Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

18:30

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Date 2024-12-16

Distance 1m4f51y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £2,983

Winning Time 2m 41.13s (slow by 5.73s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Khangai (GB) Hector Crouch · James Owen	11/4F	Won
2nd	Forge Valley Lad (GB) Luke Morris · David Simcock	16/5	0.3
3rd	Starfighter (GB) Edward Greatrex · Mark Loughnane	11/1	2
4th	Bond Spirit (GB) Dylan Hogan · Louise Allan	17/2	1.25
5th	Lednikov (GB) Elle-May Croot · Ivan Furtado	18/1	0.3
6th	Virtual Hug (IRE) Paddy Bradley · Nikki Evans	14/1	.5
7th	Bay Of Naples (IRE) Tom Eaves · Michael Herrington	8/1	1.75
8th	Irv (IRE) Aiden Brookes · Micky Hammond	28/1	0.3
9th	Casa Luna (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Philip Kirby	9/2	.5
10th	Magnetic North (IRE) Archie Young · Rebecca Menzies	18/1	0.2

Runners (12)

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)	Forge Valley Lad Bay J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	135	—	744483	55	74	57	13d	—	—	-11	10.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Ran encouragingly at Lingfield last time; remains 20lb below last winning mark
8 (9)	Khangai Bay J:Hector Crouch T:James Owen	J:Hector Crouch T:James Owen	131	p	646133	51	69	60	7d	—	—	-5	17	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Won at Southwell on second start for new yard; placed in two C&D races since
10 (11)	Casa Luna Bay J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Philip Kirby	J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Philip Kirby	130	—	659512	50	67	52	7d	—	—	0	16.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
In good form here the last twice, second to Endofastorm latest; fighting chance
11 (10)	Bond Spirit Chestnut J:Dylan Hogan T:Louise Allan	J:Dylan Hogan T:Louise Allan	128	p	457624	48	66	50	7d	—	—	-3	6.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
In reasonably good form but needs a bigger effort to regain the winning thread
9 (3)	Bay Of Naples Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Michael Herrington	J:Tom Eaves T:Michael Herrington	131	tp	342525	51	67	60	7d	—	—	-1	7.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Five AW wins in his younger days; generally consistent of late; in the mix
3 (1)	Starfighter Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Mark Loughnane	J:Edward Greatrex T:Mark Loughnane	134	—	537006	54	71	58	14d	—	—	-5	4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Hindered by wide trip here last time; won this race off 6lb higher in 2022
12 (6)	Lednikov Bay J:Elle-May Croot(5) T:Ivan Furtado	J:Elle-May Croot(5) T:Ivan Furtado	127	b	896874	47	67	60	34d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
On a two-year losing spell but some of his recent form is encouraging
6 (2)	Virtual Hug Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:Nikki Evans	J:Paddy Bradley T:Nikki Evans	133	—	325747	53	71	62	25d	—	—	-2	3.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Interesting back down in trip, having been successful in last two C&D attempts
4 (5)	Magnetic North Chestnut J:Archie Young(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Archie Young(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	134	v	110864	54	70	17	41d	—	—	0	4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
On a much lower mark returned to AW but his record in this sphere isn't solid
5 (7)	Irv Chestnut J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	133	—	137746	53	66	54	31d	—	—	-1	2.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has never won beyond 1m2f and isn't crying out for this return to 1m4f
NR (12)	Endofastorm Bay J:TBC T:Joe Ponting	J: T:Joe Ponting	135	—	153431	55	63	46	7d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Faces a tougher task under 5lb penalty for C&D win but is difficult to dismiss
NR (4)	Desejada Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:John Butler	J:NON-RUNNER T:John Butler	132	—	83-008	52	-	-	52d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Forge Valley Lad	3/1	3/1	3/1
Khangai	5/2	11/4	11/4
Casa Luna	9/2	9/2	9/2
Bond Spirit	17/2	8/1	8/1
Bay Of Naples	10/1	9/1	9/1
Starfighter	10/1	11/1	11/1
Lednikov	18/1	16/1	16/1
Virtual Hug	16/1	14/1	14/1
Magnetic North	28/1	22/1	22/1
Irv	40/1	33/1	33/1
Endofastorm	-	-	-
Desejada	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Khangai

OR: 0.3 Form: 10.1 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Casa Luna

16.7

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 4.7

9/2

3rd

Endofastorm

14.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 13 Odds: 0

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Forge Valley Lad

10.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 3 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Bay Of Naples

7.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Bond Spirit

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Starfighter

OR: 1 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Magnetic North

OR: 1 Form: 2 Odds: 1

28/1

Virtual Hug

3.4

OR: 0.8 Form: 1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Irv

2.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Lednikov

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Desejada

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Forge Valley Lad	55	74	57
Endofastorm	55	63	46
Starfighter	54	71	58
Magnetic North	54	70	17
Virtual Hug	53	71	62
Irv	53	66	54
Desejada	52	—	—
Khangai	51	69	60
Bay Of Naples	51	67	60
Casa Luna	50	67	52
Bond Spirit	48	66	50
Lednikov	47	67	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Khangai	7d ago	Quick return
Casa Luna	7d ago	Quick return
Bond Spirit	7d ago	Quick return
Bay Of Naples	7d ago	Quick return
Endofastorm	7d ago	Quick return
Forge Valley Lad	13d ago	Quick return
Starfighter	14d ago	Fit
Virtual Hug	25d ago	Fit
Irv	31d ago	Fit
Lednikov	34d ago	Fit
Magnetic North	41d ago	Fit
Desejada	52d ago	Fresh