19:30 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 19 March 2024

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Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Rider Restricted Race)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 28.18s

(8)

Porfin^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 55| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Good fifth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 11/1) 9 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 87-6465

(10)

Split Elevens^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: J Butler| OR: 54| CD

9/1

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 5/1) 24 days ago, left poorly placed. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 543-645

(7)

Bernie The Bear^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 52| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. 4/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 823452

(12)

Bungle Bay⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 52| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 7/4, good second of 12 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 8 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 873-212

(2)

Kodi Noir^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 51| D

16/1

Unreliable sort. First run since leaving Alice Haynes when seventh of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 22/1) 9 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 0658-57

(6)

Outreach¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 50| CD

5/1

C&D winner in December. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap back at this course (8.6f, 11/1) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Place possibilities.

Form: 621-465

(11)

Desert Dream⁴²³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 50| CD

50/1

C&D winner. 11/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D. Entitled to need the run following a 14-month absence.

Form: 3023/65-

(5)

Rebel Redemption^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Elisha Whittington⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 45| C

16/1

Course winner. Twenty-one runs since last win in 2022. 28/1, good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D 8 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 475802

(4)

Starjik¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 45

25/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable 2¾ lengths fifth of 12 to Bungle Bay in minor event (16/1) at this C&D 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0299-65

(1)

Wood Farm Wag^p1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Joshua Bryan| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 45

50/1

2¾ lengths fourth of 12 to Bungle Bay in minor event at this C&D (100/1) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and shouldn't be too far away if responding well to the new headgear.

Form: 7409-94

(3)

Gidwa^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: K P De Foy| OR: 45| BF| D

4/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 2/1, first run since leaving John McConnell when eighth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 33 days ago, slowly away. Something to find on form.

Form: 00000-8

Non-Runners

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Lady Wingalong¹⁶⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: P D Evans J: George Downing

Forecasts

Bungle Bay (7/2), Gidwa (4/1), Bernie The Bear (4/1), Outreach (5/1), Porfin (13/2), Split Elevens (9/1), Rebel Redemption (16/1), Kodi Noir (16/1), Lady Wingalong (20/1), Starjik (25/1), Desert Dream (50/1), Wood Farm Wag (50/1)

The vote goes to the in-form BUNGLE BAY, who did little wrong when touched off back at 6f here last week and the return to this trip will be no bad thing. Bernie The Bear and Rebel Redemption both found one too good on their latest outings, too, and they rate the main dangers, while Wood Farm Wag makes some each-way appeal.