Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

18:45

Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2026-02-27

Distance 6f20y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,140

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 7.6°C

Wind 5mph NE

Rain 98%

Runners (11)

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 (4)	Buckland Belle Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Ollie Sangster	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Ollie Sangster	135	—	450-58	55	57	40	17d	—	—	-11	6.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
No improvement for handicapping this year; improvement a must
9 (10)	Trucial Pearl Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	128	—	0659-4	48	59	53	41d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-11	4.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Promising 4th at Southwell last time & that form has been well advertised since; unexposed
5 (1)	Runninman Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Stephen Hanlon	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Stephen Hanlon	131	v	633-36	51	61	34	17d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-11	4.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Went off quick dropped to 6f last time and paid the price late on; more exposed than some
8 (7)	Ganthorpe Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Cieren Fallon T:Michael & David Easterby	130	—	076-85	50	58	46	17d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Not beaten far last time but improvement is required; headgear absent; stable run two here
7 (2)	Kanes A Lott Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Stuart Williams	J:Sean Levey T:Stuart Williams	130	v	067-68	50	57	42	25d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Not solid but there have been flashes of promise; drops in trip with Sean Levey booked
3 (8)	Elashgar Chestnut J:Alec Voikhansky T:Kevin Frost	J:Alec Voikhansky T:Kevin Frost	133	—	9-83	53	60	38	25d	—	—	-6	3.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - headway and led narrowly over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - did well in the circumstances(op 15/2 tchd 9/1)
10 (5)	He Bangs The Drums Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	127	tb	65-627	47	58	43	20d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Modest eight-race maiden; dropping down the weights but he has a point to prove
4 (11)	Coparisi Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Kevin Ryan	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Kevin Ryan	132	—	44532-	52	59	-	133d	—	—	+4	9.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed in Class 6 nurseries on last two runs; dam a half-sister to Kachy so AW may suit
2 (3)	Tickettothestars Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Rod Millman	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Rod Millman	135	v	6966-8	55	55	20	57d	—	—	-1	2.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Struggled in handicaps thus far but drops in grade with a visor fitted; not discounted
6 (9)	Doilookokay Bay J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	131	—	4216-4	51	60	42	13d	—	—	-2	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
AW win last summer (5f); sharper for recent return to action; not fully exposed on AW
11 (6)	Magnificent Mel Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Rod Millman	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Rod Millman	126	—	673-85	46	57	35	9d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Return to 6f in her favour but peak RPR of 43 confirms she needs a good step forward

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Buckland Belle	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Trucial Pearl	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Runninman	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	4/1
Ganthorpe	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Kanes A Lott	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Elashgar	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2
He Bangs The Drums	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Coparisi	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Tickettothestars	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Doilookokay	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	20/1
Magnificent Mel	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Coparisi

9.1

OR: 0.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.5

16/1

2nd

Buckland Belle

6.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Runninman

4.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Trucial Pearl

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Ganthorpe

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Elashgar

3.4

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Kanes A Lott

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Tickettothestars

2.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

He Bangs The Drums

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Doilookokay

1.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Magnificent Mel

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Buckland Belle	55	57	40
Tickettothestars	55	55	20
Elashgar	53	60	38
Coparisi	52	59	—
Runninman	51	61	34
Doilookokay	51	60	42
Ganthorpe	50	58	46
Kanes A Lott	50	57	42
Trucial Pearl	48	59	53
He Bangs The Drums	47	58	43
Magnificent Mel	46	57	35

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Magnificent Mel	9d ago	Quick return
Doilookokay	13d ago	Quick return
Buckland Belle	17d ago	Fit
Runninman	17d ago	Fit
Ganthorpe	17d ago	Fit
He Bangs The Drums	20d ago	Fit
Kanes A Lott	25d ago	Fit
Elashgar	25d ago	Fit
Trucial Pearl	41d ago	Fit
Tickettothestars	57d ago	Fresh
Coparisi	133d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Wolverhampton (AW) over 6f20y. Darker = more wins.

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Based on 6 draws with historical results at this course and distance.