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Wolverhampton (AW)

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Date 2024-07-01

Distance 1m4f51y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,716

Runners (11)

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
9 (5)	Goblet Of Fire Bay J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Nicky Henderson	129	—	1131-1	66	86	48	19d	—	—	-9	24.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Won back on Flat at Kempton (1m3f, AW) last time; up 7lb but building some momentum again
2 (2)	Boldly Brown J:Grace McEntee(3) T:George Boughey	J:Grace McEntee(3) T:George Boughey	137	t	7634-2	74	86	52	7d	—	—	+2	14.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Six-race maiden, closest when second of five in handicap at Thirsk (1m6f) last Monday
1 (3)	Optician Bay J:Luke Morris T:Shaun Lycett	J:Luke Morris T:Shaun Lycett	137	t	-11124	74	84	71	94d	—	—	+9	23.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
C&D four-timer and short-headed at Southwell next time; creditable in March latest
3 (6)	Eleanor Cross Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	136	—	622383	73	83	62	21d	—	—	+4	16.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Nine-race maiden who has proved largely consistent on AW (twice narrowly beaten) and turf
4 (8)	Fearless Bay Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Ed Dunlop	J:Robert Havlin T:Ed Dunlop	136	v	071/78	73	82	45	50d	—	—	0	8.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Four wins from his eight AW starts, including one here; 545 days off before this season
7 (1)	Buxted Too Chestnut J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	133	—	074751	70	83	52	21d	—	—	+11	16.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Seven-time AW winner who broke his turf duck by a head at Windsor (11.4f) on latest outing
5 (10)	Rocha Do Leao Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	136	p	57-729	73	82	76	16d	—	—	+1	7.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Sold for 12,000gns and remote at Chester 16 days ago, albeit on heavy going
6 (7)	Glory Nights Bay J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Mark Loughnane	J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Mark Loughnane	135	p	02-678	72	87	78	31d	—	—	+2	6.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Form figures of 122 on last three visits to Wolverhampton; well beaten on turf last twice
11 (4)	The Bay Warrior Bay J:George Rooke T:Mark Usher	J:George Rooke T:Mark Usher	123	p	452306	60	84	62	19d	—	—	+4	6.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
0-10 here (four seconds) and recent runs elsewhere puts others higher up the list
10 (9)	Strike Alliance Grey J:David Egan T:Harriet Dickin	J:David Egan T:Harriet Dickin	124	p	241-56	61	83	48	19d	—	—	+1	3.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Cheekpieces are given a go following a lesser show behind Goblet Of Fire at Kempton (1m3f)
8 (11)	Deadlock Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Alastair Ralph	J:Cam Hardie T:Alastair Ralph	130	—	236-	67	-	-	—	—	—	+8	9.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Modest maiden as hurdler; started career with three AW Flat runs early 2023, some ability

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Goblet Of Fire	11/8	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8
Boldly	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Optician	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Eleanor Cross	7/1	7/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
Fearless Bay	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Buxted Too	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Rocha Do Leao	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Glory Nights	25/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
The Bay Warrior	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Strike Alliance	33/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1
Deadlock	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Goblet Of Fire

24.6

OR: 4 Form: 10 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Optician

23.9

OR: 6 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Buxted Too

16.6

OR: 5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Eleanor Cross

16.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Boldly

14.6

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Deadlock

9.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Fearless Bay

8.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Rocha Do Leao

7.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Glory Nights

6.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

The Bay Warrior

6.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Strike Alliance

3.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Boldly	74	86	52
Optician	74	84	71
Eleanor Cross	73	83	62
Fearless Bay	73	82	45
Rocha Do Leao	73	82	76
Glory Nights	72	87	78
Buxted Too	70	83	52
Deadlock	67	—	—
Goblet Of Fire	66	86	48
Strike Alliance	61	83	48
The Bay Warrior	60	84	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Boldly	7d ago	Quick return
Rocha Do Leao	16d ago	Fit
Goblet Of Fire	19d ago	Fit
The Bay Warrior	19d ago	Fit
Strike Alliance	19d ago	Fit
Eleanor Cross	21d ago	Fit
Buxted Too	21d ago	Fit
Glory Nights	31d ago	Fit
Fearless Bay	50d ago	Fresh
Optician	94d ago	Long break
Deadlock	—	—