Full Result 7.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 16 January 2026

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(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m142yds) 1m½f Standard

1st £4,972.30 2nd £2,333.20 3rd £1,165.65 4th £583.30 5th £290.70

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	6. Paladin (IRE) 33/1 Oliver Stammers Kevin Frost	Oliver Stammers Kevin Frost	5	94	77	35	85	–
ch g Justify (USA) - Golconda (FR) (Planteur)
Pulled hard, in rear, raced wide but headway over 3f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, challenging inside final furlong, ran on and led final strides (op 28/1)

2⁽¹⁾ hd	8. Hitched (IRE) 9/1 Luke Morris David Simcock	Luke Morris David Simcock	6	94 h	77	35	84	–
b g Cotai Glory - Newlywed (IRE) (Authorized)
Midfield, good headway from 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on but headed final strides (op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [¾]	3. Epictetus (IRE) 15/2 Jason Hart Jamie Osborne	Jason Hart Jamie Osborne	6	910 b	83	40	89	–
b g Kingman - Thistle Bird (Selkirk)
Led at steady pace, headed over 1f out, rallied final 110yds (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ hd [1]	4. Advancing 4/7F Marco Ghiani Marco Botti	Marco Ghiani Marco Botti	4	910	84	40	89	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Intisaar (USA) (War Front)
Prominent, outpaced 2f out, disputing second final 110yds, no extra towards finish (op 4/5)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	1. Whitcombe Rockstar 6/1 Daniel Muscutt Keiran Burke	Daniel Muscutt Keiran Burke	7	913 tv	86	38	88	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Roshina (IRE) (Chevalier)
Stumbled soon after start, in rear, headway from over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, not recover (jockey said gelding stumbled leaving stalls) (tchd 11/2)

6⁽²⁾ 2 [4¾]	9. Cephalus 66/1 Joey Haynes Chelsea Banham	Joey Haynes Chelsea Banham	7	93 b	76	24	73	–
b g Cable Bay (IRE) - Angels Wings (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Never better than midfield (op 40/1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [7¼]	7. Sea Founder 16/1 Finley Marsh Richard Hughes	Finley Marsh Richard Hughes	4	94	78	20	69	–
b g Sea The Moon (GER) - Mullein (Oasis Dream)
Raced wide but in touch with leaders, dropped to rear after 2f, headway and pressed leader 4f out, lost position and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 14/1)

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [7½]	10. First Greyed (IRE) 28/1 Zoe Lewis ⁷ Thomas Faulkner	Zoe Lewis ⁷ Thomas Faulkner	8	82 v	68	10	58	–
gr g Gutaifan (IRE) - Hidden Girl (IRE) (Tamayuz)
Took keen hold, never better than midfield (op 25/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [11]	5. Rajapour (IRE) 14/1 David Nolan David O'Meara	David Nolan David O'Meara	6	95 v	78	12	60	–
ch g Almanzor (FR) - Raydara (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Took keen hold, prominent, lost position over 3f out, weakened final furlong (op 12/1)

9 ran Off time: 7:00:53 Winning time: 1m 49.47s (slow by 3.17s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Mr Baloo (vet's certificate, pricked foot)
1st owner: Trisha Keane & Friend (Paladin) 1st breeder: Frank Fahy
2nd owner: The Future (Hitched)
3rd owner: Jamie Osborne & Partner (Epictetus)
Tote win: £34 PL: £4.90 £1.80 £2 Ex: £287.80 CSF: £309.38 Tricast: £2,512.16 Trifecta: £1,461.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 87 (12%) M [4-6] 46 (66%) H [7-10] 17 (22%)

7:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 16 Jan 2026

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