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18:20 Wolverhampton

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 20y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.21s
  • Off Time: 18:20:15
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Living It Large (FR)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Desert Poppy (IRE)

    5/2

      1(5)
      Silk - Light blue and red diabolo, diamonds on sleeves and cap

      Living It Large (FR)

      7 DCD
      7/2
      • Form 21611
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 79

      led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, challenged throughout final furlong, head on gamely

      2(7)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red disc, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

      Quaker Parrot

      46 D
      11/2
      • Form 631022
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 79

      close up, ridden halfway, kept on same pace from over 1f out

      3(2)
      Silk - Pink, royal blue seams, pink cap

      Six Wives

      21 DCD
      15/2
      • Form 126532
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 78

      held up, ridden halfway, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - White, black stars, striped sleeves and stars on cap

      Italian Tom (IRE)

      21 D
      16/1
      • Form 621189
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 78

      dwelt, soon pushed along in rear, never dangerous

      5(4)
      Silk - White, red seams, white sleeves, dark blue stars, white cap, red star

      Micky's Knock Off (IRE)

      9 D
      10/1
      • Form 251683
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked winner after 1f, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

      6(3)
      Silk - Maroon, White epaulets, White sleeves, Maroon stars and stars on cap

      Lewyn

      9 CD
      9/2
      • Form 342319
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 74

      held up, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      7(1)
      Silk - Yellow and red (quartered), yellow sleeves, red spots, yellow cap, red star

      Desert Poppy (IRE)

      30 D
      5/2
      • Form 621
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 73

      led 1f, remained close up, chased winner over 1f out, driven and challenge winner throughout final furlong, always held

      In depth

      Verdict

      Living It Large is in a purple patch at the moment but given his massive weight hike he may be denied his hat-trick by the progressive nursery debutante DESERT POPPY while Quaker Parrot looks best of the rest. Having improved in her first two starts the selection got off the mark with a late run at Kempton last time. She should get the race run to suit and looks fairly treated on her first foray into these ranks. Living It Large set up this hat-trick bid with a cosy win over course and distance last time. The second place horse from the race has advertised the form well but with 11lbs extra to carry here he might just fall short this time. Quaker Parrot has found just one too good on each of his last two starts and won't have been helped by his four pounds mark rise on his all-weather debut and Six Wives ran well in defeat last time and is only a pound heavier here. This looks a pretty decent contest that can go the way of the improving Desert Poppy.

      Formwatch

      Living It Large (FR) 7-2fav (9-8) Made virtually all, ridden and edged right approaching final 1f, ran on well, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Oct beating Vilnius (8-1) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.

      Quaker Parrot 3-1fav (9-2) Led, ridden halfway, pressed from 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed and ran on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, nk behind Angel Of Fashion (9-4) at Leicester 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.

      Six Wives 11-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Lewyn (8-7) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.

      Italian Tom (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 7l behind Lewyn (8-7) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.

      Micky's Knock Off (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Chased leaders ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Besty (8-4) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.

      Lewyn 7-1 (8-10) Close up and raced keen, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 17l behind Besty (8-4) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.

      Desert Poppy (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden inside last, stayed on to lead close home, won at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct beating La Fortunata (9-0) by hd, 11 ran.