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

Wolverhampton (AW)

16:40

BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap

Date 2025-02-01

Distance 1m1f104y

Class Class 3

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,956

Winning Time 1m 58.25s (slow by 1.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Smart Hero (IRE) Clifford Lee · James Tate	7/2	Won
2nd	Eagle Day (IRE) Rossa Ryan · David Evans	12/1	2.5
3rd	Metallo (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Jack Channon	3/1F	1.25
4th	King's Code (GB) Jordan Williams · David Evans	5/1	1.25
5th	Hitched (IRE) Luke Morris · David Simcock	14/1	0.2
6th	Felix (GB) Hollie Doyle · Marco Botti	12/1	1
7th	Cynosure (IRE) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	9/2	0.2
8th	Tides Of War (IRE) Hayley Turner · David Simcock	100/1	2.25
9th	Civil Law (IRE) Joe Leavy · Roger Teal	9/1	.75
10th	Wadacre Gomez (GB) Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	28/1	4.25

Runners (10)

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
8 (4)	Smart Hero Bay J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	127	h	1495-1	85	107	95	28d	—	—	+5	24.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Did well to get up late over 8.6f here latest; well treated if seeing out longer trip
4 (9)	Metallo Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Jack Channon	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Jack Channon	130	—	4/83-2	88	105	97	15d	—	—	+2	19.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Good placed efforts over 1m at Kempton and 1m2f at Newcastle last twice; respected
6 (1)	Cynosure gr/b J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	128	—	/172-2	86	107	95	28d	—	—	+2	18.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Good AW record, including close second to Smart Hero here latest; should go well again
2 (3)	King's Code Bay J:Jordan Williams(5) T:David Evans	J:Jordan Williams(5) T:David Evans	132	v	56311-	90	108	93	37d	—	—	+18	32.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Respected on his C&D hat-trick bid but he's yet to win from a mark in the 90s
1 (6)	Felix Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Marco Botti	J:Hollie Doyle T:Marco Botti	135	tp	24V93-	93	108	41	37d	—	—	+8	17.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Added to good record here when third to King's Code latest but last win was in 2021
7 (5)	Civil Law Grey J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Roger Teal	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Roger Teal	127	—	2055-6	85	109	80	10d	—	—	+4	10.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Good overall record here but tough to fancy on this winter's form
9 (8)	Eagle Day Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David Evans	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Evans	126	—	011-49	84	105	93	14d	—	—	+3	10.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Two C&D wins in December; good fourth next time but faded at Lingfield latest
10 (10)	Hitched Bay J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	121	h	32-123	79	104	87	9d	—	—	+3	9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Form figures this winter of 11132123; merits respect but this is a step up in grade
3 (2)	Wadacre Gomez Bay J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	132	—	10V0-8	90	106	88	28d	—	—	+7	11	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has a good overall AW record but this winter's efforts make him tough to fancy here
5 (7)	Tides Of War Chestnut J:Hayley Turner T:David Simcock	J:Hayley Turner T:David Simcock	129	—	71609-	87	105	-	175d	—	—	+11	12.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Win last year came over 1m6f and can only watch down significantly in trip on reappearance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Smart Hero	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	3/1
Metallo	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2
Cynosure	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
King's Code	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Felix	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Civil Law	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Eagle Day	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	10/1
Hitched	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Wadacre Gomez	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Tides Of War	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

King's Code

32.9

OR: 10 Form: 18.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Smart Hero

24.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Metallo

19.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5

4/1

Cynosure

18.7

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 4.7

4/1

Felix

17.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 4 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Tides Of War

12.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Wadacre Gomez

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Eagle Day

10.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Civil Law

10.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Hitched

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Felix	93	108	41
King's Code	90	108	93
Wadacre Gomez	90	106	88
Metallo	88	105	97
Tides Of War	87	105	—
Cynosure	86	107	95
Smart Hero	85	107	95
Civil Law	85	109	80
Eagle Day	84	105	93
Hitched	79	104	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hitched	9d ago	Quick return
Civil Law	10d ago	Quick return
Eagle Day	14d ago	Fit
Metallo	15d ago	Fit
Smart Hero	28d ago	Fit
Cynosure	28d ago	Fit
Wadacre Gomez	28d ago	Fit
King's Code	37d ago	Fit
Felix	37d ago	Fit
Tides Of War	175d ago	Long break