20:30 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 5 December 2023

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Kemerton^p1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 55| BF

7/1

11/4, bit below form 10½ lengths seventh of 12 to Trusty Scout in handicap at Kempton (12f) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and will be a danger to all if the new headgear/switch to this surface help prompt a return to form.

Form: 70-9957

(11)

Louisiana Bay¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Jack Jones| OR: 55

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, good third of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 14 days ago. Up in trip and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 88-653

(3)

Black Smoke^b1,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 55

22/1

Winner at Lingfield in August. Sixth of 9 in handicap (7/1) at this course (9.5f) 18 days ago. Back up in trip and blinkers on 1st time. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 127966

(7)

Moon Over The Sea⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Respectable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 40 days ago, not much room. Each-way shout.

Form: 317463

(8)

With A Start^t⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: P Winks| OR: 53

80/1

100/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Worcester (16.5f, good to soft) 78 days ago. Back down in trip. Modest on the Flat, 7/14 on last Flat outing. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 8/05-057

(4)

Trusty Scout¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 52| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Won 12-runner handicap at Kempton (12f, 9/1) 15 days ago, suited by strong pace. Remains on a fair mark back up 3 lb and he's probably the one to beat.

Form: 643341

(2)

Optician^t1⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S Lycett| OR: 55

15/8

7/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (10f, heavy) 46 days ago. Back up in trip on first run for yard after leaving Tim Easterby and tongue strap on 1st time. Opposable on balance.

Form: 646448

(6)

Camusdarach⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 55

50/1

20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 60 days ago. Significantly up in trip on this debut for new yard.

Form: 537628

(1)

Ghostly^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 51| C| D

20/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. Latest win at Newcastle in November. Seventh of 11 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, left poorly placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 454617

(12)

Gold Standard³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: A W Carroll| OR: 49| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 80/1) 34 days ago. Can only be watched at present.

Form: 1832-00

(9)

Temur Khan⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Molly Gunn⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48| D

28/1

Didn't need to improve to win 6-runner handicap at Brighton (11.9f, good, 12/1) 56 days ago. 2 lb rise fair enough but whether he will be able to back that up remains to be seen, given his somewhat up-and-down profile.

Form: 346951

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Urban Champion²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: R T Phillips J: K Shoemark

Forecasts

Optician (15/8), Moon Over The Sea (4/1), Louisiana Bay (9/2), Trusty Scout (11/2), Urban Champion (11/2), Kemerton (7/1), Ghostly (20/1), Black Smoke (22/1), Temur Khan (28/1), Gold Standard (28/1), Camusdarach (50/1), With A Start (80/1)

Having shaped with promise back from a five-month break over 8.6f here 3 weeks ago, URBAN CHAMPION could be worth chancing. That was just his seventh career start and there's a good chance that he'll improve for this step up in trip. Trusty Scout is an obvious contender on the strength of his recent Kempton success and is second choice. Louisiana Bay shouldn't be far away if coping well with this stiffer test and Moon Over The Sea also merits respect.