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Wolverhampton (AW)

17:30

Date 2026-01-27

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,400

Weather Light Rain

Temp 4.5°C

Wind 21mph E

Rain 100%

Winning Time 1m 30.90s (slow by 4.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Horwich (GB) Rob Hornby · Clive Cox	13/8	Won
2nd	Kokushoku (IRE) Harry Davies · Simon & Ed Crisford	8/15F	5
3rd	Big Moonrise (GB) Sean Levey · David Evans	40/1	7
4th	Lucky Sevens (GB) Pat Cosgrave · James Owen	33/1	3.25

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
3 (5)	Kokushoku Roan J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-35	18.7	0.15/1	8/13 62%
First foal out of a French 7.5f winner; gelded ahead of this debut; market instructive
1 (3)	Horwich Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	135	h	1-	-	72	22	43d	—	—	-15	21.8	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Won over C&D despite not settling too well so that was a promising start
4 (4)	Lucky Sevens Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	130	—	9	-	12	-	8d	—	—	-3	1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Always behind after starting slowly over 6f here last week and also lost a shoe
2 (1)	Big Moonrise Bay J:Sean Levey T:David Evans	J:Sean Levey T:David Evans	130	—	46-	-	49	26	31d	—	—	-2	0.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Pretty much tailed off in his first two races and looks one for modest handicaps
NR (2)	Quick Quasar Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Archie Watson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Archie Watson	130	—	5-7	-	-	-	6d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Beaten about 10l in 7f races here and at Kempton; improvement demanded

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kokushoku	8/13	8/13	8/13	8/13	4/7
Horwich	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Lucky Sevens	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Big Moonrise	50/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Quick Quasar	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Horwich

21.8

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 11.8

6/4

2nd

Kokushoku

18.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 18.7

8/13

3rd

Lucky Sevens

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Big Moonrise

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Quick Quasar

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kokushoku	—	—	—
Horwich	—	72	22
Lucky Sevens	—	12	—
Big Moonrise	—	49	26
Quick Quasar	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Quick Quasar	6d ago	Quick return
Lucky Sevens	8d ago	Quick return
Big Moonrise	31d ago	Fit
Horwich	43d ago	Fit
Kokushoku	—	—

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5

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