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Wolverhampton (AW)

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Date 2026-02-09

Distance 7f36y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,972

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 7.2°C

Wind 7mph SE

Rain 8%

Winning Time 1m 27.90s (slow by 1.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Utmost Good Faith (GB) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	5/4F	Won
2nd	Dagger Strike (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	11/8	3
3rd	Horwich (GB) Rob Hornby · Clive Cox	4/1	4.5
4th	Douwantitrightnow (IRE) Sam James · Kevin Ryan	33/1	8

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)	Dagger Strike Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	132	—	6581-2	79	87	74	37d	—	—	-13	24	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Won at Newcastle and was a clear second behind a 1-3 shot at Southwell latest; respected
1 (3)	Utmost Good Faith Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	135	h	771-1	82	88	53	26d	—	—	-6	29.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Completed double with easy win on handicap/stable debut at Kempton last month; key player
3 (5)	Horwich Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	130	h	1-1	77	87	52	13d	—	—	+12	28.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unbeaten in two runs at Wolverhampton and he's strongly respected on handicap debut
5 (1)	Douwantitrightnow Bay J:Sam James T:Kevin Ryan	J:Sam James T:Kevin Ryan	124	—	554-	71	83	36	123d	—	—	+3	6.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Handicap newcomer and she needs watching in the market on her return
NR (2)	Loma Express Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:T J Kent	J:NON-RUNNER T:T J Kent	125	—	625-32	72	82	-	2d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dagger Strike	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4
Utmost Good Faith	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Horwich	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Douwantitrightnow	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Loma Express	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Utmost Good Faith

29.4

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Horwich

28.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 17 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Dagger Strike

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 11.8

5/4

Douwantitrightnow

6.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Loma Express

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Utmost Good Faith	82	88	53
Dagger Strike	79	87	74
Horwich	77	87	52
Loma Express	72	82	—
Douwantitrightnow	71	83	36

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Loma Express	2d ago	Quick return
Horwich	13d ago	Quick return
Utmost Good Faith	26d ago	Fit
Dagger Strike	37d ago	Fit
Douwantitrightnow	123d ago	Long break

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.