William Hill Epic Value Racing League Race 34 Handicap (Racing League)

Wolverhampton (AW)

20:15

Date 2023-09-07

Distance 1m5f219y

Class Class 3

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 3m 0.02s (slow by 1.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Diamond Bay (GB) Sean Levey · Tom Ward	15/2	Won
2nd	Glenister (IRE) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	9/2	2.25
3rd	Faylaq (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	9/2	.75
4th	Belgoprince (FR) Billy Loughnane · A J Martin	9/4F	.75
5th	Percy Jones (GB) Gavin Ryan · Mark Loughnane	8/1	1.25
6th	Alnilam (FR) Rhys Clutterbuck · Milton Harris	16/1	1.75
7th	Gozo (IRE) Nicola Currie · B F Brookhouse	22/1	2.5
8th	The Thunderer (IRE) Laura Pearson · Stuart Williams	33/1	4
9th	Dark Island (GB) Gina Mangan · Heather Main	7/1	8.5
10th	Sophosc (IRE) Trevor Whelan · Ian Williams	40/1	2.25
11th	Achnamara (GB) Cam Hardie · Philip Kirby	80/1	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
10 (7)	Belgoprince Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:A J Martin	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:A J Martin	120	t	008121	72	94	-	10d	—	—	+7	31.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Bolted up over 1m4f at Epsom ten days ago; well in under penalty; obvious chance
6 (9)	Glenister Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	126	—	-11121	78	97	86	7d	—	—	+18	35.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Thriving this year; stepping up in trip can spark even more; strong claims under penalty
4 (8)	Faylaq Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	134	—	-23303	86	100	86	13d	—	—	+6	19	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Running well this year and handles Tapeta but getting on for four years since his last win
2 (6)	Diamond Bay Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	135	—	373154	87	100	74	18d	—	—	+8	18	1.88/1	15/2 12%
York winner in June (1m6f); still looked in form latest; a strong early pace would suit
8 (2)	Dark Island Bay J:Gina Mangan(3) T:Heather Main	J:Gina Mangan(3) T:Heather Main	124	—	5-5322	76	94	78	18d	—	—	0	9.2	1.75/1	8 13%
Banging at the door of late, missing out by a nose latest; dangerous with an easy lead
7 (4)	Percy Jones Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Mark Loughnane	J:Gavin Ryan T:Mark Loughnane	125	—	523631	77	99	80	20d	—	—	+15	23.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Ready winner over C&D three weeks ago; this deeper but still has handicapping scope
5 (5)	Alnilam b/br J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Milton Harris	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Milton Harris	126	—	5-6119	78	88	-	23d	—	—	+3	8.4	5.25/1	22 5%
Two wins over this trip in midsummer; progress stalled over 2m latest; type to bounce back
11 (1)	Gozo Bay J:Nicola Currie T:B F Brookhouse	J:Nicola Currie T:B F Brookhouse	117	tp	3-2356	78	90	-	43d	—	—	+6	10.2	5.25/1	22 5%
Seven-race maiden; has shown promise but new trip/tongue-tie need to spark more from him
3 (10)	The Thunderer Bay J:Laura Pearson T:Stuart Williams	J:Laura Pearson T:Stuart Williams	134	—	781214	86	90	73	42d	—	—	+19	22.3	6.75/1	28 4%
Two wins for O Sangster this year; shaped well on stable debut 6 weeks ago; may do better
9 (11)	Sophosc Chestnut J:Trevor Whelan T:Ian Williams	J:Trevor Whelan T:Ian Williams	121	—	41-607	73	100	-	—	—	—	+4	6.5	8.00/1	33 3%
Second over fences latest; this year's Flat form poor but step back up in trip may help
1 (3)	Achnamara Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Philip Kirby	J:Cam Hardie T:Philip Kirby	139	p	0241-0	91	99	-	—	—	—	+9	10.7	19.75/1	80 1%
Two wins here for the Johnstons; struggled for H Fry; sold £16,000 last month; risky

Horse	bet365	Coral
Belgoprince	9/4	9/4
Glenister	7/2	10/3
Faylaq	11/2	5
Diamond Bay	7	15/2
Dark Island	8	8
Percy Jones	10	9
Alnilam	22	20
Gozo	22	22
The Thunderer	28	28
Sophosc	25	33
Achnamara	80	66

Predictor

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

1st

Glenister

35.7

OR: 7 Form: 23.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Belgoprince

31.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Percy Jones

23.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 14 Odds: 2.4

The Thunderer

22.3

OR: 9 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0.8

Faylaq

OR: 9 Form: 6.4 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Diamond Bay

OR: 9.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Achnamara

10.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Gozo

10.2

OR: 7 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

Dark Island

9.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Alnilam

8.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Sophosc

6.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Achnamara	91	99	—
Diamond Bay	87	100	74
Faylaq	86	100	86
The Thunderer	86	90	73
Glenister	78	97	86
Alnilam	78	88	—
Gozo	78	90	—
Percy Jones	77	99	80
Dark Island	76	94	78
Sophosc	73	100	—
Belgoprince	72	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Glenister	7d ago	Quick return
Belgoprince	10d ago	Quick return
Faylaq	13d ago	Quick return
Diamond Bay	18d ago	Fit
Dark Island	18d ago	Fit
Percy Jones	20d ago	Fit
Alnilam	23d ago	Fit
The Thunderer	42d ago	Fit
Gozo	43d ago	Fit
Sophosc	—	—
Achnamara	—	—