January 30 / 20.30 Wolverhampton (AW)

20.30

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Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap

  • Prize money: £3716.14
  • 0m 6f 20y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Light rain

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 3525-4 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Generally consistent form (turf/AW) since last July features two wins; respectable fourth of ten over 6f at Southwell ten days ago and ought to be competitive again.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10

(1)

5th Oct 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:15 Pontefract

Papa Cocktail

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Michael Herrington

Needs things to fall right but capable when they do, as when scoring at Southwell (6f) last month; his latest Redcar run is easy to forgive and Jason Hart has a good record for the in-form Michael Herrington stable.

14/1

13th

1

(14)

15th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 4

15:23 Redcar

Papa Cocktail

10st 2lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Michael Herrington

Doubled his tally for the season in 12-runner handicap at Southwell (6f) 12 days ago; up 4lb but scored comfortably there, so this reliable sort is a likely player once more.

10/1

1st

5

(5)

3rd Sep 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

20:10 Southwell (AW)

Papa Cocktail

9st 7lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Michael Herrington

Still 3lb higher than for Wolverhampton (6f) win in January but has largely remained in good form since; ought to be right in thick of things.

10/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 7664-2 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
His style of racing leaves him a hostage to fortune but his last two efforts (both C&D) suggest he can capitalise on his reduced mark if things drop right; a must for the shortlist.
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12th

4

(4)

8th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Ayr

Water Of Leith

9st 9lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Should be making a big impact off this mark and although he has been a shade underwhelming on turf this summer he has too much ability to leave out of calculations at this level.

6/1

5th

3

(7)

27th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:45 Ayr

Water Of Leith

9st 12lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Jim Goldie

12-time winner, three of them here (5f/6f); not beaten far on last two starts and is on a fair mark so could go well.

7/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 5851-2 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won two C&D handicaps last year, latterly by a short head under Ethan Tindall in December; good second of ten at Chelmsford since and has claims if the outside stall isn't too big an inconvenience.
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9th

2

(10)

17th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

17:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ziggys Queen

9st 11lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Has won twice over 6f at this track but has winning form over 7f; hasn't been at her best on turf this summer and needs a resurgence on this return to AW.

8/1

5th

1

(2)

24th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:18 Thirsk

Ziggys Queen

10st 0lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Last-gasp winner on AW at Lingfield (7f) in February but she's struggled since and was last of six at Catterick two weeks ago; that took her turf record to 1-23 and she has plenty to prove back at this trip.

16/1

6th

2

(6)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

16:30 Catterick

Ziggys Queen

10st 1lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

In good form on AW over the winter, winning at Wolverhampton (6f) and Lingfield (7f); 1lb lower than for the latter win but she hasn't maintained her form back on turf this summer, including behind Velvet Rhythm over C&D 16 days ago.

14/1

Form: 544-84 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Three-time Polytrack winner; now 4lb lower than when successful on turf last summer and caught the eye when running on from the rear for fourth (Em Four second) at Kempton (6f) last Wednesday; enters calculations.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

7

(5)

19th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:00 Newmarket

Expert Agent

9st 4lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Stuart Williams

Secured the latest of his eight wins when scoring over C&D (good) in May; last four form figures don't really do him justice, including his sixth of 26 at Glorious Goodwood in July, and when beaten less than 3l on the July course four weeks ago; down 2lb and a good show would come as no surprise.

16/1

8th

9

(4)

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:09 Newmarket (July)

Expert Agent

9st 8lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Stuart Williams

Won on the Rowley Mile in May (6f, good; 4lb lower) and last time finished sixth of 26 at Glorious Goodwood, which wasn't a bad run; usually ridden from behind so needs a strong pace which he might get.

10/1

6th

1

(13)

29th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Goodwood

Expert Agent

9st 12lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Bounced back to form to win at Newmarket (6f, good) in May but two lesser runs have followed on the July Course there since.

20/1

OUR TIP

5/2

Form: 155-11 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Successful twice over C&D in the autumn and this thriving mare has also notched three Southwell wins since; had just over 3l to spare again there last week and looks well treated off 4lb higher today (due to be another 5lb higher from Saturday); can complete the hat-trick.
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6th

2

(6)

2nd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

17:15 Nottingham

Sams Hope

9st 12lb

J: Jude Fernandes

T: Martin Dunne

Five AW wins since last September (6f/5f) and beaten only about 4l when ninth of 17 at Ascot (5f, good to firm) two months ago, when last seen; this is less competitive and she could be involved.

15/2

9th

16

(12)

1st May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:20 Ascot

Sams Hope

9st 0lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Martin Dunne

The winner of five AW handicaps (5f-6f) since September for her new stable; 6lb higher than for the latest of them and others appeal as being better treated.

25/1

7th

3

(4)

30th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 4

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Sams Hope

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Martin Dunne

Had a tremendous spell for new yard between September and January, winning five at 6f (two here) or 5f; her handicap mark has taken a battering but a recent second at Southwell suggests she's not weighted out of it; Ryan Kavanagh 2-2 on her and she can be thereabouts again.

5/1

11/2

Form: 7186-2 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Successful over 5f at Southwell in November and showed he's still equally effective at 6f when runner-up there off this mark 24 days ago, both under today's rider Jack Nicholls; another to consider.
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6th

7

(2)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lovat Scout

9st 4lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: K R Burke

Successful over 5f at Southwell in November and showed he's still equally effective at 6f when runner-up there off this mark 24 days ago, both under today's rider Jack Nicholls; another to consider.

11/2

7th

8

(7)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

17:55 Southwell (AW)

Lovat Scout

8st 12lb

J: Shane Gray

T: K R Burke

6f turf winner as a 2yo who was returning from 340 days off having been gelded when beaten just over a length into fifth of 14 over C&D last month, doing very well to finish that close after meeting all sorts of trouble; respected with a clearer run.

8/1

5th

9

(7)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

16:37 Southwell (AW)

Lovat Scout

9st 7lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Lightly raced 3yo; 6f winner on racecourse debut and similar form when third of ten in a soft-ground nursery at Catterick last October; absent since a lesser run on heavy two weeks later; market useful after absence on his AW debut; gelded since last seen.

12/1

6/1

Form: 93-152 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Three wins in 2025 and added to his tally at Chelmsford (6f) at the beginning of this month; another good effort when second (Expert Agent fourth) at Kempton last week; unlikely to be far away.
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5th

5

(3)

5th Oct 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:15 Kempton (AW)

Em Four

9st 8lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

Likes it here but he's never won off a mark this high or at this level; ran poorly last time, when behind Star Chorus at Goodwood, and is some way down the pecking order.

7/1

14th

6

(5)

23rd Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Goodwood

Em Four

9st 12lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Inconsistent but he won at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) in April and at Brighton (5.2f, good to firm) last month, and good to soft ground may have been against him at Epsom last time; stays 6f and he's not discounted.

20/1

5th

1

(5)

31st Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 5

13:50 Epsom

Em Four

10st 0lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Prominent racer; arrives on the back of a Brighton win (5.3f, good to firm) last week, form boosted by the runner-up's win on Friday; took this race 12 months ago off a 7lb lower mark; lots to like but the suitability of ground slower than good is still to be proven.

7/2

16/1

Form: 5995-6 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 5lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Six-time AW winner, including over C&D, but recent efforts don't obviously suggest he's in good enough form to take advantage of his reduced mark.
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7th

7

(6)

17th Oct 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 4

16:10 Catterick

Fiscal Policy

9st 5lb

J: William Pyle

T: Ruth Carr

Multiple sprint wins but has run only three times over 7f, returning to the trip for the first time in three years when outstayed late after making the running at Thirsk 12 days ago; won over 6f next time but stamina still in question over this far.

13/2

7th

4

(1)

5th Oct 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

14:40 Pontefract

Fiscal Policy

9st 9lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Both his wins in 2026 have come over C&D, the latest last month off a 2lb lower mark; beaten favourite off the same mark back here 11 days ago but ran okay; new mark has kicked in but likely to give a good account

5/1

4th

16

(1)

24th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:03 Pontefract

Fiscal Policy

8st 13lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ruth Carr

Prominent racer who took his C&D form figures to 1131 when seeing off 11 rivals in an apprentice race on good last Thursday; same mark here so ought to make a bold bid, particularly from the inside draw.

5/1

50/1

Form: 00089-

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Down the field in three 7f runs for new stable; visored for first time now dropping back to 6f; has plenty to prove at present.
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11th

1

(9)

21st May 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

16:50 Catterick

Monotone

9st 9lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Antony Brittain

Juvenile winner for Jim Bolger (Cork, 5f maiden, heavy); disappointing since joining this trainer (0-6), falling 20lb in the weights; slowly away and never involved at Thirsk (6f, good; 40-1) latest; hard to recommend now returning to 7f.

25/1

14th

12

(12)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

14:47 Thirsk

Monotone

8st 12lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Antony Brittain

Dropping down the weights and his latest Pontefract fifth was marginally more encouraging; more required back up in class though.

33/1

5th

1

(7)

7th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 3y

Class 6

17:35 Pontefract

Monotone

9st 9lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Thrown in on his form for Jim Bolger but he has finished down the field in four runs for new connections, weakening over 7f and 6f; the return of a tongue tie may help, as will the drop into a Class 6, so not discounted back at 5f for the owners who took this race 12 months ago.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £18.10
Straight Forecast £21.21
Tricast £138.84
Trifecta £199.10

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Expert Agent

SPOTLIGHT:

Sam's Hope

The Guardian:

Water Of Leith

RP RATINGS:

Em Four

POSTDATA:

Lovat Scout

The Star:

Fiscal Policy

The Times:

Papa Cocktail

LAMBOURN:

Em Four

Daily Mirror:

Lovat Scout

Telegraph:

Expert Agent

The Sun:

Expert Agent

NEWMARKET:

Sam's Hope

Daily Mail:

Sam's Hope

D Express:

Water Of Leith

Daily Record:

Water Of Leith