Wolverhampton is set to stage a nine-race Flat meeting on the all-weather track on Monday, 21 September 2026. The evening programme begins at 4:00pm and continues until 8:12pm, with races covering distances from six furlongs to one mile, four furlongs and 51 yards.
The card features contests for two-year-olds as well as three-year-olds and older horses. The programme includes Class 4, Class 5 and Class 6 handicaps, along with a restricted maiden race. The highest prize allocation of the evening is £11,000 for the 5:42pm contest.
The meeting opens at 4:00pm with a Class 6 apprentice handicap for three-year-olds and older horses. The race covers one mile, one furlong and 104 yards and carries £6,200 in prize money.
The contest is open to horses rated between 46 and 65. The distance provides a middle-distance test on Wolverhampton’s all-weather surface, with the runners required to maintain their pace over more than a mile.
The second race begins at 4:35pm and is a Class 5 handicap for three-year-olds and older horses. The race is scheduled over two miles and 120 yards and carries £7,600.
With a rating range of 51-70, the contest is the first extended-distance event of the evening. The two-mile trip will provide a thorough test of stamina on the all-weather track.
At 5:07pm, the programme returns to sprinting with a Class 6 nursery handicap for two-year-olds. The race is run over five furlongs and 21 yards and carries £6,200.
The contest is for horses rated between 0 and 65. The shorter distance means the two-year-old runners will need to establish their position early and maintain their speed through the closing stages.
The fourth race is scheduled for 5:42pm and is a Class 4 restricted maiden contest for two-year-olds in Band D.The race covers seven furlongs and 36 yards and carries the evening’s highest prize allocation of £11,000. As a maiden event, the contest provides the two-year-old runners with an opportunity to gain their first victory.
The fifth race begins at 6:12pm and is the first division of a Class 6 handicap for three-year-olds and older horses.The contest is run over seven furlongs and 36 yards and carries £6,200. The field is restricted to horses rated between 46 and 55, creating a competitive event over the intermediate distance.The second division follows at 6:42pm. Like the previous race, it is a Class 6 handicap for three-year-olds and older horses over seven furlongs and 36 yards.
The race carries £6,200 in prize money and is open to horses rated between 46 and 55. The two divisions give runners from the same rating band separate opportunities over the Wolverhampton seven-furlong course.
The seventh race is scheduled for 7:12pm and is a Class 5 handicap for three-year-olds and older horses.The race covers one mile and 142 yards and carries £7,600 in prize money. Horses rated between 51 and 70 are eligible, with the distance providing a test between the shorter races earlier in the evening and the longer event that follows.
At 7:42pm, horses aged three years and older will contest a Class 6 handicap over one mile, four furlongs and 51 yards.The race carries £6,200 in prize money and is restricted to horses rated between 46 and 55. The extended distance will place greater emphasis on stamina as the evening progresses.
The final race of the Wolverhampton programme starts at 8:12pm. It is a Class 6 handicap for three-year-olds and older horses over six furlongs and 20 yards.The closing contest carries £9,000 in prize money and is open to horses rated between 46 and 65. The six-furlong distance brings the meeting back to a sprinting trip for the final event of the evening.
The Wolverhampton meeting on Monday, 21 September 2026, features nine Flat races on the all-weather track, beginning at 4:00pm and concluding at 8:12pm. The card covers a wide range of distances, from five furlongs and 21 yards to two miles and 120 yards.
Two-year-olds feature in the nursery and restricted maiden contests, while the remaining races are open to three-year-olds and older horses. The 5:42pm EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes carries the highest prize allocation of £11,000, with the evening concluding over six furlongs and 20 yards.
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