Martineo proving the main man

MARTINEO is two from two at Wolverhampton and can maintain his 100 per cent record at the Dunstall Park track in the Like Sun Racing On Facebook Handicap at Wolverhampton.

The son of Declaration Of War first struck on only his second career start last March when with William Haggas, and made a triumphant return a month ago on his second run since joining Paul d’Arcy and his first since being gelded.

His latest success came over six furlongs and he only got up in the last few strides to deny Kupa River by a neck.

He was only put up 2lb and the extra furlong this time could eke out further improvement, making the fouryear-old worthy of the nap vote.

Ulster has not run at Wolverhampton before but that is not really surprising as the four-year-old has only had three starts.

To think he cost Godolphin 120,000 guineas as a foal suggests he ticked every box at that stage, but he has clearly had his fair share of problems as he was restricted to just one run for Saeed bin Suroor.

He was cast aside and taken to Tattersalls Autumn Sales, where Archie Watson acquired him for £25,000.

That could prove to be a real bargain as he has already started to make up for lost time with two victories at Kempton this year. A rating of 76 for his first handicap could well be a lenient mark.