Who won the 20:00 Wolverhampton (AW) on 13 October 2026?
Coxy's Star (GB) won the 20:00 Wolverhampton (AW) at SP 3.00. Ridden by Billy Loughnane. Trained by William Muir & Chris Grassick.
20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)
Race & Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes
1m½f · Flat · Class 6 · Standard · 10 runners · £3,245 · Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stCoxy's Star (GB)Billy Loughnane·William Muir & Chris Grassick2/1F·3.00SP
- 2ndPalliser (GB)AI top pick · 50.2Oisin Murphy·Archie Watson·beaten 0.3 lengths7/1·8.00SP
- 3rdMeritocratic (IRE)Clifford Lee·James Owen·beaten .75 lengths100/30·4.33SP
Race time
1m 48.95s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Coxy's Star (GB))
“Showed early pace - dropped back to sit close behind the front pair - moved into second and angled right over 2f out - hit front over 1f out - narrowly prevailed to win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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 →Each-way50.2/100 rating
Palliser
10.00Smarkets
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: Snaafy
Snaafy looks the call in a tight Wolverhampton contest, with a progressive profile and the clock backing his form, which gives him a stronger case than his rating of 64 suggests on paper. He is only a few pounds adrift of the top-rated pair, Sailor Batt and Myrrh, both on 69, so the gap is narrow and well within reach if he keeps improving. Carwyn is another pound back on 68 and completes a trio of dangers who must be respected in a wide-open 13-runner field. Confidence is low, but Snaafy's upward trajectory makes him the one to side with, and he 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
Palliser
Oisin Murphy · Archie Watson · 3yo
Top-rated of 13
score 50.2 · +3.0 clear of next best (47.2)
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% weight83small sample (n=9)Archie Watson: 3/9 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Ratings50% weight40below averageOR 60 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight18weakLast 6: 6-4-0
MarketBest price 10.00 (Smarkets) · 6th in the market of 13.
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) 1m½f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–5)
IV 0.96
Mid (6–9)
IV 1.12
High (10–13)
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 | 6 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick · draw 2 3yo · F · b | 540492 | 58 | 41.9 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Archie Watson · draw 6 3yo · G · b | 640 | 60 | 50.2 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 3 | 11 | J: Clifford Lee · T: James Owen · draw 5 3yo · G · bv | 535576 | 54 | 41.3 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: Finley Marsh · T: David & Nicola Barron · draw 8 3yo · G · b | 253377 | 58 | 36.2 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 5 | 9 | J: Josephine Gordon · T: Ross Burdon · draw 11 3yo · F · b | 566920 | 56 | 40.4 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 6 | 1 | J: William Cox · T: Tom Dascombe · draw 3 3yo · G · bvFT V | 253434 | 60 | 47.2 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: William Carson · T: Tony Carroll · draw 1 3yo · G · b | 023059 | 57 | 37.0 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 8 | 10 | J: Jonny Peate · T: Michael Keady · draw 7 3yo · F · btp | 07400 | 54 | 27.2 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: Sean Dylan Bowen · T: David O'Meara · draw 4 3yo · F · btFT TFirst after wind op | 34687 | 60 | 35.8 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 10 | 12 | J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Edward Smyth-Osbourne · draw 9 3yo · F · b | 56887 | 53 | 30.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Hector Crouch · T: David Loughnane · draw 13 3yo · G · bbFT B | 295983 | 58 | 32.2 | — |
| — | — | J: Paddy Bradley · T: Patrick Morris · draw 12 3yo · G · bp | 899070 | 53 | 28.8 | — |
| — | — | J: Shane Gray · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 10 3yo · F · b | 536732 | 58 | 44.2 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Palliser) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Coxy's Star (GB) (3.00), 2. Palliser (GB) (8.00), 3. Meritocratic (IRE) (4.33).
What was the winning time for the 20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 48.95s.
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