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Wolverhampton (AW)

17:35 ✓ Result

Race And Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap

Date 2026-04-17
Distance 1m1f104y
Class Class 6
Going Standard
Type Flat
Surface AW
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £3,245
Weather Overcast
Temp 10°C
Wind 9mph S
Rain 1%
Winning Time 2m 0.15s (slow by 3.35s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Roman Secret (IRE)
Callum Hutchinson · Kevin Frost
22/1 Won
2nd
Arlecchino's Rex (GB)
Neil Callan · Mark Usher
5/1 0.1
3rd
Port Noir (GB)
Rose Dawes · Robert Stephens
4/1 1.5
4th 11/1 0.2
5th 13/2 0.3
6th
Naughty Niall (GB)
Silvestre De Sousa · Ian Williams
5/2F 0.3
7th
Scenario (GB)
Cieren Fallon · Tony Carroll
16/1 .75
8th
Wrist Art (IRE)
Christian Howarth · James Owen
50/1 0.2
9th
Ignition (IRE)
Zoe Lewis · Thomas Faulkner
6/1 .5
10th
Busby (IRE)
Harry Vigors · Philip Kirby
22/1 .75
11th
Like Magic (GER)
Luke Morris · Mark Loughnane
12/1 3.5

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1 (1)
Naughty Niall
Bay
J:Silvestre De Sousa
T:Ian Williams
J:Silvestre De Sousa
T:Ian Williams
 135 tp 2-2742
55
70
56
 8d 0W/1P 1 run 0W/1P 1 run -11
11.4
0.69/1
11/4
27%
Port Noir finished just the stronger here last week but this 5yo always goes well here
4 (6)
Port Noir
Black
J:Rose Dawes(5)
T:Robert Stephens
J:Rose Dawes(5)
T:Robert Stephens
 133 t 117161
53
68
55
 8d 1W/1P 1 run 1W/1P 1 run +7
22.2
1.25/1
5/1
17%
In-form 9yo who loves it here and has no penalty for beating Naughty Niall last week
9 (11)
Arlecchino's Rex
Bay
J:Neil Callan
T:Mark Usher
J:Neil Callan
T:Mark Usher
 129 h 345133
49
67
53
 18d — — +1
13.7
1.38/1
11/2
15%
Beat Al Shabab over C&D in March and has continued to run well off this 3lb higher mark
11 (3)
Ignition
Chestnut
J:Zoe Lewis(7)
T:Thomas Faulkner
J:Zoe Lewis(7)
T:Thomas Faulkner
 127 p -43463
47
69
54
 11d — — -5
7.2
1.50/1
6/1
14%
No wins in 17 but after racing over further he hit the frame over C&D 11 days ago
5 (4)
Balqaa
Bay
J:Jason Hart
T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay
J:Jason Hart
T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay
 132 — 825615
52
63
40
 20d — — +1
11.4
1.75/1
7/1
13%
It was a classified race she won over C&D last month but this mark isn't beyond her
8 (5)
Bossy Parker
Brown
J:Zak Wheatley(3)
T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay
J:Zak Wheatley(3)
T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay
 130 — 553251
50
64
58
 18d — — +8
15.5
2.75/1
11/1
8%
Snapped a two-year losing streak here last month; up 2lb but also up in trip
7 (8)
Like Magic
Bay
J:Luke Morris
T:Mark Loughnane
J:Luke Morris
T:Mark Loughnane
 130 — 960-89
50
61
37
 18d — — -8
3.3
2.25/1
9/1
10%
Dual winner in Germany; struggled here but could be on the verge of turning a corner
2 (12)
Scenario
Bay
J:Cieren Fallon
T:Tony Carroll
J:Cieren Fallon
T:Tony Carroll
 134 — 460461
54
66
54
 12d — — +6
12.8
3.50/1
14/1
7%
Bath winner; no good thing to defy a penalty when anything but consistent and drawn in 12
3 (13)
Roman Secret
Bay
J:Callum Hutchinson
T:Kevin Frost
J:Callum Hutchinson
T:Kevin Frost
 133 — 32367-
53
66
51
 185d — — +1
5.6
5.00/1
20/1
5%
Sole win was here in 2023; off since October when she wasn't in great form
13 (2)
Busby
Bay
J:Harry Vigors(7)
T:Philip Kirby
J:Harry Vigors(7)
T:Philip Kirby
 126 v 0-5675
46
64
50
 46d — — -3
1.1
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Multiple winner but this veteran is usually opposable these days
12 (10)
Wrist Art
Bay
J:Christian Howarth(3)
T:James Owen
J:Christian Howarth(3)
T:James Owen
 126 tv 338770
46
67
56
 18d — — -1
1.1
16.50/1
66/1
1%
Close up on a couple of occasions this winter but backwards steps in his last two races
NR (7)
Desiderata
Bay
J:Finley Marsh
T:Thomas Faulkner
J:Finley Marsh
T:Thomas Faulkner
 132 — 322613
52
66
50
 23d — — —
13
— —
Arrives in form after a win here over 8.6f and a close third over 1m2f at Lingfield
NR (9)
Al Shabab
Bay
J:NON-RUNNER
T:David Evans
J:NON-RUNNER
T:David Evans
 129 — 522728
49
67
-
 31d — — —
6
— —
Only 1-34 and has become expensive to follow when he's often well found in the market
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Naughty Niall
 11/4 11/4 11/4
Port Noir
 5/1 9/2 9/2
Arlecchino's Rex
 11/2 5/1 11/2
Ignition
 6/1 6/1 6/1
Balqaa
 7/1 7/1 7/1
Bossy Parker
 11/1 11/1 11/1
Like Magic
 9/1 9/1 17/2
Scenario
 14/1 12/1 12/1
Roman Secret
 20/1 18/1 18/1
Busby
 25/1 22/1 22/1
Wrist Art
 66/1 66/1 66/1
Desiderata
 - - -
Al Shabab
 - - -

Predictor

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

1st Port Noir
22.2
OR: 0.8 Form: 17 Odds: 4.4
5/1
2nd Bossy Parker
15.5
OR: 0 Form: 13.4 Odds: 2.1
11/1
3rd Arlecchino's Rex
13.7
OR: 0 Form: 10.1 Odds: 3.6
11/2
4 Desiderata
13
OR: 0.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0
—
5 Scenario
12.8
OR: 1 Form: 10 Odds: 1.8
14/1
6 Naughty Niall
11.4
OR: 1.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7
11/4
7 Balqaa
11.4
OR: 0.5 Form: 8 Odds: 2.9
7/1
8 Ignition
7.2
OR: 0 Form: 3.9 Odds: 3.3
6/1
9 Al Shabab
6
OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 0
—
10 Roman Secret
5.6
OR: 0.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.3
20/1
11 Like Magic
3.3
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3
9/1
12 Busby
1.1
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
25/1
13 Wrist Art
1.1
OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.5
66/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Naughty Niall
55
70
56
Scenario
54
66
54
Port Noir
53
68
55
Roman Secret
53
66
51
Balqaa
52
63
40
Desiderata
52
66
50
Bossy Parker
50
64
58
Like Magic
50
61
37
Arlecchino's Rex
49
67
53
Al Shabab
49
67
 —
Ignition
47
69
54
Busby
46
64
50
Wrist Art
46
67
56

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Naughty Niall 8d ago Quick return
Port Noir 8d ago Quick return
Ignition 11d ago Quick return
Scenario 12d ago Quick return
Arlecchino's Rex 18d ago Fit
Bossy Parker 18d ago Fit
Like Magic 18d ago Fit
Wrist Art 18d ago Fit
Balqaa 20d ago Fit
Desiderata 23d ago Fit
Al Shabab 31d ago Fit
Busby 46d ago Fresh
Roman Secret 185d ago Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Wolverhampton (AW) over 1m1f104y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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