BetMGM Lincoln Trial Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

2:45

BetMGM Lincoln Trial Handicap

Date 2025-03-08

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (2)	Whip Cracker b J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	132	—	23034-	97	112	-	146d	—	—	+2	21.5	7/2 22%
Unexposed 4yo; ran well in the mud twice last autumn; more to come this year contender
6 (4)	Local Hero ch J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	127	—	6531-4	92	112	85	17d	—	—	-2	15.7	7/2 22%
Not seen to best effect behind Zoffandia latest; progressive beforehand; can do better
2 (10)	Symbol Of Light br J:Jason Watson T:Julie Camacho	J:Jason Watson T:Julie Camacho	137	hp	60-401	102	112	52	29d	—	—	+4	16.6	6/1 14%
Impressed when making all at Southwell last month (1m) but he's up 8lb in a better race
1 (6)	Kingdom Come b J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	138	—	40902-	103	115	72	86d	—	—	+11	21.1	8/1 11%
Beat Final Voyage in this race last year off 2lb lower; good 2nd latest; solid contender
13 (1)	Zoffandia ch J:Josephine Gordon T:Keiran Burke	J:Josephine Gordon T:Keiran Burke	115	—	43-41	80	111	72	17d	—	—	+1	9.9	17/2 11%
Made winning handicap debut at Kempton despite a slow start; unexposed but in deeper here
3 (5)	Two Tempting ch J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	133	—	18710-	98	111	-	154d	—	—	+15	23.4	10/1 9%
Won five times last year; may not have finished improving; good record fresh; interesting
11 (11)	Great Chieftain b J:David Probert T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:David Probert T:Paul & Oliver Cole	120	b	31211-	85	109	-	197d	—	—	+27	33.8	12/1 8%
Did well after being gelded, winning three 1m handicaps on turf; can still rate higher
5 (13)	Final Voyage b J:Billy Loughnane T:J P Murtagh	J:Billy Loughnane T:J P Murtagh	129	—	394-42	94	112	83	15d	—	—	+6	12.7	16/1 6%
Ran well from a bad draw in this race last year; form claims but stall 13 is offputting
9 (3)	Farasi Lane b J:Hollie Doyle T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Hollie Doyle T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	122	—	3749-4	87	111	89	22d	—	—	+6	10.5	20/1 5%
On a dangerous mark but 0-9 in Class 2 events; others appeal more
12 (8)	Bajan Bandit b J:Cam Hardie T:Grant Tuer	J:Cam Hardie T:Grant Tuer	117	—	09-141	82	111	86	14d	—	—	+5	9	28/1 3%
Two Southwell wins this year but in CLass 4 company; more required to take this
7 (9)	Tolstoy b J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	125	—	16180-	90	110	101	161d	—	—	+15	17.9	33/1 3%
Had a fine year for new connections in 2024; can blow the start; tough task on return
10 (7)	Silent Age b J:Marco Ghiani T:Ian Williams	J:Marco Ghiani T:Ian Williams	121	—	1164-6	86	110	63	17d	—	—	+7	9.7	40/1 2%
Lightly raced and his stable debut/reappearance wasn't too bad; career best needed though
NR (12)	Empirestateofmind b J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	124	b	66-526	89	111	72	29d	—	—	—	9.8	—
Chance on his peak form but needs to bounce back from a lesser effort at Southwell latest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Whip Cracker	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1
Local Hero	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Symbol Of Light	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	5/1
Kingdom Come	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Zoffandia	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Two Tempting	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Great Chieftain	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Final Voyage	14/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	11/1
Farasi Lane	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Bajan Bandit	28/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Tolstoy	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Silent Age	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Empirestateofmind	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Great Chieftain

33.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 23.1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

2nd

Two Tempting

23.4

OR: 12 Form: 9 Odds: 2.4

10/1

3rd

Whip Cracker

21.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 4 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Kingdom Come

21.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Tolstoy

17.9

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Symbol Of Light

16.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Local Hero

15.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Final Voyage

12.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Farasi Lane

10.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Zoffandia

9.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Empirestateofmind

9.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Silent Age

9.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Bajan Bandit

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kingdom Come Top Rated	103	115	72
Symbol Of Light	102	112	52
Two Tempting	98	111	—
Whip Cracker	97	112	—
Final Voyage	94	112	83
Local Hero	92	112	85
Tolstoy	90	110	101
Empirestateofmind	89	111	72
Farasi Lane	87	111	89
Silent Age	86	110	63
Great Chieftain	85	109	—
Bajan Bandit	82	111	86
Zoffandia	80	111	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bajan Bandit	14d ago	Fit
Final Voyage	15d ago	Fit
Local Hero	17d ago	Fit
Zoffandia	17d ago	Fit
Silent Age	17d ago	Fit
Farasi Lane	22d ago	Fit
Symbol Of Light	29d ago	Fit
Empirestateofmind	29d ago	Fit
Kingdom Come	86d ago	Fresh
Whip Cracker	146d ago	Long break
Two Tempting	154d ago	Long break
Tolstoy	161d ago	Long break
Great Chieftain	197d ago	Long break