Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

19:30

Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap

Date 2025-04-19

Distance 1m5f219y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,245

Winning Time 3m 5.01s (slow by 6.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Grand Duchess Olga (GB) Chloe Lyons · Julia & Shelley Birkett	12/1	Won
2nd	Slowdownbarney (IRE) Tom Marquand · John C McConnell	4/5F	0.3
3rd	Black Smoke (IRE) Edward Greatrex · Mark Loughnane	20/1	1.5
4th	Emaculate Soldier (GER) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	9/1	2.25
5th	Payment Plan (GB) Lewis Edmunds · John Butler	10/1	1.25
6th	Moon Over The Sea (GB) Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	4/1	0.05
7th	Laser Focus (IRE) Laura Pearson · James Owen	16/1	6.5

Runners (7)

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 (2)	Slowdownbarney Bay J:Tom Marquand T:John C McConnell	J:Tom Marquand T:John C McConnell	136	tv	3-3221	66	77	67	12d	—	—	-24	21.5	0.21/1	5/6 55%
7lb higher than when winning easily over C&D last time, but should still be hard to beat
6 (1)	Moon Over The Sea Bay J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Tony Carroll	128	—	-82221	58	75	69	19d	—	—	+7	24.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Five wins around here including over this trip last time; only 2lb higher; shortlisted
2 (7)	Emaculate Soldier Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	133	p	4-0876	63	66	57	35d	—	—	-4	6.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has regressed in four outings for this yard and now 0-8; stamina still not proven
4 (3)	Payment Plan Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:John Butler	J:Lewis Edmunds T:John Butler	130	tp	3-1275	60	76	61	23d	—	—	-1	6.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Did well over 16.5f on Tapeta after November; modest the last twice; needs to bounce back
5 (6)	Grand Duchess Olga Bay J:Chloe Lyons(7) T:Julia & Shelley Birkett	J:Chloe Lyons(7) T:Julia & Shelley Birkett	129	p	53-253	59	75	53	28d	—	—	-2	4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Back off her last winning mark and has been mainly consistent since then; could go well
3 (4)	Laser Focus Bay J:Laura Pearson T:James Owen	J:Laura Pearson T:James Owen	133	ht	-70060	63	72	55	12d	—	—	-2	5.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Unplaced in eight starts on AW and last four efforts on artificial surfaces have been poor
7 (5)	Black Smoke Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Mark Loughnane	J:Edward Greatrex T:Mark Loughnane	123	tb	675194	53	74	51	14d	—	—	+3	7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Three of his four wins have come over C&D; bit more needed if he is to resume winning ways

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Slowdownbarney	5/6	5/6	5/6
Moon Over The Sea	4/1	7/2	4/1
Emaculate Soldier	9/1	17/2	17/2
Payment Plan	9/1	17/2	9/1
Grand Duchess Olga	12/1	12/1	12/1
Laser Focus	16/1	16/1	16/1
Black Smoke	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Moon Over The Sea

24.5

OR: 2 Form: 17.5 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Slowdownbarney

21.5

OR: 4 Form: 2.1 Odds: 15.4

5/6

3rd

Black Smoke

OR: 0.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Payment Plan

6.8

OR: 2.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Emaculate Soldier

6.1

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Laser Focus

5.4

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Grand Duchess Olga

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Slowdownbarney	66	77	67
Emaculate Soldier	63	66	57
Laser Focus	63	72	55
Payment Plan	60	76	61
Grand Duchess Olga	59	75	53
Moon Over The Sea	58	75	69
Black Smoke	53	74	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Slowdownbarney	12d ago	Quick return
Laser Focus	12d ago	Quick return
Black Smoke	14d ago	Fit
Moon Over The Sea	19d ago	Fit
Payment Plan	23d ago	Fit
Grand Duchess Olga	28d ago	Fit
Emaculate Soldier	35d ago	Fit