Friday Night Live With SBK Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

18:00

Friday Night Live With SBK Handicap

Date 2026-01-09

Distance 1m4f51y

Class Class 5

Going Abandoned

Type Flat

Surface

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,851

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
8 (1)	Francesco Baracca Brown J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	136	—	61391-	71	85	61	10d	—	—	+3	27	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Snug win from off the pace here (1m6f) ten days ago; no penalty; solid contender
1 (2)	Bystander Bay J:Jack Dace(5) T:Stuart Williams	J:Jack Dace(5) T:Stuart Williams	140	t	9/297-	75	81	57	22d	—	—	-5	10.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Hard to gauge how much ability remains and although he's down in class, this is a new trip
7 (3)	Jodhpur Blue Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	136	—	0384-4	71	78	56	7d	—	—	-2	8.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Not beaten far at Chelmsford last week but stamina for this trip has to be taken on trust
4 (4)	Market House Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	137	tp	12215-	72	79	45	27d	—	—	+11	21.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Never dangerous over 9.5f here latest but better expected back up in distance
5 (6)	Oman Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:Tony Carroll	J:Cieren Fallon T:Tony Carroll	137	—	09251-	72	79	56	27d	—	—	+11	20.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Easy 9.5f win here last month; no problem with this trip but a 7lb hike asks more of him
3 (5)	Aiming High Chestnut J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	137	h	31277-	72	82	66	18d	—	—	+4	14.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Two wins last year, including C&D; would have finished closer with a clear run latest
6 (7)	Bint Al Daar Brown J:Jack Mitchell T:Kevin Frost	J:Jack Mitchell T:Kevin Frost	136	—	62035-	71	81	61	18d	—	—	+2	11.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Arrives in good order and no obvious reason why she wouldn't go well again
12 (8)	The Sweet Escape Bay J:Finley Marsh T:David Loughnane	J:Finley Marsh T:David Loughnane	127	t	44366-	65	80	70	10d	—	—	-1	7.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has the ability to win a small race but this step up in trip is far from certain to suit
2 (11)	Light Speed Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Gemma Tutty	J:Joanna Mason T:Gemma Tutty	137	—	53894-	72	83	54	21d	—	—	+2	8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
On winning mark; ran well over 1m3f which offers hope for this new, longer trip
11 (9)	Flaine Bay J:Connor Planas(3) T:David Loughnane	J:Connor Planas(3) T:David Loughnane	129	e/s	19405-	67	79	52	20d	—	—	+4	7.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Two 9.5f wins here last autumn; stamina concerns over 1m4f; no tongue-tie/new headgear
NR (10)	Nivelle's Magic Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Dan Horsford	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Dan Horsford	135	—	43222-	70	79	64	39d	—	—	—	16.9	—	—
Not much room for error off this mark but likely she will give her running once again
NR (12)	Gemmari Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	135	—	1155-1	73	82	64	7d	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Wide-margin Chelmsford win last week and 3lb well in under a penalty; C&D winner; solid

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Francesco Baracca	5/2	9/4	5/2
Bystander	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jodhpur Blue	15/2	7/1	7/1
Market House	15/2	7/1	7/1
Oman	9/1	8/1	8/1
Aiming High	15/2	13/2	13/2
Bint Al Daar	10/1	9/1	17/2
The Sweet Escape	12/1	10/1	10/1
Light Speed	16/1	16/1	16/1
Flaine	66/1	50/1	50/1
Nivelle's Magic	-	-	-
Gemmari	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Francesco Baracca

OR: 5.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Market House

21.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 13 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Oman

20.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Nivelle's Magic

16.9

OR: 5 Form: 11.9 Odds: 0

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Gemmari

15.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Aiming High

14.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 6.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Bint Al Daar

11.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Bystander

10.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Jodhpur Blue

8.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Light Speed

OR: 5.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.6

16/1

The Sweet Escape

7.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Flaine

7.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0.9

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bystander	75	81	57
Gemmari	73	82	64
Market House	72	79	45
Oman	72	79	56
Aiming High	72	82	66
Light Speed	72	83	54
Francesco Baracca	71	85	61
Jodhpur Blue	71	78	56
Bint Al Daar	71	81	61
Nivelle's Magic	70	79	64
Flaine	67	79	52
The Sweet Escape	65	80	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jodhpur Blue	7d ago	Quick return
Gemmari	7d ago	Quick return
Francesco Baracca	10d ago	Quick return
The Sweet Escape	10d ago	Quick return
Aiming High	18d ago	Fit
Bint Al Daar	18d ago	Fit
Flaine	20d ago	Fit
Light Speed	21d ago	Fit
Bystander	22d ago	Fit
Market House	27d ago	Fit
Oman	27d ago	Fit
Nivelle's Magic	39d ago	Fit