Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

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Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap

Date 2026-03-09

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,140

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.6°C

Wind 3mph SE

Rain 0%

Runners (12)

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 (6)	Crimson Rambler Chestnut J:Liam Wright(5) T:George Scott	J:Liam Wright(5) T:George Scott	141	b	6-2221	61	63	50	5d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-32	21.4	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Off the mark upped to 1m at Southwell last week; leading claims under a penalty
3 (5)	City Of Dreams Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	135	—	647-	55	54	32	81d	—	—	-8	4.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Poor form in three 6f AW runs in late 2025; up in trip for handicap debut
9 (4)	Nicolai Bay J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	129	v	8-88	49	61	41	30d	—	—	-7	2.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
No impact in three AW novice runs this winter; visored for handicap debut; can do better
5 (11)	Time To Sparkle Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:James Keane	J:Jack Mitchell T:James Keane	135	—	087-4	55	61	35	26d	—	—	-5	3.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Promising stable/handicap debut at Kempton (1m) last month; more to come; each-way claims
10 (10)	Regal And Real Brown J:Jonny Peate T:Jack Morland	J:Jonny Peate T:Jack Morland	126	t	768-	46	58	29	91d	—	—	-6	2.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Poor 6f form as a 2yo but wind/gelding ops and a step up in trip could all spark more
4 (9)	Angry Ant Grey J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	135	—	6-6778	55	58	44	14d	—	—	-2	2.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Dropping down the weights but her three handicap runs have been poor
7 (1)	Risk Averse Rebel Bay J:Gina Mangan T:Gary Hanmer	J:Gina Mangan T:Gary Hanmer	130	—	7796-	50	60	-	121d	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Poor form on turf last year but this is more realistic and could yet do better
12 (7)	Nando's Pride Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	126	b	97-49	46	52	20	26d	—	—	-3	1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Poor form, including when blinkered on h'cap debut; B Loughnane takes over for first time
2 (8)	Pangbourne Bay J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Roger Teal	J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Roger Teal	135	—	759	55	55	16	16d	—	—	-1	2.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Potential improver now handicapping at a low level
11 (3)	Analeesa Grey J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	126	v	0-56	46	57	36	34d	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Poor form in three 6f runs; new trip/headgear could spark extra now handicapping
8 (2)	Resalah Chestnut J:Kieran O'Neill T:Nikki Evans	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Nikki Evans	130	—	4670-7	50	59	45	49d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Two uninspiring runs for her new stable and it is easy enough to look elsewhere
NR (12)	Thependleburyfox Bay J:TBC T:Gemma Tutty	J: T:Gemma Tutty	132	—	0-96	52	56	35	22d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
More promise when midfield at Newcastle last month (1m); can do better now handicapping

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Crimson Rambler	4/6	8/11	4/6	4/6	8/11
City Of Dreams	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Nicolai	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	13/2
Time To Sparkle	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	15/2
Regal And Real	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Angry Ant	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Risk Averse Rebel	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	18/1
Nando's Pride	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Pangbourne	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	25/1
Analeesa	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Resalah	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	40/1
Thependleburyfox	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Crimson Rambler

21.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 18.7

8/11

2nd

City Of Dreams

4.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Time To Sparkle

3.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Nicolai

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Angry Ant

2.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Regal And Real

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Pangbourne

2.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Risk Averse Rebel

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Nando's Pride

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Analeesa

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Resalah

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Thependleburyfox

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Crimson Rambler	61	63	50
City Of Dreams	55	54	32
Time To Sparkle	55	61	35
Angry Ant	55	58	44
Pangbourne	55	55	16
Thependleburyfox	52	56	35
Risk Averse Rebel	50	60	—
Resalah	50	59	45
Nicolai	49	61	41
Regal And Real	46	58	29
Nando's Pride	46	52	20
Analeesa	46	57	36

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Crimson Rambler	5d ago	Quick return
Angry Ant	14d ago	Fit
Pangbourne	16d ago	Fit
Thependleburyfox	22d ago	Fit
Time To Sparkle	26d ago	Fit
Nando's Pride	26d ago	Fit
Nicolai	30d ago	Fit
Analeesa	34d ago	Fit
Resalah	49d ago	Fresh
City Of Dreams	81d ago	Fresh
Regal And Real	91d ago	Long break
Risk Averse Rebel	121d ago	Long break