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Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes

Wolverhampton (AW) · 19 October 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance6f
  • GoingStandard
  • SurfaceAW
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Dark Cloud Rising (GB) (5/1) won the Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW) on 19 October 2026, beating Kind Touch (IRE) by a neck under Mark Winn for trainer David O'Meara. 12 ran on Standard going over 6f; the winning time was 1m 12.40s. The 100/30 favourite, Kind Touch (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten a neck.

Winner Dark Cloud Rising (GB)
SP: 5/1KTB Rating 110AKTB Speed 107A J: Mark Winn T: David O'Meara O: Jinky Farms
Won by a neckFav: Kind Touch (IRE) 100/30 · 2nd
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 1(8) Dark Cloud Rising (GB) v 4g Held up Dark Angel (IRE) – Aristocratic (GB) (Exceed And Excel) Jinky Farms Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along over 1f out - crept closer then hit the front inside the final furlong - kept on well to win Mark Winn David O'Meara 9-12 90110A107A 1:12.40 7,956 5/1 7.10
2nd 8(12) Kind Touch (IRE) 3g Held up Kodi Bear (IRE) – Qalahari (IRE) (Bahri) Mr Mrs N Wrigley Tailed off early on at the back - urged along over 1f out - stayed on well inside the final furlong - just failed to catch winner in second nk Oisin Orr Richard & Peter Fahey 9-7 86104A106A 1:12.45 3,733 100/30 fav 4.20
3rd 6(11) Silent Strike (IRE) t 3g Held up Mehmas (IRE) – Refusetolisten (IRE) (Clodovil) Tony Bloom Ian Mcaleavy Towards the back early - pushed along over 1f out and soon responded - gained ground inside the final furlong - snatched third on the line ½ Jack Doughty Andrew Balding 9-8 87103A105A 1:12.53 1,865 14/1 23.00
4th 2(9) Knebworth (GB) b 6g Held up Awtaad (IRE) – Stereophonic (IRE) (Acclamation) Blake Dellar Giles Merritt Raced among the backmarkers - pushed along and made ground over 1f out - stayed on inside the final furlong - run out of steam near the finish and denied third on the line nse Donagh Murphy(5) Richard Hughes 9-7 90102A105A 1:12.53 933 6/1 9.20
5th 5(4) Purosangue (GB) p 5g Prominent Aclaim (IRE) – Avon Breeze (GB) (Avonbridge) Bottisham Heath Stud Raced up with the pace - pushed along 2f out and soon in front - overhauled inside the final 110yds - faded tamely near the finish to end 5th 2½ Jack Mitchell Robert Cowell 9-9 8795A100A 1:12.94 465 10/1 16.71
6th 3(2) Regal Envoy (IRE) p 7g Mid-division Ardad (IRE) – Regina (GB) (Green Desert) Oakman Racing Club Raced in the pack - pushed along over 2f out - kept on without quickening inside final furlong to finish 6th nk Marco Ghiani William Knight 9-11 8995A99A 1:13.03 — 7/1 11.66
7th 12(3) Jax Edge (GB) 6m Prominent Cable Bay (IRE) – Bright Edge (GB) (Danehill Dancer) International Plywood Importers Ltd Prominent in the pack's centre - shaken up 2f out - plugged on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish 7th nk Gina Mangan Christopher Mason 8-12 7681A98A 1:13.07 — 28/1 50.00
8th 7(6) Kullazain (GB) 4g Held up Hello Youmzain (FR) – Dream Dreamer (GB) (Dream Ahead) Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum Dropped in at the back from the start - stayed well off the pace through the race - no impression late on nk Clifford Lee James Tate 9-8 8690A97A 1:13.11 — 5/1 8.00
9th 9(1) Artagnan (IRE) t 4g Held up Mehmas (IRE) – White Rosa (IRE) (Galileo) Sayed Hashish Settled behind the main body of the field from the outset - stayed there through the race - never threatened and finished 9th nk Robert Havlin Ian Williams 9-5 8386A97A 1:13.15 — 18/1 30.00
10th 10(5) Alfa Whiteburd (IRE) 5g Led Cotai Glory (GB) – Suaimhneach (IRE) (Vocalised) Alfa Site Services Ltd Over-eager early and went to the front - pushed along 2f out then quickly overtaken - folded tamely to finish 10th nk Elle-May Croot(5) Ivan Furtado 9-0 8380A96A 1:13.19 — 10/1 12.50
11th 13(10) Style King (IRE) p 4g Prominent Dandy Man (IRE) – UAE Queen (GB) (Oasis Dream) Strawberry Fields Stud Up with the pace early - pushed along over 2f out - soon faded tamely to finish 11th 12 Harry Davies Chris Dwyer 8-10 7438C69C 1:15.19 — 25/1 32.23
12th 11(7) Saffron Dandy (IRE) 3f Held up Dandy Man (IRE) – Saffian (GB) (Dubawi) Middleham Park Racing Cvi Partner Settled behind the main body of the field - made no impression at any stage - finished 12th and well held 1½ Sean Dylan Bowen Richard Hannon 9-0 7942C66C 1:15.44 — 33/1 44.91
NR Dandana — Oisin Murphy Simon & Ed Crisford — ——— — — — —

Winning time 1m 12.40s

Non-runners Dandana

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 13 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (12 of 13 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 21 Oct 2026 · 24 figures provisional (may move for 7 days while the card settles) · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win £7.10
Tote Place £2.50 £1.60 £4.90
Exacta £33.40
CSF £22.57
Tricast £228.65
Trifecta £260.60
KTB Intelligence AI race report

Dark Cloud Rising won the Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton over 6f on Standard going at SP 5/1. Settled towards the rear early, he was pushed along over a furlong out, made steady headway and hit the front inside the final furlong, keeping on well to score. Kind Touch raced at the back of the field in the early stages before being ridden over 1f out; he stayed on strongly inside the final furlong but could not quite reach the winner and finished 0.3 lengths behind in second. Silent Strike took third.

The pre-race read Wolverhampton (AW) 6:15 Race Preview — 19 October 2026 This Class 3 handicap over 6f20y at Wolverhampton on standard going brings together a competitive field of 13. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Unplaced
KTB Selection Knebworth 63/100 top-rated of 13
Advised 11/2 SP 6/1 Finished 4th

Scored before the off and published unchanged. Every call is shown, won or lost.

Quick answers

Who won the Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW) in 2026?
Dark Cloud Rising (GB) won the Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW) on 19 October 2026, ridden by Mark Winn and trained by David O'Meara.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW)?
1st Dark Cloud Rising (GB) (5/1), 2nd Kind Touch (IRE) (100/30F), 3rd Silent Strike (IRE) (14/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW)?
Dark Cloud Rising (GB) returned a starting price of 5/1, with a Betfair SP of 7.10.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW)?
12 horses ran in the 2026 Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW). Non-runners: Dandana.
What was the winning time of the 2026 Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 12.40s.

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