Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

19:30

Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap

Date 2023-12-09

Distance 1m4f51y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £12,988

Winning Time 2m 37.47s (slow by 2.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Vaguely Royal (IRE) Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	8/15F	Won
2nd	Graphite (FR) David Egan · T J Kent	17/2	1
3rd	Oneforthegutter (GB) Dougie Costello · Ian Williams	12/1	1.75
4th	Bascule (FR) George Rooke · Richard Hughes	7/1	.75
5th	The Thunderer (IRE) Luke Catton · Stuart Williams	28/1	.5
6th	Wynter Wildes (GB) Mikkel Mortensen · Charlie Fellowes	6/1	2.25
7th	Wahraan (FR) Shane Kelly · Jamie Osborne	28/1	0.3

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (3)	Vaguely Royal Brown J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	131	—	221741	89	103	85	68d	—	—	-18	43.8	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Progressive son of Galileo who scored at Newcastle latest; big player despite a 3lb rise
1 (5)	Wynter Wildes Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:Charlie Fellowes	139	p	159123	93	97	81	32d	—	—	+13	25.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Solid third in 1m5f Listed event at Lingfield latest; can go well again in h'cap company
4 (7)	Graphite Grey J:David Egan T:T J Kent	J:David Egan T:T J Kent	133	t	8-8502	87	99	69	24d	—	—	+4	11.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Without a win since 2021 but back to some form when 2nd at Kempton latest; shortlisted
3 (6)	Oneforthegutter Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Ian Williams	J:Dougie Costello T:Ian Williams	134	p	166264	88	100	65	16d	—	—	+6	14.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Got back on track on his AW debut when fourth here 16 days ago; needs considering
2 (2)	Bascule Chestnut J:George Rooke T:Richard Hughes	J:George Rooke T:Richard Hughes	135	—	024-38	89	101	60	211d	—	—	+6	11.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Off since creditable eighth in Chester Cup in May; needs to hit the ground running
7 (4)	The Thunderer Bay J:Luke Catton(5) T:Stuart Williams	J:Luke Catton(5) T:Stuart Williams	130	p	121485	84	100	69	87d	—	—	+9	13.7	6.75/1	28 4%
C&D winner; fair fifth at Southwell (1m4f) in September; he's not ruled out after a break
5 (1)	Wahraan Chestnut J:Shane Kelly T:Jamie Osborne	J:Shane Kelly T:Jamie Osborne	133	—	56/37-	87	-	-	432d	—	—	+7	10.1	8.00/1	33 3%
Useful 1m2f winner for Sir Michael Stoute in 2021; lightly raced since; no forlorn hope

Horse	bet365	Coral
Vaguely Royal	4/9	2/5
Wynter Wildes	11/2	11/2
Graphite	10	12
Oneforthegutter	10	10
Bascule	16	14
The Thunderer	28	25
Wahraan	33	28

Predictor

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

1st

Vaguely Royal

43.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 14 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Wynter Wildes

25.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Oneforthegutter

14.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.4

The Thunderer

13.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 4 Odds: 1.2

Bascule

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Graphite

11.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Wahraan

10.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wynter Wildes	93	97	81
Vaguely Royal	89	103	85
Bascule	89	101	60
Oneforthegutter	88	100	65
Graphite	87	99	69
Wahraan	87	—	—
The Thunderer	84	100	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oneforthegutter	16d ago	Fit
Graphite	24d ago	Fit
Wynter Wildes	32d ago	Fit
Vaguely Royal	68d ago	Fresh
The Thunderer	87d ago	Fresh
Bascule	211d ago	Long break
Wahraan	432d ago	Long break