Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM 's Golden Goals Fillies' Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

19:30

Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM 's Golden Goals Fillies' Handicap

Date 2023-10-26

Distance 6f20y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,873

Winning Time 1m 13.17s (slow by 1.27s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	First Of May (GB) Callum Shepherd · James Fanshawe	9/4F	Won
2nd	Starproof (IRE) Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	9/2	.75
3rd	Ithra (GB) Luke Morris · Archie Watson	18/1	3.5
4th	Absolutelyflawless (GB) Rossa Ryan · David Loughnane	4/1	.75
5th	Jax Edge (GB) Gina Mangan · Christopher Mason	12/1	0.2
6th	Belle Fourche (IRE) David Nolan · David O'Meara	3/1	0.2
7th	Caesars Pearl (IRE) Tom Eaves · Craig Lidster	25/1	.75
8th	Pulcheria (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson	33/1	7.5

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
3 (4)	First Of May Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:James Fanshawe	J:Callum Shepherd T:James Fanshawe	136	—	1-1658	75	85	81	27d	—	—	-5	21.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Looked good over C&D in May but found life tougher since, including on AW latest
2 (7)	Absolutelyflawless Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David Loughnane	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Loughnane	136	—	126660	75	87	71	61d	—	—	-7	13.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Unbeaten in two AW runs, including C&D; mixed on turf since May's win but on a fair mark
7 (8)	Belle Fourche Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	132	tv	308732	70	89	75	12d	—	—	-1	17.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two good runs since visor went on; can race off the same mark and one for the shortlist
5 (2)	Starproof Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	133	—	171038	72	88	59	15d	—	—	+1	14.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Two 6f turf wins this summer; ran well over C&D last month; had excuse latest; respected
6 (6)	Ithra Bay J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	133	p	5-2734	72	86	61	15d	—	—	+1	7.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Promising stable debut at Kempton two weeks ago; still low mileage; needs considering
9 (1)	Jax Edge Bay J:Gina Mangan(3) T:Christopher Mason	J:Gina Mangan(3) T:Christopher Mason	130	—	141452	69	87	-	50d	—	—	+8	14.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
3 turf wins & ran career best when second at Bath seven weeks ago; needs more on AW debut
NR (3)	Mersea Bay J:TBC T:Grant Tuer	J: T:Grant Tuer	137	—	134569	76	87	-	10d	—	—	-4	11.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Flopped over 7f last time but this is much weaker & she's one to consider on her AW debut
8 (5)	Caesars Pearl Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Craig Lidster	J:Tom Eaves T:Craig Lidster	132	—	221870	71	83	30	67d	—	—	+6	10.3	5.25/1	22 5%
Pontefract win off 1lb lower in June; off since quiet run back there in August
4 (9)	Pulcheria Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	134	h	/003-7	72	82	27	71d	—	—	+4	6.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Better than the distance beaten suggests on stable debut in August (7f); drop to 6f a plus

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
First Of May	5/2	2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Absolutelyflawless	11/4	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2
Belle Fourche	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Starproof	6/1	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Ithra	11/1	10	11	11	11
Jax Edge	11/1	10	11	11	11
Mersea	10	17/2	9	9	SP
Caesars Pearl	22	18	18	18	18
Pulcheria	40/1	40	40	40	33

Predictor

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

1st

First Of May

21.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 7 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Belle Fourche

17.3

OR: 5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Jax Edge

14.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 8 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Starproof

14.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Absolutelyflawless

13.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 1 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Mersea

11.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 4.3

Caesars Pearl

10.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 4 Odds: 1.1

Ithra

7.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Pulcheria

6.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mersea	76	87	—
First Of May	75	85	81
Absolutelyflawless	75	87	71
Starproof	72	88	59
Ithra	72	86	61
Pulcheria	72	82	27
Caesars Pearl	71	83	30
Belle Fourche	70	89	75
Jax Edge	69	87	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mersea	10d ago	Quick return
Belle Fourche	12d ago	Quick return
Starproof	15d ago	Fit
Ithra	15d ago	Fit
First Of May	27d ago	Fit
Jax Edge	50d ago	Fresh
Absolutelyflawless	61d ago	Fresh
Caesars Pearl	67d ago	Fresh
Pulcheria	71d ago	Fresh

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Wolverhampton (AW) over 6f20y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Based on 6 draws with historical results at this course and distance.