Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

19:30

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Date 2026-04-09

Distance 6f20y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Weather Overcast

Temp 11.5°C

Wind 5mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 11.68s (fast by 0.22s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gold Star Hero (IRE) Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	5/4F	Won
2nd	Artagnan (IRE) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	2/1	1.75
3rd	Dyrholaey (FR) Harry Vigors · Archie Watson	12/1	.75
4th	Queue Dos (GB) Taylor Fisher · J S Moore	12/1	1.5
5th	City Cyclone (GB) William Carson · Tony Carroll	13/2	.75
6th	Tiger Crusade (FR) Callum Shepherd · David Simcock	12/1	6

Runners (6)

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
4 (2)	Gold Star Hero Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	133	p	1527-1	83	97	82	14d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	-9	31.6	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Gelded over the winter and made all at Chelmsford two weeks ago; a 4lb rise looks fair
1 (6)	Artagnan Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	136	t	/6613-	86	96	71	160d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+1	27	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Dead-heated at Chelmsford in October and ran well at Southwell next time; off for 160 days
5 (5)	City Cyclone Chestnut J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	129	—	3-1118	79	95	87	12d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+2	12	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won here over 7f either side of wins over this trip at Kempton; wide trip last time
2 (1)	Dyrholaey Bay J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Archie Watson	J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Archie Watson	135	b	-52165	85	96	74	17d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+10	17.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Below his best in two starts since winning at Chelmsford in February; switch of headgear
3 (3)	Tiger Crusade Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	134	—	518266	84	95	84	22d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+8	14.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
C&D winner; will appreciate this drop back down in grade but will need a good gallop
6 (4)	Queue Dos Bay J:Taylor Fisher T:J S Moore	J:Taylor Fisher T:J S Moore	129	b	10341-	79	96	84	104d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+17	22.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Gained his fourth course win over C&D 104 days ago; off since and returns off 3lb higher

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Gold Star Hero	6/5	11/10	11/10
Artagnan	9/4	9/4	9/4
City Cyclone	7/1	15/2	15/2
Dyrholaey	12/1	11/1	11/1
Tiger Crusade	12/1	11/1	11/1
Queue Dos	16/1	14/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gold Star Hero

31.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 10 Odds: 13.3

6/5

2nd

Artagnan

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Queue Dos

22.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Dyrholaey

17.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Tiger Crusade

14.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.8

12/1

City Cyclone

OR: 7.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Artagnan	86	96	71
Dyrholaey	85	96	74
Tiger Crusade	84	95	84
Gold Star Hero	83	97	82
City Cyclone	79	95	87
Queue Dos	79	96	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
City Cyclone	12d ago	Quick return
Gold Star Hero	14d ago	Fit
Dyrholaey	17d ago	Fit
Tiger Crusade	22d ago	Fit
Queue Dos	104d ago	Long break
Artagnan	160d ago	Long break