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

Wolverhampton (AW)

6:30

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

Date 2026-01-02

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,716

Runners 7

Weather Light Snow

Temp 0°C

Wind 11mph NW

Rain 100%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (4)	Chifa gr Luke Morris · Ed de Giles	Luke Morris · Ed de Giles	134	—	64221-	69	81	66	34d	—	—	-2	31.4	13/8 38%
Won cosily over C&D five weeks ago but a 6lb rise asks a stiffer question
1 (5)	Straight A b Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	135	—	98526-	70	86	61	27d	—	—	-7	15.2	11/4 27%
Finished behind reopposing rivals over C&D on last two starts; still likely to be involved
3 (3)	Arnaz b Cieren Fallon · Mark Loughnane	Cieren Fallon · Mark Loughnane	134	t	43274-	69	83	67	27d	—	—	-6	13.9	7/2 22%
Frustrating sort but his stable debut was encouraging and he is well capable off this mark
5 (1)	Landlordtothestars b Charles Bishop · James Evans	Charles Bishop · James Evans	129	—	80/71-	64	85	56	34d	—	—	-5	7	11/2 15%
Returned from a break to beat Straight A over C&D five weeks ago; respected up just 1lb
4 (6)	Al Hofzan b William Cox · Georgina Nicholls	William Cox · Georgina Nicholls	131	—	623-	66	79	49	20d	—	—	+7	11.7	22/1 4%
Has shown promise in three 7f AW runs; more needed to defy this mark now handicapping
7 (2)	River Wharfe ch Matthew Lloyd Slater(7) · Tony Carroll	Matthew Lloyd Slater(7) · Tony Carroll	123	p	11586-	58	81	69	18d	—	—	+4	8.2	25/1 4%
C&D winner; not at best since his 8.6f win here in October; needs a strong pace to chase
6 (7)	Adelaide Bay b William Carson · Thomas Faulkner	William Carson · Thomas Faulkner	129	—	11507-	64	82	76	16d	—	—	+7	9.2	50/1 2%
C&D winner; not fired in two runs for new yard after a break

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Chifa	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	6/4
Straight A	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	11/4
Arnaz	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Landlordtothestars	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Al Hofzan	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
River Wharfe	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Adelaide Bay	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Chifa

31.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 16 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Straight A

15.2

OR: 5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Arnaz

13.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 3.4 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Al Hofzan

11.7

OR: 4 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Adelaide Bay

9.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

River Wharfe

8.2

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Landlordtothestars

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.5

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Straight A Top Rated	70	86	61
Chifa	69	81	66
Arnaz	69	83	67
Al Hofzan	66	79	49
Landlordtothestars	64	85	56
Adelaide Bay	64	82	76
River Wharfe	58	81	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chifa	34d ago	Fit
Straight A	27d ago	Fit
Arnaz	27d ago	Fit
Landlordtothestars	34d ago	Fit
Al Hofzan	20d ago	Fit
River Wharfe	18d ago	Fit
Adelaide Bay	16d ago	Fit

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