March 09 / 17.00 Wolverhampton (AW)

17.00

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BetUK. Home Of The Acca Handicap

  • Prize money: £13085
  • 0m 6f 20y
  • Class 3
  • 12 runners
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BetUK. Home Of The Acca Handicap

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Cloudy

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 63159- D

Last run: 240 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Had some solid turf form last summer (also ran well on sole AW run) and this represents a drop in class; gelded over the winter; absent for eight months but could have his best days ahead of him.
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25th

23

(12)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Goodwood

Ferrous

9st 1lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Jack Channon

Best known for his AW exploits but he is fine on turf and has a lower mark in this sphere; went desperately close at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) 15 days ago, a race in which the first two pulled clear in the closing stages from a subsequent winner; 2lb ahead of the handicapper and he was successful on his only visit to Goodwood; interesting.

16/1

2nd

1

(1)

17th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 6y

Class 2

19:15 Hamilton

Ferrous

10st 0lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Jack Channon

Unraced on turf this year and his best form has come on AW; however, he has a lower mark on grass and was third in a Listed race at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) last August; capable of playing a leading role.

6/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 19422- D

Last run: 129 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Comfortably won two turf sprints in seven days last summer; competitive off this mark on turf/AW afterwards; returns from a break but capable of a prominent showing.
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10th

9

(1)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:45 Newcastle (AW)

Knebworth

9st 5lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

Reliable operator on AW and after wins at Chelmsford and Wolverhampton he found only Tuco Salamanca too strong in his hat-trick bid in March; better off with that rival today but not sure he's quite so progressive.

16/1

2nd

3

(3)

28th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

17:03 Kempton (AW)

Knebworth

9st 7lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

2-2 this year, winning 6f handicaps at Chelmsford in January and at Wolverhampton three weeks ago; 6lb rise for latest success takes him to a career-high mark but he is well drawn and should give it another good go.

6/1

1st

5

(4)

7th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 3

14:05 Wolverhampton (AW)

Knebworth

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Richard Hughes

Running in this race for the third time, having finished second in 2024 and fourth last year; those runs were after a break but he has the benefit of a run this time around, winning a 6f handicap at Chelmsford five weeks ago; still on a feasible mark and he is a key player for a stable going well.

3/1

3rd
1 (10)
Bosh

9/2

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 63-215 D BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
In good form on AW this winter, winning a 6f handicap at Chelmsford on his penultimate start; beaten under one length into fifth in a 7f handicap at Lingfield last month (strong form); drawn wide but more appealing than many.
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7th

6

(6)

20th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Bosh

9st 8lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Michael Dods

Absent since finishing fifth over C&D two months ago; 0-10 for current stable but remains well handicapped on historical data; admittedly doesn't seem the force of old.

12/1

3rd

2

(6)

18th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 212y

Class 4

13:55 Catterick

Bosh

9st 8lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Michael Dods

Four-time winner who has come down 15lb in the handicap since the start of the season but isn't obviously shaping as if he's about to exploit it.

12/1

Form: 22-426

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Has turned in a string of good AW runs since November, suffering a couple of agonising defeats in the process; this isn't so strong as the Lingfield event in which he was a close sixth last week; unlikely to be far away.
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4th

11

(11)

29th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

13:45 Beverley

Baldomero

9st 0lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: Michael Appleby

Yet to score this term but his sixth of 21 at the Ebor festival (6f, good to firm) indicated he might be rediscovering his level; that didn't prove the case at Windsor last time but he's too well handicapped to ignore and rain would certainly not hinder him.

10/1

9th

16

(11)

10th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 2

19:15 Windsor

Baldomero

8st 10lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Michael Appleby

Saw out 2025 with three AW wins from his final four starts but he's played only minor roles in turf handicaps this year, including when beaten nearly 5l behind King Of Light over C&D in May; could do with some rain or, failing that, a return to the AW as he's well treated now.

25/1

6th

15

(12)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

14:00 York

Baldomero

8st 10lb

J: Toby Moore

T: Michael Appleby

Ended 2025 in fine form on AW; 0-7 in 2026 but he has slipped 6lb below his last winning mark and has Toby Moore taking another 7lb off his back; suspicion a few will prove stronger.

33/1

Form: 2213/

Last run: 645 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Fair 2yo form, winning a 5f novice at Bath; absent since finishing third in the 2022 Woodcote Stakes at Epsom; gelded during his 645-day absence; best watched.
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6th

4

(2)

17th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Commander Straker

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: David Loughnane

ducked right start, raced in second, weakened inside final furlong

16/1

6th

4

(2)

17th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Commander Straker

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: David Loughnane

Career blighted by a couple of absences; promising run at Wolverhampton in March after 645 days off but he hasn't fired in two runs this winter after a wind operation (off eight months before the first); edging down the weights but others look safer.

16/1

12th

8

(11)

2nd Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 4

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Commander Straker

9st 4lb

J: Laura Pearson

T: David Loughnane

Rarely seen since his 2yo campaign; ran well over C&D in March but not in the same form behind One Night Stand here nine days ago (first run after a wind op); others look safer.

8/1

11/2

Form: 1/46-3 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
C&D winner; still not exposed and he made an encouraging return to action at Kempton three weeks ago, sneaking up the far rail to lead in the final furlong but swamped by two fast finishers; has races in him off this mark but a lower draw would have been preferred.
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2nd

3

(2)

11th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

15:20 Yarmouth

Al Barez

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Tom Clover

Losing run up to 15, but has been running well in defeat as when beaten less than a length into third of ten at Windsor (5f, good) last month; races off the same mark, but he is another for whom this trip looks sharp enough.

100/30

3rd

7

(8)

18th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

18:40 Windsor

Al Barez

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Tom Clover

His last win was off 15lb higher but that was on AW in April 2024 and he has mixed record in four runs this year; ran well at Kempton (6f) in March but he was remote when third at Leicester last time and needs to bounce back again after that disappointing effort.

10/1

3rd

2

(5)

13th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:22 Leicester

Al Barez

9st 8lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Tom Clover

Losing turf run goes back four years and he wasn't particularly convincing on grass in the middle months of 2025; however, he is 11lb lower than the latest attempt and his recent AW run at Kempton was quite encouraging; revival on the cards with Rossa Ryan up for the first time.

5/2

Form: 2262-7 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Went close in a fillies' handicap at Kempton in December; creditable run there last month but she had no excuses and looks vulnerable against males in a competitive race; new headgear today.
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6th

3

(6)

30th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:10 Kempton (AW)

Holy Fire

9st 8lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Charlie Fellowes

Both wins have come here (6f/7f), the latest two starts ago; kept on for 2l fifth of 12 over C&D last time on her first crack at 1m and can better that performance when getting a stronger gallop, but there are doubts on that score this afternoon.

12/1

5th

7

(7)

25th Feb 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:40 Kempton (AW)

Holy Fire

9st 5lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Charlie Fellowes

Snapped losing run of 25 when seen to advantage (pace was contested and it set up for the closers) over 7f here four weeks ago; 4lb rise is of no great concern but tackling 1m for the first time raises a question.

11/2

1st

6

(6)

28th Jan 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Holy Fire

8st 10lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Charlie Fellowes

Won track novice (6f) in May 2023; hasn't scored since despite a declining mark and she needs to bounce back from a poor run last time; down the list.

10/1

10/1

Form: 90214- CD BF

Last run: 114 days

W: 9st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Got up late to win a 7f handicap at Lingfield in November and ran creditably at Chelmsford nine days later; has won over C&D in the past but others appeal more today.
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7th

5

(4)

17th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Sir Oliver

9st 6lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Chris Dwyer

With only one win (last November) in more than two years and not being so good this season, he is some way down the pecking order.

33/1

9th

6

(12)

19th Sep 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Sir Oliver

9st 10lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Chris Dwyer

Should be competitive off this mark and he didn't run badly at Newcastle last week; on the downside, he's another that likes to be on the sharp end and he's drawn wide to boot.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 35898- CD

Last run: 178 days

W: 9st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Had some smart AW form when trained by Alice Haynes; yet to fire in three runs for this stable and returns from an absence in a competitive race; betting instructive.
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7th

6

(3)

4th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:52 Newcastle (AW)

Strong Power

9st 3lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

Not as good or consistent as he was and does a lot of his racing now over 6f, as when behind Monks Dream (Dark Kestrel fifth) here recently; again only holds each-way claims.

8/1

7

(6)

15th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:55 Newcastle (AW)

Strong Power

9st 4lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

Dropped to a dangerous mark and his last two efforts have been more encouraging; 7lb better off with Brazilian Rose on last month's C&D run but wouldn't be open to the same progress as that rival.

14/1

4th

2

(2)

17th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:55 Newcastle (AW)

Strong Power

9st 9lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Brian Ellison

Close third on latest outing but isn't certain to build on that effort; 0-11 for current yard and losing run goes back to 2022.

10/1

20/1

Form: 21/3 D

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Promising for Andre Fabre in August 2021, winning a 6f conditions event at Deauville on his second start; off the track for 874 days prior to his third on stable debut here (5f) in January; not sure that was a strong race though and his opening mark asks a stiff question.
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8th

7

(10)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:02 Newmarket (July)

Rebel Path

9st 8lb

J: Chloe Lyons

T: Stuart Williams

His last win was 15 months ago but he made a bold when a close third off a reduced mark over C&D (good to firm) last time; responded well to first-time cheekpieces in that race and has claims if the headgear works again.

15/2

3rd

7

(4)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Newmarket (July)

Rebel Path

9st 5lb

J: Olivia Haines

T: Stuart Williams

Won on the other course here (6f, good to firm) last May but he's been up and down since and has been out of sorts in his last two starts; now 8lb lower than for his last success but he needs a major revival with cheekpieces added.

12/1

10th

2

(11)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:52 Newbury

Rebel Path

9st 13lb

J: Olivia Haines

T: Stuart Williams

Merely mid-division at Newmarket (6f, good) three weeks ago but prior to that he took a step back in the right direction when third on the Rowley Mile there (6f, good) and his stable is in fine form; not discounted.

7/1

11th
13 (13)
Alazwar

10/1

Form: 6212-4 C BF

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner who is untried at this trip; running well enough in amateur races since last July; drawn widest and likely he'll need the pace to collapse to take this.
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1st

6

(7)

1st Sep 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

14:20 Lingfield (AW)

Alazwar

10st 10lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Successful three times under regular rider Brodie Hampson, including at Beverley (1m2f) latest start; back up just 2lb he remains well handicapped on peak form; should remain competitive.

100/30

1st

5

(7)

28th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

13:35 Beverley

Alazwar

10st 10lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Won over this trip for today's rider at Newbury last June (good to firm); rather inconsistent since, but fine second to an in-form rival at Chepstow last time (1m2f, good to soft; The Pug just behind in third); a possible off current good mark.

6/1

10/1

Form: 0051-4 CD

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Made all to beat Baldomero over C&D in December; held off this mark here six weeks ago and he's not ideally drawn for one that races on the sharp end.
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5th

5

(3)

3rd Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:54 Ripon

Rousing Encore

9st 3lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Inconsistent and winless this year and well beaten at York (6f, good to firm) recently; however, that was more competitive than this and two starts ago he ran well when third of 17 at Ayr (6f, good); may have a chance.

6/1

19th

14

(18)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

14:00 York

Rousing Encore

8st 10lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Won a good C&D handicap last year and also successful at Ayr last September; 0-7 in 2026 but he retains all his ability and ran well for third (of 17) at Ayr 19 days ago; high draw a potential stumbling block.

12/1

3rd

5

(5)

6th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Ayr

Rousing Encore

10st 1lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Dual C&D winner; finished well for fourth at Carlisle (6f, good to firm) in May but has rather mixed record since returned to turf in April and never really got involved at York last time.

9/1

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Payout
Exacta £24.80
Straight Forecast £23.70
Tricast £146.71
Trifecta £177.20

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Baldomero

Telegraph:

Al Barez

NEWMARKET:

Holy Fire

SPOTLIGHT:

Ferrous

Daily Mail:

Rebel Path

TOPSPEED:

Sir Oliver

The Guardian:

Al Barez

The Star:

Al Barez

Daily Record:

Al Barez

POSTDATA:

Baldomero

The Times:

Baldomero

D Express:

Baldomero

Daily Mirror:

Baldomero

The Sun:

Baldomero