18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

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7f · Flat · Class 4 · Standard · 9 runners · £5,234 · Tuesday, 18 August 2026

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E/W terms3 places at 1/5 odds (10 runners)· the study →

Furlong's verdict

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AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Top rated

Haaderr

score 71.0 · +9.6 clear of next best · best 4/1·4.80

Best value vs consensus

No book currently stands out from the market consensus in this race. Prices refresh every few minutes.

Model testThis race is on v1.0's public test card: Haaderr advised 4/1·4.80 (Betfair Exchange), frozen at publication — win or lose, it stays on the ledger.

Other selections

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Each-way71.0/100 rating

Haaderr

4.80Betfair 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-party

Pundit pick: Percy's LadDiffers from our pick

Percy's Lad heads this ten-runner Class 4 contest at Wolverhampton on the all-weather looking a cut above, rated a clear seven pounds ahead of Inside Story and a further pound clear of Naepoint, with Havanagreattime also in the mix as the most plausible threats to his claims over this seven-furlong trip on standard going. The dangers will need to find improvement to bridge the gap, and on the evidence of the ratings Percy's Lad holds a meaningful edge over each of them individually. With confidence high and the form holding up well, Percy's Lad is the 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

Haaderr

Daniel Tudhope · Edward Bethell · 3yo

Top-rated of 10

score 71.0 · +9.6 clear of next best (61.4)

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
17d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
98very strong
Edward Bethell: 9/23 winners last 14d (39%)
Form20% weight
68strong
Last 6: 2-2-1-4-3
Ratings50% weight
56average
OR 84 — above field median

MarketBest price 4.80 (Betfair Exchange) · 3rd in the market of 10.

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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.

Front-runners(2)
1Percy's Lad 6Padua
Prominent(1)
9Spaceman
Mid-division(1)
8He's A Gentleman
Hold-up / closers(1)
Haaderr
Unknown(5)
2Naepoint 4Havanagreattime 5Inside Story 7Packetofbiscuits 10Shaw Park

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — Wolverhampton (AW) 7f

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No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–4)

IV 1.05

Mid (5–7)

IV 1.09

High (8–10)

IV 0.86

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 403 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair

No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	Fair	Best
—	HaaderrPick J: Daniel Tudhope · T: Edward Bethell · draw 10 · combo 8/26 (31%) 3yo · G · brt	22143	9-08	84	—	—	71.0	11/2·6.42	4.8·4.80 Betfair Exchange · -25% vs fair All 21 books ▾ Betfair Exchange4.8·4.80 SportingIndex7/2·4.50 Spreadex7/2·4.50 Boyle Sports7/2·4.50 Betfred7/2·4.50 Coral7/2·4.50 Ladbrokes7/2·4.50 Midnite7/2·4.50 Quinn Bet7/2·4.50Betfair Sportsbook7/2·4.50Paddy Power7/2·4.50 William Hill7/2·4.50 7Bet7/2·4.50 Bet3657/2·4.50 Dragon Bet10/3·4.33Bet MGM10/3·4.33BetWright10/3·4.33 BresBet10/3·4.33 Star Sports10/3·4.33 Unibet10/3·4.33Matchbook3.4·3.40
5	Inside Story J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: James Tate · draw 9 3yo · F · b	75482	9-06	82	—	—	61.4	7/1·7.84	5/1·6.00 Coral · -23% vs fair All 30 books ▾ Coral5/1·6.00 Betfair Exchange6·6.00Smarkets6·6.00SmarketsSBK5/1·6.00 SportingIndex5/1·6.00 Spreadex5/1·6.00 Ladbrokes5/1·6.00Matchbook6·6.00Betfair Sportsbook5/1·6.00Paddy Power5/1·6.00 Betfred9/2·5.50 William Hill9/2·5.50Virgin Bet9/2·5.50Bet3659/2·5.50 Midnite9/2·5.50 Quinn Bet9/2·5.50 Star Sports9/2·5.50 Unibet9/2·5.50 10 Bet9/2·5.50 LiveScore Bet9/2·5.50 Boyle Sports4/1·5.00 BetWright4/1·5.00 Bet Victor4/1·5.00 BetTom4/1·5.00 talkSPORT BET4/1·5.00 Betano4/1·5.00 BresBet4/1·5.00 Dragon Bet4/1·5.00Bet MGM4/1·5.007Bet4/1·5.00
1	Percy's Lad J: Ebrahim Nader · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 5 · combo 3/14 (21%) 8yo · G · chOn last winning markD	006261	10-05	86	—	—	60.4	9/2·5.35	4.2·4.20 Matchbook · -21% vs fair All 30 books ▾ Matchbook4.2·4.20Betfair Exchange4.1·4.10 Bet3653/1·4.00 SmarketsSBK3/1·4.00Smarkets4·4.0010 Bet11/4·3.75 BetTom11/4·3.75 Midnite11/4·3.75 Star Sports11/4·3.75Betfair Sportsbook11/4·3.75Paddy Power11/4·3.75 Boyle Sports11/4·3.75 Coral11/4·3.75 Spreadex11/4·3.75 Ladbrokes11/4·3.75 SportingIndex11/4·3.75 William Hill11/4·3.75 Bet Victor5/2·3.50 Betano5/2·3.50 Unibet5/2·3.50Bet MGM5/2·3.507Bet5/2·3.50 Betfred5/2·3.50 LiveScore Bet5/2·3.50 Quinn Bet5/2·3.50Virgin Bet5/2·3.50talkSPORT BET5/2·3.50 BetWright12/5·3.40 BresBet12/5·3.40 Dragon Bet12/5·3.40
9	Spaceman J: Oisin Orr · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 8 · combo 11/76 (14%) 3yo · C · bCGoing 1/3Only ride	2313	9-00	76	—	—	58.1	7/2·4.63	3.5·3.50 Smarkets · -24% vs fair All 30 books ▾ Smarkets3.5·3.50Betfair Exchange3.35·3.35 BetTom9/4·3.25 Quinn Bet9/4·3.25 Coral9/4·3.25 Boyle Sports9/4·3.25 10 Bet9/4·3.25 Betfred9/4·3.25 SmarketsSBK9/4·3.25Matchbook3.25·3.25Betfair Sportsbook9/4·3.25Paddy Power9/4·3.25 Spreadex9/4·3.25 Star Sports9/4·3.25 Ladbrokes9/4·3.25 Midnite9/4·3.25 SportingIndex9/4·3.25 William Hill85/40·3.12 7Bet2/1·3.00 Betano2/1·3.00Bet MGM2/1·3.00Bet Victor2/1·3.00 BresBet2/1·3.00 Dragon Bet2/1·3.00 BetWright2/1·3.00 talkSPORT BET2/1·3.00 Unibet2/1·3.00Virgin Bet2/1·3.00LiveScore Bet2/1·3.00 Bet3657/4·2.75
6	Padua J: Hector Crouch · T: Hughie Morrison · draw 1 4yo · G · btOnly runner	14049	9-06	77	—	—	49.5	10/1·11.41	9/1·10.00 Bet365 · -12% vs fair All 30 books ▾ Bet3659/1·10.00Smarkets9.6·9.60Matchbook9.6·9.60SmarketsSBK8/1·9.00 Betfair Exchange8.8·8.80 Coral15/2·8.50 Boyle Sports15/2·8.50 William Hill15/2·8.50 SportingIndex15/2·8.50 Spreadex15/2·8.50 Unibet15/2·8.50 Ladbrokes15/2·8.50Virgin Bet7/1·8.00Betfred7/1·8.00 10 Bet7/1·8.00 Star Sports7/1·8.00 BetTom7/1·8.00 LiveScore Bet7/1·8.00 Quinn Bet7/1·8.00 Paddy Power7/1·8.00Bet MGM7/1·8.00BresBet13/2·7.50 7Bet13/2·7.50 Dragon Bet13/2·7.50 BetWright13/2·7.50 Midnite13/2·7.50Betfair Sportsbook13/2·7.50talkSPORT BET6/1·7.00 Bet Victor6/1·7.00 Betano6/1·7.00
4	Havanagreattime J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 3 · combo 6/90 (7%) 5yo · G · grOnly rideOnly runner	27090	9-07	78	—	—	44.8	66/1·62.03	50/1·51.00 Bet365 · -18% vs fair All 30 books ▾ Bet36550/1·51.00 SportingIndex50/1·51.00 Spreadex50/1·51.00Betfair Sportsbook50/1·51.00Paddy Power50/1·51.00 Midnite50/1·51.00 BetTom50/1·51.00 Ladbrokes50/1·51.00 Star Sports50/1·51.00 10 Bet50/1·51.00 Coral50/1·51.00 Unibet50/1·51.00Matchbook50·50.00Smarkets48·48.00SmarketsSBK45/1·46.00 BetWright40/1·41.00 LiveScore Bet40/1·41.00 Quinn Bet40/1·41.00Bet MGM40/1·41.00Betfred40/1·41.00 7Bet40/1·41.00 Boyle Sports40/1·41.00 BresBet40/1·41.00 Dragon Bet40/1·41.00Virgin Bet40/1·41.00Betfair Exchange36·36.00 Betano33/1·34.00 talkSPORT BET33/1·34.00 William Hill33/1·34.00 Bet Victor33/1·34.00
2	Naepoint J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 2 · combo 5/50 (10%) 5yo · G · b	1060	10-00	85	—	—	44.0	33/1·34.94	32·32.00 Matchbook · -8% vs fair All 30 books ▾ Matchbook32·32.00Betfair Exchange28·28.00 Coral25/1·26.00 Ladbrokes25/1·26.00 Midnite25/1·26.00 SportingIndex25/1·26.00 Bet36525/1·26.00 BetTom25/1·26.00 Boyle Sports25/1·26.00 Quinn Bet25/1·26.00 Unibet25/1·26.00 Paddy Power25/1·26.00 10 Bet25/1·26.00 Spreadex25/1·26.00 Star Sports25/1·26.00 BresBet22/1·23.00 LiveScore Bet22/1·23.00 Dragon Bet22/1·23.00 BetWright22/1·23.00 Betfred22/1·23.00Virgin Bet22/1·23.00William Hill22/1·23.00Smarkets23·23.00Betano20/1·21.00Betfair Sportsbook20/1·21.00Bet MGM20/1·21.007Bet20/1·21.00 Bet Victor20/1·21.00 SmarketsSBK20/1·21.00 talkSPORT BET20/1·21.00
8	He's A Gentleman J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 4 · combo 7/36 (19%) 7yo · G · bvOnly runner	97227	9-03	74	—	—	43.9	6/1·7.13	5/1·6.00 Bet365 · -16% vs fair All 30 books ▾ Bet3655/1·6.00 Betfair Exchange5.7·5.70Matchbook5.7·5.70Ladbrokes9/2·5.50Smarkets5.5·5.50Coral9/2·5.50 Unibet9/2·5.50 William Hill9/2·5.50 Betfred4/1·5.00 10 Bet4/1·5.00 7Bet4/1·5.00 LiveScore Bet4/1·5.00 SmarketsSBK4/1·5.00 Spreadex4/1·5.00 Paddy Power4/1·5.00 Quinn Bet4/1·5.00 SportingIndex4/1·5.00 BetTom4/1·5.00 BetWright4/1·5.00 Boyle Sports4/1·5.00 BresBet4/1·5.00 Dragon Bet4/1·5.00 Star Sports4/1·5.00Virgin Bet4/1·5.00Midnite4/1·5.00Betfair Sportsbook7/2·4.50Bet Victor7/2·4.50 Betano7/2·4.50 talkSPORT BET7/2·4.50Bet MGM3/1·4.00
10	Shaw Park J: Mikkel Mortensen(5) · T: Scott Dixon · draw 6 · combo 1/12 (8%) 7yo · G · bOnly rideOnly runner	28308	8-11	68	—	—	39.0	50/1·58.47	50/1·51.00 Spreadex · -13% vs fair All 30 books ▾ Spreadex50/1·51.00Betfair Sportsbook50/1·51.00Paddy Power50/1·51.00 SportingIndex50/1·51.00Matchbook50·50.00Smarkets48·48.00SmarketsSBK45/1·46.00 10 Bet40/1·41.00 Bet36540/1·41.00 Unibet40/1·41.00 BetTom40/1·41.00 Betfred40/1·41.00 Quinn Bet40/1·41.00 Star Sports40/1·41.00 Boyle Sports40/1·41.00 Coral40/1·41.00 Ladbrokes40/1·41.00 LiveScore Bet40/1·41.00 Midnite40/1·41.00Virgin Bet40/1·41.00William Hill40/1·41.00 7Bet35/1·36.00 BetWright33/1·34.00 BresBet33/1·34.00 Dragon Bet33/1·34.00Bet MGM33/1·34.00Betfair Exchange32·32.00 Bet Victor28/1·29.00 Betano28/1·29.00 talkSPORT BET28/1·29.00
7	Packetofbiscuits J: Luke Morris · T: John Mackie · draw 7 4yo · G · bbOnly runner	112507	9-04	75	—	—	38.6	40/1·41.36	65·65.00 Matchbook · +57% vs fair All 30 books ▾ Matchbook65·65.00Smarkets42·42.00SmarketsSBK40/1·41.00 Paddy Power33/1·34.00 SportingIndex33/1·34.00 Spreadex33/1·34.00 Ladbrokes33/1·34.00Betfair Sportsbook33/1·34.00Coral33/1·34.00 7Bet30/1·31.00 Midnite28/1·29.00 Unibet28/1·29.00 Quinn Bet28/1·29.00 Star Sports28/1·29.00 Bet36528/1·29.00 LiveScore Bet28/1·29.00 BetTom28/1·29.00Virgin Bet28/1·29.00BresBet28/1·29.00 Dragon Bet28/1·29.00 BetWright28/1·29.00 10 Bet28/1·29.00 Betfred28/1·29.00 Boyle Sports28/1·29.00 Bet Victor25/1·26.00Bet MGM25/1·26.00William Hill25/1·26.00 talkSPORT BET25/1·26.00 Betano25/1·26.00 Betfair Exchange26·26.00

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 21–30 bookmakers per horse with the 43% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Visit wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk To Book Now Handicap Stakes?

The Visit wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk To Book Now Handicap Stakes is off at 18:30 on 18 August 2026 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?

7f, Class 4, Flat, 9 runners declared.

What is the going for the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?

Going is reported as Standard on AW.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?

The AI top-rated runner is Haaderr (score 71.0, best price 4.80). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?

The market favourite is Spaceman at a best price of 3.50. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Haaderr.

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