St Leger Form Study On attheraces.com Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

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St Leger Form Study On attheraces.com Handicap

Date 2023-09-09

Distance 5f21y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,873

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (3)	Nelson Gay Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Michael Dods	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Michael Dods	139	p	468319	76	88	57	29d	—	—	-1	21.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Had an excuse last time and only 1lb higher than for his earlier AW win; strong contender
5 (4)	Ecclesiastical Chestnut J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Tristan Davidson	J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Tristan Davidson	134	—	332133	71	86	-	10d	—	—	+4	23.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Three turf wins for new yard this summer; up in weights and goes without headgear today
2 (2)	Betweenthesticks Bay J:Rose Dawes(5) T:Jack Channon	J:Rose Dawes(5) T:Jack Channon	137	p	622364	75	87	-	19d	—	—	-1	14.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
C&D winner; drops in class and retains plenty of ability; one to take seriously
6 (8)	Murbih Bay J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Antony Brittain	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Antony Brittain	131	—	670532	68	84	66	10d	—	—	+2	15.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Conditions to suit and comes here in form; Billy Loughnane on for the first time; chance
3 (5)	Bang On The Bell Bay J:Liam Wright(7) T:J R Jenkins	J:Liam Wright(7) T:J R Jenkins	136	b	150841	73	86	-	25d	—	—	+9	18.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Game turf win last month; 11lb higher on AW but does have a good record over C&D
4 (7)	Cinque Verde Bay J:Mollie Phillips(3) T:Tony Carroll	J:Mollie Phillips(3) T:Tony Carroll	134	p	361672	72	85	73	7d	—	—	+7	16	2.50/1	11 9%
An easy win and a close 2nd in two C&D runs; more on her plate up 2lb and taking on males
7 (6)	Spanish Angel Brown J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	130	—	421266	67	84	78	13d	—	—	+6	12.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Conditions to suit but usually plies his trade at a lower level; others look stronger
8 (1)	Yaahobby Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Antony Brittain	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Antony Brittain	125	tp	253218	62	84	70	25d	—	—	+10	14.6	4.75/1	20 5%
Well backed when winning a 0-55 here in July; struggled off this mark latest; opposable
9 (9)	Street Life Chestnut J:Connor Murtagh T:Patrick Morris	J:Connor Murtagh T:Patrick Morris	122	v	608053	59	84	70	8d	—	—	+3	6.1	8.00/1	33 3%
Conditions fine and ran okay last week; drawn wide and may find this too competitive

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Nelson Gay	5/2	3	5/2	3	3
Ecclesiastical	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Betweenthesticks	9/2	9/2	5	9/2	4
Murbih	11/2	5	11/2	11/2	11/2
Bang On The Bell	9	15/2	8	17/2	17/2
Cinque Verde	10	10	10	10	11
Spanish Angel	12	12	12	12	14
Yaahobby	20	18	20	20	20
Street Life	33	28	22	28	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Ecclesiastical

23.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 12.2 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Nelson Gay

21.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 6.7

5/2

3rd

Bang On The Bell

18.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Cinque Verde

OR: 5.5 Form: 8 Odds: 2.5

Murbih

15.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 4

11/2

Betweenthesticks

14.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 4 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Yaahobby

14.6

OR: 3 Form: 10.4 Odds: 1.2

Spanish Angel

12.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.7

Street Life

6.1

OR: 2.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nelson Gay	76	88	57
Betweenthesticks	75	87	—
Bang On The Bell	73	86	—
Cinque Verde	72	85	73
Ecclesiastical	71	86	—
Murbih	68	84	66
Spanish Angel	67	84	78
Yaahobby	62	84	70
Street Life	59	84	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cinque Verde	7d ago	Quick return
Street Life	8d ago	Quick return
Ecclesiastical	10d ago	Quick return
Murbih	10d ago	Quick return
Spanish Angel	13d ago	Quick return
Betweenthesticks	19d ago	Fit
Bang On The Bell	25d ago	Fit
Yaahobby	25d ago	Fit
Nelson Gay	29d ago	Fit