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Wolverhampton (AW)

17:13

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Date 2026-02-27

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,711

Weather Heavy Drizzle

Temp 7.8°C

Wind 3mph NE

Rain 100%

Winning Time 1m 51.41s (slow by 5.11s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pessoa (GB) Finley Marsh · Adrian Wintle	12/1	Won
2nd	Book Of Life (GB) Ryan Kavanagh · Patrick Morris	4/1	0.3
3rd	Amber Honey (GB) Cieren Fallon · Ed Dunlop	11/1	0.05
4th	Ardaddy (GB) Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	6/4F	.5
5th	Ana Emaraaty (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	11/1	0.3
6th	Rainwater (GB) David Nolan · Richard Fahey	7/2	2
7th	Purple Sky (IRE) William Carson · Joe Ponting	80/1	.75
8th	Our Misty Blue (IRE) Cian Horgan · Lawrence Mullaney	50/1	.5
9th	Amarachi (IRE) Kyle McHugh · Joseph Parr	16/1	.5
10th	Redhot Whisper (IRE) Lewis Edmunds · Adrian Wintle	50/1	1
11th	Bizarre Law (GB) Joanna Mason · Michael Herrington	22/1	0.3

Runners (11)

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
6 (8)	Ardaddy Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	132	—	-72333	57	72	65	6d	—	—	-12	19.9	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Creditable third over 6f and 1m for new stable; place claims
2 (7)	Rainwater Bay J:David Nolan T:Richard Fahey	J:David Nolan T:Richard Fahey	135	p	08-325	60	71	49	22d	—	—	-10	7.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Consistent this year; has gained both wins off current mark; fighting chance
4 (4)	Book Of Life Grey J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Patrick Morris	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Patrick Morris	133	p	030-24	58	73	48	27d	—	—	-9	6.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Has made the frame in three of his five outings for new yard; in the mix
5 (10)	Amber Honey Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Ed Dunlop	J:Cieren Fallon T:Ed Dunlop	133	b	474-67	58	75	63	35d	—	—	-4	4.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Could prove dangerous off a workable mark if this is strongly run
7 (6)	Ana Emaraaty Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	132	b	3-4184	57	72	65	10d	—	—	-2	6.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won over 7f in January; creditable fourth at Wolverhampton last time
8 (3)	Pessoa Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	132	—	67-545	57	75	55	18d	—	—	-3	3.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Course regular who is working his way back into form; 1lb below last winning mark
10 (1)	Amarachi Bay J:Kyle McHugh(7) T:Joseph Parr	J:Kyle McHugh(7) T:Joseph Parr	130	—	6-2262	55	71	60	15d	—	—	-3	2.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 14/1)
11 (9)	Bizarre Law Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael Herrington	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael Herrington	128	p	35700-	53	72	48	61d	—	—	-2	2.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Failed to beat a rival in last two outings; had wind surgery since
3 (2)	Redhot Whisper Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Adrian Wintle	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Adrian Wintle	135	h	4090-9	60	66	46	35d	—	—	+1	3.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Maiden; poor claims on his Wolverhampton efforts for new stable
1 (5)	Our Misty Blue Bay J:Cian Horgan(5) T:Lawrence Mullaney	J:Cian Horgan(5) T:Lawrence Mullaney	135	—	0549-8	60	65	32	22d	—	—	+1	3.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Five-race maiden; far from solid on form
9 (11)	Purple Sky Brown J:William Carson T:Joe Ponting	J:William Carson T:Joe Ponting	132	t	890-87	57	64	35	35d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	2.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Has failed to back up the form of sole Irish win; enough to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ardaddy	6/4	13/8	13/8	6/4	13/8
Rainwater	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Book Of Life	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Amber Honey	10/1	10/1	9/1	11/1	8/1
Ana Emaraaty	9/1	9/1	9/1	11/1	8/1
Pessoa	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Amarachi	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Bizarre Law	18/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Redhot Whisper	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Our Misty Blue	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Purple Sky	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ardaddy

19.9

OR: 1.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 10

13/8

2nd

Rainwater

7.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Book Of Life

6.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Ana Emaraaty

6.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Amber Honey

4.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Pessoa

3.7

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Redhot Whisper

3.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Our Misty Blue

3.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Amarachi

2.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Bizarre Law

2.4

OR: 0.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Purple Sky

2.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rainwater	60	71	49
Redhot Whisper	60	66	46
Our Misty Blue	60	65	32
Book Of Life	58	73	48
Amber Honey	58	75	63
Ardaddy	57	72	65
Ana Emaraaty	57	72	65
Pessoa	57	75	55
Purple Sky	57	64	35
Amarachi	55	71	60
Bizarre Law	53	72	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ardaddy	6d ago	Quick return
Ana Emaraaty	10d ago	Quick return
Amarachi	15d ago	Fit
Pessoa	18d ago	Fit
Rainwater	22d ago	Fit
Our Misty Blue	22d ago	Fit
Book Of Life	27d ago	Fit
Amber Honey	35d ago	Fit
Redhot Whisper	35d ago	Fit
Purple Sky	35d ago	Fit
Bizarre Law	61d ago	Fresh