Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

13:27

Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2026-01-23

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,716

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6.2°C

Wind 10mph SE

Rain 47%

Runners (8)

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
3 (3)	Eupator Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	136	b	763-62	69	80	68	6d	—	—	-21	17.3	0.31/1	5/4 44%
0-11 but he had a near miss off this mark at Lingfield on Saturday; respected back in trip
1 (1)	Forest Caper Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	138	—	2305-3	70	79	62	6d	—	—	-5	13.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-15 but he went close off this mark at Southwell on Saturday; big player
7 (2)	Fools Rush In Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	132	tv	894-15	64	79	69	7d	—	—	-9	8.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won over C&D 17 days ago but wasn't in the same form back here last Friday; risks attached
6 (8)	Repertoire Bay J:Taryn Langley(5) T:David Simcock	J:Taryn Langley(5) T:David Simcock	134	—	586-13	66	80	57	11d	—	—	-4	7.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Win and close third at Lingfield in last two starts and he should go well again
5 (6)	Study Up Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	135	ht	4839-8	67	79	73	16d	—	—	-3	6.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won on debut in July 2024 but he's been regressive since; tongue-tie now added
2 (4)	Shamacid Chestnut J:Kieran O'Neill T:S Woods	J:Kieran O'Neill T:S Woods	137	v	2234-8	70	76	41	21d	—	—	+2	6.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
0-9 and he struggled on belated handicap debut at Chelmsford; visor is now tried
4 (5)	Al Muddy Bay J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	135	—	55-4	67	68	37	13d	—	—	+3	4.8	20.00/1	80/1 1%
No progress in his qualifying runs and he needs a transformation on handicap debut
NR (7)	R P McMurphy Bay J:TBC T:Michael Appleby	J: T:Michael Appleby	128	p	133-31	61	79	66	11d	—	—	—	2.8	—	—
Improver who won over C&D 11 days ago and he's a big player again under a penalty

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Eupator	6/5	6/5	6/5	6/5	5/4
Forest Caper	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3
Fools Rush In	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	7/2
Repertoire	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Study Up	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Shamacid	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1
Al Muddy	80/1	66/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
R P McMurphy	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Eupator

17.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Forest Caper

13.2

OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Fools Rush In

8.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Repertoire

7.3

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Study Up

6.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Shamacid

6.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Al Muddy

4.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

R P McMurphy

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Forest Caper	70	79	62
Shamacid	70	76	41
Eupator	69	80	68
Study Up	67	79	73
Al Muddy	67	68	37
Repertoire	66	80	57
Fools Rush In	64	79	69
R P McMurphy	61	79	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eupator	6d ago	Quick return
Forest Caper	6d ago	Quick return
Fools Rush In	7d ago	Quick return
Repertoire	11d ago	Quick return
R P McMurphy	11d ago	Quick return
Al Muddy	13d ago	Quick return
Study Up	16d ago	Fit
Shamacid	21d ago	Fit