Today / 20.30 Wolverhampton (AW)

20.30

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Call 01902 390016 To Name A Race Handicap

  • Prize money: £3245.08
  • 1m 0f 142y
  • Class 6
  • 13 runners
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Call 01902 390016 To Name A Race Handicap

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 477-70

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Yet to finish placed after ten starts (6f-1m2f); ran poorly on return from five months off over C&D last time and is some way down the pecking order.
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10th

9

(11)

16th Jun 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

20:54 Wolverhampton (AW)

Implied Volatility

8st 12lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

Yet to finish placed after nine starts (6f-1m2f); bit of support here when last seen but he ran poorly and is some way down the pecking order back from five months off.

25/1

Form: 053538 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Goes well here; all four AW wins have been over C&D; third over C&D last month but below his best at Bath since; looks sure to go close at his favoured track.
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8th

6

(10)

13th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:02 Bath

King Of Speed

9st 4lb

J: Hope Regan

T: Mark Loughnane

His last four wins have come on AW at Wolverhampton; six C&D runs have yielded formfigures of 243234; third at Wolverhampton 12 days ago (for today's rider) and he should be in the thick of the action once again.

4/1

3rd

10

(2)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

King Of Speed

9st 4lb

J: Hope Regan

T: Mark Loughnane

Three-time C&D winner, latterly off 4lb higher in February; fine on Polytrack but the return here is an obvious plus off a career-low mark and he's another with claims in an open handicap.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 893491 C

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Got off the mark in a classified here (7f) last month; has more on his plate back in a handicap and up in trip.
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1st

7

(7)

2nd Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mythical Isle

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Patrick Morris

0-11; has made the frame a few times over 6f here and makes his debut at this level, but he does have something to prove back up in trip; tongue-tie removed after one use.

16/1

Form: 7-67

Last run: 149 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 52

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No Results Found

Form: 649-49

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
0-9 and hasn't progressed since joining current yard; mark continues to fall, though, so cannot be dismissed.
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9th

5

(6)

15th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

17:35 Chepstow

Seconds Count

9st 6lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Limited maiden for William Haggas and changed hands for 6,000gns last autumn; lugged right more than once but offered a bit more in the hood back from a layoff last time (AW) and Rossa Ryan is a positive booking.

7/1

4th

12

(8)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Seconds Count

9st 2lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Limited maiden for William Haggas and changed hands last autumn for 6,000gns; off for five months since hanging right (not for the first time) over 9.5f here for new yard and is now tried in headgear for the first time.

20/1

Form: /06/20

Last run: 87 days

W: 9st 6lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Hasn't stood much racing in recent times and was beaten 20l when last at Dundalk when last seen; hard to fancy.
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12th

8

(6)

10th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:50 Dundalk (AW)

Will Be King

9st 5lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: John C McConnell

Won twice at this venue for Joseph O'Brien early in his career (2019 and 2020); absent throughout 2023 and 2024; did well on his reappearance over an extended 1m at Wolverhampton last month, ran prominently all the way and beat all bar the favourite; strong contender if replicating that form.

4/1

2nd

12

(8)

16th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Will Be King

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John C McConnell

A fair 1m/1m2f winner at his best but not nearly so good when last seen out in 2023; this Irish veteran is refitted with a tongue-tie on his comeback run.

8/1

Form: -57703 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Two of his four wins in 2025 came in handicaps here, one over C&D; has been below that form since and a resurgent effort last time came in a classified race.
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3rd

4

(10)

16th Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Manton Road

9st 9lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Richard Phillips

Progressive in the early months of last year for Gay Kelleway but has lost his way; runs in 0-50 company for the first time but that's as a consequence of having regressed further for his current yard this season.

33/1

10th

10

(3)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

15:52 Brighton

Manton Road

9st 0lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Richard Phillips

Won four times on AW in the first three months of last year for Gay Kelleway but left that yard under a cloud and hasn't built on encouraging first go for this stable in March; work to do on his return to turf.

25/1

Form: 591609 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 5lb

8 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
All three AW wins have been over C&D, the latest in a classified event in March; has been below that form since and the switch from a hood to first-time cheekpieces needs to have a positive impact.
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9th

8

(11)

15th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

17:05 Chepstow

Lhebayeb

9st 3lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Price

C&D winner last June (soft) off a 4lb higher mark; wants a good test over this trip but is capable of bouncing back, having been given an 11-week break since a couple of lesser efforts in Tapeta 0-50s.

8/1

10th

5

(5)

30th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lhebayeb

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Richard Price

Three C&D wins, the latest in a classified event this month in a refitted hood; failed to get to grips with the leaders here six days later but she's had a longer break this time; can be very competitive if race pans out.

8/1

Form: 733295

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Placed three times on Tapeta for Iain Jardine at the start of the year, including over C&D; now 0-19, but ran respectably when fifth of 12 over C&D on stable debut last month; one of the likelier players.
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5th

4

(2)

2nd Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lady Delila

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Patrick Morris

Placed three times at this level on Tapeta for Iain Jardine at the start of the year, including over C&D; now 0-18, but still holds each-way claims again on debut for her new yard.

7/1

9th

10

(1)

13th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Lady Delila

8st 13lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Iain Jardine

Ex-Irish maiden who is 0-17 overall and 0-5 for new yard but she's been competitive in classified events on last three outings; penultimate one was over C&D, before she closed to within a neck at Wolverhampton (9.4f) on latest; considered back in this handicap with first-time visor replacing her occasional hood/cheekpieces.

5/1

Form: 717699 C

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 3lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Landed a classified here (9.5f) in March but well held in three handicaps since May; sports first-time visor but her best chance of further success is in classifieds.
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9th

14

(7)

9th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

19:51 Brighton

Celebrating Ethel

9st 0lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

Last two wins have come in 0-50 classified events, the latest over C&D (good) last August; down another 3lb but others look more solid.

12/1

Form: 059492

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
0-6 and did not fare too well on her turf/handicap debut when ninth of 14 at Windsor (11.5f, good to firm) in May; returned to her best when runner-up in a maiden here (9.5f) eight days ago and holds good claims kept to this venue.
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2nd

9

(8)

28th Jun 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 4

14:05 Wolverhampton (AW)

Midnight Media

9st 0lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

Five races, with two bits of modest form at huge prices over about 1m on Polytrack/Tapeta this spring before no show over 11.4f on her turf/handicap debut; place squeak.

20/1

9th

1

(13)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

20:30 Windsor

Midnight Media

9st 9lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

Not without hope a couple of times at huge prices this spring; stamina not assured on pedigree as she goes beyond an extended 1m for the first time on her turf/handicap debut, but this is more realistic.

33/1

Form: 8-5017 C

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Got off the mark here (7f) in April off 6lb lower; not able to reproduce that form on turf at Windsor last month but she may have more to give back on this surface.
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7th

1

(6)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

20:39 Windsor

Starakova

9st 9lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Warren Greatrex

Unraced beyond 7f over which she finished well off a strong pace to get off the mark at Wolverhampton; raised 6lb but she's a last-time-out winner taking on a lot of horses with much to prove.

100/30

1st

8

(2)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Starakova

9st 3lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Warren Greatrex

Unplaced all seven starts; began season with quite promising fifth of 11 at Chelmsford (7f) in March but her turf run a fortnight ago was disappointing and she now has a point to prove.

14/1

Form: 15-437 C

Last run: 112 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Won a nursery for Jack Morland here (7f; off 3lb lower) last November; stamina inconclusive after finishing seventh of ten over C&D in March when making stable debut.
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7th

5

(9)

16th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Crown The Future

9st 4lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Won a nursery for Jack Morland here (7f; off 4lb lower) last November; third of five in added cheekpieces at Chelmsford (7f) latest; has since moved stables after 7,000gns sale; stamina inconclusive.

8/1

3rd

1

(2)

12th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Crown The Future

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Jack Morland

Opened his account in 7f handicap at Wolverhampton in November and comes here on the back of a good fourth of eight in similar company there last month; cheekpieces go on now and firmly in the picture.

11/4

Betting Forcast

14/1 Implied Volatility, 14/1 King Of Speed, 11/2 Mythical Isle, 8/1 Splinterwood, 14/1 Seconds Count, 16/1 Will Be King, 10/1 Manton Road, 16/1 Lhebayeb, 8/1 Lady Delila, 12/1 Celebrating Ethel, 100/30 Midnight Media, 7/1 Starakova, 8/1 Crown The Future

Verdict

A couple of 3yos may be able to find improvement here against older rivals, with preference for MIDNIGHT MEDIA who showed a liking for this track when runner-up in a maiden here last time. Second choice is Starakova who won here in April and may also have more to offer. The best of the older brigade may well be four-time C&D winner King Of Speed, while Lady Delila and Splinterwood also can’t be discounted. [Andrew Bladen]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Midnight Media

The Times:

Mythical Isle

Telegraph:

Manton Road

RP RATINGS:

King Of Speed

The Star:

Crown The Future

D Express:

Will Be King

Daily Mirror:

Midnight Media

The Sun:

Midnight Media

Daily Record:

Midnight Media

Daily Mail:

Mythical Isle

The Guardian:

Manton Road

POSTDATA:

King Of Speed