Jag	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	10/1
Lieutenant Sir	28/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Exhibition Match	28/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Hardstyle	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1
Al Najashi	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Power Cut	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	100/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Palmeira

23.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Fortification

22.1

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 15

10/11

3rd

Havana Jag

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2

14/1

Lieutenant Sir

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

28/1

Exhibition Match

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

28/1

Hardstyle

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Al Najashi

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Power Cut

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Palmeira	88	98	—
Fortification	—	86	—
Havana Jag	—	74	72
Lieutenant Sir	—	—	—
Exhibition Match	—	—	—
Hardstyle	—	57	55
Al Najashi	—	59	8
Power Cut	—	51	16

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Havana Jag	9d ago	Quick return
Hardstyle	9d ago	Quick return
Al Najashi	26d ago	Fit
Palmeira	29d ago	Fit
Power Cut	33d ago	Fit
Fortification	178d ago	Long break
Lieutenant Sir	—	—
Exhibition Match	—	—