Wolverhampton (AW) Races
Wolverhampton (AW)
17:30
Win £2 000 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Handicap
Wolverhampton (AW)
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 6
Surface: AW
Win: £6.80
Place: £2.40 £1.80 £2.90
Exacta: £37.40
Tricast: £224.78
Trifecta: £323.10
Non-Runners: Unavailable (travel problems)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Better (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | George Boughey | 133 lbs | 5/1 | Won | In rear - going easily when not clear run 2f out - drifted left but quickened to lead inside final furlong - won going away - easily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a drop back in trip to 6f and had settled better on this occasion in a strongly run race)(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Upper Hand (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Ryan Sexton
(3)lbs
|
John Butler | 131 lbs | 5/1 | 3 | Slowly into stride - in rear - short of room on inner 2f out - headway and went third over 1f out - kept on and went second final stride - no match for winner(tchd 11/2) | |
| 3rd | 10 | Bitcoin Profit (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Henry Spiller | 130 lbs | 9/1 | 0.1 | Prominent - led under 2f out - headed inside final furlong - soon outpaced and no chance with winner - lost second final stride(op 17/2 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Hand Jive (GB) | 2 C | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 135 lbs | 100/30F | 0.3 | Midfield - no chance with winner but kept on inside final furlong - lost left-hind shoe (vet said colt lost his left-hind shoe)(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 12 | Surface To Air (IRE) | 2 G | Poor | David Evans | 130 lbs | 28/1 | 2.25 | Led - soon headed and pressed leader - drifted right and lost position under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Amroon (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Marco Botti | 130 lbs | 4/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - ridden and struggling when raced wide under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 7/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Chaumet More (IRE) | 2 F | Poor |
Georgia Dobie
(3)lbs
|
Eve Johnson Houghton | 132 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | Prominent early - soon lost position and dropped to midfield - dropped to rear 4f out - some headway and hung left 1f out - no impression final furlong(tchd 16/1) | |
| 8th | 3 | Mbappe (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Ed Walker | 134 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Slowly into stride - in rear and pushed along early - headway into midfield after 1f - weakened final furlong(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 9th | 7 | No Sinner (GB) | 2 G | Poor |
Gina Mangan
(3)lbs
|
Bill Turner | 130 lbs | 40/1 | 0.2 | Hung right and raced wide throughout - in rear - switched right 1f out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)(op 66/1) | |
| 10th | 4 | Blue Eyed Kate (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Darryll Holland | 134 lbs | 22/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - led - hung right and headed under 2f out - soon lost position - weakened final furlong(op 20/1) | ||
| 11th | 8 | Nassau Bay (GB) | 2 F | Poor | Ivan Furtado | 132 lbs | 40/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - lost position and slightly hampered over 1f out - weakened final furlong (jockey said filly hung right-handed)(op 33/1) |