Full Result 6.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 January 2026

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(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (7f36yds) 7f Standard

1st £3,716.14 2nd £1,743.76 3rd £871.17 4th £435.94 5th £217.26

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	2. Chifa (IRE) 13/8F Luke Morris Ed de Giles	Luke Morris Ed de Giles	9	98	69	39	77	–
gr g Gutaifan (IRE) - Inca Trail (USA) (Royal Academy)
Pressed leaders, pushed along under 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out inside final furlong (tchd 7/4)

2⁽¹⁾ 1	5. Landlordtothestars (IRE) 15/2 Charles Bishop James Evans	Charles Bishop James Evans	6	93	64	31	69	–
b g City Of Light (USA) - Dream (USA) (Malibu Moon)
Raced in second, briefly disputed lead over 1f out, kept on (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [1¼]	4. Al Hofzan (IRE) 18/1 William Cox Georgina Nicholls	William Cox Georgina Nicholls	4	95	66	33	70	–
b g Kodiac - Hawafez (IRE) (Shamardal)
Pressed leaders, went third inside final furlong, ran on (tchd 20/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [1¾]	1. Straight A 9/4 Alistair Rawlinson Michael Appleby	Alistair Rawlinson Michael Appleby	5	99	70	36	73	–
b g Aclaim (IRE) - Straight Away (Dubawi)
Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong (op 11/4)

5⁽²⁾ 2¼ [4]	7. River Wharfe 16/1 Matthew Lloyd Slater ⁷ Tony Carroll	Matthew Lloyd Slater ⁷ Tony Carroll	8	84 p	58	18	54	–
ch g Showcasing - Wahylah (IRE) (Shamardal)
Never better than midfield (op 22/1 tchd 12/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 2 [6]	6. Adelaide Bay 50/1 William Carson Thomas Faulkner	William Carson Thomas Faulkner	4	93	64	18	54	–
b g New Bay - Vitamin (IRE) (Camelot)
In rear throughout, switched right inside final furlong (tchd 66/1)

7⁽³⁾ 3½ [9½]	3. Arnaz 4/1 Cieren Fallon Mark Loughnane	Cieren Fallon Mark Loughnane	5	98 t	69	14	48	–
b g Havana Grey - Fair Maiden (JPN) (Carnegie)
Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by being ridden up front on this occasion; vet had nothing to report) (op 10/3)

7 ran Off time: 6:34:32 Winning time: 1m 29.27s (slow by 3.07s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mrs J Carrington (Chifa) 1st breeder: J Carrington & Richmond Bloodstock
2nd owner: Turf Wars Racing Club (Landlordtothestars)
3rd owner: H Maye (Al Hofzan)
Tote win: £2.63 PL: £1.50 £2.60 Ex: £11.30 CSF: £14.59 Trifecta: £62.40

6:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 2 Jan 2026

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