The Racing Horse offers our WOLVERHAMPTON AW RACECOURSE TEMPLATE for Saturday 15 March 2025. There is a 7-race card (subject to change) containing 2 Classified Stakes, 4 Handicaps and a Maiden Fillies' Stakes Race. The going for the Tapeta Surface is expected to be standard.

The composite does not include Friday's results.

Winning favourites (last 5 years)
Non-handicaps                     Handicaps

2yo    89-213	42%    -27.47	  34-107     32%     -6.09
3yo   149-301	50%    -13.40	  212-660    32%    -86.71
4yo+   73-175	42%	+3.51	  412-1310   31%   -133.08
TOTAL 311-689	45%    -37.35	  658-2077   32%   -225.89

Top Trainers last 5 years                          +/-   E
Tony Carroll (10%)	89-942	  9%	-233.61    -1%   4
Mark Loughnane (10%)	79-648	 12%	 -48.01    +2%   0
Michael Appleby (11%)	70-533	 13%	 +44.63    +2%   0
George Boughey (16%)	61-383	 16%	 -38.22    +0%   0
David Evans (11%)	55-440	 13%	-108.49    +2%   0

Top 5 Jockeys last 5 years                         +/-   R
Rossa Ryan (17%)	130-630	 21%	 +39.49    +4%   0
Luke Morris (9%)	106-899	 12%	-195.17    +3%   0
Billy Loughnane (14%)	79-465	 17%	 -10.91    +3%   4
David Probert (13%)	75-624	 12%	-110.44    -1%   4
Daniel Muscutt (14%)	72-428	 17%	 -54.34    +3%   0

Top 5 Owners last 5 years                          +/-   E
Godolphin (26%)	        43-143	 30%	 -23.39    +4%   0
Saeed Manana (17%)	19-83	 23%	 +10.43    +6%   0
Amo Racing (15%)	16-96	 17%	 -15.17    +2%   0
Sheikh A Maktoum (23%)	15-44	 35%	  +7.16   +12%   0
Power Geneva (13%)	15-114	 13%	 -21.80    +0%   1

Sundries
Derek Shaw (9%)       0-55 (55 days)  2 entries
Stuart Williams (11%) 0-32 (29 days)  1 entry

Trevor Whelan (9%)    0-35 (58 days)  2 rides
Marco Ghiani(14%)     0-19 (11 days)  5 rides

Upcoming fixtures:
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Forthcoming Racecourse Templates:
Wolverhampton AW (Monday 17 March 2025)
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CONFIGURATION: The all-weather course at Wolverhampton forms a flat, left-handed oval circuit of just under a mile in length. The bends are fairly sharp and with a straight of under 2f in length it favours horses with the ability to hold a good position as opposed to those who need time to find full stride.

JASON WEAVER: Wolverhampton’s 5f, 7f and extended 1m starts can be tricky from a jockey’s point of view, because they’re very much draw-dependent. It’s a big advantage being among the low, left-hand numbers. The 1m 4f start can also be a slight problem, but at least from there you’ve got a longer trip to get sorted out. Nobody went round the inside in the early days and, while I’m not sure it’s a disadvantage to be there now, most jocks still shy away from that rail. It’s a tight course, but well laid-out and very fair.

WINNING FAVOURITES:  Despite the poor quality of racing at Wolverhampton, winning favourites generally have high strike rates, particularly in non-handicap, low-tier races. The wisdom of the crowd is clearly in play and working at this racecourse, and it certainly pays to wager late here or even better just before the off. It's important to note that the 5f, 7f, and extended 1m starts can be challenging for jockeys, and the 1m4f start may also present difficulties. Nevertheless, the high strike rate persists despite these adverse draw conditions. The substantial sample size at this course lends much credibility to the data, with absolutely no signs of fatigue!

TRAINERS: Top trainer at the course Tony Carroll (9%) is in the doldrums. The last 14 days show 2-45 for 4% and 0-21 over the past 7 days. He has 4 runners here tomorrow and a couple with chances, they include RECON MISSION 6.00, INIT TOGETHER 6.30. HONRADO & WALK THE MOON 8.30. He is the only top 5 trainer with runners tomorrow.

JOCKEYS: Billy Loughnane (14%) has 4 rides including GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6.00, GREEN TEAM 6.30, ROGUE THUNDER 7.30 & DISQUIETUDE 8.30

Dave Probert (13%) also has 4 rides including PLAGE DE HAVRE 5.30, MAHARAJAS EXPRESS 6.00, PALAZZO PERSICO 6.30 & NORTHSTEAD GARDENS 8.30 Marco Ghiani (14%) has 5 rides of interest including RECON MISSION 6.00, INIT TOGETHER 6.30, SCATTERING LIGHT7.00, EVA'S EYES 8.00 & WALK THE MOON 8.30

Marco Ghiani (14%) has 5 rides including RECON MISSION 6.00, INIT TOGETHER 6.30, SCATTERING LIGHT 7.00, EVA'S EYES 8.00 & WALK THE MOON 8.30.

5.30: BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Class 2) 1m5F219y

• Winning favourites 31%
• WONDER LEGEND (J Ferguson) beaten favourite last time out, shaped with plenty of credit when 2nd at Kempton after 11 weeks off, can step forward from to record second win of season Hollie Doyle rides
• PLAGE DE HAVRE (A Balding) last time out winner, more to come over longer trip. David Probert rides

6.00: Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap (Class 5) 5f21y 

• Winning favourites 31%
• MAHARAJA'S EXPRESS (I Williams) C&D winner seeking 3-3 at the course and 3 wins from last 4 runs, David Probert rides
• BURABACK (D Shaw) beaten favourite last time out and chance off same mark, 4-time course winner. Joanna Mason rides
• PHOENIX BEACH (S Dixon) C&D winner in the last 7 days, Joey Haynes rides

6.30: Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (Class 4) 1m4f51y

• Winning favourites 31%
• GREEN TEAM (I Williams) beaten favourite last time out, Billy Loughnane rides who is 26% when riding prominently
• COME ON JOHN (J Owen) C&D winner last time out, still weighted to win 59 > 55. Trainer +£12.79 when one runner at a meeting and 22% with horses running 10f+. Hector Crouch rides  

7.00: Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 5) 6f20y

• Winning favourites 50% (Vinatera is a 4yo though one of the 3yos named below will surely win this race) 
• FRENCH SAND (A Watson) £150,000 2yo. Sands of Mali filly. Half-sister to several winners, including as a 2yo. Interesting newcomer. Hollie Doyle rides
• KINSWOMAN (W Haggas) bred to be very good, market check but looks the one to beat, Cieren Fallon rides

7.30: Weekly £5 Free Bet With BetUK Classified Stakes (Class 6) 6f20y 

• Winning favourites 42%
• ROGUE THUNDER (P Morris) C&D winner, beaten favourite last time out and expensive to follow, Billy Loughnane rides
• NORDIC GLORY (M Attwater) last time out winner, William Carson rides
• NO NEWS (J Jenkins) trainer +£21.24 when one runner at a meeting, racing for 3rd place, Clifford Lee rides

8.00: Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Class 6) 1m1f104y 

• Winning favourites 32%
• BAY OF DREAMS (J Ferguson) winner in the last 7 days, penalty to carry but hard to beat given how he travelled with purpose. Saffie Osborne rides
• TAKE THE BOAT (D Donovan) seeking hat-trick, Rob Hornby rides
• BALLARAT BERTIE (R Hughes) not won yet but arrives in good form, Finley Marsh rides but place chance only

8.30: £30 In Free Bets With BetUK Classified Stakes (Class 6) 1m4f51y

• Winning favourites 42%
• COSMIC VIEW (G & J Moore) last time out winner, 3 of these behind in similar event last time, Tom Queally rides and 36% on favourites
• HONRADO (A Carroll) beaten favourite last time out, William Carson rides
• NATIONAL HEALTH (O Murphy) 3 consecutive 2nd place finishes, in the mix again, Rob Hornby rides

The Racing Horse was bitterly disappointed with our results at Cheltenham and apologise to members who followed our advice! There was one real mistake in missing out on Lossiemouth and that really hurts. Should we have backed Constitution Hill and Jonbon at 4/6 and 10/11 respectively at 2pts win on each of them? Yes, definitely!

Our Pacafi at Southwell yesterday was Romantic Opera (11/8 into 4/9) and she was beaten a long way from home with something was clearly wrong.

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