Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Wolverhampton (AW)

17:00

Date 2026-01-30

Distance 1m4f51y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,972

Runners (10)

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
10 (2)	Cardinal Point Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	126	v	22-221	73	92	79	7d	—	—	-14	14.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Easy C&D winner latest; penalty may not stop her from following up, if in the same form.
1 (1)	Machete b/br J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	140	—	321-26	84	90	76	17d	—	—	-1	12.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
1m2f Tapeta winner; weakened out of it over 1m4f latest but gets 1m4f; possible player.
4 (7)	Melek Alreeh Bay J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	137	—	4256-2	81	89	72	28d	—	—	+5	15.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Triple 1m4f winner; handicapper has had his measure since his last win but respected.
5 (3)	Robusto Bay J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	134	b	595-22	78	92	71	17d	—	—	-1	10.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Multiple winner at up to 2m; in good form; prominent racer with a handy draw; player.
9 (5)	Jodhpur Blue Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Ian Williams	J:Cieren Fallon T:Ian Williams	126	t	384-42	70	90	66	10d	—	—	-1	7.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
7f Tapeta winner; just held (1m3f) latest; further step up in trip positive; interesting.
3 (6)	Knockbrex Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jack Mitchell T:Charlie Johnston	138	—	0313-5	82	91	59	28d	—	—	+2	10.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
1m2f-1m4f AW winner; below his best latest; can be competitive if he acts at this track.
2 (9)	Midnight Rumble Bay J:Luke Catton(3) T:Alan King	J:Luke Catton(3) T:Alan King	139	—	0220-3	83	89	49	28d	—	—	+7	12.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
1m2f Polytrack winner; bounced back from a couple of lesser efforts latest; contender.
7 (8)	Damascus Steel Grey J:William Carson T:Denis Quinn	J:William Carson T:Denis Quinn	128	v	4201-1	72	89	67	20d	—	—	+11	17.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Multiple 1m4f AW winner, including on Tapeta; on a winning mark; contender.
8 (10)	Yokohama Bay J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:John Butler	J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:John Butler	128	—	38347-	72	88	57	41d	—	—	+3	9.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Second on turf from higher last season but needs to be much better than his latest effort.
6 (4)	Sea Founder Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	128	h	1467-7	75	90	29	14d	—	—	+4	7.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
1m winner; takes a marked step up in trip and has stamina to prove; hood now fitted.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cardinal Point	7/4	7/4	7/4
Machete	11/2	6/1	11/2
Melek Alreeh	13/2	13/2	13/2
Robusto	7/1	7/1	7/1
Jodhpur Blue	8/1	15/2	8/1
Knockbrex	9/1	9/1	9/1
Midnight Rumble	18/1	14/1	16/1
Damascus Steel	16/1	16/1	16/1
Yokohama	18/1	16/1	16/1
Sea Founder	28/1	22/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Damascus Steel

17.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

16/1

2nd

Melek Alreeh

15.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

13/2

3rd

Cardinal Point

14.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

7/4

Midnight Rumble

12.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Machete

12.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Knockbrex

10.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Robusto

10.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Yokohama

9.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Jodhpur Blue

7.5

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Sea Founder

7.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Machete	84	90	76
Midnight Rumble	83	89	49
Knockbrex	82	91	59
Melek Alreeh	81	89	72
Robusto	78	92	71
Sea Founder	75	90	29
Cardinal Point	73	92	79
Damascus Steel	72	89	67
Yokohama	72	88	57
Jodhpur Blue	70	90	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cardinal Point	7d ago	Quick return
Jodhpur Blue	10d ago	Quick return
Sea Founder	14d ago	Fit
Machete	17d ago	Fit
Robusto	17d ago	Fit
Damascus Steel	20d ago	Fit
Melek Alreeh	28d ago	Fit
Knockbrex	28d ago	Fit
Midnight Rumble	28d ago	Fit
Yokohama	41d ago	Fit