The midweek action will move to Wolverhampton Racecourse on Wednesday, 26 August, where a seven-race programme will provide an afternoon of racing from 2:00pm to 5:10pm. The card will feature sprint, middle-distance and staying contests, with distances ranging from 5f 21y to 1m 5f 219y. Prize money will range from £6,000 to £8,000 across the meeting.
Wolverhampton Racecards 26 August 2026
Opening the afternoon programme at 2:00pm, The Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Class 6) will be run over 5f 21y for £6,600. The contest will be open to three-year-olds and older horses and will feature seven runners. Sub Thirteen, Bridget’s Baby, Dusk Damsel, Rajeteriat, Fancy Dancer and Sixcor will be among the listed runners. The short-distance event will provide an early test of pace, with the field facing one of the quickest trips on the card.
The second race will take place at 2:30pm, when The Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Class 5) will cover 6f 20y for £8,000. Restricted to two-year-olds, the race will attract 11 runners and will form the first opportunity on the card for the younger generation to compete over the six-furlong distance. Hiram Bingham, He’s Readytorumble, Launchpad, Premium Seat, Reddy and Ventura Power will be among those listed for the contest.
At 3:00pm, The “Confined” Handicap Stakes (Class 5) will bring together nine runners over 6f 20y, with £8,000 in prize money. The race will be open to three-year-olds and older horses. Royal Accord, Diamondinthedark, Night Mission, Campenaerts, Bellagio Man and Guernsey Angel will feature among the listed runners. The six-furlong contest will provide another opportunity for the sprinting performers on the afternoon card.
The longest race of the meeting will follow at 3:30pm, with The Handicap Stakes (Class 5) scheduled over 1m 5f 219y for £8,000. The seven-runner contest will be open to three-year-olds and older horses and will represent a significant change of pace and distance from the earlier races. Kingdom Of Stars, The Craftymaster, Letmebetheboss, Fair Dinkum, One Cool Dreamer and V Power will be among the horses listed. The extended trip will place greater emphasis on stamina and how the runners settle through the race.
A further test over a staying distance will come at 4:00pm, when The Classified Stakes (Class 6) will be contested over 1m 4f 51y for £6,600. The race will be open to three-year-olds and older horses and will have 11 runners. Beat The Odds, D Day Major Winter, Fighting Poet, Hammal, Lawmans Blis and Ravenswell will be among the names listed. The distance will provide a different challenge from the sprint races and will require the runners to maintain their effort over more than a mile and a quarter.
The penultimate race will start at 4:35pm, with The Handicap Stakes (Class 6) taking place over 1m 142y for £6,600. The contest will feature 12 runners aged three and older, making it one of the larger fields on the Wolverhampton programme. Shamacid, On Key, Cy Twombly, Desiderata, Manton Road and Book Of Life will be among those listed. The mile trip will sit between the shorter events earlier in the afternoon and the longer-distance contests.
Closing the Wolverhampton meeting at 5:10pm, The Spillers Ulca Power Cubes Handicap Stakes 0-60 will be run over 1m for £6,000. The race will be open to three-year-olds and older horses. Zayin Sentinel, Mobaasher, Victoria, Mayfair, Sassy and Shakura Sky Zayin will be among the listed runners. The mile contest will provide the final opportunity for connections to compete on the seven-race card before the meeting concludes.
The Wolverhampton Racecards 26 August will feature seven races between 2:00pm and 5:10pm, with the programme offering a mixture of sprint, middle-distance and staying events. Distances will range from 5f 21y to 1m 5f 219y, while prize money will reach £8,000 in three of the contests.
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