Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

8:30

Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap

Date 2023-10-03

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,140

Winning Time 1m 49.02s (slow by 2.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Opticality (GB) J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Mitchell Hunt	Rhys Clutterbuck / Mitchell Hunt	—	7/2	0
2nd	Polar Rock (IRE) J:Luke Morris T:John Butler	Luke Morris / John Butler	—	14/1	0.3
3rd	Thoughtful Gift (GB) J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	Dylan Hogan / Jack Jones	—	15/2	1.75
4th	Six Strings (GB) J:Adam Farragher T:Derek Shaw	Adam Farragher / Derek Shaw	—	11/1	2.5
5th	Daany (IRE) J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	Taylor Fisher / Joe Tickle	—	12/1	5
6th	Big Muddy (GB) J:Faye McManoman T:Suzzanne France	Faye McManoman / Suzzanne France	—	33/1	0.3
7th	Macon Belle (GB) J:David Probert T:Ed de Giles	David Probert / Ed de Giles	—	25/1	1.25
8th	Lady Bianca (GB) J:Finley Marsh T:Alexandra Dunn	Finley Marsh / Alexandra Dunn	—	80/1	7.5

Non-Runners / Other

PU	Chinese Whisperer (FR)	11/8F
PU	El Royale (GB)	15/2

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
NR (12)	Mysterious Maestro b J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	131	tb	579673	51	63	35	8d	—	—	-18	12.6	7/4 36%
Third behind Chinese Whisperer here (9.5f) last week; no excuses there though
1 (3)	Chinese Whisperer b J:Cam Hardie T:Harriet Bethell	J:Cam Hardie T:Harriet Bethell	136	—	8/8831	52	61	39	8d	—	—	-23	11.2	7/4 36%
Narrow winner here last week (9.5f); not well in under penalty but still likely to go well
2 (1)	Thoughtful Gift b J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	135	p	5776-	51	-	-	483d	—	—	-11	4.7	9/2 18%
Starts out for new yard after a long absence; headgear added; check the betting
5 (4)	Opticality b J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Mitchell Hunt	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Mitchell Hunt	134	v	07-035	50	68	-	20d	—	—	-10	4	5/1 17%
Longstanding maiden but effective over C&D and on a dangerous mark; one to consider
3 (11)	El Royale gr J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	135	b	428524	51	63	45	12d	—	—	-5	8.8	6 17%
Yet to win but he's been in good form since blinkers went on; each-way claims
11 (6)	Six Strings b J:Adam Farragher(3) T:Derek Shaw	J:Adam Farragher(3) T:Derek Shaw	130	h	066756	46	59	33	33d	—	—	-7	2.7	10 10%
C&D winner in January; patchy record since but chance if they go hard early
7 (2)	Polar Rock b J:Luke Morris T:John Butler	J:Luke Morris T:John Butler	131	—	060	51	59	33	34d	—	—	-5	2.4	11 9%
Minor promise in three 7f runs in August; market check essential now handicapping
NR (7)	Hes Our Star b J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	134	b	001660	50	67	39	1d	—	—	-8	7.3	20 5%
Poor strike-rate on AW; 125-1 when behind in the 3.02 at Bath on Monday
6 (8)	Daany b J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:Joe Tickle	J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:Joe Tickle	132	h	9037-0	48	62	-	8d	—	—	-3	1.2	18 6%
Poor hurdle form for this yard and he was behind a couple of these here last week
10 (9)	Macon Belle b J:David Probert T:Ed De Giles	J:David Probert T:Ed De Giles	130	p	730036	46	61	53	17d	—	—	0	3.8	25 4%
Exposed 29-race maiden; effective here but stamina for 1m+ still to be proven
9 (5)	Big Muddy b J:Faye McManoman T:Suzzanne France	J:Faye McManoman T:Suzzanne France	131	—	64R-00	47	63	21	25d	—	—	-2	0.7	50 2%
Quirky customer who has been well beaten in two runs for current stable; lots to prove
12 (10)	Lady Bianca b J:Connor Planas(3) T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Alexandra Dunn	126	p	746006	46	62	33	17d	—	—	-1	0.5	66 2%
Looks to be regressing; hopes pinned on the addition of cheekpieces sparking a revival

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mysterious Maestro	2	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Chinese Whisperer	7/4	7/4	13/8	6/4	7/4
Thoughtful Gift	4	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Opticality	5	5	5/1	5	5
El Royale	6	6	6	6	6
Six Strings	10	17/2	17/2	8	17/2
Polar Rock	10	10	11	10	10
Hes Our Star	20	16	16	16	16
Daany	16	18	16	18	18
Macon Belle	25	22	22	22	22
Big Muddy	50	50	50	50	50
Lady Bianca	66	50	50	50	50

Predictor

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

1st

Mysterious Maestro

12.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 3 Odds: 9.4

7/4

2nd

Chinese Whisperer

11.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10.7

7/4

3rd

El Royale

8.8

OR: 0.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 4

Hes Our Star

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4.3

Thoughtful Gift

4.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Opticality

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Macon Belle

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.7 Odds: 1.1

Six Strings

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Polar Rock

2.4

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Daany

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Big Muddy

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Lady Bianca

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Chinese Whisperer Top Rated	52	61	39
Mysterious Maestro	51	63	35
Thoughtful Gift	51	—	—
El Royale	51	63	45
Polar Rock	51	59	33
Opticality	50	68	—
Hes Our Star	50	67	39
Daany	48	62	—
Big Muddy	47	63	21
Six Strings	46	59	33
Macon Belle	46	61	53
Lady Bianca	46	62	33

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hes Our Star	1d ago	Quick return
Mysterious Maestro	8d ago	Quick return
Chinese Whisperer	8d ago	Quick return
Daany	8d ago	Quick return
El Royale	12d ago	Quick return
Macon Belle	17d ago	Fit
Lady Bianca	17d ago	Fit
Opticality	20d ago	Fit
Big Muddy	25d ago	Fit
Six Strings	33d ago	Fit
Polar Rock	34d ago	Fit
Thoughtful Gift	483d ago	Long break

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