Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

19:30

Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2026-01-12

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,711

Rain 2%

Winning Time 1m 48.63s (slow by 2.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	R P McMurphy (GB) Edward Greatrex · Michael Appleby	2/1F	Won
2nd	How's The Guvnor (IRE) George Wood · Jennie Candlish	100/30	1.75
3rd	Arlecchino's Rex (GB) Jason Watson · Mark Usher	28/1	3.25
4th	Volendam (GB) Rowan Scott · Tony Carroll	9/1	1.5
5th	Faster Bee (GB) Gina Mangan · Fergal O'Brien	25/1	.75
6th	Scenario (GB) Neil Callan · Tony Carroll	7/2	.5
7th	Lhebayeb (GER) Callum Shepherd · Richard Price	14/1	0.2
8th	Homer Stokes (GB) Callum Rodriguez · David & Nicola Barron	25/1	.5
9th	Dash Power (GB) Sean Kirrane · Lawrence Mullaney	9/1	1.25
10th	Paps Of Jura (GB) Rob Hornby · Sam Thomas	16/1	.75
11th	Pacific Prince (GB) Laura Coughlan · James Bennett	50/1	3.5

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
2 (5)	R P McMurphy Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Michael Appleby	J:Edward Greatrex T:Michael Appleby	134	p	3133-3	55	68	53	6d	—	—	-19	14.9	0.44/1	7/4 36%
C&D winner; good third at Southwell latest; merits serious consideration off same mark
4 (4)	Scenario Bay J:Neil Callan T:Tony Carroll	J:Neil Callan T:Tony Carroll	133	—	2362-1	54	67	54	10d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-4	17.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Landed handicap here ten days ago; up 2lb but a player for yard among the winners
3 (9)	How's The Guvnor Bay J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	133	h	89533-	53	69	60	51d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-6	10.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Solid third at Newcastle in November; he's very much one to consider after a break
5 (6)	Volendam Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Tony Carroll	J:Rowan Scott T:Tony Carroll	132	—	7533-7	53	66	44	9d	—	—	-5	3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Still a maiden and came in a below-form seventh of 11 in Southwell handicap nine days ago
11 (2)	Dash Power Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Lawrence Mullaney	J:Sean Kirrane T:Lawrence Mullaney	126	b	67827-	46	64	51	24d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-2	5.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Got off the mark over C&D last January but he's not proved easy to catch right since
8 (11)	Lhebayeb Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Richard Price	J:Callum Shepherd T:Richard Price	131	—	04395-	51	68	55	16d	—	—	-3	3.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
C&D scorer who got back on track with C&D fifth latest; one for the shortlist
9 (1)	Paps Of Jura Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Sam Thomas	J:Rob Hornby T:Sam Thomas	130	—	689-	50	57	-	204d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Lightly raced maiden who beat only two in 7.5f Ffos Las maiden in June; handicap debut
6 (3)	Homer Stokes Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	132	—	8776-9	52	66	35	9d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-3	1.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Off 11 weeks before fading ninth in Southwell h'cap nine days ago; can take a step forward
10 (10)	Faster Bee Bay J:Gina Mangan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Gina Mangan T:Fergal O'Brien	128	t	68480-	48	65	58	28d	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Now 0-23 and he came in 11th of 13 in 1m2f Lingfield handicap four weeks ago
12 (12)	Arlecchino's Rex Bay J:Jason Watson T:Mark Usher	J:Jason Watson T:Mark Usher	125	—	46609-	46	67	53	21d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	-2	0.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Course scorer but he comes here under a cloud; needs to take a big step forward
1 (7)	Pacific Prince Chestnut J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:James Bennett	J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:James Bennett	135	—	/0999-	55	59	31	16d	—	—	0	1.8	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Off six months before a below-par ninth of 11 over C&D 16 days ago; others are preferred
NR (8)	Strobelight Chestnut J:TBC T:George Boughey	J: T:George Boughey	131	tb	6475-0	52	69	59	1d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Solid fifth at Newcastle two weeks ago but folded tamely at Chelmsford yesterday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
R P McMurphy	13/8	13/8	11/8	7/4	6/4
Scenario	10/3	10/3	11/4	7/2	10/3
How's The Guvnor	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1	9/2
Volendam	10/1	10/1	9/1	11/1	9/1
Dash Power	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	9/1
Lhebayeb	11/1	12/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Paps Of Jura	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Homer Stokes	25/1	22/1	20/1	18/1	22/1
Faster Bee	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	20/1
Arlecchino's Rex	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Pacific Prince	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Strobelight	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Scenario

17.2

OR: 1 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

R P McMurphy

14.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 3 Odds: 10.6

7/4

3rd

How's The Guvnor

10.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Dash Power

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Lhebayeb

3.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Volendam

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Homer Stokes

1.8

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

25/1

Pacific Prince

1.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Faster Bee

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Paps Of Jura

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Arlecchino's Rex

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Strobelight

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
R P McMurphy	55	68	53
Pacific Prince	55	59	31
Scenario	54	67	54
How's The Guvnor	53	69	60
Volendam	53	66	44
Homer Stokes	52	66	35
Strobelight	52	69	59
Lhebayeb	51	68	55
Paps Of Jura	50	57	—
Faster Bee	48	65	58
Dash Power	46	64	51
Arlecchino's Rex	46	67	53

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Strobelight	1d ago	Quick return
R P McMurphy	6d ago	Quick return
Volendam	9d ago	Quick return
Homer Stokes	9d ago	Quick return
Scenario	10d ago	Quick return
Lhebayeb	16d ago	Fit
Pacific Prince	16d ago	Fit
Arlecchino's Rex	21d ago	Fit
Dash Power	24d ago	Fit
Faster Bee	28d ago	Fit
How's The Guvnor	51d ago	Fresh
Paps Of Jura	204d ago	Long break