Wolverhampton — 26 August 2026

Class 6 · 5f21y · Standard · 7 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Sub Thirteen (2/1)

Won by: Sixcor (GB) at 4/1 · then Fancy Dancer (GB)

What we said: Class 6 Wolverhampton handicaps have been a genuine loser for this book, and nothing here forces an exception: Sub Thirteen is only fitfully progressive (208324) without a recent win, Bridget's Baby returns from 69 days off and has drifted sharply in the market, and the rest are outsiders with thin claims. Seven runners with no standout means the field is too level to back one with conviction at these prices.

Class 5 · 6f20y · Standard · 12 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Lovely Dark Angel (11/10)

Won by: My Maria (IRE) at 6/4 · then Lovely Dark Angel (IRE), Reddy (GB)

What we said: Lovely Dark Angel sits at odds-on off a single racecourse start with no visible workout detail beyond "4", and while the Boughey yard is firing that's already baked into her price; My Maria's 43222 profile shows plenty of minor-placed consistency but no signs of finding the extra needed to actually win, and He's Readytorumble's 642 leaves too much doubt to lean on either against a short-priced favourite. Too many unexposed types (Marhaba Ya Tayib, Reddy, Solar Mission, Nil Satis Supreme all debutants) cloud the picture further, and nothing here is a case I'd back my own money on at the price.

Class 5 · 6f20y · Standard · 9 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Diamondinthedark (3/1)

Won by: Miracleoftheandes (IRE) at 33/1 · then Campenaerts (GB), Royal Accord (GB)

What we said: Too many live threats at competitive prices: Diamondinthedark heads the market off a placed effort last time and a first-time tongue strap, but Night Mission's last three runs (9-7-4) show genuine improvement, Currahee arrives in-form with back-to-back 4ths, and Royal Accord and Campenaerts both sit close enough on ratings to matter — nothing separates five horses cleanly enough to make one a bet.

Class 5 · 1m5f219y · Standard · 7 ran

Our bet: Boilermaker (69/50)

Won by: Boilermaker (FR) at 1/1F · then The Craftymaster (GB)

What we said: Form figures read 4-2-3-2-1, a string of solid efforts capped by a win last time out, and the step up in trip to this stamina-test suits a horse still finding his form as a improving 3yo taking on order. He's shorter in the weights than Kingdom Of Stars and rated competitively at OR69, and the gap between him and the next best in the market reflects a genuine standout profile rather than manufactured favouritism.

Class 6 · 1m4f51y · Standard · 11 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Someone's Wish (7/2)

Won by: Lawmans Blis (IRE) at 14/1 · then Raise The Stakes (IRE), Spaceage Love Song (IRE)

What we said: Class 6 at Wolverhampton is a proven loser for this system (2/15, -11pts) and this race offers no case clear enough to override that: Someone's Wish, Spaceage Love Song, Smoker Bellamy, Fighting Poet and Ravenswell all carry live-ish recent form with nothing decisively separating them at the prices on offer. Someone's Wish edges it on paper with the best PR (56) and strike rate (70%) plus a run just 8 days ago, but with five plausible types in an 11-runner seller-class contest this is exactly the muddle that calls for a pass.

Class 6 · 1m142y · Standard · 12 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Desiderata (3/1)

Won by: Shamacid (IRE) at 5/1 · then Rogue Officer (IRE), Book Of Life (GB)

What we said: This Class 6 handicap is packed with plausible types at similar prices — Desiderata's 226131 form reads well but that last win came 130 days ago and the yard is cold (0-3), Book Of Life is being backed in from a modest current form line, and On Key, Shamacid and Manton Road all carry live enough claims that nothing truly separates the front rank; my own record in this exact class (2/15) says don't force one.

1m142y · 8 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Zayin Sentinel (10/3)

Won by: Zizania Du Mazet (A) at 18/1 · then Zayin Sentinel (A), Mobaasher (A)

What we said: Three runners bunch together on assessed ability with nothing decisive splitting them: Zayin Sentinel carries top weight but shows an improving 763 form line and fresh cheekpieces, Mobaasher looks sharp on last-seen form but returns from a 330-day absence in a competitive handicap, and Victoria's recent 4th was only a modest effort off a similar mark. With no standout and a cluttered form picture across the head of the market, there's no runner here worth backing at the price on offer.