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

Wolverhampton (AW)

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

Date 2026-03-03

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,716

Winning Time 1m 49.43s (slow by 3.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hardstyle (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	9/4	Won
2nd	Hamaleel (GB) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	6/1	2.5
3rd	Fille Imbassee (GB) Rowan Scott · Julie Camacho	12/1	.75
4th	Charlotte Corday (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ed Walker	9/2	3
5th	Magician Of Riga (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	13/8F	1
6th	Lifeguard (GB) Jack Mitchell · Mark Loughnane	20/1	0.3

Runners (6)

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
4 (1)	Magician Of Riga Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	132	—	580-	67	80	-	194d	—	—	-17	13.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Half-brother to the smart AW sprinter Ferrous so worth keeping an eye on now handicapping
3 (5)	Hardstyle Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	133	—	4-1125	68	81	73	32d	—	—	-15	12.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won twice in January and failed to stay 9.5f here last time; should fare better
1 (3)	Charlotte Corday Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Walker	J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Walker	134	—	731-36	69	75	57	32d	—	—	-4	8.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won over C&D in November and ran well next time, but latest effort was a step backwards
5 (4)	Hamaleel Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	132	p	3726-1	67	77	64	34d	—	—	+6	17.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Second and first at Kempton since September, but well held over this C&D in between
2 (2)	Fille Imbassee Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Julie Camacho	J:Rowan Scott T:Julie Camacho	133	h	7834-1	68	74	56	59d	—	—	+10	16.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
5lb higher than when successful on handicap debut at Lingfield; stable debut
6 (6)	Lifeguard Brown J:Jack Mitchell T:Mark Loughnane	J:Jack Mitchell T:Mark Loughnane	130	—	966-	65	72	29	153d	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	5.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Makes his stable/handicap debut after five months off; may be best watched

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Magician Of Riga	7/4	13/8	7/4
Hardstyle	2/1	2/1	2/1
Charlotte Corday	5/1	5/1	5/1
Hamaleel	13/2	13/2	13/2
Fille Imbassee	12/1	11/1	11/1
Lifeguard	18/1	14/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hamaleel

17.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

13/2

2nd

Fille Imbassee

16.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Magician Of Riga

13.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

7/4

Hardstyle

12.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Charlotte Corday

8.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Lifeguard

5.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Charlotte Corday	69	75	57
Hardstyle	68	81	73
Fille Imbassee	68	74	56
Magician Of Riga	67	80	—
Hamaleel	67	77	64
Lifeguard	65	72	29

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hardstyle	32d ago	Fit
Charlotte Corday	32d ago	Fit
Hamaleel	34d ago	Fit
Fille Imbassee	59d ago	Fresh
Lifeguard	153d ago	Long break
Magician Of Riga	194d ago	Long break