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Wolverhampton (AW)

6:00

Date 2025-12-27

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £5,211

Runners 13

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (11)	Lorca's Waltz ch Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-16	6.7	3/1 25%
Lope De Vega colt who is bred to handle this surface; interesting newcomer
12 (6)	Lady Dora Mae b Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	128	—	7	-	72	-	55d	—	—	-14	5.7	3/1 25%
Showed some promise in Curragh maiden for Fozzy Stack; open to improvement
7 (13)	Tewkesbury ch Harry Davies · Simon & Ed Crisford	Harry Davies · Simon & Ed Crisford	133	h	42	-	70	48	19d	—	—	-7	10	4/1 20%
Neck second when favourite for C&D maiden last time; major contender
5 (7)	Objector b Callum Shepherd · George Scott	Callum Shepherd · George Scott	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.3	13/2 13%
Debutant; has a doubt over the trip but market support should be noted
8 (4)	Turtle Reef b Hollie Doyle · Hugo Palmer	Hollie Doyle · Hugo Palmer	133	—	65	-	77	53	30d	—	—	-8	3.1	13/2 13%
Not out of this on form but his ideal scene may be handicaps soon
4 (3)	Mythical Bay ch Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	133	—	47	-	76	37	30d	—	—	-5	1.9	11/1 8%
Rather disappointing last time but may yet confirm the form of his debut effort
1 (10)	Empirical b Jack Doughty · Ed Walker	Jack Doughty · Ed Walker	133	—	7	-	38	-	15d	—	—	-4	1.4	16/1 6%
Too green to do himself justice in Southwell maiden; should do better
6 (12)	Saxophonic b Rowan Scott · K R Burke	Rowan Scott · K R Burke	133	—	88	-	58	29	19d	—	—	-2	0.8	40/1 2%
Likely to be more interesting in handicaps shortly
9 (8)	Von Dutch b Darragh Keenan · Kevin Philippart De Foy	Darragh Keenan · Kevin Philippart De Foy	133	—	—	-	35	14	31d	—	—	-2	0.7	50/1 2%
Always towards the rear in Southwell contest but is the type to do better
11 (9)	Campeona b Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	128	—	87	-	53	36	17d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Prescott filly who should be more interesting when switched to handicaps
10 (2)	Wedonttellthetruth b Jonny Peate · Mark Loughnane	Jonny Peate · Mark Loughnane	133	—	6	-	62	23	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Recorded a modest RPR in 9.5f event at Wolverhampton
13 (5)	Queen Of Astolat b Mikkel Mortensen(5) · Charlie Fellowes	Mikkel Mortensen(5) · Charlie Fellowes	128	h	57	-	55	40	16d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Plenty to find on the figures
2 (1)	Jerseygeordie br/gr Rob Hornby · Jamie Osborne	Rob Hornby · Jamie Osborne	133	—	9	-	-	16	5d	—	—	-1	0.3	250/1 0%
Always behind in 1m contest at Lingfield on Monday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lorca's Waltz	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1
Lady Dora Mae	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Tewkesbury	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2
Objector	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Turtle Reef	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	13/2
Mythical Bay	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Empirical	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Saxophonic	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	40/1
Von Dutch	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Campeona	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Wedonttellthetruth	150/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	100/1
Queen Of Astolat	150/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	100/1
Jerseygeordie	250/1	150/1	150/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tewkesbury

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Lorca's Waltz

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Lady Dora Mae

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Objector

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Turtle Reef

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Mythical Bay

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Empirical

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Saxophonic

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Von Dutch

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Campeona

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Wedonttellthetruth

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Queen Of Astolat

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Jerseygeordie

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lorca's Waltz	—	—	—
Lady Dora Mae	—	72	—
Tewkesbury	—	70	48
Objector	—	—	—
Turtle Reef	—	77	53
Mythical Bay	—	76	37
Empirical	—	38	—
Saxophonic	—	58	29
Von Dutch	—	35	14
Campeona	—	53	36
Wedonttellthetruth	—	62	23
Queen Of Astolat	—	55	40
Jerseygeordie	—	—	16

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lorca's Waltz	—	—
Lady Dora Mae	55d ago	Fresh
Tewkesbury	19d ago	Fit
Objector	—	—
Turtle Reef	30d ago	Fit
Mythical Bay	30d ago	Fit
Empirical	15d ago	Fit
Saxophonic	19d ago	Fit
Von Dutch	31d ago	Fit
Campeona	17d ago	Fit
Wedonttellthetruth	21d ago	Fit
Queen Of Astolat	16d ago	Fit
Jerseygeordie	5d ago	Quick return

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