We have a busy day’s racing on Monday with action from Plumpton and Wolverhampton, live on Sky Sports Racing…
6.00 Wolverhampton – Exciting Oscar Nominee seeks second win
Oscar Nominee looks to make it two wins from two in the Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Fillies’ Novice Stakes at Wolverhampton.
James Ferguson has developed a good partnership with Qatar Racing and they look to have a nice one on their hands here.
The daughter of Frankel is bred to be smart, being a half-sister to Group Three-scorer Cheshire Academy and despite being weak in the market, she enjoyed a patient ride from Jonny Peate and showed a nice turn of foot to get her head in front against some nice fillies. This was an eye-catching performance and she will be an exciting horse to watch this spring.
Charlie Appleby and John and Thady Gosden are represented with Ribbon Of Sea and Itsonlyrockandroll who both look to better their debut efforts and cannot be discounted.
The ever-consistent Too Hot To Tango reopposes, looking to open her account for the Hughie Morrison team.
2.30 Plumpton – Rap Soul bids to defy 12lb rise
Rap Soul returns to Plumpton for the DragonBet The Roar Before BOG @ Cheltenham Novices’ Handicap Chase bidding to defy a 12lb penalty he incurred for his latest success at this venue last month.
Richard Bandey’s seven-year-old gelding started his career over fences in eye-catching fashion, winning by the best part of 10 lengths and eased down at the line. He has been slapped with a hefty rise in the weights for that but, given the manner of his victory, you would not put it past him going in again.
Carpe Diem looks to be the chief threat and comes here off the back of a below-par effort in deep ground after an impressive win and needs to bounce back to form.
Lunar Ocean has an inconsistent profile and may need a career best to threaten the principles.
Goguenard completes the quartet.
7.00 Wolverhampton – Champion Again Ole and Monsieur Kodi clash
Two previous winners lock horns in the Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap.
Champion Again Ole comes here off the back of a win at Kempton back in September on just his fifth career start and just his third on the all-weather. He justified market support and won well by just under two lengths on his first start after being gelded but must faces a 7lb penalty for that success.
Monsieur Kodi is a completely different proposition to that rival, having run 53 times, winning nine races with seven of them on the all-weather. Richard Fahey’s gelding comes here off the back of scoring for the first time since July last year and now back in form he could easily go on a run. He has been knocked up 4lb for that Lingfield success last month and arrives here on level weights with the less-exposed Champion Again Ole.
Brazilian Rose is a regular feature on the all-weather and rarely fails to run her race, so should not be underestimated for the Rebecca Menzies yard.
Best of the rest
3.30 Plumpton – Inferno Sacree and Ferret Jeeter clash.
4.00 Plumpton – Scottish King looks to go back to back.
6.30 Wolverhampton – Crown Relic looks to back up first success.
