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 2026-03-30

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,140

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 7.3°C

Wind 9mph NW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 49.83s (slow by 3.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Captain Pickles (IRE) Stevie Donohoe · Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay	100/30F	Won
2nd	Brinton (GB) Rob Hornby · Jonathan Portman	17/2	.75
3rd	Arlecchino's Rex (GB) Jason Watson · Mark Usher	17/2	.5
4th	Princess Vivi (GB) Cam Hardie · Antony Brittain	33/1	0.1
5th	Sceptic (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Ian Williams	9/2	1
6th	First Encounter (GB) Luke Morris · John Gallagher	13/2	1
7th	Mooretown Lad (IRE) Finley Marsh · Adrian Wintle	6/1	.5
8th	Wyvern (GB) Ryan Kavanagh · Patrick Morris	14/1	1.5
9th	Like Magic (GER) Jack Mitchell · Mark Loughnane	5/1	.75
10th	Take The A Train (GB) Barry McHugh · Gary Harrison	20/1	1.5
11th	Morning Suit (IRE) Grace McEntee · Phil McEntee	100/1	1

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
6 (6)	Captain Pickles Bay J:Stevie Donohoe T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay	J:Stevie Donohoe T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay	131	—	-33161	51	69	61	20d	—	—	+4	22	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won 2 of last 3 classifieds, including C&D; should make a good go of it back in handicap
4 (1)	Like Magic Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Mark Loughnane	J:Jack Mitchell T:Mark Loughnane	132	t	0960-8	52	57	-	73d	—	—	-10	4.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won at 1m/1m1f in Germany; poor form in Britain but right down the weights; new yard
1 (10)	Sceptic Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ian Williams	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ian Williams	135	v	U-0794	55	70	56	10d	—	—	-9	5.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Had a slow winter but looked on the way back over C&D latest and weighted to go well
7 (2)	First Encounter Bay J:Luke Morris T:John Gallagher	J:Luke Morris T:John Gallagher	131	b	-86121	51	69	57	33d	—	—	+10	22.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Made the most of the drop to classified level, winning 2-3 this year; more needed today
5 (7)	Mooretown Lad Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	132	—	80-494	52	64	52	27d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-6	3.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
1m1f winner in Ireland as 4yo; low-level form since but on reduced mark and better latest
9 (11)	Arlecchino's Rex Bay J:Jason Watson T:Mark Usher	J:Jason Watson T:Mark Usher	129	h	-34513	49	67	53	13d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+4	13.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Successfully stepped up to 1m1f here this month; lesser run since; more needed over C&D
3 (3)	Brinton Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	134	p	5-3275	54	66	52	28d	—	—	-5	3.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Very solid record on this track, C&D winner last March; just above latest winning mark
2 (8)	Wyvern Brown J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Patrick Morris	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Patrick Morris	134	p	347883	54	67	58	24d	—	—	0	5.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Course winner with C&D form; two Newcastle wins in late 2025 but he has flagged of late
8 (5)	Take The A Train Chestnut J:Barry McHugh T:Gary Harrison	J:Barry McHugh T:Gary Harrison	131	—	6009-2	51	67	62	24d	—	—	+2	6.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Mostly well held but some promise when second at Newcastle (1m) latest; could improve
11 (9)	Princess Vivi Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	126	p	4780-4	46	58	50	20d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Minor form at up to 7f; style of finishing suggests a stamina query now up in trip
10 (4)	Morning Suit Grey J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	126	t	0/97-9	46	54	32	20d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
6f winner on Polytrack as 2yo; modest form since summer 2024; stamina query over new trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Captain Pickles	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Like Magic	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Sceptic	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
First Encounter	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Mooretown Lad	7/1	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Arlecchino's Rex	8/1	17/2	17/2	15/2	17/2
Brinton	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Wyvern	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Take The A Train	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Princess Vivi	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Morning Suit	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

First Encounter

22.4

OR: 0.3 Form: 18.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

2nd

Captain Pickles

OR: 0.3 Form: 16.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Arlecchino's Rex

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10.6 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Take The A Train

6.5

OR: 0.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Wyvern

5.6

OR: 1 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Sceptic

5.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Like Magic

4.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Brinton

3.5

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Mooretown Lad

3.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Princess Vivi

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Morning Suit

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sceptic	55	70	56
Brinton	54	66	52
Wyvern	54	67	58
Like Magic	52	57	—
Mooretown Lad	52	64	52
Captain Pickles	51	69	61
First Encounter	51	69	57
Take The A Train	51	67	62
Arlecchino's Rex	49	67	53
Princess Vivi	46	58	50
Morning Suit	46	54	32

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sceptic	10d ago	Quick return
Arlecchino's Rex	13d ago	Quick return
Captain Pickles	20d ago	Fit
Princess Vivi	20d ago	Fit
Morning Suit	20d ago	Fit
Wyvern	24d ago	Fit
Take The A Train	24d ago	Fit
Mooretown Lad	27d ago	Fit
Brinton	28d ago	Fit
First Encounter	33d ago	Fit
Like Magic	73d ago	Fresh