Race & Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes (Div II)

18:42 Wolverhampton (AW) Mon 21 Sep 2026 7f36y Class 6 Good 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Distillation

SPECULATIVE Advised 6/4 SP 8/13F Est. 35%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Distillation (SR 70, 6/4) is the clear class leader in this field — 7 SR points clear of Based (SR 63) and substantially ahead of the rest. Crucially, the market has backed this view emphatically, shortening 24% since opening, and the course record of W1P3 at Wolverhampton confirms she handles this track. Running off a mark only 2lb higher than her last win (MarkMv:+2), the moderate GoingFit:~ is the only mild concern, but at Class 6 with a dominant SR and strong course profile the case is compelling. Rose Dawes (5lb claim) on board reduces the effective weight burden further. Each-way alternative: Based. Main danger: Based — Based (SR 63, 7/2) has steamed in 19% in the market, holds W1P3 course form at Wolverhampton, and while DistFit:- and GoingFit:- are concerns, the strong market move suggests connections believe today's conditions suit better than the record implies.

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Full result

Winner: Distillation (FR) at SP 8/13F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Distillation Fox #1 Mark Usher · Rose Dawes(5) evn
2 Ndoto Richard & Peter Fahey · Ethan Tindall(5) 28/1
3 Bungle Bay James Evans · Joe Leavy 17/2
4 Based Fox #2 William Knight · Marco Ghiani 10/3
5 Jackson Street Fox #3 Michael Attwater · Kieren Fox 13/2
6 Nautical Sky James Owen · Luke Morris 22/1
7 Rain Cap John David Riches · Callum Shepherd 14/1
8 Spruces Due Michael Mullineaux · Robert Havlin 66/1
9 Royal Justice Scott Dixon · Christian Howarth(3) 125/1
— Golden Harvest Steph Hollinshead · Dougie Costello 20/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Distillation 6/4 SP 8/13F 🏆 WON
2 Based 7/2 🏁 4TH
3 Jackson Street 5/1 5TH