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

Wolverhampton (AW)

20:30

Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div II)

Date 2024-01-12

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,281

Winning Time 1m 49.37s (slow by 3.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Asgard's Captain (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Dylan Cunha	13/2	Won
2nd	Surprise Picture (IRE) Billy Garritty · Grant Tuer	6/1	.5
3rd	English Spirit (GB) Hollie Doyle · Heather Main	11/4F	.5
4th	Kingwell (GB) George Wood · Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque	9/2	1
5th	Admiral Nelson (GB) Cam Hardie · Peter Niven	12/1	0.2
6th	Pembrokeshire (GB) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	14/1	1
7th	Lunarscape (GB) Billy Loughnane · Mark Loughnane	11/2	.5
8th	Mr Boson (GB) Jason Hart · Hughie Morrison	13/2	2

Runners (8)

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 (8)	English Spirit Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Heather Main	J:Hollie Doyle T:Heather Main	138	—	04581-	67	79	38	67d	—	—	-1	20.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Three-time course winner, the latest in November off 2lb lower; should go well again
2 (5)	Lunarscape Grey J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	137	tp	09223-	67	77	70	16d	—	—	+1	18.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Placed on her last three starts; drop in trip should suit; cheekpieces now added
7 (7)	Asgard's Captain Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Dylan Cunha	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Dylan Cunha	133	—	66131-	63	78	24	136d	—	—	+8	25.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unexposed and progressive over 1m+; hiked up the weights; check betting on stable debut
8 (4)	Kingwell Bay J:George Wood T:Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque	J:George Wood T:Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque	125	t	87324-	54	77	62	25d	—	—	-5	10.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
C&D winner last year; ended 2023 with some good C&D runs; each-way claims at least
6 (3)	Mr Boson Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Hughie Morrison	J:Jason Hart T:Hughie Morrison	135	—	56/20-	65	76	56	228d	—	—	-3	6.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Unexposed 4yo; absent since a poor turf run in May; earlier Kempton second was promising
3 (2)	Surprise Picture Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Grant Tuer	J:Billy Garritty T:Grant Tuer	137	v	50706-	66	77	67	15d	—	—	-2	6.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Course winner; mixed bag in recent starts but latest run a step back in right direction
5 (6)	Pembrokeshire Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	136	h	09176-	66	72	42	15d	—	—	+6	10.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Free-going 4yo who will need to step up on recent Newcastle efforts if he's to feature
4 (1)	Admiral Nelson Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Peter Niven	J:Cam Hardie T:Peter Niven	137	t	60018-	66	77	65	21d	—	—	+8	12	6.25/1	25/1 4%
7f winner on stable debut but less good last time and stamina has to be taken on trust

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
English Spirit	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2
Lunarscape	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2
Asgard's Captain	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Kingwell	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Mr Boson	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
Surprise Picture	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Pembrokeshire	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Admiral Nelson	22/1	25/1	20/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Asgard's Captain

25.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 17.1 Odds: 5.2

9/2

2nd

English Spirit

20.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Lunarscape

18.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 9 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Admiral Nelson

OR: 4 Form: 7 Odds: 1

25/1

Kingwell

10.4

OR: 1 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Pembrokeshire

10.2

OR: 4 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Mr Boson

6.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Surprise Picture

6.2

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
English Spirit	67	79	38
Lunarscape	67	77	70
Surprise Picture	66	77	67
Pembrokeshire	66	72	42
Admiral Nelson	66	77	65
Mr Boson	65	76	56
Asgard's Captain	63	78	24
Kingwell	54	77	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Surprise Picture	15d ago	Fit
Pembrokeshire	15d ago	Fit
Lunarscape	16d ago	Fit
Admiral Nelson	21d ago	Fit
Kingwell	25d ago	Fit
English Spirit	67d ago	Fresh
Asgard's Captain	136d ago	Long break
Mr Boson	228d ago	Long break