Thank You Opus Foundation Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

18:55

Thank You Opus Foundation Handicap

Date 2026-04-04

Distance 6f20y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,397

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.6°C

Wind 6mph S

Rain 12%

Winning Time 1m 13.64s (slow by 1.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kirkdale (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	9/4	Won
2nd	Lequinto (IRE) William Carson · Tony Carroll	10/1	1.25
3rd	Punchbowl Flyer (IRE) Charles Bishop · John O'Shea	16/1	1
4th	Valsharah (IRE) Jason Watson · Michael Appleby	11/2	.75
5th	Cayman Tai (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	7/4F	1
6th	Pianoforte (GB) Luke Morris · Julie Camacho	10/1	.5
7th	Due Date (GB) Rob Hornby · Charlie Wallis	40/1	1.25
8th	Brian The Snail (IRE) James Sullivan · Patrick Morris	12/1	2
9th	Megaphone (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Scott Dixon	80/1	2.25

Runners (9)

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
2 (6)	Cayman Tai Grey J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	135	—	672552	70	84	75	8d	—	—	-12	22.1	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Well up to winning off this mark and found only a flourishing rival too strong last week
1 (2)	Kirkdale Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	135	b	6224-4	70	82	69	78d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-10	11.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Four solid efforts since dropped to 6f; the start is an issue but solid form claims
9 (3)	Valsharah Grey J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	122	tp	68-062	57	83	70	10d	—	—	-9	6.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
0-20 but latest 2nd was a solid effort; new combination of accessories; contender
4 (4)	Pianoforte Bay J:Luke Morris T:Julie Camacho	J:Luke Morris T:Julie Camacho	132	p	74-795	67	83	56	8d	—	—	-3	7.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Promising 4th in December but he hasn't built on it since; now tried in cheekpieces
3 (9)	Lequinto Bay J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	133	—	526554	68	83	70	10d	—	—	-1	7.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
No AW win since December 2021; arrives in fair form though and he has an each-way shout
7 (7)	Punchbowl Flyer Bay J:Charles Bishop T:John O'Shea	J:Charles Bishop T:John O'Shea	126	b	-04244	61	83	73	18d	—	—	0	7.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Just one win since June 2021 but he has been performing with credit in defeat this year
6 (1)	Brian The Snail Grey J:James Sullivan T:Patrick Morris	J:James Sullivan T:Patrick Morris	126	p	55-974	61	83	56	23d	—	—	-2	4.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Having his 100th racecourse start tonight; solid 4th last time; each-way claims once again
5 (8)	Due Date Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Wallis	J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Wallis	127	p	16-780	62	82	75	10d	—	—	+1	3.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Had a good 2025 campaign but well beaten at big odds in three runs this year
8 (5)	Megaphone Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	125	heb	4780-9	60	81	65	15d	—	—	+1	2.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Tumbling down the weights but showing no sign of taking advantage

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cayman Tai	13/8	13/8	13/8
Kirkdale	11/4	11/4	3/1
Valsharah	11/2	6/1	11/2
Pianoforte	10/1	9/1	9/1
Lequinto	10/1	10/1	10/1
Punchbowl Flyer	14/1	12/1	12/1
Brian The Snail	14/1	12/1	12/1
Due Date	50/1	33/1	33/1
Megaphone	100/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Cayman Tai

22.1

OR: 5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Kirkdale

11.2

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Lequinto

7.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Punchbowl Flyer

7.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Pianoforte

7.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Valsharah

6.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Brian The Snail

4.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Due Date

3.8

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Megaphone

2.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cayman Tai	70	84	75
Kirkdale	70	82	69
Lequinto	68	83	70
Pianoforte	67	83	56
Due Date	62	82	75
Punchbowl Flyer	61	83	73
Brian The Snail	61	83	56
Megaphone	60	81	65
Valsharah	57	83	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cayman Tai	8d ago	Quick return
Pianoforte	8d ago	Quick return
Valsharah	10d ago	Quick return
Lequinto	10d ago	Quick return
Due Date	10d ago	Quick return
Megaphone	15d ago	Fit
Punchbowl Flyer	18d ago	Fit
Brian The Snail	23d ago	Fit
Kirkdale	78d ago	Fresh