17:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

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5f · Flat · Class 6 · Standard · 7 runners · £3,454 · Tuesday, 7 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Fuseboard (GB)
Joey Haynes·Chelsea Banham
13/8·2.62
SP
2nd
Havin A Flyer (GB)AI top pick · 40.1
Oisin Murphy·Rebecca Menzies·beaten 3.5 lengths
11/8F·2.38
SP
3rd
Baileys Ontherocks (GB)
Billy Loughnane·Tony Carroll·beaten 2.75 lengths
11/1·12.00
SP

Race time

1m 1.87s+2.17s vs std

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

In-running (Fuseboard (GB))

“Pulled hard early and in front from the start - driven over 2f out - edged right over 1f out - stayed on strongly to the line”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.38 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.

Other selections

Head-to-head dashboard →

Each-way39.4/100 rating

Fuseboard

5.00Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Why the model rates this top

Havin A Flyer

Oisin Murphy · Rebecca Menzies · 3yo

Top-rated of 8

score 40.1 · +0.7 clear of next best (39.4)

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
19d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
47below average
Last 6: 8-8-4-3-3
Ratings50% weight
31weak
OR 47
Trainer20% weight
25weak
Rebecca Menzies: 2/20 winners last 14d (10%)

MarketBest price 2.64 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.

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

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

Low (1–3)

IV 1.24

Mid (4–6)

IV 0.91

High (7–8)

IV 0.83

Today: Bishop's Glory (draw 1) and Chiedozie (draw 2) get the bias; Havin A Flyer (draw 8) 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

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	5	Fuseboard J: Joey Haynes · T: Chelsea Banham · draw 5 3yo · G · b	97064	9-04	49	—	—	39.4	13/8·2.62 SP
2	6	Havin A Flyer J: Oisin Murphy · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 8 3yo · F · bt	88433	9-04	47	—	—	40.1	11/8F·2.38 SP
3	3	Baileys Ontherocks J: Billy Loughnane · T: Tony Carroll · draw 6 3yo · F · bp	68786	9-04	47	—	—	37.7	11/1·12.00 SP
4	8	Wondrous J: Ross Coakley · T: Michael Bell · draw 4 3yo · F · bbFT B	07094	9-04	47	—	—	30.4	40/1·41.00 SP
5	1	Bishop's Glory J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Joey Ramsden · draw 1 6yo · G · chv	353770	9-09	45	—	—	33.1	7/2·4.50 SP
6	4	Dontwaryboutathing J: Pat Cosgrave · T: D Donovan · draw 3 3yo · F · grt	6009	9-04	44	—	—	22.6	33/1·34.00 SP
7	7	Rohini J: Taryn Langley(5) · T: Joey Ramsden · draw 7 3yo · F · b	7878	9-04	41	—	—	33.1	80/1·81.00 SP
—	—	Chiedozie J: Grace McEntee · T: Phil McEntee · draw 2 5yo · G · brtv	30899	9-09	42	—	—	22.9	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:40 Wolverhampton (AW) on 7 July 2026?

Fuseboard (GB) won the 17:40 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 2.62. Ridden by Joey Haynes. Trained by Chelsea Banham.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:40 Wolverhampton (AW)?

No — the AI top pick (Havin A Flyer) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 17:40 Wolverhampton (AW)?

Top finishers: 1. Fuseboard (GB) (2.62), 2. Havin A Flyer (GB) (2.38), 3. Baileys Ontherocks (GB) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:40 Wolverhampton (AW)?

The winning time was 1m 1.87s, 2.17s slower than standard.

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