Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

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Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap

Date 2026-01-19

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,140

Weather Fog

Temp 6.5°C

Wind 3mph S

Rain 38%

Winning Time 1m 28.23s (slow by 2.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hardstyle (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	2/5F	Won
2nd	Electrocution (GB) Joey Haynes · Chelsea Banham	33/1	2.75
3rd	Blue Mountains (IRE) Jack Nicholls · Marco Botti	11/1	2.75
4th	Sorted (IRE) Jason Hart · Mark Loughnane	9/1	0.1
5th	Maynora (GB) Sean Kirrane · Craig Lidster	11/1	.75
6th	Miss Ayala (IRE) George Bass · Mark Usher	12/1	1.75
7th	Resalah (IRE) Jack Dace · Nikki Evans	80/1	.5
8th	Ganthorpe (GB) Billy Garritty · Michael & David Easterby	22/1	.5
9th	Fallacious Promise (GB) Paul Mulrennan · John Butler	10/1	2.25
10th	Backfire (GB) Mikkel Mortensen · Scott Dixon	25/1	3.75

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (5)	Hardstyle Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	141	—	8664-1	61	61	47	5d	—	—	-27	32.8	8/15 65%
Easy 1m win at Lingfield last week; down in trip/penalised but still an obvious candidate
8 (9)	Fallacious Promise Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:John Butler	J:Paul Mulrennan T:John Butler	130	—	905-	50	50	19	42d	—	—	-7	2.9	8/1 11%
Handicap newcomer; poor form in three runs but bred to do better; betting to guide
7 (8)	Sorted Bay J:Jason Hart T:Mark Loughnane	J:Jason Hart T:Mark Loughnane	130	—	870-	50	55	35	125d	—	—	-6	2.5	10/1 9%
Possible improver upped in trip and switched to a low-grade handicap; gelded since latest
9 (10)	Miss Ayala Bay J:George Bass T:Mark Usher	J:George Bass T:Mark Usher	130	—	5155-5	50	58	50	12d	—	—	-5	1.9	12/1 8%
7f AW win as a 2yo but quiet since and she has the widest stall to contend with
3 (7)	Maynora Brown J:Sean Kirrane T:Craig Lidster	J:Sean Kirrane T:Craig Lidster	134	p	5546-5	54	55	51	18d	—	—	-4	2.9	16/1 6%
Presumably felt capable of better but hard to support on handicap efforts; new headgear
10 (1)	Blue Mountains Bay J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Marco Botti	J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Marco Botti	126	—	0606-4	46	55	43	12d	—	—	-4	1.6	18/1 5%
Latest effort (7f, Polytrack) was her best but this trip may prove too sharp
2 (6)	Ganthorpe Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	135	b	076-	55	53	40	32d	—	—	-4	3.2	18/1 5%
Bred to be a bit better than this level; market to guide now up in trip for handicap debut
6 (3)	Backfire Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen(5) T:Scott Dixon	J:Mikkel Mortensen(5) T:Scott Dixon	131	—	566-	51	58	30	28d	—	—	-3	1.3	33/1 3%
Modest RPRs in three starts but has left the impression there's more to come; interesting
5 (2)	Electrocution Bay J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	131	—	8867-7	51	56	35	12d	—	—	-2	1.1	40/1 2%
Modest form to date but likely to do better at some point; betting to guide
4 (4)	Resalah Chestnut J:Jack Dace(5) T:Nikki Evans	J:Jack Dace(5) T:Nikki Evans	133	—	54670-	53	58	25	20d	—	—	-1	1.3	100/1 1%
Didn't progress for former yard and last of ten on debut for this one; best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hardstyle	1/2	1/2	1/2	8/15	40/85
Fallacious Promise	8/1	8/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Sorted	9/1	10/1	9/1	15/2	10/1
Miss Ayala	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Maynora	14/1	16/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Blue Mountains	16/1	18/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Ganthorpe	18/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Backfire	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	33/1
Electrocution	40/1	40/1	33/1	28/1	40/1
Resalah	80/1	100/1	80/1	50/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hardstyle

32.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 10 Odds: 20

8/15

2nd

Ganthorpe

3.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

18/1

3rd

Fallacious Promise

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Maynora

2.9

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Sorted

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Miss Ayala

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Blue Mountains

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Backfire

1.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Resalah

1.3

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Electrocution

1.1

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hardstyle	61	61	47
Ganthorpe	55	53	40
Maynora	54	55	51
Resalah	53	58	25
Backfire	51	58	30
Electrocution	51	56	35
Fallacious Promise	50	50	19
Sorted	50	55	35
Miss Ayala	50	58	50
Blue Mountains	46	55	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hardstyle	5d ago	Quick return
Miss Ayala	12d ago	Quick return
Blue Mountains	12d ago	Quick return
Electrocution	12d ago	Quick return
Maynora	18d ago	Fit
Resalah	20d ago	Fit
Backfire	28d ago	Fit
Ganthorpe	32d ago	Fit
Fallacious Promise	42d ago	Fit
Sorted	125d ago	Long break