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7:00

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
Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 1.07
  1. 1st
    Mountain Cat (IRE)AI top pick · 73.8
    Oisin Murphy·Saeed bin Suroor
    1.07
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Zabeel Small (IRE)
    Luke Morris·James Tate·beaten 3.25 lengths
    11.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Leopards Rock (GB)
    David Probert·Edward Bethell·beaten 1.75 lengths
    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

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
SP
127
Mountain Cat
3yo · C · b
Saeed bin Suroor
1
9-10—82—73.8
1/14F
SP
343
Leopards Rock
3yo · G · b
Edward Bethell
—9-03———17.0
33/1
SP
656
Roi De Coeur
3yo · G · b
Marco Botti
7
8-13—604043.2
18/1
SP
265
Zabeel Small
3yo · C · b
James Tate
—8-13———18.0
10/1
SP
474
Arc At Her
3yo · F · b
Dylan Cunha
9
8-10—50—39.9
50/1
SP
——1
Rogue Defence
3yo · G · gr
Jack Jones
1
9-08—715150.3—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 7:00 Wolverhampton (AW) on 18 May 2026?

Mountain Cat (IRE) won the 7:00 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 1.07. Ridden by Oisin Murphy. Trained by Saeed bin Suroor.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 7:00 Wolverhampton (AW)?

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

What were the placings in the 7:00 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 7:00 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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