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Wolverhampton (AW) · Friday 17 July 2026 · Off 5:00 · Class 4 · 1m5f219y · Going: Standard · Purse: £5,234 · 4yo+
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes St Mawes the clear favourite (implied 23% chance) at 5/2, trained by George Scott. Mersea Island is the chief market rival at 7/2.
★ Top pick · Top pick: St Mawes. Best price available at BetWright — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Mersea Island at 7/2. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Scottish Anthem at 33/1. Form figures of 53497- show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 4 · 1m5f219y · Standard going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 19% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- St Mawes 23.0% 5/2
- Mersea Island 17.9% 7/2
- Arcturus Flame 16.1% 4/1
- Cabrera 13.4% 5/1
- Heathen 11.5% 6/1
- Dance Time 8.5% 17/2
- Gentle Warrior 7.3% 10/1
- Scottish Anthem 2.4% 33/1
Field & Odds (8 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 (7) | St Mawes NAP |
J: Darragh Keenan T: George Scott |
511-32 | 11/4 | |||
| 1 (6) | Mersea Island EW |
J: Oliver Stammers T: Charlie Johnston |
31214- | 7/2 | |||
| 6 (2) | Arcturus Flame p |
J: Finley Marsh T: Richard Hughes |
-35325 | 4/1 | |||
| 4 (1) | Cabrera |
J: Rob Hornby T: Edward Bethell |
/5-459 | 11/2 | |||
| 2 (3) | Heathen DH |
J: Marco Ghiani T: Jennie Candlish |
4244-3 | 6/1 | |||
| 8 (4) | Dance Time |
J: Laura Pearson T: David Loughnane |
-45973 | 9/1 | |||
| 7 (5) | Gentle Warrior p |
J: Jack Nicholls(5) T: K. R. Burke |
5-0246 | 11/1 | |||
| 3 (8) | Scottish Anthem tp |
J: Millie Wonnacott(5) T: Stuart Edmunds |
53497- | 33/1 |
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