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

Wolverhampton (AW)

16:30

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

Date 2025-12-06

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

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 (10)	Straight A Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	136	—	229852	71	85	72	7d	—	—	-3	17	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Went close in a similar C&D race last weekend; should go well again
9 (6)	The Caribbean Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Heather Main	J:Darragh Keenan T:Heather Main	130	tb	565472	65	81	66	63d	—	—	-3	13.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Went close to snapping losing run over C&D last time but put back up 3lb for his troubles
2 (4)	Havana Sky Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	135	v	830136	70	82	61	11d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+4	16.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
All eight wins at 6f but penultimate C&D third shows he's effective over further; player
3 (12)	Arnaz Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	135	t	034327	70	82	66	80d	—	—	+3	13.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Plenty of creditable efforts in defeat this year, including AW; contender on yard debut
4 (3)	Bint Havana Gold Grey J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	135	p	506195	70	83	70	17d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
C&D win; below par since Chelmsford success in October but not type to stay down for long
7 (2)	Dapper Gee Gee Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	131	—	172220	66	81	50	17d	—	—	+7	13.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
In decent form on turf since June but well held all AW starts, including at Kempton latest
8 (9)	Diddy Man Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Thomas Faulkner	J:Robert Havlin T:Thomas Faulkner	130	—	1352R8	65	82	72	63d	—	—	+1	7.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
C&D win in April but refused to race on turf in August and never going back here since
10 (8)	Lessay Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:Patrick Morris	J:Paddy Bradley T:Patrick Morris	129	—	336865	64	83	65	9d	—	—	0	5.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Yet to hit form for new yard but is becoming well handicapped
5 (7)	Dragon God Bay J:Ben Sanderson T:Charles Hills	J:Ben Sanderson T:Charles Hills	131	t	8-46	66	81	36	89d	—	—	-1	5.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Signs of ability and unexposed now handicapping after wind op; also tongue-tied first time
11 (1)	Book Of Life Grey J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Patrick Morris	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Patrick Morris	127	—	914060	62	78	46	14d	—	—	+2	6.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
9.4f course win in February but well held on recent Newcastle yard debut after break
6 (11)	Token Gesture Grey J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	131	p	525958	66	79	70	12d	—	—	+2	6.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Hasn't built on Kempton win last autumn; needs to find more for first-time cheekpieces
12 (5)	Ten Club Brown J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Adrian Wintle	J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Adrian Wintle	126	—	359210	61	82	69	11d	—	—	+9	13.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Near miss over C&D before Lingfield win last month; held back at Lingfield since, though

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Straight A	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3
The Caribbean	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Havana Sky	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Arnaz	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	13/2
Bint Havana Gold	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Dapper Gee Gee	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Diddy Man	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Lessay	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Dragon God	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Book Of Life	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Token Gesture	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Ten Club	22/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Straight A

OR: 5.3 Form: 6 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Havana Sky

16.3

OR: 5 Form: 7.7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

The Caribbean

13.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5

4/1

Arnaz

13.5

OR: 5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Dapper Gee Gee

13.4

OR: 4 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Ten Club

13.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Bint Havana Gold

11.9

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Diddy Man

7.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Book Of Life

6.2

OR: 3 Form: 2 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Token Gesture

6.1

OR: 4 Form: 1 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Lessay

5.8

OR: 3.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Dragon God

5.7

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Straight A	71	85	72
Havana Sky	70	82	61
Arnaz	70	82	66
Bint Havana Gold	70	83	70
Dapper Gee Gee	66	81	50
Dragon God	66	81	36
Token Gesture	66	79	70
The Caribbean	65	81	66
Diddy Man	65	82	72
Lessay	64	83	65
Book Of Life	62	78	46
Ten Club	61	82	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Straight A	7d ago	Quick return
Lessay	9d ago	Quick return
Havana Sky	11d ago	Quick return
Ten Club	11d ago	Quick return
Token Gesture	12d ago	Quick return
Book Of Life	14d ago	Fit
Bint Havana Gold	17d ago	Fit
Dapper Gee Gee	17d ago	Fit
The Caribbean	63d ago	Fresh
Diddy Man	63d ago	Fresh
Arnaz	80d ago	Fresh
Dragon God	89d ago	Fresh