Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

7:30

Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2026-01-30

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,972

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 3.4°C

Wind 9mph SE

Rain 84%

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (6)	Borgi b J:Cieren Fallon T:S Woods	J:Cieren Fallon T:S Woods	133	—	53444-	80	94	81	55d	—	—	-2	12.4	5/1 17%
Dual C&D scorer; no win since July 2024 but not far away in recent starts; place squeak
6 (3)	Special Ghaiyyath b J:Hector Crouch T:James Tate	J:Hector Crouch T:James Tate	131	—	24110-	79	88	36	70d	—	—	+9	24.7	5/1 17%
Made all in maiden/handicap on turf last year; ran as if amiss final run; may bounce back
5 (9)	City Of God b J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	132	—	12278-	80	89	-	237d	—	—	+3	17.9	5/1 17%
Absent for eight months but this low-mileage sort from top yard did well on AW last winter
1 (10)	Cristo ch J:Thomas Greatrex T:Richard Hannon	J:Thomas Greatrex T:Richard Hannon	139	—	2113-9	87	91	75	14d	—	—	0	12.9	11/2 15%
Pair of 1m2f Chelmsford wins last spring but well held on recent reappearance
7 (7)	Hitched b J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	131	h	372-25	78	93	64	7d	—	—	-1	10.3	13/2 13%
Went close over C&D this month and drop to 7f may not have suited last week; respected
9 (2)	Uniting b J:Callum Hutchinson T:Ian Williams	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Ian Williams	129	—	3113-7	77	93	78	14d	—	—	-1	9.6	15/2 12%
Two 1m AW wins in November; not disgraced in Class 2 latest; player back in lower grade
8 (8)	Farasi Lane b J:Jason Watson T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Jason Watson T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	129	—	50763-	76	94	76	34d	—	—	+2	12.4	15/2 12%
Well handicapped and latest C&D third was a step back in the right direction
3 (4)	Tribal Wisdom ch J:Cam Hardie T:Ian Williams	J:Cam Hardie T:Ian Williams	134	t	143-34	81	92	72	8d	—	—	+3	9.5	14/1 7%
Two C&D wins near the end of 2025 and he has remained in form
10 (1)	Panama Black b J:Joe Leavy T:Brian Meehan	J:Joe Leavy T:Brian Meehan	128	—	85668-	76	89	-	191d	—	—	+4	7.5	25/1 4%
Steady progress on AW last winter but struggled on turf after; off six months (gelded)
NR (5)	Epictetus b J:Rob Hornby T:Jamie Osborne	J:Rob Hornby T:Jamie Osborne	136	b	578-73	83	95	84	14d	—	—	—	8.3	—
Showed he can be competitive from reduced mark when third over C&D a fortnight ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Borgi	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Special Ghaiyyath	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
City Of God	9/2	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Cristo	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Hitched	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Uniting	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
Farasi Lane	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Tribal Wisdom	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Panama Black	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Epictetus	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Special Ghaiyyath

24.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 13 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

City Of God

17.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 6 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Cristo

12.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Borgi

12.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 4

5/1

Farasi Lane

12.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Hitched

10.3

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Uniting

9.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Tribal Wisdom

9.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Epictetus

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Panama Black

7.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cristo Top Rated	87	91	75
Epictetus	83	95	84
Tribal Wisdom	81	92	72
Borgi	80	94	81
City Of God	80	89	—
Special Ghaiyyath	79	88	36
Hitched	78	93	64
Uniting	77	93	78
Farasi Lane	76	94	76
Panama Black	76	89	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hitched	7d ago	Quick return
Tribal Wisdom	8d ago	Quick return
Cristo	14d ago	Fit
Uniting	14d ago	Fit
Epictetus	14d ago	Fit
Farasi Lane	34d ago	Fit
Borgi	55d ago	Fresh
Special Ghaiyyath	70d ago	Fresh
Panama Black	191d ago	Long break
City Of God	237d ago	Long break