Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

18:30

Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2025-12-27

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,972

Winning Time 1m 48.06s (slow by 1.76s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Advancing (GB) Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti	85/40	Won
2nd	Flame Of Forest (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	13/2	2
3rd	Farasi Lane (IRE) Charlie Bell · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	12/1	1.5
4th	Packetofbiscuits (GB) Luke Morris · John Mackie	50/1	1
5th	Boubyan (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Michael Appleby	28/1	.5
6th	Rajapour (IRE) David Nolan · David O'Meara	9/2	2
7th	Sheikh Raj (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Richard Hughes	2/1F	1.75
8th	Enthused (IRE) Mason Paetel · James Owen	100/1	.5
9th	Kindest Nation (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Hugo Palmer	22/1	.75
10th	Book Of Life (GB) James Sullivan · Patrick Morris	33/1	3
11th	Silver Samurai (GB) Luke Catton · Marco Botti	16/1	11
12th	Kolsai (GB) Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	80/1	7.5

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
7 (9)	Advancing Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	135	—	143376	77	88	64	84d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-9	17.2	0.63/1	5/2 29%
New stable quick to drop him back in trip; not fully exposed just yet
8 (1)	Sheikh Raj Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Richard Hughes	J:Billy Loughnane T:Richard Hughes	134	b	423262	76	89	71	19d	—	—	-1	23.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
As good as ever with Lingfield 2nd 19 days ago (1m); up 2lb but still looks a major player
2 (2)	Rajapour Chestnut J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	138	v	005891	78	90	59	12d	—	—	+5	22	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ready C&D win 12 days ago when visored for the first time; well in if headgear works again
3 (4)	Flame Of Forest Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	138	—	712	80	83	41	61d	—	—	+13	22.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Unexposed and progressive 3yo; interesting contender upped in trip for handicap debut
6 (3)	Farasi Lane Bay J:Charlie Bell(7) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Charlie Bell(7) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	136	—	405076	76	90	69	21d	—	—	0	8.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
11lb lower than when 2nd in the Lincoln Trial here in March; mixed bag since
1 (7)	Silver Samurai Grey J:Luke Catton(3) T:Marco Botti	J:Luke Catton(3) T:Marco Botti	139	tv	757695	79	89	73	26d	—	—	+2	9.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
On a losing run and stepping back up in trip isn't enough to earn him the vote
5 (5)	Kindest Nation Brown J:Cieren Fallon T:Hugo Palmer	J:Cieren Fallon T:Hugo Palmer	136	v	035714	76	87	59	30d	—	—	+10	15.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
7f win at Newcastle last month; not quite so good one week later and stamina not assured
11 (6)	Boubyan Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Michael Appleby	J:Hollie Doyle T:Michael Appleby	128	p	100638	70	87	66	18d	—	—	+4	8.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Flopped at Newcastle last time; earlier C&D third brings him into the reckoning
13 (10)	Book Of Life Grey J:James Sullivan T:Patrick Morris	J:James Sullivan T:Patrick Morris	121	—	140603	61	89	52	21d	—	—	+3	6.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Course winner off this mark; solid 3rd here three weeeks ago (7f); needs more up in class
10 (11)	Packetofbiscuits Bay J:Luke Morris T:John Mackie	J:Luke Morris T:John Mackie	129	b	691807	71	85	58	17d	—	—	+6	9.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Course winner and on a winning mark; faded over 7f latest; stamina not assured
4 (13)	Kolsai Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	138	p	900-00	78	73	46	21d	—	—	+5	7.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well beaten in two runs for new yard after a spell in Hong Kong; cheekpieces now tried
12 (8)	Enthused Bay J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	125	tp	078058	65	86	70	7d	—	—	+2	4.3	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Down in the weights but doesn't look to be in the form required to capitalise
NR (12)	This Farh Bay J:Rowan Scott T:David Loughnane	J:Rowan Scott T:David Loughnane	132	p	233708	74	84	58	9d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Not at best in two runs this winter; down in weights but has to prove his stamina

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Advancing	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Sheikh Raj	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
Rajapour	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Flame Of Forest	8/1	15/2	8/1	7/1	8/1
Farasi Lane	9/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Silver Samurai	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Kindest Nation	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Boubyan	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Book Of Life	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Packetofbiscuits	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Kolsai	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Enthused	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
This Farh	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sheikh Raj

23.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 9.4 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Flame Of Forest

22.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 12 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Rajapour

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 5

4/1

Advancing

17.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 2.4 Odds: 8

5/2

Kindest Nation

15.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.5

20/1

Packetofbiscuits

9.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1

40/1

Silver Samurai

9.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Farasi Lane

8.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Boubyan

8.3

OR: 5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Kolsai

7.8

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

This Farh

7.5

OR: 6 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Book Of Life

6.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Enthused

4.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flame Of Forest	80	83	41
Silver Samurai	79	89	73
Rajapour	78	90	59
Kolsai	78	73	46
Advancing	77	88	64
Sheikh Raj	76	89	71
Farasi Lane	76	90	69
Kindest Nation	76	87	59
This Farh	74	84	58
Packetofbiscuits	71	85	58
Boubyan	70	87	66
Enthused	65	86	70
Book Of Life	61	89	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Enthused	7d ago	Quick return
This Farh	9d ago	Quick return
Rajapour	12d ago	Quick return
Packetofbiscuits	17d ago	Fit
Boubyan	18d ago	Fit
Sheikh Raj	19d ago	Fit
Farasi Lane	21d ago	Fit
Book Of Life	21d ago	Fit
Kolsai	21d ago	Fit
Silver Samurai	26d ago	Fit
Kindest Nation	30d ago	Fit
Flame Of Forest	61d ago	Fresh
Advancing	84d ago	Fresh