Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

20:00

Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2025-10-28

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

Winning Time 1m 27.84s (slow by 1.64s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	He's A Gentleman (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Hugo Palmer	5/4F	Won
2nd	Captain Parma (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · James Owen	9/2	1
3rd	Searchingtheblues (GB) Tyler Heard · Mark Usher	28/1	1.75
4th	Novak (GB) Cara Tuke · Iain Jardine	6/1	2
5th	The Cookstown Cafu (GB) Ray Dawson · Fionn McSharry	3/1	0.3
6th	No Knee Never (IRE) Ashley Lewis · James Owen	12/1	1.25

Runners (6)

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
2 (5)	He's A Gentleman Grey J:Billy Loughnane T:Hugo Palmer	J:Billy Loughnane T:Hugo Palmer	137	v	860842	72	86	66	24d	—	—	-17	23.8	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Three-time winner here; up 1lb but still 2lb lower than when winning over C&D in January
3 (6)	Captain Parma Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	136	—	432721	73	84	47	12d	—	—	+8	27.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
5lb higher than when off the mark at Southwell 12 days ago but open to further improvement
5 (2)	The Cookstown Cafu Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Fionn McSharry	J:Ray Dawson T:Fionn McSharry	132	—	566050	67	80	73	27d	—	—	-8	9.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Out of the frame in his last eight outings including three for this yard; others preferred
1 (1)	Novak Grey J:Cara Tuke(7) T:Iain Jardine	J:Cara Tuke(7) T:Iain Jardine	140	—	728751	75	81	46	30d	—	—	+10	19.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Dual C&D winner; enjoys coming off a strong pace, but doesn't seem likely here.
6 (4)	No Knee Never Bay J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:James Owen	J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:James Owen	127	—	0360-0	62	81	-	111d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	5.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
0-10 under rules; makes stable debut after 111 days off; best watched unless backed
4 (3)	Searchingtheblues Bay J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	136	—	7-7098	73	77	57	19d	—	—	+3	6.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won her first two starts, but not in the same form in an abbreviated career since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
He's A Gentleman	6/5	6/5	6/5	6/5	Evens
Captain Parma	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
The Cookstown Cafu	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2
Novak	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	8/1
No Knee Never	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	9/1
Searchingtheblues	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Captain Parma

27.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 15.6 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

He's A Gentleman

23.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

6/5

3rd

Novak

19.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 11 Odds: 2.7

8/1

The Cookstown Cafu

9.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Searchingtheblues

6.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

No Knee Never

5.5

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Novak	75	81	46
Captain Parma	73	84	47
Searchingtheblues	73	77	57
He's A Gentleman	72	86	66
The Cookstown Cafu	67	80	73
No Knee Never	62	81	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Captain Parma	12d ago	Quick return
Searchingtheblues	19d ago	Fit
He's A Gentleman	24d ago	Fit
The Cookstown Cafu	27d ago	Fit
Novak	30d ago	Fit
No Knee Never	111d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Wolverhampton (AW) over 7f36y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Based on 8 draws with historical results at this course and distance.