Franklin Hodge Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

8:00

Franklin Hodge Handicap

Date 2024-10-05

Distance 1m5f219y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (4)	Goblet Of Fire b J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Nicky Henderson	140	—	1-1131	76	82	70	31d	—	—	-12	25.3	11/8 42%
Has won his last three races on AW; up in trip today; should give another good account
7 (3)	Easy Dancer gr J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	130	—	-70163	73	79	57	29d	—	—	0	19.5	4/1 20%
C&D winner; good third at Haydock last time; interesting contender in receipt of weight
3 (2)	Raintown gr J:Josephine Gordon T:J S Moore	J:Josephine Gordon T:J S Moore	139	—	515781	75	82	53	21d	—	—	+8	22.3	6/1 14%
6-14 on AW; rallied to score at Lingfield last time; should be thereabouts again
4 (7)	Roost b J:Ray Dawson T:Ralph Beckett	J:Ray Dawson T:Ralph Beckett	136	tv	666337	72	83	40	10d	—	—	+3	11.6	8/1 11%
Habitual slow-starter; never-nearer seventh at Kempton last time; needs something extra
5 (1)	Laser Focus b J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:James Owen	J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:James Owen	134	t	122341	70	80	-	18d	—	—	+13	21.4	10/1 9%
Three turf wins this year including at Brighton last time; has to prove he's as good on AW
6 (5)	Screaming Eagle b J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Ian Williams	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Ian Williams	133	v	-36453	76	84	46	29d	—	—	+6	11.8	14/1 7%
0-7; bit hard to pin down but this longer trip looks worth a go; visored for first time
1 (6)	Chase The Dollar b J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:David Loughnane	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:David Loughnane	141	—	130898	77	64	39	14d	—	—	+5	8.1	33/1 3%
Seems badly out of form but is well handicapped and could be revived by a return to the AW

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Goblet Of Fire	5/4	11/8	5/4	6/5	5/4
Easy Dancer	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Raintown	6/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Roost	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Laser Focus	10/1	9/1	17/2	8/1	17/2
Screaming Eagle	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Chase The Dollar	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Goblet Of Fire

25.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Raintown

22.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 12 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Laser Focus

21.4

OR: 5 Form: 14 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Easy Dancer

19.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 8 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Screaming Eagle

11.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Roost

11.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Chase The Dollar

8.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Chase The Dollar Top Rated	77	64	39
Goblet Of Fire	76	82	70
Screaming Eagle	76	84	46
Raintown	75	82	53
Easy Dancer	73	79	57
Roost	72	83	40
Laser Focus	70	80	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Roost	10d ago	Quick return
Chase The Dollar	14d ago	Fit
Laser Focus	18d ago	Fit
Raintown	21d ago	Fit
Easy Dancer	29d ago	Fit
Screaming Eagle	29d ago	Fit
Goblet Of Fire	31d ago	Fit