Wolverhampton (AW)
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Book To Stay Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap
Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £1.80 Place: £1.10 £15.50 £6.70 Exacta: £65.50 Tricast: £799.58 Trifecta: £793.50
Non-Runners: Nordic Glory (vet's certificate), Savalas (withdrawn; unseated rider on way to start)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Sam's Hope (GB) 5 M AVG Martin Dunne 128 lbs 4/5F Won Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - led over 1f out - soon went clear - easily(op 8/11 tchd 10/11)
2nd 4 Kurimu (GB) 4 F Poor Nikki Evans 126 lbs 50/1 4.5 Midfield - headway from 2f out - went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 33/1)
3rd 11 Havana Miss (GB) 4 F Poor Scott Dixon 126 lbs 28/1 0.05 Held up in rear - headway from 2f out - went third inside final furlong - ran on(tchd 25/1)
4th 9 Araifjan (GB) 8 G Poor Michael Herrington 124 lbs 10/1 1.5 Prominent - went third over 1f out - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
5th 2 Piranha Rama (GB) 3 F AVG David Evans 133 lbs 10/1 2.5 Prominent - no extra inside final furlong - not clear run home turn - soon switched right - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 9/1)
6th 6 Sarabi (GB) 3 F Poor Michael Keady 129 lbs 16/1 0.3 Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 18/1)
7th 10 Rotation (GB) 3 G Poor Eve Johnson Houghton 119 lbs 10/1 .5 Slowly away - in rear - kept on from over 1f out - never near to challenge (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to attempt to sit handy as gelding was dropping down in trip from his recent runs; he added that gelding was slowly into stride and never really travelled thereafter despite his urgings from the saddle)(op 15/2)
8th 7 Red Walls (GB) 7 G Poor Lisa Williamson 129 lbs 5/1 1 Never better than midfield(op 6/1)
9th 5 Noble Phoenix (IRE) 3 G Poor David Flood 123 lbs 66/1 5 Always behind
10th 13 Stoneacre Girl (GB) 4 F Poor Scott Dixon 126 lbs 33/1 4 Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 66/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 1 Mighty Gurkha (IRE) 7 G Poor Thomas Faulkner 132 lbs 10/1 - Unseated rider start(op 12/1)