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

10th

1

(1)

8th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 219y

Class 4

15:12 Redcar

Gorgeous Mr George

10st 4lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Dylan Cunha

Slightly disappointing off this career-high mark when dropped back to 7f at Yarmouth last month but won twice over the straight 1m there (good to firm) in June and further progress is not yet out of the question.

10/1

4th

1

(1)

15th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

18:40 Yarmouth

Gorgeous Mr George

10st 4lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Dylan Cunha

Course specialist who has won over 1m here on his last two starts (good to firm; for Taryn Langley), most recently 19 days ago off a 4lb lower mark than today's; needs things to drop right given the way he's ridden but he can't be dismissed now returned to 7f.

2/1

1st

1

(1)

26th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 4

11:30 Yarmouth

Gorgeous Mr George

10st 1lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Dylan Cunha

Yarmouth specialist who turned things around with a comfortable success over C&D (good to firm) last week; only 3lb higher under a penalty and he's a major player again in his bid for a fifth course win.

100/30

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