17:00 Wolverhampton

Thursday 27 March 2025

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Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 49.77s

(3)

Pessoa⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Finley Marsh| T: A Wintle| OR: 51| CD

2/1

Five-time course winner, the latest over 7f 9 days ago. Should go well under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 227441

(4)

Voltaic⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Molly Gunn⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 52| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. Bit below form when sixth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at this course (7f) 9 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 35-5536

(9)

Absolutely Not²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 52

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, seventh of 9 in maiden at Lingfield (1m) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Much less exposed than the rest of these and interesting to see what the betting makes of her.

Form: 5-47

(8)

Port Noir^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: R Stephens| OR: 52| CD

5/1

Six-time course winner. Three wins from 29 runs last year. Failed to fire when seventh of 8 over 9.5f here 13 days ago but back on a mark she should be capable of going close from.

Form: 23-4537

(6)

Annalee Lass^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Joanna Mason| T: P D Niven| OR: 51| CD

4/1

C&D winner last month. Bit below form when fourth of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Newcastle (1m) 26 days ago.

Form: 9/7-5714

(10)

Possible Ambition^v¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Poppy Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: D Wingrove| OR: 50

80/1

Last of 12 in handicap (150/1) at Southwell (1m) 16 days ago.

Form: 15290-0

(2)

Lhebayeb¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: R J Price| OR: 47

17/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fourth of 11 in classified event over C&D 10 days ago.

Form: 276-994

(7)

Blue Jay Way^p¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Kirrane| T: J Riches| OR: 46

66/1

Poor maiden. Good third at Catterick (6f) in October but well beaten at Redcar the following month. Significantly back up in trip on return. Cheekpieces also back on.

Form: 576437-

(5)

Haaf A Diamond¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 45

14/1

Out of sorts when last seen in September. A watching brief is advised back from 6 months off.

Form: 0/76709-

(1)

Scarfo¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Aidan Keeley| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 45| C

25/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Sixth of 9 in C&D classified event 10 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 0-52466

Forecasts

Pessoa (2/1), Annalee Lass (4/1), Port Noir (5/1), Voltaic (11/2), Lhebayeb (17/2), Absolutely Not (11/1), Haaf A Diamond (14/1), Scarfo (25/1), Blue Jay Way (66/1), Possible Ambition (80/1)

Last week's 7f course scorer PESSOA is just as effective over this trip and is taken to defy a penalty. Port Noir is on a mark she really ought to be up to going close from, while an unexposed profile offers Absolutely Not the scope for better in handicaps.