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MAGIC RUNNER is fancied to live up to her name with a victory in the Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap (12.57) at Wolverhampton on Friday.

Successful over Dunstall Park’s extended nine furlongs at the start of December, the Ruth Carr-trained daughter of Sea The Moon was back in business over the same course and distance a week ago.

Punters ignored Magic Runner’s chances for a nine-runner apprentice handicap as my selection went off a 16-1 chance.

But the four-year-old laughed at those odds, rattling up the home straight to beat Francesi by one length.

That was a particularly good effort given Magic Runner’s tendency to over-race during the early stages under Taryn Langley – James Sullivan is back on board today – and her chance is obvious from an unchanged British Horseracing Authority mark of 59.

At Southwell, IMOLA is expected for atone for a last-time-out near miss to lift the Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (4.45).

The five-year-old daughter has been a model of consistency since joining Joey Ramsden and gained her first career success with a two-and-a-quarter-length beating of Amarachi over course and distance 17 days ago.

Imola went under by a short head to Latin at Wolverhampton last Friday but, with a 3lb rise in the weights looking within range, can get back to winning ways.

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WOLVERHAMPTON
12.57 MAGIC RUNNER (NAP)
1.27 FOREST CAPER
1.57 OBJECTOR
2.27 PREFERRED
3.02 PIPERSTOWN
3.37 BEAUZON
4.10 LAZZAR
4.40 NIVELLE’S MAGIC

WARWICK
1.05 FEEL GUT
1.35 LISNAMURRICAN
2.05 JOUR D’EVASION
2.37 LIBRE DE CHOEUR
3.12 CONNIEMAK
3.47 HE KNOWS BETTER
4.18 JET PLANE

SOUTHWELL
4.45 IMOLA (NB)
5.15 LADY DORA MAE
5.45 BRAZILIAN ROSE
6.15 GIORGIO M
6.45 ELIGIBLE
7.15 FORTIFICATION
7.45 GRAND DUCHESS OLGA
8.15 GREY SANDS

DONCASTER
12.45 HARDLY SURPRISING
1.15 ONE BIG BANG
1.45 MINELLA JURY
2.15 GUARD DUTY
2.50 JAMAICAINE
3.25 KALHANDRION
4.00 ROMEO BROWN

DOUBLE: MAGIC RUNNER and IMOLA