Full Result 4.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 22 December 2025

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(Class 5) (2yo) (7f36yds) 7f 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⁽⁹⁾	2. Free Your Spirit (IRE) 11/4 Billy Loughnane Richard Hughes	Billy Loughnane Richard Hughes	2	97	–	42	77	–
b c Starman - Ribble (FR) (Motivator)
Pressed leader, ridden to lead 1f out, went clear final 110yds, comfortably (op 2/1)

2⁽²⁾ 3	5. Okiru (IRE) 6/1 Luke Morris Archie Watson	Luke Morris Archie Watson	2	97	–	34	66	–
b c Blue Point (IRE) - Dawn Delight (Dawn Approach)
Took keen hold, led but pestered, went clear with winner when headed 1f out (op 7/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [5½]	8. Telling Time 40/1 Jack Doughty Charlie Longsdon	Jack Doughty Charlie Longsdon	2	93	47	23	55	–
b g Time Test - Christmas Joy (IRE) (Galileo)
In touch with leaders, went third over 1f out, no match for first two (op 50/1 tchd 33/1)

4⁽³⁾ shd [5½]	10. Sunshine And Roses 100/30 Harry Davies Jack Channon	Harry Davies Jack Channon	2	812	62	18	50	–
b f Massaat (IRE) - Sunshineandbubbles (Multiplex)
Midfield, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders (jockey said filly was slowly away) (op 3/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [8]	6. Galileo Blue (IRE) 5/2F Cieren Fallon Hugo Palmer	Cieren Fallon Hugo Palmer	2	93	–	16	48	–
b c Galileo Gold - Serengeti Star (Teofilo)
Dwelt start, hampered start, in rear, bit short of room over 1f out, steady headway inside final furlong, never dangerous (op 10/3)

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [8½]	9. Backfire 28/1 Kieran O'Neill Scott Dixon	Kieran O'Neill Scott Dixon	2	812	–	10	42	–
b f Aclaim (IRE) - M'As Tu Vu (FR) (Falco)
Ducked right start, never better than midfield (op 40/1 tchd 25/1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [9]	4. Meritocratic (IRE) 7/1 George Wood James Horton	George Wood James Horton	2	97	–	18	50	–
b c Churchill (IRE) - Etoile Bleu (IRE) (Starspangledbanner)
In touch with leaders on outer, weakened over 1f out (op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and 15/2)

8⁽⁷⁾ 2 [11]	3. Hamish Leek 40/1 Rowan Scott James Horton	Rowan Scott James Horton	2	97	–	13	45	–
b g Bated Breath - Elvrika (IRE) (Kodiac)
Ran without front shoe, dwelt start, always behind (op 33/1)

9⁽¹⁾ 2½ [13½]	1. Baggie Boy 22/1 Lewis Edmunds Jack Jones	Lewis Edmunds Jack Jones	2	97	–	6	38	–
b g Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) - Habita (IRE) (Montjeu)
Dwelt start, soon prominent on inner, weakened over 1f out (op 18/1)

10⁽⁶⁾ shd [13½]	7. Sunday Sinatra 150/1 Libby Swallow ⁷ Ollie Sangster	Libby Swallow ⁷ Ollie Sangster	2	810	45	2	34	–
ch g Twilight Son - Oppressive (Ulysses)
Hampered start, always behind

10 ran Off time: 4:30:42 Winning time: 1m 29.59s (slow by 3.39s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: R Rexton, M Gander & M Osborne (Free Your Spirit) 1st breeder: Guillaumedesaintseinetinnakilljcantillon
2nd owner: Salem Rashid Bin Ghadayer (Okiru)
3rd owner: Bill & Liz Bailey (Telling Time)
Tote win: £3.75 PL: £1.20 £1.90 £9.40 Ex: £11.40 CSF: £19.03 Trifecta: £506.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 55 (35%) M [4-7] 16 (30%) H [8-10] 79 (35%)

4:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 22 Dec 2025

Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B/C/D) (GBB Race)