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Wolverhampton (AW)

18:00

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 1m1f104y

Class Class 3

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £6,480

Rain 8%

Winning Time 2m 1.70s (slow by 4.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mythical Bay (IRE) Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	2/5F	Won
2nd	Felix Gem (GB) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	3/1	0.3
3rd	Kindly Queen (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Ralph Beckett	6/1	3.5
4th	Nando's Pride (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Mark Loughnane	100/1	16
5th	Striking Flame (IRE) Gina Mangan · Nikki Evans	300/1	13

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (4)	Mythical Bay Chestnut J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	133	—	472-	77	81	63	20d	—	—	-28	31.8	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Improved form when runner-up here last time and he sets clear standard on that form
1 (2)	Felix Gem Chestnut J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	133	—	5-	-	65	44	25d	—	—	-15	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Prominent early - raced in third after 1f - bit short of room when headway over 2f out - led inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - just held(tchd 16/5)
4 (3)	Kindly Queen Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Ralph Beckett	J:Marco Ghiani T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	4-	-	68	24	30d	—	—	-12	5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has a striking pedigree but she made a low-key start at Kempton last month
3 (5)	Nando's Pride Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Mark Loughnane	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Mark Loughnane	133	—	97-	-	34	-	44d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Tailed off at 200-1 in both runs (8.6f/1m) this winter
5 (1)	Striking Flame Bay J:Gina Mangan T:Nikki Evans	J:Gina Mangan T:Nikki Evans	128	—	8-	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Finished a remote last of eight at a massive price on her debut here (7f) last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mythical Bay	1/2	4/9	4/9	4/9	1/2
Felix Gem	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Kindly Queen	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Nando's Pride	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Striking Flame	300/1	300/1	300/1	200/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mythical Bay

31.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Felix Gem

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Kindly Queen

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Nando's Pride

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Striking Flame

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mythical Bay	77	81	63
Felix Gem	—	65	44
Kindly Queen	—	68	24
Nando's Pride	—	34	—
Striking Flame	—	—	—

Last Run