Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div I) – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

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Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div I)

Date 2026-01-27

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,711

Weather Drizzle

Temp 4.7°C

Wind 20mph E

Rain 100%

Winning Time 1m 29.41s (slow by 3.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	How's The Guvnor (IRE) George Wood · Jennie Candlish	15/8	Won
2nd	Fistral Beach (IRE) Jack Doughty · John Mackie	6/1	1.25
3rd	Homme De Fer (GB) William Carson · Tony Carroll	13/8F	1.5
4th	Tootsie (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Phil McEntee	14/1	1
5th	Eye Of The Water (IRE) Rob Hornby · Ronald Harris	33/1	0.1
6th	Musaytir (IRE) Nicola Currie · Joe Ponting	200/1	1.25
7th	Buttercross Flyer (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Scott Dixon	12/1	0.3
8th	Bungle Bay (IRE) Joe Leavy · James Evans	11/1	.75
9th	Mythical Isle (IRE) Paddy Bradley · Patrick Morris	28/1	1

Runners (9)

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
1 (9)	How's The Guvnor Bay J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	139	h	533-21	59	65	57	7d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-19	11.6	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Southwell winner last week; carries a penalty from stall 9 so will need to be on his game
4 (8)	Homme De Fer Bay J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	134	—	3141-3	54	67	61	13d	—	—	-18	14	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Not well drawn but still one of the better options in his current vein of form
5 (3)	Fistral Beach Bay J:Jack Doughty T:John Mackie	J:Jack Doughty T:John Mackie	131	—	7605-4	51	64	50	24d	—	—	-8	3.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
C&D winner who ran pretty well last time at Southwell and needs considering
2 (1)	Bungle Bay Bay J:Joe Leavy T:James Evans	J:Joe Leavy T:James Evans	135	—	76717-	55	65	42	61d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+2	10.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Below par at Newcastle two months ago but a winner here the time before
6 (2)	Buttercross Flyer Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	130	—	21397-	50	66	59	36d	—	—	+1	7.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
A modest strike-rate overall and last win was in a classified race
7 (7)	Tootsie Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Phil McEntee	J:Billy Loughnane T:Phil McEntee	127	tv	8-0434	47	63	54	5d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Made it 0-5 for this yard when well held in a classified race at Southwell; now visored
8 (5)	Eye Of The Water Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Ronald Harris	J:Rob Hornby T:Ronald Harris	126	p	37464-	46	64	49	50d	—	—	-2	1.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
This 10yo is bidding to end a long losing run on his 100th career start
3 (6)	Mythical Isle Chestnut J:Paddy Bradley T:Patrick Morris	J:Paddy Bradley T:Patrick Morris	134	—	3872-8	54	66	45	23d	—	—	-1	1.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Best run was here two starts back but that was over 6f and he's disappointed since
9 (4)	Musaytir Grey J:Nicola Currie T:Joe Ponting	J:Nicola Currie T:Joe Ponting	126	—	008/87	46	62	37	4d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Strike-rate of 1-49 and comfortably held in both his races after a long absence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
How's The Guvnor	13/8	7/4	7/4	13/8	2/1
Homme De Fer	13/8	13/8	13/8	7/4	7/4
Fistral Beach	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	11/2
Bungle Bay	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2
Buttercross Flyer	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	14/1
Tootsie	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Eye Of The Water	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Mythical Isle	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Musaytir	250/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Homme De Fer

OR: 1 Form: 3 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

How's The Guvnor

11.6

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

2/1

3rd

Bungle Bay

10.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Buttercross Flyer

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Fistral Beach

3.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Mythical Isle

1.9

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Tootsie

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Eye Of The Water

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Musaytir

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
How's The Guvnor	59	65	57
Bungle Bay	55	65	42
Homme De Fer	54	67	61
Mythical Isle	54	66	45
Fistral Beach	51	64	50
Buttercross Flyer	50	66	59
Tootsie	47	63	54
Eye Of The Water	46	64	49
Musaytir	46	62	37

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Musaytir	4d ago	Quick return
Tootsie	5d ago	Quick return
How's The Guvnor	7d ago	Quick return
Homme De Fer	13d ago	Quick return
Mythical Isle	23d ago	Fit
Fistral Beach	24d ago	Fit
Buttercross Flyer	36d ago	Fit
Eye Of The Water	50d ago	Fresh
Bungle Bay	61d ago	Fresh

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Wolverhampton (AW) over 7f36y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Based on 8 draws with historical results at this course and distance.