18.30
StandardBook To Stay Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap
- Prize money: £3245.08
- 0m 6f 20y
- Class 6
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Partly cloudy
8/1
Form: 035346 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (3) |
22nd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Nowhere near as good as he was and last win was in June 2023; on much reduced mark and has run some decent races this year but he didn't get very far here (unseated at start) last time and all of his wins have been at 6f; down the list. |
15/2 |
|
1 (6) |
16th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Nowhere near as good as he was and although not disgraced on a few occasions on turf/Polytrack this year, more is needed in order to win despite dropping into a 0-55 for the first time; visor returns. |
8/1 |
|
4 (5) |
2nd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since winning a Group 3 on the AW as a 2yo; not disgraced on a few occasions on turf/Polytrack (with and without headgear) this year, but a bit more is needed in order to win. |
7/1 |
9/1
Form: 528568 D
Last run: 50 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (3) |
16th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
7lb lower than when winning a Chelmsford nursery (6f, Polytrack) last November and 5lb lower than when second of 11 at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) in May, but she has disappointed since; others preferred. |
9/1 |
|
8th 6 (2) |
28th Jul 2025 Good 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Three 6f wins as a 2yo but she's blown hot and cold this year and has finished down the field in last three starts; on dangerous mark but losing run is now up to ten and others are more convincing; new headgear. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: 874366 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (6) |
1st Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Failed to win for Archie Watson this summer and she finished down the field on her first two runs for this stable; latest second at Wolverhampton was better but she was still well behind the easy winner; more needed tonight. |
8/1 |
|
4 (7) |
16th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
1-21; continues to slide down the weights but well held in both starts on turf since joining this yard; opposable. |
8/1 |
|
6th 3 (1) |
2nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Sole success came at Doncaster in June 2024 when trained by Chris Dwyer; had no joy in five starts for Archie Watson this year and subsequently sold for 1,000gns last month; headgear removed and made little impression when sixth of nine on stable debut here (7f, good) eight days ago; steps back in trip and best watched. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: -89009
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 12 (11) |
6th May 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
8st 4lb |
Poor, regressive maiden who's barely beaten a rival in half a dozen runs for this yard; the first-time eyshield/blinkers will need to make quite a difference. |
66/1 |
|
9th 7 (10) |
15th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 6 |
8st 11lb |
Promise in novice/maiden events for Andrew Balding but he's been well beaten in seven handicaps since, including five for this stable; drops to 5f with a transformation needed; best watched. |
66/1 |
8/1
Form: 661438 D
Last run: 5 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 (9) |
29th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won a 6f classified event here last summer (blinkered first time); up and down since but the switch to a visor helped when second here 17 days ago (6f); worth another go at 7f. |
8/1 |
|
8 (8) |
27th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Ready winner of 6f classified race on Lingfield AW in June (first-time blinkers) and she might have needed the sharpener when attempting 5f for the only time in August; overall, has work to do after minor efforts of late. |
16/1 |
|
8 (8) |
27th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Ready winner of 6f classified race on Lingfield AW in June (first-time blinkers) and she might have needed the sharpener when attempting 5f for the only time in August; overall, has work to do after minor efforts of late. |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: 730329 CD
Last run: 4 days
W: 9st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 9 (6) |
26th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
All ten wins have been on AW including five at this track; runner-up off 2lb higher over C&D in September but it has been tough going since and others look safer. |
33/1 |
|
4th 6 (5) |
28th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Better at 6f these days and can be given a pass for his latest Southwell run (5f); second over C&D on his penultimate start and he is one to consider at this level. |
12/1 |
|
4th 6 (5) |
28th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Better at 6f these days and can be given a pass for his latest Southwell run (5f); second over C&D on his penultimate start and he is one to consider at this level. |
12/1 |
5/2
Form: 924242 BF
Last run: 5 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 16 (12) |
1st May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
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 |
9st 8lb |
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 |
|
2nd 6 (3) |
14th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
She has soared up the weights after a fine winter, including three C&D wins; hasn't had a clear shot at things on her last two starts, including behind a couple of today's rivals here three weeks ago, but she still needs a personal best to defy this mark. |
5/1 |
12/1
Form: 364226 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 (11) |
16th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Dual winner here (6f/7f) in 2020; has gone close a couple of times lately, as when beaten a short head at Newcastle (5f, Tapeta) in July, but losing run up to 24; others look more solid. |
12/1 |
|
10 (3) |
27th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 6 |
8st 6lb |
No win away from Chelmsford since September 2021; agonisingly close at Newcastle (5f, AW) on penultimate start and bang there in a classified at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) on latest, which needs respect, but this test might be a little too sharp. |
7/1 |
|
3 (6) |
15th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 3y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Winless away from Chelmsford since September 2021's 5f success here, though came agonisingly close to putting that right in a Newcastle 0-55 handicap latest; replication of the form of June's C&D third (good to firm) won't quite suffice, and there's likely competition for the lead also. |
5/1 |
9/1
Form: 563344 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 13 (12) |
8th Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
6f seller winner on turf (good) last year (second start) but has come up short of that level on all subsequent starts, latest at Wolverhampton (6f, Tapeta), having not been disgraced in a Lingfield classified event (7f, Polytrack) prior to that; not ruled out of the frame. |
20/1 |
|
10 (1) |
16th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Sole win was in a Leicester seller (6f, good) as a 2yo; in the frame in his last four starts including when fourth of 14 in a 0-50 contest at Lingfield (7f, Polytrack; first-time blinkers) last month, but not sure the return to 6f is ideal. |
9/1 |
|
14 (7) |
30th Aug 2025 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Sole win was in a Leicester seller (6f, good) last July; respectable third back at Leicester (7f) last month but he's not built on that in two runs since and needs to find more in new headgear. |
12/1 |
16/1
Form: 567
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (5) |
16th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Hasn't beaten many in three maidens over 5f-7f on turf/Tapeta; this may be more realistic on handicap debut and interesting to see if there is any support for her; yard also runs Stoneacre Girl. |
16/1 |
|
7th 6 (2) |
17th Aug 2025 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Has posted RPRs in the 40s thus far (over 5f then 7f) and readily opposed for now. |
100/1 |
|
6th 1 (5) |
10th Aug 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
28-1 when fifth of six on last month's belated Leicester debut (5f, good); bred to handle the AW but unlikely to come into her own until tackling handicaps; stable also runs Fixated. |
20/1 |
25/1
Form: 732559 CD
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 (11) |
22nd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Veteran who has won three times here, the latest off 2lb higher over this trip last November; modest on turf lately, but each-way possibilities returned to this venue despite a wide draw. |
10/1 |
|
12 (13) |
16th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Veteran who has won three times here, the latest off 2lb higher over this trip last November; modest on turf lately, but each-way possibilities returned to this venue despite the widest stall. |
25/1 |
|
10 (6) |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Veteran hold-up performer; in fair form at Bath in May and 6f on fast ground suits him well; will need this to set up perfectly for him back from 12 weeks off though. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 586-89
Last run: 150 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (6) |
27th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
14-race maiden who was tailed off in a 6f handicap here in September on yard debut; lots to prove. |
33/1 |
|
13 (4) |
16th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
The odd bit of promise for Jessica Macey, but moderate otherwise and well beaten on stable debut over C&D in April which took her record to 0-13; plenty to prove after five months off. |
25/1 |
|
9th 13 (13) |
19th Apr 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
in touch with leaders on outer, prominent over 4f out |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £65.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £75.55 |
| Tricast | £799.58 |
| Trifecta | £793.50 |
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