BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

7:30

BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap

Date 2025-01-06

Distance 5f21y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,140

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (5)	Gustav Graves b J:Joanna Mason T:Derek Shaw	J:Joanna Mason T:Derek Shaw	129	—	5889-5	55	76	72	4d	—	—	-22	11.9	13/8 38%
Four wins over C&D and 14lb below last winning mark; respected if this is truly run
5 (8)	Maharajas Express ch J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Ian Williams	J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Ian Williams	132	p	05464-	58	68	43	77d	—	—	-15	9.3	3/1 25%
C&D winner now 9lb below last winning mark; worth monitoring in market on stable debut
7 (7)	Apache Star br J:Edward Greatrex T:Mark Loughnane	J:Edward Greatrex T:Mark Loughnane	131	b	46526-	57	71	28	10d	—	—	-2	7.9	9/1 10%
Losing run now up to 14 and he may prefer a stiffer test than this; blinkers on
2 (6)	Basholo b J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Stella Barclay	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Stella Barclay	134	—	73317-	60	73	58	16d	—	—	+6	14	11/1 8%
Four wins over C&D; latest defeat came in a better race; respected back at this level
4 (2)	So Obsessed b J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	134	—	11487-	60	69	59	23d	—	—	+3	9.2	12/1 8%
C&D winner back down to her last winning mark; possibilities from her good draw
3 (10)	Alafdhal ch J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	134	b	32639-	60	73	63	21d	—	—	+2	8.4	16/1 6%
On a losing run of 16 and has been done no favours by the draw
1 (1)	Thismydream b J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	135	v	31725-	61	71	40	109d	—	—	+6	11.2	16/1 6%
C&D winner; 1lb above last winning mark amd well drawn, but may just need the run
11 (11)	Buraback b J:Lewis Edmunds T:Derek Shaw	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Derek Shaw	125	—	50687-	51	71	60	9d	—	—	-4	2	18/1 5%
13lb below last winning mark, but needs to better his recent efforts; drawn widest
6 (4)	Soldiers Design b J:Clifford Lee T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Clifford Lee T:Steph Hollinshead	131	t	76400-	57	69	44	21d	—	—	0	2.5	28/1 3%
Failed to beat a rival in last three starts, the latest two over 6f here; tongue-tie on
8 (9)	Sir Benedict ch J:Callum Shepherd T:Stella Barclay	J:Callum Shepherd T:Stella Barclay	130	—	58719-	56	74	-	196d	—	—	+6	9.3	33/1 3%
Won last two starts on AW, but not seen in 196 days and has no great record fresh
10 (3)	Himawari ch J:Kieran O'Neill T:Grace Harris	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Grace Harris	128	t	74080-	54	69	-	10d	—	—	0	1.2	125/1 1%
Shown nothing in three starts for this yard and now 0-9; tongue-tie on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gustav Graves	13/8	13/8	13/8	6/4	6/4
Maharajas Express	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	3/1
Apache Star	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Basholo	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
So Obsessed	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Alafdhal	16/1	14/1	16/1	12/1	16/1
Thismydream	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Buraback	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Soldiers Design	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Sir Benedict	28/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Himawari	125/1	125/1	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

Basholo

OR: 2.5 Form: 9.4 Odds: 2.1

11/1

2nd

Gustav Graves

11.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

13/8

3rd

Thismydream

11.2

OR: 2.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Maharajas Express

9.3

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Sir Benedict

9.3

OR: 1.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

33/1

So Obsessed

9.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Alafdhal

8.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 4.2 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Apache Star

7.9

OR: 1.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Soldiers Design

2.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Buraback

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Himawari

1.2

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Thismydream Top Rated	61	71	40
Basholo	60	73	58
So Obsessed	60	69	59
Alafdhal	60	73	63
Maharajas Express	58	68	43
Apache Star	57	71	28
Soldiers Design	57	69	44
Sir Benedict	56	74	—
Gustav Graves	55	76	72
Himawari	54	69	—
Buraback	51	71	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gustav Graves	4d ago	Quick return
Buraback	9d ago	Quick return
Apache Star	10d ago	Quick return
Himawari	10d ago	Quick return
Basholo	16d ago	Fit
Alafdhal	21d ago	Fit
Soldiers Design	21d ago	Fit
So Obsessed	23d ago	Fit
Maharajas Express	77d ago	Fresh
Thismydream	109d ago	Long break
Sir Benedict	196d ago	Long break