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Wolverhampton (AW)

6:00

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 1m1f104y

Class Class 3

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £6,480

Runners 5

Weather Overcast

Temp 4°C

Wind 8mph S

Rain 57%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (4)	Mythical Bay ch Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	133	—	472-	77	81	63	20d	—	—	-28	31.8	1/2 67%
Improved form when runner-up here last time and he sets clear standard on that form
1 (2)	Felix Gem ch Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	133	—	5-	-	65	44	25d	—	—	-15	6.2	10/3 23%
4 (3)	Kindly Queen b Marco Ghiani · Ralph Beckett	Marco Ghiani · Ralph Beckett	128	—	4-	-	68	24	30d	—	—	-12	5	5/1 17%
Has a striking pedigree but she made a low-key start at Kempton last month
3 (5)	Nando's Pride b Daniel Muscutt · Mark Loughnane	Daniel Muscutt · Mark Loughnane	133	—	97-	-	34	-	44d	—	—	-1	0.4	125/1 1%
Tailed off at 200-1 in both runs (8.6f/1m) this winter
5 (1)	Striking Flame b Gina Mangan · Nikki Evans	Gina Mangan · Nikki Evans	128	—	8-	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-1	0.2	300/1 0%
Finished a remote last of eight at a massive price on her debut here (7f) last month

Horse	bet365
Mythical Bay	1/2
Felix Gem	10/3
Kindly Queen	5/1
Nando's Pride	125/1
Striking Flame	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mythical Bay

31.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Felix Gem

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Kindly Queen

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Nando's Pride

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Striking Flame

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mythical Bay Top Rated	77	81	63
Felix Gem	—	65	44
Kindly Queen	—	68	24
Nando's Pride	—	34	—
Striking Flame	—	—	—

Course & Distance Record

Horse	Course (Wolverhampton (AW))	Distance (1m1f104y)
Mythical Bay	—	—
Felix Gem	—	—
Kindly Queen	—	—
Nando's Pride	—	—
Striking Flame	—	—

Freshness

Horse	Days Since Last Run	Status
Mythical Bay	20d ago	Fit
Felix Gem	25d ago	Fit
Kindly Queen	30d ago	Fit
Nando's Pride	44d ago	Fit
Striking Flame	32d ago	Fit

Going: Standard

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