Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

18:30

Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2025-11-08

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 3

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,956

Winning Time 1m 46.61s (slow by 0.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	City Of Poets (IRE) Shane Foley · James Tate	5/2J	Won
2nd	Zryan (FR) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	12/1	0.1
3rd	Brasil Power (FR) Jack Callan · George Boughey	22/1	0.3
4th	Silver Sword (GB) J F Egan · Dylan Cunha	5/2J	1
5th	Invited (GB) Pat Cosgrave · George Boughey	12/1	1
6th	Hitched (IRE) Joey Haynes · David Simcock	22/1	.75
7th	Epictetus (IRE) William Carver · Jamie Osborne	11/2	.5
8th	Parlando (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Ian Williams	14/1	1
9th	Mr Baloo (IRE) Alec Voikhansky · Richard Hannon	11/2	2
10th	Oviedo (IRE) Finley Marsh · Alexandra Dunn	100/1	0.3
11th	Great Blasket (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	33/1	3.25
12th	Metabolt (GB) William Pyle · David Loughnane	33/1	0.3

Runners (13)

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
3 (5)	Silver Sword Grey J:J F Egan T:Dylan Cunha	J:J F Egan T:Dylan Cunha	138	—	660056	88	101	-	22d	—	—	-9	17.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
A long time since he scored in Britain and the handicapper isn't being too kind
5 (3)	City Of Poets Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:James Tate	J:Shane Foley T:James Tate	135	—	21162	88	97	67	46d	—	—	+8	30.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Hasn't look straightforward but still nearly won at Lingfield when only 2lb lower
2 (2)	Mr Baloo Bay J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Richard Hannon	J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Richard Hannon	139	—	330879	89	97	72	43d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	14	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Four AW wins early this year included two here but has just lost his form this autumn
1 (6)	Epictetus Bay J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	140	b	000305	90	95	80	17d	—	—	+3	14.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Never this low in the weights and under 3l away on AW debut at Kempton
4 (8)	Invited Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	135	—	211831	88	95	74	88d	—	—	+22	28.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Did well to cope with the drop back to 7f when a narrow winner at Lingfield in August
12 (1)	Parlando Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Ian Williams	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Ian Williams	130	—	2644-9	80	98	-	24d	—	—	+2	9.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Definite chance on his best form last year but tailed off at Nottingham after an absence
8 (4)	Zryan Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	132	—	904033	82	97	53	22d	—	—	+6	15.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Hasn't looked that well in handicapped in Britain but has still been competitive
9 (7)	Brasil Power Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:George Boughey	J:Jack Callan(5) T:George Boughey	131	t	218706	81	98	74	10d	—	—	+7	11	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Recent efforts leave him with a bit to prove, though was never ideally placed at Kempton
13 (10)	Hitched Bay J:Joey Haynes T:David Simcock	J:Joey Haynes T:David Simcock	128	h	541534	78	97	86	25d	—	—	+9	13.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Stays further than this and could feature if getting a strong pace to chase
7 (9)	Metabolt Chestnut J:William Pyle(3) T:David Loughnane	J:William Pyle(3) T:David Loughnane	132	—	0-6759	82	97	-	31d	—	—	+6	8.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Some promise during a light campaign before blowing out in blinkers last time
11 (12)	Great Blasket Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Marco Ghiani T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	130	b	181630	80	96	38	48d	—	—	+10	13.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ninth career win when taking a Sandown handicap in July but has become hard to predict
10 (11)	Oviedo Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Finley Marsh T:Alexandra Dunn	130	—	00-090	80	-	-	15d	—	—	+6	7.9	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Dual winner but tailed off in three runs for current yard, at 1m1f and 1m4f; opposable
NR (13)	Champagne Powder Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Oliver Cole	J:Jack Doughty T:Oliver Cole	134	b	3-2746	87	91	-	15d	—	—	—	11.4	—	—
Placed in France and lightly raced, but was only midfield on handicap debut at Newbury

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Silver Sword	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
City Of Poets	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Mr Baloo	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	5/1
Epictetus	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Invited	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Parlando	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Zryan	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Brasil Power	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Hitched	22/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Metabolt	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Great Blasket	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Oviedo	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Champagne Powder	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

City Of Poets

30.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 14 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Invited

28.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 17.1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Silver Sword

17.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Zryan

15.8

OR: 8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.7

12/1

Epictetus

14.8

OR: 10 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Mr Baloo

OR: 9.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Great Blasket

13.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1

33/1

Hitched

13.3

OR: 7 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Champagne Powder

11.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Brasil Power

OR: 7.8 Form: 2 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Parlando

9.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Metabolt

8.8

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Oviedo

7.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Epictetus	90	95	80
Mr Baloo	89	97	72
Silver Sword	88	101	—
City Of Poets	88	97	67
Invited	88	95	74
Champagne Powder	87	91	—
Zryan	82	97	53
Metabolt	82	97	—
Brasil Power	81	98	74
Parlando	80	98	—
Great Blasket	80	96	38
Oviedo	80	—	—
Hitched	78	97	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Brasil Power	10d ago	Quick return
Oviedo	15d ago	Fit
Champagne Powder	15d ago	Fit
Epictetus	17d ago	Fit
Silver Sword	22d ago	Fit
Zryan	22d ago	Fit
Parlando	24d ago	Fit
Hitched	25d ago	Fit
Metabolt	31d ago	Fit
Mr Baloo	43d ago	Fit
City Of Poets	46d ago	Fresh
Great Blasket	48d ago	Fresh
Invited	88d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Champagne Powder	Mid-Pack
Hitched	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 13 runners classified.