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Wolverhampton (AW)

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Date 2025-12-20

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,972

Winning Time 1m 27.61s (slow by 1.41s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Follow Your Heart (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Mark Loughnane	9/1	Won
2nd	Stellenbosch (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	11/1	0.2
3rd	High On Hope (GB) Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	2/1F	.5
4th	Thurso (GB) Donagh Murphy · Richard Hughes	25/1	1.25
5th	Trouble Man (IRE) Jack Doughty · Oli Rix	9/1	0.3
6th	Sergeant Pep (IRE) Hector Crouch · Clive Cox	5/1	0.1
7th	Simply Blue (GB) Harry Davies · James Owen	18/1	1.25
8th	Qazaq (FR) Mohammed Tabti · Iain Jardine	33/1	.5
9th	He's A Gentleman (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Hugo Palmer	100/30	1.25
10th	Beauty Choice (GB) Luke Morris · Michael & David Easterby	25/1	0.1
11th	Law Of Design (IRE) Edward Greatrex · Ian Williams	20/1	2.25
12th	Mae Amor (IRE) Rhys Clutterbuck · Rebecca Menzies	40/1	7

Runners (12)

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
9 (1)	High On Hope Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	132	—	243153	77	94	63	23d	—	—	-3	23.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Front-running third at Newcastle (1m) latest and he should go well again back in trip
10 (5)	He's A Gentleman Grey J:Cieren Fallon T:Hugo Palmer	J:Cieren Fallon T:Hugo Palmer	130	v	084212	75	94	79	29d	—	—	+8	26	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Anticipated start - towards rear throughout (jockey said gelding anticipated the start)(op 7/2)
6 (4)	Sergeant Pep Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Clive Cox	J:Hector Crouch T:Clive Cox	133	—	308502	78	90	65	12d	—	—	+2	16	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Runner-up at Lingfield (6f, AW) last time and has claims if he copes with this new trip
2 (6)	Trouble Man Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Oli Rix	J:Jack Doughty T:Oli Rix	135	—	1-1757	80	89	68	17d	—	—	+8	17.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dual AW winner but he's taken backward steps in last three starts and has bit to prove
5 (8)	Follow Your Heart Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	134	t	130607	79	91	76	19d	—	—	+2	10.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Nine-time AW winner but he's finished down the field in last three runs; needs to step up
4 (9)	Stellenbosch Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	134	—	837141	79	90	57	24d	—	—	+17	25.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Has won two of her last three including at Chelmsford last time; big player again up 3lb
8 (12)	Law Of Design Chestnut J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	133	—	898439	78	93	-	103d	—	—	+5	10.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Sole win was 15 months ago and was disappointing in his final run for Brian Meehan
12 (3)	Simply Blue Brown J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	119	—	314488	64	92	77	12d	—	—	+2	6.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
On winning mark but overall record stands at 1-20 and others are more convincing
3 (2)	Thurso Bay J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Richard Hughes	J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Richard Hughes	134	p	135616	79	91	74	24d	—	—	+12	15.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Three wins this year and wasn't favoured by weights in a seller last time; not ruled out
1 (11)	Qazaq Bay J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Iain Jardine	136	ht	660770	81	86	56	15d	—	—	+6	8.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won on AW in first three starts but he's been regressive this year; plenty to prove
11 (10)	Beauty Choice Bay J:Luke Morris T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Luke Morris T:Michael & David Easterby	128	—	034427	73	91	71	29d	—	—	+7	10.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Raced wide - towards rear - midfield 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
7 (7)	Mae Amor Chestnut J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Rebecca Menzies	133	v	855157	78	90	82	26d	—	—	+10	12.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
6f winner here in October but she's not made an impact in two runs for new yard since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
High On Hope	5/2	11/4	11/4	5/2	5/2
He's A Gentleman	7/2	10/3	7/2	4/1	7/2
Sergeant Pep	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	11/2
Trouble Man	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Follow Your Heart	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	17/2
Stellenbosch	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Law Of Design	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Simply Blue	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Thurso	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Qazaq	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Beauty Choice	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	25/1
Mae Amor	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

He's A Gentleman

OR: 6.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Stellenbosch

25.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 15.6 Odds: 2.2

10/1

3rd

High On Hope

23.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 8.9 Odds: 8

11/4

Trouble Man

17.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Sergeant Pep

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 4

11/2

Thurso

15.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Mae Amor

12.7

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Beauty Choice

10.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Law Of Design

10.5

OR: 7 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Follow Your Heart

10.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Qazaq

8.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Simply Blue

6.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 2 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Qazaq	81	86	56
Trouble Man	80	89	68
Follow Your Heart	79	91	76
Stellenbosch	79	90	57
Thurso	79	91	74
Sergeant Pep	78	90	65
Law Of Design	78	93	—
Mae Amor	78	90	82
High On Hope	77	94	63
He's A Gentleman	75	94	79
Beauty Choice	73	91	71
Simply Blue	64	92	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sergeant Pep	12d ago	Quick return
Simply Blue	12d ago	Quick return
Qazaq	15d ago	Fit
Trouble Man	17d ago	Fit
Follow Your Heart	19d ago	Fit
High On Hope	23d ago	Fit
Stellenbosch	24d ago	Fit
Thurso	24d ago	Fit
Mae Amor	26d ago	Fit
He's A Gentleman	29d ago	Fit
Beauty Choice	29d ago	Fit
Law Of Design	103d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
He's A Gentleman	Hold Up
Thurso	Hold Up
Beauty Choice	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 12 runners classified.

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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