Who won the 17:25 Wolverhampton (AW) on 31 July 2026?
Happier (IRE) won the 17:25 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 2.75. Ridden by Jack Doughty. Trained by Martin Keighley.
17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Classified Stakes
5f · Flat · Class 6 · Standard · 6 runners · £3,245 · Friday, 31 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stHappier (IRE)Jack Doughty·Martin Keighley7/4F·2.75SP
- 2ndFancy Dancer (GB)Luke Morris·Hayley Burton·beaten 2 lengths3/1·4.00SP
- 3rdBust A Moon (GB)Jack Gilligan·Derek Shaw·beaten 1.75 lengths50/1·51.00SP
Race time
1m 2.12s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Happier (IRE))
“Settled second early - moved up smoothly to hit the front a furlong out and kept driving clear - allowed to idle close home in front”
AI top-rated Sixcor (score 53.2) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.33 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-partyPundit pick: Bust A Moon
Bust A Moon heads this six-runner Wolverhampton sprint on a rating narrowly ahead of Fancy Dancer, with the pair sharing top position in the field. The selection rates the marginal pick on our figures for this five-furlong all-weather conditions race, and the Wolverhampton surface should pose no issue. Fancy Dancer is the most obvious threat at an identical rating, while Captain Kinsella and Happier — both 3 points behind on our figures — cannot be dismissed if either outperforms their current standing. **Bust A Moon** is the call.
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
Sixcor
Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) · Linda Perratt · 8yo
Top-rated of 6
score 53.2 · +2.2 clear of next best (51.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=9)Linda Perratt: 4/9 winners last 14d (44%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight70strong4d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Form20% weight58averageLast 6: 5-3-7-5-3-1
- Ratings50% weight29weakOR 44
MarketBest price 4.80 (Betfair Exchange) · 3rd in the market of 6.
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 (1–2)
IV 1.24
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.91
High (5–6)
IV 0.83
Today: Fancy Dancer (draw 2) and Happier (draw 1) get the bias; Sixcor (draw 6) 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 | 5 | J: Jack Doughty · T: Martin Keighley · draw 1 6yo · M · b | 60496 | 50 | 27.4 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Luke Morris · T: Hayley Burton · draw 2 4yo · F · gr | 55785 | 50 | 51.0 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Jack Gilligan · T: Derek Shaw · draw 5 4yo · G · chh | 30060 | 48 | 26.4 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) · T: Linda Perratt · draw 6 8yo · G · bp | 537531 | 44 | 53.2 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 5 | 3 | J: George Bass · T: John Gallagher · draw 4 4yo · G · chtp | 677458 | 45 | 29.6 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Oliver Stammers · T: Robert Cowell · draw 3 6yo · G · bp | 544866 | 44 | 28.1 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Sixcor) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Happier (IRE) (2.75), 2. Fancy Dancer (GB) (4.00), 3. Bust A Moon (GB) (51.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 2.12s.
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