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

Wolverhampton (AW)

20:30

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

Date 2026-03-17

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,140

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.5°C

Wind 10mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 49.13s (slow by 2.83s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Galaxy Wonder (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Tony Carroll	15/8F	Won
2nd	Havana Touch (GB) Sean D Bowen · John Butler	14/1	.5
3rd	Eutropia (GB) Finley Marsh · Adrian Wintle	17/2	1.25
4th	King Of Speed (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Mark Loughnane	7/1	.75
5th	Merapi (GB) Darragh Keenan · Michael Keady	40/1	0.2
6th	Pallas Lord (IRE) Jason Hart · Donald Whillans	13/2	.75
7th	Phaedra (GB) Lewis Edmunds · Joey Ramsden	5/1	0.3
8th	River Wharfe (GB) Myla Coppins · Tony Carroll	12/1	.5
9th	Masqool (IRE) Dougie Costello · Tony Carroll	18/1	1.25
10th	Amber Honey (GB) Cieren Fallon · Ed Dunlop	15/2	0.2
11th	Knightmare (IRE) Laura Coughlan · David Evans	33/1	2.25

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
8 (5)	Galaxy Wonder Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Tony Carroll	J:Rossa Ryan T:Tony Carroll	133	—	1-4323	58	70	64	12d	—	—	-7	15.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Consistent (314323) since joining current stable; again likely to be thereabouts
5 (8)	Phaedra Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Joey Ramsden	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Joey Ramsden	134	—	500-02	59	75	53	7d	—	—	-7	5.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Went close at Southwell last week for new yard; possibilities back up slightly in trip
3 (11)	King Of Speed Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	135	t	751-36	60	71	57	32d	—	—	-8	6.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Four-time C&D winner, mostly under Billy Loughnane who is back on board
7 (6)	Amber Honey Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Ed Dunlop	J:Cieren Fallon T:Ed Dunlop	133	b	74-673	58	74	56	18d	—	—	-6	5.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Close third over C&D last time; fighting chance off same mark
1 (4)	Pallas Lord Bay J:Jason Hart T:Donald Whillans	J:Jason Hart T:Donald Whillans	135	t	324510	60	71	58	5d	—	—	+3	13.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Has gained all ten AW wins at Newcastle; not the percentage call
10 (3)	Eutropia Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	131	—	5-3331	56	69	55	12d	—	—	-5	3.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Opened her account in steadily run 1m2f race last time; a possible danger
12 (12)	River Wharfe Chestnut J:Myla Coppins(7) T:Tony Carroll	J:Myla Coppins(7) T:Tony Carroll	129	b	582371	54	75	59	6d	—	—	+7	16.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Escapes a penalty for his 0-55 success at Southwell last week; respected
2 (7)	Havana Touch Grey J:Sean D Bowen T:John Butler	J:Sean D Bowen T:John Butler	135	—	679-89	60	67	55	45d	—	—	-2	4.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Best watched unless the market suggests a revival is likely
4 (2)	Masqool Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Tony Carroll	J:Dougie Costello T:Tony Carroll	134	v	58-442	59	69	41	12d	—	—	-2	4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Consistent form for new yard but isn't crying out for this drop back in trip
11 (1)	Knightmare Bay J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:David Evans	J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:David Evans	131	v	64-274	56	70	63	36d	—	—	-1	2.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Maiden; ran encouragingly in first-time visor at Wolverhampton latest start
6 (10)	Merapi Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Keady	J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Keady	134	—	4640-7	59	72	63	17d	—	—	0	3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Maiden who failed to beat a rival last time (stable debut)
NR (9)	Danehill Star Bay J:Luke Morris T:Tony Carroll	J:Luke Morris T:Tony Carroll	132	b	-39152	57	71	60	12d	—	0W/1P 1 run	—	12.4	—	—
Creditable second at Lingfield most recently; in the mix

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Galaxy Wonder	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	11/4
Phaedra	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
King Of Speed	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	11/2
Amber Honey	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Pallas Lord	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Eutropia	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
River Wharfe	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Havana Touch	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Masqool	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Knightmare	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Merapi	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Danehill Star	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

River Wharfe

16.7

OR: 1 Form: 13 Odds: 2.7

9/1

2nd

Galaxy Wonder

15.9

OR: 2 Form: 7 Odds: 6.9

11/4

3rd

Pallas Lord

13.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 8 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Danehill Star

12.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0

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King Of Speed

6.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Phaedra

5.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Amber Honey

5.1

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Havana Touch

4.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Masqool

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Eutropia

3.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Merapi

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Knightmare

2.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Of Speed	60	71	57
Pallas Lord	60	71	58
Havana Touch	60	67	55
Phaedra	59	75	53
Masqool	59	69	41
Merapi	59	72	63
Galaxy Wonder	58	70	64
Amber Honey	58	74	56
Danehill Star	57	71	60
Eutropia	56	69	55
Knightmare	56	70	63
River Wharfe	54	75	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pallas Lord	5d ago	Quick return
River Wharfe	6d ago	Quick return
Phaedra	7d ago	Quick return
Galaxy Wonder	12d ago	Quick return
Eutropia	12d ago	Quick return
Masqool	12d ago	Quick return
Danehill Star	12d ago	Quick return
Merapi	17d ago	Fit
Amber Honey	18d ago	Fit
King Of Speed	32d ago	Fit
Knightmare	36d ago	Fit
Havana Touch	45d ago	Fit