Win £1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

16:27

Win £1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2025-02-03

Distance 1m1f104y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,670

Winning Time 2m 2.21s (slow by 5.41s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Alpine Trail (FR) James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	4/9F	Won
2nd	Paratrooper (GB) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	11/2	3
3rd	Baikal (USA) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	18/1	0.1
4th	Motawaared (GB) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	15/2	0.2
5th	Staffordshire (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Simon & Ed Crisford	10/1	11

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 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 (1)	Alpine Trail Bay J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-34	17.9	0.18/1	8/11 58%
550,000euros half-brother to 7f 2yo winner in France; dam a Group 3 winner; lots to like
3 (2)	Paratrooper Chestnut J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-14	5.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Half-brother to 1,000 Guineas second Cloak Of Spirits (RPR 111); yard rich in young talent
2 (5)	Motawaared Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
75,000gns yearling; three winning siblings; gelded last summer; others make more appeal
4 (3)	Staffordshire Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	—	4	-	71	69	12d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran with more promise than a near 15l defeat would indicate on debut; capable of better
5 (4)	Baikal Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	128	—	5-3	-	77	32	23d	—	—	0	4.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Beaten at short odds in two 1m runs this winter; improvement required for the longer trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Alpine Trail	4/6	8/11	4/6	4/6	4/6
Paratrooper	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2	3/1
Motawaared	8/1	15/2	8/1	7/1	7/1
Staffordshire	13/2	7/1	13/2	15/2	11/2
Baikal	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Alpine Trail

17.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 17.9

8/11

2nd

Paratrooper

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Baikal

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Staffordshire

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Motawaared

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Alpine Trail	—	—	—
Paratrooper	—	—	—
Motawaared	—	—	—
Staffordshire	—	71	69
Baikal	—	77	32

Last Run