Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

18:00

Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2023-12-09

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,129

Winning Time 1m 28.22s (slow by 2.22s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Follow Your Heart (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Mark Loughnane	7/2	Won
2nd	Johnny James (GB) Rossa Ryan · Michael Appleby	5/2F	1
3rd	Bass Player (IRE) Clifford Lee · Kevin Frost	25/1	1.25
4th	Titan Rock (GB) Kieran Shoemark · John Quinn	10/1	0.1
5th	Love De Vega (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Charlie Johnston	6/1	0.3
6th	Leap Abroad (IRE) Alec Voikhansky · Paul & Oliver Cole	10/1	.75
7th	Letmelivemylife (GB) Joshua Bryan · Barry Brennan	11/2	0.1
8th	Revolutionise (IRE) Hector Crouch · Stuart Williams	17/2	0.2
9th	Walking On Clouds (IRE) Harry Burns · John Butler	28/1	2.5

Runners (10)

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
2 (3)	Johnny James Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	135	t	11932	85	96	84	26d	—	—	+4	28.1	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Good runner-up over C&D latest; less exposed than most here and firmly in the picture
6 (5)	Follow Your Heart Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	132	t	006323	82	96	85	38d	—	—	+4	21	1.13/1	9/2 18%
In excellent nick, third at Kempton latest; C&D winner is a player off an unchanged mark
7 (10)	Love De Vega Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Charlie Johnston	J:Oisin Murphy T:Charlie Johnston	131	—	184054	81	97	73	17d	—	—	-1	11.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual scorer in August who posted a solid fourth over C&D 17 days ago; can go well again
4 (2)	Letmelivemylife Bay J:Joshua Bryan T:Barry Brennan	J:Joshua Bryan T:Barry Brennan	133	—	113665	83	98	87	28d	—	—	+2	14.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
C&D winner; off four months before encouraging Chelmsford fifth on yard debut; considered
1 (4)	Titan Rock Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:John Quinn	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John Quinn	136	—	260220	86	98	59	24d	—	—	+8	17.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
C&D winner who arrives in good nick; he's well in the mix
9 (7)	Leap Abroad Bay J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	131	t	446801	81	99	83	14d	—	—	+12	20.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Won 6f handicap here two weeks ago; he ought to be in the shake-up nudged up just 1lb
8 (8)	Revolutionise Grey J:Hector Crouch T:Stuart Williams	J:Hector Crouch T:Stuart Williams	131	t	223326	81	97	72	23d	—	—	+6	18	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Considerately-handled when sixth at Chelmsford latest; C&D winner; very much considered
NR (6)	Visibility Bay J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	125	—	154144	75	96	86	4d	—	—	+6	13.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Garnered his fifth win at the track over C&D in November so he's one for the shortlist
3 (9)	Bass Player Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Kevin Frost	J:Clifford Lee T:Kevin Frost	135	—	-76599	85	97	-	70d	—	—	+5	10.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Winless since debut and beat only one at Newmarket in September; more needed on yard debut
5 (1)	Walking On Clouds Bay J:Harry Burns(3) T:John Butler	J:Harry Burns(3) T:John Butler	132	—	913648	82	98	70	54d	—	—	+8	12	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Four-time winner in 2023; only eighth at Kempton in October but sort to bounce back

Horse	bet365	Coral
Johnny James	5/2	5/2
Follow Your Heart	9/2	4
Love De Vega	13/2	6
Letmelivemylife	11/2	7/1
Titan Rock	8	15/2
Leap Abroad	10	10
Revolutionise	13/2	17/2
Visibility	12	12
Bass Player	16	16/1
Walking On Clouds	25	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Johnny James

28.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Follow Your Heart

OR: 8 Form: 8 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Leap Abroad

20.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

Revolutionise

OR: 7.8 Form: 6.9 Odds: 3.3

17/2

Titan Rock

17.9

OR: 9 Form: 6 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Letmelivemylife

14.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 2.9 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Visibility

13.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

Walking On Clouds

OR: 8 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Love De Vega

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Bass Player

10.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Titan Rock	86	98	59
Johnny James	85	96	84
Bass Player	85	97	—
Letmelivemylife	83	98	87
Follow Your Heart	82	96	85
Walking On Clouds	82	98	70
Love De Vega	81	97	73
Leap Abroad	81	99	83
Revolutionise	81	97	72
Visibility	75	96	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Visibility	4d ago	Quick return
Leap Abroad	14d ago	Fit
Love De Vega	17d ago	Fit
Revolutionise	23d ago	Fit
Titan Rock	24d ago	Fit
Johnny James	26d ago	Fit
Letmelivemylife	28d ago	Fit
Follow Your Heart	38d ago	Fit
Walking On Clouds	54d ago	Fresh
Bass Player	70d ago	Fresh