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Wolverhampton (AW)

16:30

Date 2026-01-05

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 6

Going Abandoned

Type Flat

Surface

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,711

Rain 90%

Runners (8)

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
5 (2)	Kodebreaker Bay J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Michael Herrington	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Michael Herrington	135	p	66525-	47	59	46	17d	—	—	-11	9.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
8 (7)	The Gay Blade Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	135	—	63990-	50	58	37	20d	—	—	-10	5.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Quiet on last three starts but drops into a 0-50 classified & a revival not impossible
3 (3)	Captain Pickles Bay J:Stevie Donohoe T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay	J:Stevie Donohoe T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay	135	—	54065-	47	55	52	77d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
16-race maiden; drops into his first 0-50 classified and can't be discounted
4 (8)	Evoluir Bay J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	135	—	46584-	45	58	34	35d	—	—	-10	4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
C&D winner; shaped with promise here five weeks ago; each-way claims at least
6 (1)	Mr Trick Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	135	—	35577-	43	52	28	146d	—	—	-7	3.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Hard to win with and he returns from a break over a trip that looks sharp enough
1 (6)	American Rose Bay J:William Cox T:James Evans	J:William Cox T:James Evans	135	—	05467-	48	59	35	63d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Course winner; in and out last year but best efforts would give her a squeak at this level
7 (5)	Rogue Thunder Chestnut J:Dylan Hogan T:Patrick Morris	J:Dylan Hogan T:Patrick Morris	135	h	89566-	44	54	41	28d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Course winner (6f); running okay of late but needs the step back up in trip to spark extra
2 (4)	Anificas Beauty Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Peter Winks	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Peter Winks	135	—	94088-	45	55	37	112d	—	—	-6	2.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Two wins last year, including here (9.5f); out of sorts when last seen; not a solid option

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kodebreaker	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3	3/1
The Gay Blade	5/1	5/1	11/2	4/1	5/1
Captain Pickles	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Evoluir	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Mr Trick	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
American Rose	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
Rogue Thunder	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	8/1
Anificas Beauty	12/1	11/1	10/1	9/1	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kodebreaker

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

The Gay Blade

5.3

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Evoluir

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Mr Trick

3.7

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Captain Pickles

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

American Rose

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Rogue Thunder

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Anificas Beauty

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Gay Blade	50	58	37
American Rose	48	59	35
Kodebreaker	47	59	46
Captain Pickles	47	55	52
Evoluir	45	58	34
Anificas Beauty	45	55	37
Rogue Thunder	44	54	41
Mr Trick	43	52	28

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kodebreaker	17d ago	Fit
The Gay Blade	20d ago	Fit
Rogue Thunder	28d ago	Fit
Evoluir	35d ago	Fit
American Rose	63d ago	Fresh
Captain Pickles	77d ago	Fresh
Anificas Beauty	112d ago	Long break
Mr Trick	146d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Wolverhampton (AW) over 7f36y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Based on 8 draws with historical results at this course and distance.