Wolverhampton (AW) 20:00 RESULTED
Class 5 18 Aug 2026

Tuesday 18 August Self Storage Association Handicap Stakes

Self Storage Association Handicap Stakes · 1m5f219y

Official Result

Self Storage Association Handicap Stakes

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  1. Winner Heroics (GB) Oisin Murphy · Alan King
    5/4F
  2. 7/2
  3. 8/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
So Alex silks
So Alex
Age 4 · 10-2
19-225
74
71
78
4
10-2
10/1 FCST 7/1
Placed second in two of his last four starts but only fifth last time out, So Alex arrives 46 days between runs and carrying 142 lb; he has run over today's trip and going, and a rating of 78 offers a sliver of encouragement, though recent consistency remains mixed.
AI verdict

SR 71 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Velvet Whisper silks
Velvet Whisper
Age 4 · 10-2
211-88
74
66
80
4
10-2
18/1 17/2 14/1
Velvet Whisper showed real ability when winning back-to-back three and four starts back, and a trainer firing at 41% makes her impossible to ignore off a mark of 74; the concern is two successive eighths since, plus 102 days off the track.
AI verdict

SR 66 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
Kingdom Of Stars silks
Kingdom Of Stars
Age 5 · 10-2
032-48
74
46
81
5
10-2
50/1 18/1 33/1
Kingdom Of Stars shaped with real promise when second three starts back and third four starts back, and our ratings just edge him top of these on paper; the worry is that winless in his last five, his latest eighth needs explaining.
AI verdict

SR 46 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 33/1.

4
Dance Time silks
Dance Time
Age 6 · 10-0
5973V2
72
74
79
6
10-0
5/1 5/1 7/2
Dance Time arrives here just seven days after finishing second last time out, and with experience of today's trip and conditions, she shapes as a live threat carrying 140 lb — the main risk is that she remains yet to win in recent starts.
AI verdict

SR 74 suggests ability but 5/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

5
Percy Jones silks
Percy Jones
Age 7 · 9-13
8-8364
71
54
79
7
9-13
25/1 9/1 18/1
SR 54 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 18/1.
AI verdict

SR 54 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 18/1.

6
White Storm silks
White Storm
Age 3 · 9-8
256
75
49
57
3
9-8
16/1 15/2 15/1
Winless in his last three starts and ranked bottom of the field on our figures, White Storm faces a stiff ask off 134 lb, though a second three starts back offers a crumb of encouragement and a trainer firing at 36% over the past fortnight keeps connections hopeful.
AI verdict

SR 49 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 16/1.

7
Heroics silks
Heroics
Age 3 · 9-7
2-2415
74
83
76
3
9-7
3/1 10/3 9/4
Beaten fifth last time out, Heroics heads into this ranked seventh of nine on our figures, making him hard to fancy despite a win two starts back and experience of both today's trip and going conditions.
AI verdict

SR 83 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

8
Flash Kozo silks
Flash Kozo
Age 3 · 9-3
-43051
70
81
76
3
9-3
11/4 32/17 5/2
Won last time out off a mark of 70, giving Flash Kozo an obvious fitness edge at 22 days, and he has run over today's trip and going before; however, he carries 129 lb and his speed rating of 66 leaves him ranked sixth of nine, suggesting he faces a stiff ask against stronger rivals.
AI verdict

SR 81 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

9
Kakirra silks
Kakirra
Age 3 · 9-0
711112
67
83
68
3
9-0
4/1 10/3 3/1
Ranked eighth of nine on our figures, Kakirra is hard to fancy at the weights despite a lively recent run of form that includes four wins in his last six starts, most recently a runner-up finish, and he has experience of today's distance and going.
AI verdict

SR 83 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 So Alex 10/1 open 8.50 8/1 open 8.00 7/1 open 10.00 7/1 open 10.00 9/1 17/2 open 10.00 10/1 Bet365
2 Velvet Whisper 18/1 open 12.00 18/1 open 9.50 18/1 open 15.00 18/1 open 15.00 16/1 open 15.00 14/1 18/1 Bet365
3 Kingdom Of Stars 50/1 open 21.00 50/1 open 19.00 50/1 open 26.00 33/1 open 26.00 33/1 open 26.00 33/1 open 23.00 50/1 Bet365
4 Dance Time 5/1 open 7.50 5/1 open 8.00 4/1 open 6.50 7/2 open 6.50 5/1 9/2 open 6.00 5/1 Bet365
5 Percy Jones 25/1 open 10.00 28/1 open 15.00 20/1 open 13.00 18/1 open 13.00 22/1 open 13.00 28/1 open 13.00 28/1 Paddy Power
6 White Storm 16/1 open 8.50 16/1 open 11.00 16/1 open 12.00 16/1 open 12.00 15/1 open 12.00 20/1 open 12.00 20/1 Betfred
7 Heroics 3/1 open 5.00 3/1 open 4.33 9/4 open 5.00 9/4 open 5.00 11/4 open 5.00 3/1 open 5.00 3/1 Bet365
8 Flash Kozo 11/4 open 5.00 5/2 open 4.50 11/4 open 3.00 11/4 open 3.00 11/4 open 2.88 5/2 open 2.88 11/4 Bet365
9 Kakirra 4/1 open 4.50 7/2 7/2 3/1 open 4.50 7/2 open 4.33 7/2 open 4.33 4/1 Bet365

Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Heroics

Speculative

Heroics owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (46) and market confidence (86). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

3/1 Alan King Oisin Murphy
67% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Flash Kozo

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

11/4 · Harry Eustace
✓ Value Signal

Percy Jones

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

25/1 · Mark Loughnane
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Balanced

Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.

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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating Speculative
46 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +17.5 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence Dominant
86 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +19.0 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Low conviction
38 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +3.8 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Low conviction
41 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.1 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor Dominant
56 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.6 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Speculative
57 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.5 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 7. Heroics
55.4 3/1
2 8. Flash Kozo
54.3 11/4
3 9. Kakirra
53.6 4/1
4 4. Dance Time
50.4 5/1
5 1. So Alex
45.4 10/1
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Kakirra
Speculative

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Market Movers Horses at 20/1 or shorter

8
Age 3 · 9-3
11/4
★★★☆☆ SR 81 🐾

SR 81 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

7
Age 3 · 9-7
3/1
★★★☆☆ SR 83 🐾

SR 83 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

9
Age 3 · 9-0
4/1
★★★☆☆ SR 83 🐾

SR 83 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Age 6 · 10-0
5/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 74 🐾

SR 74 suggests ability but 5/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

1
Age 4 · 10-2
10/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 71 🐾

SR 71 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

6
Age 3 · 9-8
16/1
★☆☆☆☆ SR 49 🐾

SR 49 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 16/1.

2
Age 4 · 10-2
18/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 66 🐾

SR 66 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

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Kakirra
Confidence: Speculative

Kakirra (SR:83, 7/2) shares top SR with Heroics but carries the lightest weight in the field at 9-0, giving her a meaningful lbs advantage — 7lb less than Heroics (9-7) and 14lb less than the top-weights. Her form string 711112 is outstanding: five consecutive placed runs culminating in a win last time out, and she holds a Course:W2P2 record at Wolverhampton which is a significant specialist advantage on an AW track where familiarity counts. GoingFit:+ confirms she handles conditions, and dropping a class (ClassMv:↓1) means she arrives in easier company than some of her recent successes. The 7/2 price is fair but not restrictive given the convergence of SR, weight, course form, and in-form connections (Ollie Sangster 13%, Hector Crouch 18%). Each-way alternative: Dance Time. Main danger: Heroics — Heroics (SR:83, 4/1) matches Kakirra on raw ability, drops a massive three class levels (ClassMv:↓3) into what should be comfortable territory, has GoingFit:+ confirmed, and Oisin Murphy's 21% career strike rate is the strongest jockey booking in the field.

Case against 4 clamped
  • Kakirra's Official Rating has risen +6 marks following her recent win, meaning she now races off a significantly higher mark than when achieving that success — handicapper may have found her out.
  • Flash Kozo (11/4 market leader, SR:81) is fresher on 22 days since last run and shortening in the market, suggesting stable confidence — Kakirra is drifting slightly at 7/2 behind this market move.
  • Heroics (SR:83, 4/1) brings Oisin Murphy (21% strike rate) aboard and also matches Kakirra's SR — a 3yo with a 5-run form string peaking now may lack the ceiling to repel a progressive rival with the…
  • Kakirra's form string 711112 includes early defeats and the class drop (↓1) may indicate connections are consolidating rather than progressing — her ceiling could already be mapped by the handicapper…
Shortlist Kakirra, Heroics, Dance Time, Flash Kozo
Each-way: Dance Time Danger: Heroics

🗺 The Course Class 5

1m5f219y Distance to cover
Good Expected going
9 Confirmed runners
Wolverhampton (AW) Track and setting
Class 5 Race grade