Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

7:00

Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2026-01-02

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,716

Runners 8

Weather Snow

Temp 0.3°C

Wind 11mph NW

Rain 71%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (4)	Al Rufaa b Callum Rodriguez · Daniel & Claire Kubler	Callum Rodriguez · Daniel & Claire Kubler	137	—	72225-	74	88	70	30d	—	—	-3	20.8	5/2 29%
On a losing run; arrives in fair form but likely something will prove stronger
2 (2)	Threatening b Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	137	—	45317-	75	83	63	44d	—	—	-1	21.6	11/4 27%
Two AW wins last year; not at best last time but no surprise were he to bounce back
7 (3)	Tonal b Ryan Kavanagh(5) · Ian Williams	Ryan Kavanagh(5) · Ian Williams	131	p	81121-	68	85	71	22d	—	—	+10	32.9	11/4 27%
Won 3 of last 4 and had excuse for the defeat; up another 6lb but foolish to underestimate
3 (1)	Studious gr Cieren Fallon · Mark Loughnane	Cieren Fallon · Mark Loughnane	137	—	93714-	75	82	68	32d	—	—	+8	16.5	10/1 9%
C&D winner; finished behind Tonal when 4th at Kempton last time; another 1lb higher now
5 (6)	Boubyan b Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	132	p	06385-	70	83	64	6d	—	—	+1	8.7	10/1 9%
Ran okay in a stronger C&D handicap last week; each-way claims back down to Class 5
4 (5)	Ernie's Valentine gr Phoebe Edwards(7) · Ross Burdon	Phoebe Edwards(7) · Ross Burdon	134	—	32134-	71	82	66	11d	—	—	+10	16.1	18/1 5%
Conditions to suit and arrives in good order; needs more to defy this mark though
8 (8)	Lessay b Paddy Bradley · Patrick Morris	Paddy Bradley · Patrick Morris	130	p	65126-	67	83	64	13d	—	—	+10	13.8	25/1 4%
7f win here last month and went close at Newcastle one week later; form dipped last time
6 (7)	Soames Forsyte b Jason Hart · Michael Herrington	Jason Hart · Michael Herrington	131	p	17907-	68	83	67	15d	—	—	+5	7.2	50/1 2%
C&D winner and on his last winning mark; needs to step up on last month's Southwell 7th

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Al Rufaa	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Threatening	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Tonal	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	11/4
Studious	10/1	8/1	17/2	9/1	9/1
Boubyan	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Ernie's Valentine	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Lessay	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Soames Forsyte	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tonal

32.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 21.5 Odds: 6.9

11/4

2nd

Threatening

21.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 6.9

11/4

3rd

Al Rufaa

20.8

OR: 6 Form: 7.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Studious

16.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 7.9 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Ernie's Valentine

16.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 9.2 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Lessay

13.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Boubyan

8.7

OR: 5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Soames Forsyte

7.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 2 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Threatening Top Rated	75	83	63
Studious	75	82	68
Al Rufaa	74	88	70
Ernie's Valentine	71	82	66
Boubyan	70	83	64
Tonal	68	85	71
Soames Forsyte	68	83	67
Lessay	67	83	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Al Rufaa	30d ago	Fit
Threatening	44d ago	Fit
Tonal	22d ago	Fit
Studious	32d ago	Fit
Boubyan	6d ago	Quick return
Ernie's Valentine	11d ago	Quick return
Lessay	13d ago	Quick return
Soames Forsyte	15d ago	Fit

Going: Standard

Loading going stats…

Previous Meetings

Loading…