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18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cavani Menswear Style Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

5f · Flat · Class 4 · Standard · 7 runners · £5,400 · Monday, 18 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 4/5F·1.80
  1. 1st
    Agamemnon (GB)AI top pick · 50.3
    Oisin Murphy·Richard Hughes
    4/5F·1.80
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Undercover Affair (IRE)
    J F Egan·David Evans·beaten 2.75 lengths
    17/2·9.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Bill The Bull (IRE)
    Pat Cosgrave·Adam Kirby·beaten .5 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
Race time
1m 1.00s+1.30s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Agamemnon (GB))

“In touch with leaders - headway then switched right over 1f out - led and ran on inside final furlong - comfortably”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.80 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: American Psycho

Some nice types on show but AMERICAN PSYCHO has the best form on offer after his second at Salisbury. Agamemnon is next best.

Forecast 5/2 Agamemnon, 11/4 American Psycho, 4/1 Undercover Affair, 5/1 Bill The Bull, 7/1 Najmet Minzaal, 16/1 Katie's Cavalier, 20/1 Drum Major

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Agamemnon

Oisin Murphy · Richard Hughes · 2yo

Top-rated of 7
score 50.3 · +1.7 clear of next best (48.7)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    15d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    55average
    Richard Hughes: 6/27 winners last 14d (22%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    51average
    RPR 76
  • Form20% weight
    20weak
    Last 6: 6
MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Wolverhampton (AW) 5f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.24).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.24
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.91
High (6–7)
IV 0.83

Today: Agamemnon (draw 3) and Undercover Affair (draw 1) get the bias; Drum Major (draw 7) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 624 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
11
Agamemnon
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Richard Hughes · draw 3
2yo · C · b
6
—50.3
4/5F·1.80
SP
26
Undercover Affair
J: J F Egan · T: David Evans · draw 1
2yo · G · gr
44
—43.3
17/2·9.50
SP
33
Bill The Bull
J: Pat Cosgrave · T: Adam Kirby · draw 5
2yo · C · b
4
—48.7
5/1·6.00
SP
47
Najmet Minzaal
J: Rob Hornby · T: Jack Channon · draw 6
2yo · F · b
——19.0
33/1·34.00
SP
55
Katie's Cavalier
J: Daniel Muscutt · T: David Loughnane · draw 4
2yo · C · b
——15.0
33/1·34.00
SP
64
Drum Major
J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick · draw 7
2yo · C · bpFT P
97
—30.2
150/1·151.00
SP
72
American Psycho
J: Hollie Doyle · T: Archie Watson · draw 2
2yo · C · ch
2
—28.6
16/5·4.20
SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW) on 18 May 2026?

Agamemnon (GB) won the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 1.80. Ridden by Oisin Murphy. Trained by Richard Hughes.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Agamemnon, won the race (AI score 50.3).

What were the placings in the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?

Top finishers: 1. Agamemnon (GB) (1.80), 2. Undercover Affair (IRE) (9.50), 3. Bill The Bull (IRE) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?

The winning time was 1m 1.00s, 1.30s slower than standard.

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