16:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Appleby Mall Accountants Handicap Stakes

7f · Flat · Class 5 · Standard · 9 runners · £3,978 · Friday, 2 October 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th

1st
Star Of Mali (IRE)
Luke Morris·James Tate
11/4·3.75
SP
2nd
Hilltop (GB)
Billy Loughnane·Daniel & Claire Kubler·beaten 1.75 lengths
3/1·4.00
SP
3rd
Between Me And U (GB)
David Probert·Michael Herrington·beaten 2 lengths
5/2F·3.50
SP

Race time

1m 27.15s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Star Of Mali (IRE))

“Pulled hard in the pack early - pushed along over 2f out and soon improved - hit front inside final furlong - kept on strongly to win”

AI top-rated Bold Suitor (score 63.7) finished 4th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 20.00 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 →

v1.12.05 score

Captain Parma

9.60Smarkets

segment +9.3% · Flat · Standard · Class 5

Each-way63.3/100 rating

Between Me And U

6.40Betfair 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: Star of Mali

Star of Mali heads our ratings on 81, three pounds clear of Hilltop and Captain Parma, and that narrow edge is enough to make him the pick in a tightly packed Wolverhampton seven-furlong contest. Little separates the next group, with Between Me And U, He's A Gentleman and Red Hat Eagle all within a few pounds of the top two, so the main dangers are Hilltop, Captain Parma and Between Me And U. This is an open event and confidence is low, but Star of Mali has the best figures on our numbers and gets the vote.

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

Bold Suitor

Georgia Dobie · Craig Benton · 9yo

Top-rated of 10

score 63.7 · +0.4 clear of next best (63.3)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=2)
Craig Benton: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
23d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
49below average
OR 73
Form20% weight
47below average
Last 6: 1-5-7-6-6-1

MarketBest price 18.00 (Matchbook) · 8th 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) 7f

full course data →

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 finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	1	Star of Mali J: Luke Morris · T: James Tate · draw 4 4yo · G · b	16315	9-09	75	—	—	46.6	11/4·3.75 SP
2	2	Hilltop J: Billy Loughnane · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 8 5yo · M · b	134434	9-08	74	—	—	45.2	3/1·4.00 SP
3	4	Between Me And U J: David Probert · T: Michael Herrington · draw 2 5yo · G · bt	67111	9-08	74	—	—	63.3	5/2F·3.50 SP
4	6	Bold Suitor J: Georgia Dobie · T: Craig Benton · draw 7 9yo · G · b	157661	9-07	73	—	—	63.7	20/1·21.00 SP
5	7	He's A Gentleman J: Conor Whiteley(5) · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 5 7yo · G · bv	72277	9-06	72	—	—	43.7	12/1·13.00 SP
6	3	This Farh J: Jack Doughty · T: David Loughnane · draw 1 4yo · G · bp	141456	9-08	74	—	—	40.6	22/1·23.00 SP
7	8	North View J: Kieren Fox · T: Tony Carroll · draw 6 5yo · G · b	602360	9-05	71	—	—	45.8	14/1·15.00 SP
8	10	Ash Wednesday J: Finley Marsh · T: Heather Main · draw 3 5yo · G · grtpFT TP	523708	9-03	69	—	—	45.1	20/1·21.00 SP
9	5	Captain Parmav1.1 J: Mason Paetel(3) · T: James Owen · draw 10 4yo · G · bv	139005	9-07	73	—	—	41.8	10/1·11.00 SP
—	—	Red Hat Eagle J: Daniel Muscutt · T: William Knight · draw 9 6yo · G · btp	547523	9-03	69	—	—	42.9	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:55 Wolverhampton (AW) on 2 October 2026?

Star Of Mali (IRE) won the 16:55 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 3.75. Ridden by Luke Morris. Trained by James Tate.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:55 Wolverhampton (AW)?

No — the AI top pick (Bold Suitor) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 16:55 Wolverhampton (AW)?

Top finishers: 1. Star Of Mali (IRE) (3.75), 2. Hilltop (GB) (4.00), 3. Between Me And U (GB) (3.50).

What was the winning time for the 16:55 Wolverhampton (AW)?

The winning time was 1m 27.15s.

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