Who won the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW) on 29 September 2026?
Nightbloom (IRE) won the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 12.00. Ridden by Clifford Lee. Trained by Kevin Philippart de Foy.
18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
6f · Flat · Class 4 · Standard · 7 runners · £5,400 · Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stNightbloom (IRE)Clifford Lee·Kevin Philippart de Foy11/1·12.00SP
- 2ndUrumita (IRE)Sean Levey·Richard Hannon·beaten 0.3 lengths7/2·4.50SP
- 3rdOxbridge (IRE)AI top pick · 23.5Billy Loughnane·George Boughey·beaten 2.25 lengths2/5F·1.40SP
Race time
1m 13.16s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Nightbloom (IRE))
“Prominent just behind the pace - shaken up and made progress inside the final furlong to take second - kept finding to hit the front in the final strides and win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.40 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-way21.5/100 rating
Urumita
7.00Betfair 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
Oxbridge
Billy Loughnane · George Boughey · 2yo
Top-rated of 8
score 23.5 · +2.0 clear of next best (21.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight50averageLast 6: first run
- Freshness10% weight50averageno recent-run data
- Trainer20% weight43below averageGeorge Boughey: 4/24 winners last 14d (17%)
- Ratings50% weight0weakno Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 1.51 (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 (1–3)
IV 1.24
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.91
High (7–8)
IV 0.83
Today: Oxbridge (draw 3) and Urumita (draw 2) get the bias; Gilded Call (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 | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | J: Clifford Lee · T: Kevin Philippart de Foy · draw 1 2yo · F · btFirst after wind op | 66 | — | 14.5 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 2 | 8 | J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 2 2yo · F · b | 45 | — | 21.5 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey · draw 3 2yo · C · b | — | — | 23.5 | 2/5F·1.40 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Brian Meehan · draw 8 2yo · G · b | 64 | — | 19.8 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 5 | 3 | J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 6 2yo · G · b | — | — | 18.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Sean Dylan Bowen · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 5 2yo · F · bh | 770 | — | 13.5 | 300/1·301.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Robert Havlin · T: Ed Dunlop · draw 4 2yo · C · b | 0 | — | 10.5 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| — | — | J: George Downing · T: Ed Walker · draw 7 2yo · C · b | 97 | — | 19.4 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Oxbridge) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Nightbloom (IRE) (12.00), 2. Urumita (IRE) (4.50), 3. Oxbridge (IRE) (1.40).
What was the winning time for the 18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 13.16s.
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