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19:00

Wolverhampton (AW)

Great Britain

attheraces.com/marketmovers Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B-D) (GBB Race)

Monday, 18 May 2026

1m½f·Flat·Class 5·Standard·6 runners·£4,320
DrawNo meaningful draw bias· 771 races · full map →
Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 1/14F·1.07
  1. 1st
    Mountain Cat (IRE)AI top pick · 73.8
    Oisin Murphy·Saeed bin Suroor
    1/14F·1.07
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Zabeel Small (IRE)
    Luke Morris·James Tate·beaten 3.25 lengths
    10/1·11.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Leopards Rock (GB)
    David Probert·Edward Bethell·beaten 1.75 lengths
    33/1·34.00
    SP
Race time
1m 48.83s+2.53s vs std

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

In-running (Mountain Cat (IRE))

“Made virtually all - ran on from 2f out - pushed out inside final furlong”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.07 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.073.8/100 rating
Mountain Cat
1.14Bet365· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Mountain Cat

Oisin Murphy · Saeed bin Suroor · 3yo

73.8/100
+23.5 vs next best (50.3)

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

  • Form20% weight
    100very strong
    Last 6: 1
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    16d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    83very strong
    Saeed bin Suroor: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    55average
    RPR 82 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 1.14 (Bet365) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
512
Rua Mor
4yo · G · ch
Sam England
0
9-12—44—26.2
100/1·101.00
SP
127
Mountain Cat
3yo · C · b
Saeed bin Suroor
1
9-10—82—73.8
1/14F·1.07
SP
343
Leopards Rock
3yo · G · b
Edward Bethell
—9-03———17.0
33/1·34.00
SP
656
Roi De Coeur
3yo · G · b
Marco Botti
7
8-13—604043.2
18/1·19.00
SP
265
Zabeel Small
3yo · C · b
James Tate
—8-13———18.0
10/1·11.00
SP
474
Arc At Her
3yo · F · b
Dylan Cunha
9
8-10—50—39.9
50/1·51.00
SP
——1
Rogue Defence
3yo · G · gr
Jack Jones
1
9-08—715150.3—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:00 Wolverhampton (AW) on 18 May 2026?

Mountain Cat (IRE) won the 19:00 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 1.07. Ridden by Oisin Murphy. Trained by Saeed bin Suroor.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Mountain Cat, won the race (AI score 73.8).

What were the placings in the 19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)?

Top finishers: 1. Mountain Cat (IRE) (1.07), 2. Zabeel Small (IRE) (11.00), 3. Leopards Rock (GB) (34.00).

What was the winning time for the 19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)?

The winning time was 1m 48.83s, 2.53s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

This should be straightforward for MOUNTAIN CAT following an easy debut success at Doncaster. Rogue Defence is next best.

Racing Post pick: Mountain Cat

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

4/5 Mountain Cat, 4/1 Rogue Defence, 6/1 Zabeel Small, 7/1 Roi De Coeur, 10/1 Leopards Rock, 33/1 Arc At Her, 50/1 Rua Mor

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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