Who won the 18:55 Wolverhampton (AW) on 1 September 2026?
Melting Snow (IRE) won the 18:55 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 9.00. Ridden by Billy Loughnane. Trained by Ed Dunlop.
18:55 Wolverhampton (AW)
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1m1½f · Flat · Class 5 · Standard · 10 runners · £3,978 · Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stMelting Snow (IRE)Billy Loughnane·Ed Dunlop8/1·9.00SP
- 2ndMidnight Media (GB)Lewis Edmunds·William Muir & Chris Grassick·beaten 0.2 lengths11/8F·2.38SP
- 3rdPipily (GB)Ray Dawson·T J Kent·beaten .5 lengths14/1·15.00SP
Race time
1m 59.94s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Melting Snow (IRE))
“Handy in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - moved through to hit the front inside the final furlong - battled on strongly close home - edged clear right on the line”
AI top-rated Perfect Ruler (score 53.6) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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 →v1.13.71 score
Poor Relation
8.00Smarkets
segment +9.3% · Flat · Standard · Class 5
Each-way53.6/100 rating
Perfect Ruler
7.00Unibet
Place portion settles at 2.20 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
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: Midnight Media
Midnight Media is preferred here despite sitting a pound behind the top-rated Poor Relation, on the strength of a progressive profile and a fitness edge that makes her particularly interesting over this ten-furlong Wolverhampton trip. Poor Relation holds the narrow rating advantage and cannot be dismissed lightly, while Bun Bang Fai and Perfect Ruler, both on the same mark as Midnight Media, represent genuine threats in a closely matched field. The confidence here is modest given how tight the ratings are across the top four, but a horse on the upgrade with a race under her belt is the right side to be on. Midnight Media 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
Perfect Ruler
David Egan · Marco Botti · 3yo
Top-rated of 10
score 53.6 · +1.1 clear of next best (52.5)
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 strong14d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight58averageMarco Botti: 3/13 winners last 14d (23%)
- Form20% weight55averageLast 6: 5-4-5-5-1
- Ratings50% weight42below averageOR 63
MarketBest price 7.00 (Unibet) · 2nd 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.
Draw bias — Wolverhampton (AW) 1m1½f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–4)
IV 0.96
Mid (5–7)
IV 1.12
High (8–10)
IV 0.94
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 771 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: Billy Loughnane · T: Ed Dunlop · draw 6 3yo · F · bp | 85642 | 62 | 44.0 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick · draw 8 3yo · F · b | 492121 | 63 | 52.5 | 11/8F·2.38 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Ray Dawson · T: T J Kent · draw 1 3yo · F · bp | 64724 | 64 | 50.6 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Luke Morris · T: James Tate · draw 7 3yo · F · br | 05533 | 68 | 50.9 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 5 | 7 | J: David Egan · T: Marco Botti · draw 10 3yo · F · ch | 54551 | 63 | 53.6 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 6 | 9 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 4 4yo · F · b | 557057 | 54 | 31.6 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 7 | 2 | Poor Relationv1.1 J: Cieren Fallon · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 9 3yo · F · b | 52373 | 66 | 45.2 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 8 | 5 | J: Clifford Lee · T: K. R. Burke · draw 5 3yo · F · grv | 4448 | 63 | 47.2 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 9 | 4 | J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Micky Hammond · draw 3 4yo · F · b | 66480 | 58 | 46.0 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 10 | 10 | J: Harry Davies · T: Kerry Lee · draw 2 3yo · F · btFirst after wind op | 855 | 57 | 30.8 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:55 Wolverhampton (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Perfect Ruler) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 18:55 Wolverhampton (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Melting Snow (IRE) (9.00), 2. Midnight Media (GB) (2.38), 3. Pipily (GB) (15.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:55 Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 59.94s.
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