Who won the 17:55 Wolverhampton (AW) on 2 October 2026?
Sheik Yerbouti (GB) won the 17:55 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 9.50. Ridden by Darragh Keenan. Trained by Grace Harris.
17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)
Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Stakes
5f · Flat · Class 6 · Standard · 11 runners · £3,245 · Friday, 2 October 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 9thRace report
- 1stSheik Yerbouti (GB)Darragh Keenan·Grace Harris17/2·9.50SP
- 2ndHonour Your Dreams (FR)Kieren Fox·Michael Attwater·beaten .5 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdPhoenix Beach (IRE)Kieran O'Neill·Scott Dixon·beaten .75 lengths7/2F·4.50SP
Race time
1m 1.58s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Sheik Yerbouti (GB))
“Set the pace from the start - pushed along over 1f out and soon stayed on strongly - margin cut near the finish but had runner-up covered to win”
AI top-rated Fancy Dancer (score 56.6) finished 9th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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 →v1.11.77 score
Spirited Dancer
13.50Matchbook
segment +7.8% · Flat · Standard · Class 6
Each-way56.6/100 rating
Fancy Dancer
8.80Matchbook
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: Honour Your Dreams
Honour Your Dreams gets the nod in this competitive Wolverhampton sprint, as his progressive profile, fitness edge and a clock that backs the form give him the edge over the top-rated Teardrops, who is just a pound better on our figures. That slim gap is easily bridged by a horse arriving in better order and still on an upward curve. Teardrops is the chief danger, with Cabeza de Llave and Spirited Dancer, both on 58, also firmly in the mix in an open Class 6 contest. Honour Your Dreams 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
Fancy Dancer
Luke Morris · Hayley Burton · 4yo
Top-rated of 11
score 56.6 · +15.7 clear of next best (40.9)
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=2)Hayley Burton: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight85very strong30d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight55averageLast 6: 8-5-2-0-2-2
- Ratings50% weight34weakOR 51
MarketBest price 8.80 (Matchbook) · 4th in the market of 11.
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 (1–4)
IV 1.24
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.91
High (9–11)
IV 0.83
Today: Fancy Dancer (draw 1) and Honour Your Dreams (draw 3) get the bias; Spirited Dancer (draw 10) 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 | 3 | J: Darragh Keenan · T: Grace Harris · draw 8 5yo · G · b | 80375 | 54 | 37.8 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 2 | 5 | J: Kieren Fox · T: Michael Attwater · draw 3 6yo · G · bt | 294526 | 52 | 35.5 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Scott Dixon · draw 5 7yo · G · bp | 557074 | 49 | 27.9 | 7/2F·4.50 SP |
| 4 | 8 | J: William Carson · T: Michael Attwater · draw 4 7yo · G · ch | 538554 | 48 | 32.9 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 5 | 11 | Spirited Dancerv1.1 J: Jack Doughty · T: Tony Carroll · draw 10 4yo · F · b | 228625 | 47 | 40.9 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Ray Dawson · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 6 3yo · G · gr | 070908 | 52 | 40.4 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 7 | 10 | J: Christian Howarth(3) · T: Scott Dixon · draw 9 7yo · M · btp | 02437 | 47 | 33.7 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 8 | 2 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Alison Hamilton · draw 7 5yo · G · brt | 92315 | 54 | 36.4 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 9 | 6 | J: Luke Morris · T: Hayley Burton · draw 1 4yo · F · grp | 852022 | 51 | 56.6 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 10 | 1 | J: Molly Gunn(5) · T: Tony Carroll · draw 2 4yo · G · b | 234800 | 55 | 34.9 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 11 | 9 | J: M. P. Sheehy · T: Philip Kirby · draw 11 5yo · M · bp | 349138 | 48 | 31.8 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Fancy Dancer) finished 9.
What were the placings in the 17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Sheik Yerbouti (GB) (9.50), 2. Honour Your Dreams (FR) (5.00), 3. Phoenix Beach (IRE) (4.50).
What was the winning time for the 17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 1.58s.
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