Who won the 18:57 Wolverhampton (AW) on 30 July 2026?
Mission Command (IRE) won the 18:57 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 10.00. Ridden by Jack Callan. Trained by Jennie Candlish.
18:57 Wolverhampton (AW)
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6f · Flat · Class 6 · Standard · 11 runners · £3,564 · Thursday, 30 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stMission Command (IRE)Jack Callan·Jennie Candlish9/1·10.00SP
- 2ndManly Fireball (IRE)Donagh Murphy·Richard Hughes·beaten .5 lengths7/2·4.50SP
- 3rdHunky Dory (GB)Kevin Stott·Jack Morland·beaten .5 lengths11/4·3.75SP
Race time
1m 13.46s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Mission Command (IRE))
“Set the pace from the off - urged on with more than a furlong left - responded bravely under continued urging into the final furlong - stretched to the limit to hold on at the line”
AI top-rated Jungle Drums (score 56.8) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.25 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-way55.5/100 rating
Manly Fireball
6.00Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Jungle Drums
Jungle Drums holds a clear fitness edge and a progressive profile that makes the five-point deficit to Havanagreattime less significant than it appears on paper. The top-rated runner may hold the higher rating, but Jungle Drums' upward trajectory suggests there is more to come, and the Wolverhampton six furlongs looks well-suited to a horse building momentum. Hunky Dory and Buzz Box are the chief dangers from the chasing pack, though both look held on these ratings. **Jungle Drums** is our selection.
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
Jungle Drums
William Carver · Jamie Osborne · 4yo
Top-rated of 11
score 56.8 · +1.3 clear of next best (55.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong16d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight59averageOR 89 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight48below averageLast 6: 1-0-0-5-1
- Trainer20% weight38below averageJamie Osborne: 2/13 winners last 14d (15%)
MarketBest price 4.30 (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) 6f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.24).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.24
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.91
High (9–11)
IV 0.83
Today: Manly Fireball (draw 2) and Trust Sergei (draw 1) get the bias; Jungle Drums (draw 9) 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 | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | J: Jack Callan(3) · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 7 4yo · G · btv | 304177 | 74 | 50.4 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Donagh Murphy(7) · T: Richard Hughes · draw 2 3yo · G · b | 37215 | 79 | 55.5 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Kevin Stott · T: Jack Morland · draw 11 4yo · G · chp | 55186 | 82 | 47.9 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 9 4yo · G · b | 10051 | 89 | 56.8 | 9/4F·3.25 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: William Cox · T: Tom Dascombe · draw 8 4yo · G · b | 19016 | 76 | 42.0 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 6 | 9 | J: Alexandra Egan(7) · T: John O'Shea · draw 4 9yo · G · bb | 870211 | 66 | 44.3 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: Darragh Keenan · T: Michael Herrington · draw 6 5yo · G · b | 1149 | 79 | 50.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 8 | 10 | J: Luke Morris · T: Martin Dunne · draw 3 3yo · G · bbFT B | 74085 | 58 | 46.8 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: Jonny Peate · T: Gary Hanmer · draw 1 4yo · G · ch | 746213 | 56 | 51.4 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 10 | 11 | J: Sean D Bowen · T: Jim Boyle · draw 5 3yo · C · b | 461007 | 72 | 46.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 11 | 4 | J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 10 5yo · G · gr | 72709 | 83 | 43.0 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:57 Wolverhampton (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Jungle Drums) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 18:57 Wolverhampton (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Mission Command (IRE) (10.00), 2. Manly Fireball (IRE) (4.50), 3. Hunky Dory (GB) (3.75).
What was the winning time for the 18:57 Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 13.46s.
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