17:35 Wolverhampton

Friday 17 April 2026

All14:0814:4315:1815:5316:2517:0517:3518:05

Race And Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap

Off time: 17:37 | Winning time: 2m 0.15s

1^st

(13)

Roman Secret

59-7

22/1

T: K FrostJ: Callum Hutchinson

Raced wide early, soon led, shaken up and increased lead over 1f out, kept on final furlong, rapidly reduced advantage near finish, just held on op 18/1

2^nd

(11)

Arlecchino's Rex

49-3

5/1

T: M D I UsherJ: N Callan

Held up in rear, headway between horses 2f out, pushed along approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly into second final furlong, just denied op 13/2 tchd 9/2

3^rd

1 ½

(6)

Port Noir

99-7

4/1

T: R StephensJ: Rose Dawes (5)

Prominent, asked for effort over 2f out, kept on one pace op 5/1

4^th

(5)

Bossy Parker

69-4

11/1

T: T Culhane & S BarclayJ: Zak Wheatley (3)

Led early, soon headed and remained prominent, pushed along over 2f out, faded final furlong tchd 10/1

5^th

(4)

Balqaa

89-6

13/2

T: T Culhane & S BarclayJ: Jason Hart

Took keen hold in rear, pushed along over 1f out, late headway final furlong, never in contention op 7/1

6^th

(1)

Naughty Niall

59-9

5/2f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: S De Sousa

Raced keenly in midfield, pushed along over 1f out, plugged on without threatening op 11/4

7^th

(12)

Scenario

49-8

16/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Cieren Fallon

Held up in rear, asked for effort 2f out, minor headway when short of room final furlong, never a threat op 12/1

8^th

(10)

Wrist Art

99-0

50/1

T: James OwenJ: Christian Howarth (3)

Raced keenly in midfield, shaken up over 2f out, never a threat op 66/1

9^th

(3)

Ignition

49-1

6/1

T: T FaulknerJ: Zoe Lewis (7)

Held up in touch, asked for effort over 2f out, progress on far side rail over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 13/2

10^th

(2)

Busby

119-0

22/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Harry Vigors (7)

Midfield, pushed along 2f out, soon held tchd 25/1

11^th

3 ½

(8)

Like Magic

59-4

12/1

T: D M LoughnaneJ: L Morris

Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon held, eased down final furlong op 7/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Desiderata²³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: T Faulkner J: Finley Marsh

(9)

Al Shabab³¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: P D Evans J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£29.00Pl:£5.20, £1.80, £1.90EX:£164.40Trifecta:£2,216.60Tricast:£553.18SF:£134.86Swingers:£17.90, £17.80, £6.40

Forecasts

Naughty Niall (5/2), Port Noir (4/1), Arlecchino's Rex (5/1), Ignition (6/1), Balqaa (13/2), Desiderata (10/1), Bossy Parker (11/1), Like Magic (12/1), Al Shabab (14/1), Scenario (16/1), Roman Secret (22/1), Busby (22/1), Wrist Art (50/1)

NAUGHTY NIALL has been knocking on the door over C&D and the return of Silvestre De Sousa, along with a handy draw, may see him reverse last week's form with Port Noir. Roman Secret will need some luck from the widest stall but she has fallen to a handy mark.

NAUGHTY NIALL
PORT NOIR
ROMAN SECRET (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Danehill Star

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 4

J: Jack Doughty | T: A W Carroll

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,245.002nd: £1,523.003rd: £761.004th: £381.005th: £190.00