Wolverhampton (AW)
16:05
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Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 2 Surface: AW
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Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Intervention (GB) 7 G AVG Michael Appleby 117 lbs 7/1 Won Took keen hold - prominent - led and edged left inside final 110yds - ran on(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
2nd 6 Follow Your Heart (IRE) 6 G AVG Mark Loughnane 116 lbs 13/2 .75 Midfield - headway over 2f out - ran on - went second towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
3rd 3 Lord Of The Lodge (IRE) 7 G AVG K R Burke 130 lbs 14/1 .5 Raced in second - led over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
4th 2 Misty Grey (IRE) 8 G Poor Tom Dascombe 130 lbs 9/2 2.5 Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding missed the break)(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
5th 1 Mount Athos (GB) 5 G Good James Tate 135 lbs 4/5F 3.25 Took keen hold - led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding may be feeling the effects of a long season and cited report from jockey that gelding had changed lead several times)(tchd 5/6)
6th 8 Soar Above (GB) 10 G Poor John Butler 116 lbs 66/1 1 Slowly into stride - in rear throughout(op 50/1)
7th 5 Mitrosonfire (GB) 7 G AVG William Muir & Chris Grassick 109 lbs 18/1 6 Blindfold off late - slowly away - in rear - raced wide home turn - soon weakened(op 10/1)
8th 7 Dickieburd (GB) 4 G Poor Craig Lidster 116 lbs 25/1 2.25 Prominent - weakened over 1f out - lost action (jockey said gelding lost his action)(tchd 28/1)