Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Racecourse EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Wolverhampton (AW)

18:30

Date 2025-10-20

Distance 6f20y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,672

Winning Time 1m 13.74s (slow by 1.84s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Return Of The Gods (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	11/8F	Won
2nd	Noble Vow (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	9/4	0.05
3rd	High Approval (IRE) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	15/8	.75
4th	Ocean Of Storms (FR) Harry Davies · Simon & Ed Crisford	20/1	1.75
5th	Because We Can (IRE) William Cox · Clive Cox	25/1	3.25
6th	Lady V (IRE) Edward Greatrex · Paul Attwater	66/1	4.25
7th	Regal And Real (GB) Daniel Muscutt · Jack Morland	50/1	.5
8th	Electrocution (GB) Joey Haynes · Chelsea Banham	125/1	8.5
9th	Chinchin (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · Stuart Williams	80/1	1.5

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (7)	Return Of The Gods Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	133	—	3	-	76	48	16d	—	—	-23	15.5	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Promising 3rd over C&D on debut 16 days ago; open to improvement and he's a leading player
4 (5)	Noble Vow Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	133	—	343	76	85	-	31d	—	—	-7	18.6	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Met trouble in running when 3rd at Newbury last month; still capable of better; contender
3 (4)	High Approval Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	133	—	3266	78	84	-	53d	—	—	-5	17.1	0.75/1	3/1 25%
First two runs were promising; gelded after a lesser run at Ffos Las in August; key player
5 (6)	Ocean Of Storms Bay J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	—	88	-	58	-	24d	—	—	-4	1.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Well beaten in two 7f turf runs last month; not bred to benefit from the drop in trip
1 (3)	Because We Can Bay J:William Cox T:Clive Cox	J:William Cox T:Clive Cox	133	—	—	-	17	-	53d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Tailed off on Newbury debut in August (6.5f, good); gelded since; bred to do much better
6 (2)	Regal And Real Brown J:Daniel Muscutt T:Jack Morland	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Jack Morland	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
44,000gns foal with three winning siblings; dam a Group-placed winner; 6f may be too sharp
9 (1)	Lady V Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Paul Attwater	J:Edward Greatrex T:Paul Attwater	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
25,000euros foal; half-sister to 1m2f winner Kadeen out of a Listed winner; check betting
8 (8)	Chinchin Chestnut J:Pat Cosgrave T:Stuart Williams	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Stuart Williams	128	h	9	-	43	23	18d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well-beaten 22-1 shot on this month's Chelmsford debut (6f); can do better at some point
2 (9)	Electrocution Bay J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
First foal of a 6f AW winner; only of interest if backed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Return Of The Gods	5/4	5/4	6/5	5/4	6/5
Noble Vow	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
High Approval	5/2	11/4	11/4	5/2	3/1
Ocean Of Storms	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Because We Can	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Regal And Real	40/1	33/1	33/1	50/1	33/1
Lady V	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Chinchin	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Electrocution	150/1	125/1	150/1	100/1	150/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Noble Vow

18.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 7.6

5/2

2nd

High Approval

17.1

OR: 7 Form: 3.4 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Return Of The Gods

15.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 12.5

5/4

Ocean Of Storms

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Because We Can

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Regal And Real

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Lady V

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Chinchin

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Electrocution

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
High Approval	78	84	—
Noble Vow	76	85	—
Return Of The Gods	—	76	48
Ocean Of Storms	—	58	—
Because We Can	—	17	—
Regal And Real	—	—	—
Lady V	—	—	—
Chinchin	—	43	23
Electrocution	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Return Of The Gods	16d ago	Fit
Chinchin	18d ago	Fit
Ocean Of Storms	24d ago	Fit
Noble Vow	31d ago	Fit
High Approval	53d ago	Fresh
Because We Can	53d ago	Fresh
Regal And Real	—	—
Lady V	—	—
Electrocution	—	—

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Wolverhampton (AW) over 6f20y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Based on 6 draws with historical results at this course and distance.