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15:20 Wolverhampton

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 50y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 39.27s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cold Turkey

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Compton Bolter (IRE)

    9/4

      3
      Silk -

      Rehearsal

      3/1

        1(5)
        Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap

        Compton Bolter (IRE)

        27 BFDC
        9/4
        • Form 544133
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 107

        led, headed over 1f out, kept on well under pressure

        2(1)
        Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap

        Putra Sas (IRE)

        565
        20/1
        • Form 21/2206-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 102

        keen and in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out

        3(2)
        Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap

        Rehearsal

        90
        3/1
        • Form 568-330
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 92

        always prominent, ridden and kept on final furlong

        4(7)
        Silk - Orange, Black stripe, Black sleeves, Orange armlets

        Cold Turkey

        47 D
        6/1
        • Form 102083
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 91

        held up rear, steady headway on outside over 2f out to chase leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well

        5(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red striped cap

        Tiger Tiger (FR)

        77
        8/1
        • Form 713548
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 89

        held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong

        6(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Red stripe, Red sleeves, Yellow armlets

        Garden Society (IRE)

        39 CDDC
        12/1
        • Form 81041B
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 88

        prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

        7(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        The Violin Player (USA)

        14 D
        13/2
        • Form 050473
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 83

        held up, headway 7f out, hard ridden 1f out, soon one pace

        8(3)
        Silk - White, Red seams, sleeves and cap

        Wellington Hall (GER)

        27
        14/1
        • Form 230675
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 78

        chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Cold Turkey can make the most of the weight that he receives from Compton Bolter, with Garden Society and The Violin Player two others to note. Cold Turkey was a prolific winner on the all-weather last year, but has struggled to make the same impact off his higher mark. However, Gary Moore's versatile campaigner showed renewed vigour when duly making a successful debut over hurdles at Plumpton last month, and was a rather cosy winner despite the margin of just a head. That at least shows that he is not to be written off yet, and he may well translate that form across the codes here. Compton Bolter won the Group 3 Dubai Duty Free Arc Trial at Newbury in September, and more recently was third in the Listed Churchill Stakes here over 10 furlongs. He in all truth sets the standard, but will be priced accordingly, and the value lies with Cold Turkey. Of the rest, Garden Society meets the selection on four-pound worse terms after beating him over two miles here the time before last, and The Violin Player figured in a blanket finish when fourth at Wolverhampton, but will need the race to pan out for him to come through late. We reckon that it is worth chancing that Cold Turkey will show that he is not finished on the Flat just yet.

        Formwatch

        Compton Bolter (IRE) 9-2fav (9-4) In touch, chased leading pair over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Kew Green (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Nov.

        Putra Sas (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Prominent, one pace, 6th of 15, 9l behind Groom Tesse (9-2) at Capannelle 1m 4f Grp 1 gd in May '04.

        Rehearsal 17-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 15th of 19, 8l behind Star of Light (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Sept.

        Cold Turkey 7-2 (10-0) Held up in touch, improved over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Garden Society (9-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct.

        Tiger Tiger (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 4f out, 8th of 11, 27l behind Munsef (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst stk (1) gs in Sept.

        Garden Society (IRE) 7-2 (9-13) Held up, headway when brought down in race won by Monte Cristo (8-7) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov, 12 ran.

        The Violin Player (USA) 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on well towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Pass The Port (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

        Wellington Hall (GER) 16-1 (8-4) Soon tracked leader, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Sri Diamond (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Nov.