Full Result 4.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 29 November 2025

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(Class 5) (2yo) (5f21yds) 5f Standard

1st £3,402 2nd £1,597.05 3rd £798.84 4th £399.42

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. Fortification 4/6F James Doyle Archie Watson	James Doyle Archie Watson	2	97 p¹	–	32	78	–
ch c Mehmas (IRE) - Shumookhi (IRE) (Society Rock)
Made all, set steady pace, ran on from over 1f out (op 10/11 tchd 8/13)

2⁽³⁾ 2½	7. Havana Jag 11/1 George Wood Dylan Cunha	George Wood Dylan Cunha	2	92	–	18	61	–
b f Havana Grey - Poppy Jag (IRE) (Kodiac)
Prominent, kept on but no impression from over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds (tchd 12/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [2¾]	8. Palmeira 6/4 Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	2	92 tp	88	17	60	–
ch f Havana Grey - Miss Villanelle (Ivawood)
Prominent, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 5/4 tchd 6/5)

4⁽⁸⁾ 6½ [9¼]	1. Al Najashi 80/1 Stevie Donohoe Ollie Sangster	Stevie Donohoe Ollie Sangster	2	97 h¹	–	–	42	–
b c Territories (IRE) - Al Hajees (Iffraaj)
Ducked right start, towards rear, ran on inside final furlong (op 50/1 tchd 40/1)

5⁽²⁾ nk [9½]	5. Power Cut 150/1 Joey Haynes Chelsea Banham	Joey Haynes Chelsea Banham	2	97	–	–	41	–
ch g Pearl Secret - Rubis (Monsieur Bond)
In touch with leaders, outpaced from over 1f out (op 125/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ nk [9¾]	3. Hardstyle (IRE) 28/1 Billy Loughnane George Boughey	Billy Loughnane George Boughey	2	97	–	–	40	–
b g Blue Point (IRE) - Belted (Oasis Dream)
Midfield, weakened from 2f out (tchd 33/1)

7⁽⁴⁾ ½ [10¼]	4. Lieutenant Sir 25/1 Luke Morris Archie Watson	Luke Morris Archie Watson	2	97	–	–	38	–
b c Mayson - Bint Aldar (Zoffany)
Slowly away, towards rear, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 22/1)

8⁽¹⁾ 5½ [15¾]	6. Exhibition Match 33/1 Nicola Currie Ollie Sangster	Nicola Currie Ollie Sangster	2	92	–	–	13	–
b f Showcasing - Game And Set (Zoffany)
Slowly away, in rear throughout (jockey said filly was slowly away from stalls and ran green thereafter) (op 25/1 tchd 22/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:30:31 Winning time: 1m 1.89s (slow by 2.19s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Wathnan Racing (Fortification) 1st breeder: Saeed Al Qassimi
2nd owner: Hold My Beer, D Cunha, M Broughton (Havana Jag)
3rd owner: C J Harper (Palmeira)
Tote win: £1.67 PL: £1.10 £2.20 £1.10 Ex: £12.20 CSF: £10.01 Trifecta: £19.40

4:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 29 Nov 2025

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