Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

8:30

Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap

Date 2026-03-02

Distance 1m4f51y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,140

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.2°C

Wind 13mph S

Rain 2%

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (5)	Desiderata b J:Zoe Lewis(7) T:Thomas Faulkner	J:Zoe Lewis(7) T:Thomas Faulkner	124	—	-42322	48	70	58	7d	—	—	-5	18.8	11/4 27%
Placed in four classified races here this year; ought to be competitive again today
2 (6)	Three On Thursday b J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	134	—	2-3352	59	73	55	14d	—	—	-10	12.4	3/1 25%
Scored over 1m2f at Lingfield in December and has remained in good form since; big player
5 (1)	El Ghaawy b J:Hollie Doyle T:Mark Loughnane	J:Hollie Doyle T:Mark Loughnane	132	—	6780-6	57	67	64	38d	—	—	-10	6.8	9/2 18%
Didn't run badly over 9.4f here last time but needs improvement on first try beyond 1m3f
1 (8)	Glenridding ch J:Greg Fairley T:Ewan Whillans	J:Greg Fairley T:Ewan Whillans	135	h	77339-	60	70	46	—	—	—	-2	9.2	15/2 12%
Tricky to weigh up on Flat return but ran quite well in a juvenile hurdle in January
7 (9)	Virtual Hug b J:Kieran O'Neill T:Nikki Evans	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Nikki Evans	124	t	3254-5	48	71	53	45d	—	—	-7	2.7	8/1 11%
Sound effort when fourth over C&D in December but safely held since; others appeal more
3 (3)	Maywedance b J:William Carson T:John O'Shea	J:William Carson T:John O'Shea	133	—	019-45	58	71	58	27d	—	—	-4	4.4	10/1 9%
Both runs for Twiston-Davies stable this year were respectable; more needed today, though
8 (2)	Bigz Belief b J:Gina Mangan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Gina Mangan T:Fergal O'Brien	122	v	3944/4	46	65	53	35d	—	—	-4	1.6	16/1 6%
Out of form over hurdles this season and only fourth in C&D classified on Flat return
9 (4)	Busby b J:Aiden Brookes T:Philip Kirby	J:Aiden Brookes T:Philip Kirby	121	v	70-567	45	68	55	15d	—	—	-3	1.3	20/1 5%
Not firing on all cylinders since returning from break in October; revival needed
NR (7)	Twoforthegutter b J:Jason Hart T:Christopher Kellett	J:Jason Hart T:Christopher Kellett	133	b	55413-	57	72	-	174d	—	—	—	11.8	—
In good form on turf when last seen last summer but resumes on fairly tough mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Desiderata	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Three On Thursday	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1
El Ghaawy	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Glenridding	15/2	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1
Virtual Hug	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2
Maywedance	10/1	10/1	8/1	9/1	8/1
Bigz Belief	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Busby	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Twoforthegutter	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Desiderata

18.8

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Three On Thursday

12.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Twoforthegutter

11.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Glenridding

9.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 3.1

15/2

El Ghaawy

6.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Maywedance

4.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Virtual Hug

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Bigz Belief

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Busby

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Glenridding Top Rated	60	70	46
Three On Thursday	59	73	55
Maywedance	58	71	58
El Ghaawy	57	67	64
Twoforthegutter	57	72	—
Desiderata	48	70	58
Virtual Hug	48	71	53
Bigz Belief	46	65	53
Busby	45	68	55

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Desiderata	7d ago	Quick return
Three On Thursday	14d ago	Fit
Busby	15d ago	Fit
Maywedance	27d ago	Fit
Bigz Belief	35d ago	Fit
El Ghaawy	38d ago	Fit
Virtual Hug	45d ago	Fit
Twoforthegutter	174d ago	Long break
Glenridding	—	—