June 03 / 19.30 Wolverhampton (AW)

19.30

Standard

Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Handicap

  • Prize money: £3245.08
  • 0m 6f 20y
  • Class 6
  • 5 runners
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Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 778-

Last run: 259 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Well held in three starts over 6f/7f on turf last year, since when he has been gelded; makes his handicap/AW debut in a first-time visor after 259 days off, but has been found a weak race; market may prove informative.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

(4)

25th Jun 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Raavi

9st 8lb

J: Tommie Jakes

T: Ismail Mohammed

Left 2yo novice/maiden form behind, having been gelded and possibly aided by the fitting of a visor, when striking at Wolverhampton this month (6f handicap); penalised when only third at Yarmouth next time (the horse he beat at Wolverhampton turned the tables by finishing second again); is 2lb lower off his revised mark here; player with return to 7f likely okay.

7/2

3rd

1

(6)

12th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

15:37 Yarmouth

Raavi

10st 1lb

J: Gianluca Sanna

T: Ismail Mohammed

Built on some minor promise in his qualifying runs, with a win on his handicap debut at Wolverhampton (6f, AW; first-time visor) last week; has penalty back on turf but if he can match that latest effort, he'd still have a chance of a successful follow-up.

11/8

1

(3)

3rd Jun 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Raavi

9st 9lb

J: Gianluca Sanna

T: Ismail Mohammed

Well held in three starts over 6f/7f on turf last year, since when he has been gelded; makes his handicap/AW debut in a first-time visor after 259 days off, but has been found a weak race; market may prove informative.

7/2

Form: 624588

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Tailed off over C&D 12 days ago, though the cheekpieces he wore then have been quickly removed; form of his second of six behind a dual subsequent winner at Southwell (5f, Tapeta) in March would make him a player.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

11

(2)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:42 Newmarket

Gorgeous Mr George

9st 0lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Dylan Cunha

Enjoyed a busy and productive first campaign last year, winning three times at Yarmouth and posting a good second over this C&D (good) last September; respectable effort on last month's reappearance at Yarmouth and he's an each-way possible if benefiting from that latest outing.

14/1

8th

4

(9)

21st Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

16:55 Yarmouth

Gorgeous Mr George

9st 7lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Dylan Cunha

Three-time course winner (two over C&D), the most recent coming last August off 13lb higher, and he was runner-up here over 1m in October off today's mark; below his best when last seen 182 days ago but he could bounce back on his return.

7/1

8th

5

(12)

21st Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

15:10 Yarmouth

Gorgeous Mr George

9st 11lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Dylan Cunha

Well suited by the track and his three C&D runs have yielded two wins and a close second; runner-up in 1m handicaps on his last two starts; creeping up weights but his course record means he can't be discounted.

6/1

Form: -39464

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Hasn't built on his close third of seven on stable debut/reappearance at Chelmsford (6f, Polytrack) in March, but he hasn't been disgraced on a couple of occasions; should go close in a race of this nature.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

8

(4)

29th Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 60y

Class 6

14:10 Brighton

Off The Bench

8st 8lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: J S Moore

Dodgy form when third of five in a maiden before finishing well back in a handicap, albeit on heavy ground; now 0-18.

25/1

7th

5

(5)

14th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

16:50 Bath

Off The Bench

9st 0lb

J: William Cox

T: J S Moore

17-race maiden; not beaten far when third of five at Chepstow (5f, good) last month but that form is very tricky to evaluate (36-rated winner beat 1-12 favourite), and he's untested on ground slower than good to soft.

12/1

3rd

1

(4)

25th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

15:38 Chepstow

Off The Bench

9st 7lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: J S Moore

Longstanding, regressive maiden (5f-7f) for three yards; more on his plate coming back out of handicap company but has place claims in such a weak affair.

20/1

Form: 07-470

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Very little to get excited about in his five starts and hopes are pinned on the return to 6f and application of a tongue-tie making a difference.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

(8)

17th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:38 Leicester

Cider Bob

9st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Steph Hollinshead

0-7; stayed on to be a modest third of five at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) in a first-time tongue-tie in June and similar form when outpaced in first-time cheekpieces at Bath (5.5f, firm) three weeks later; gets both aids this time and this trip is probably worth exploring again.

16/1

9

(7)

25th Jun 2025

Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

18:20 Bath

Cider Bob

8st 11lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Steph Hollinshead

0-6; stayed on to be a modest third of five at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) in a first-time tongue-tie 22 days ago; that's now removed and better is needed returning to turf with the cheekpieces now applied.

8/1

4

(5)

3rd Jun 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cider Bob

9st 3lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Steph Hollinshead

Very little to get excited about in his five starts and hopes are pinned on the return to 6f and application of a tongue-tie making a difference.

11/2

Form: 870-65

Last run: 110 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Has been racing over further since handicapping and been tried in various headgear, but hasn't been getting home; dropping back in trip looks worth exploring but he hasn't been seen in almost four months.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

11

(5)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Jimmy Henry

8st 12lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Michael Herrington

Ran well when second of nine at Leicester (1m, good) in July, but that was his only placing in 15 starts; others are more solid.

11/1

9th

11

(5)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Jimmy Henry

8st 12lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Michael Herrington

Ran well when second of nine at Leicester (1m, good) in July, but that was his only placing in 15 starts; others are more solid.

11/1

11

(8)

10th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Kempton (AW)

Jimmy Henry

9st 0lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Michael Herrington

14-race maiden but was runner-up at Leicester (1m, good) on his penultimate run and ran respectably at Beverley (8.4f, soft) last time; mark has bottomed out now but Hollie Doyle is booked on this return to the AW and he could be dangerous.

13/2

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £4.90
Straight Forecast £5.84
Trifecta £14.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Off The Bench

NEWMARKET:

Gorgeous Mr George

Daily Mail:

Raavi

Telegraph:

Cider Bob

The Sun:

Jimmy Henry

The Times:

Gorgeous Mr George

Daily Mirror:

Gorgeous Mr George

D Express:

Raavi

The Star:

Raavi

RP RATINGS:

Off The Bench

POSTDATA:

Off The Bench

LAMBOURN:

Off The Bench

The Guardian:

Off The Bench

Daily Record:

Off The Bench