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15:28 Uttoxeter

Wrights Centenary Gold Cup Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

2m4f · Hurdle · Class 2 · Good · 11 runners · £15,609 · Sunday, 24 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th
  1. 1st
    Sir Galahad (IRE)
    Sean Bowen·Olly Murphy
    9/2·5.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Percy Shelley (GB)
    Jonathan Burke·James Owen·beaten 11 lengths
    7/1·8.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Bowmore (IRE)
    Daire McConville·Charlie Longsdon·beaten 0.3 lengths
    18/1·19.00
    SP
Race time
4m 53.70s+12.70s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Sir Galahad (IRE))

In rear - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 4th - headway and ridden before 3 out - led before last - went clear run-in - readily

AI top-rated Service Minimum (score 82.8) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Sir Galahad

Service Minimum will be popular and rightly so. SIR GALAHAD has a chance on his recent run here behind Miss Maverick.

Forecast 11/4 Service Minimum, 9/2 Sir Galahad, 13/2 Miss Maverick, Flying Fortune, 7/1 Rialannah, 10/1 Champagne Kid, Percy Shelley, 12/1 Bowmore, 14/1 No Ordinary Joe, 20/1 Liverpool Knight, 33/1 Break Point

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Service Minimum

Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton · 6yo

Top-rated of 11
score 82.8 · +7.9 clear of next best (74.9)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    Dan Skelton: 11/27 winners last 14d (41%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    31d since last run (fresh)
  • Ratings50% weight
    81very strong
    OR 126 · RPR 128 · TS 109
  • Form20% weight
    70strong
    Last 6: 7-4-7-1-1
MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
13
J: Sean Bowen · T: Olly Murphy · draw 0
5yo · G · bp
42602
12674.9
9/2·5.50
SP
27
J: Jonathan Burke · T: James Owen · draw 0
7yo · G · bv
112P3
12265.0
7/1·8.00
SP
31
8yo · G · br
21300
13057.3
18/1·19.00
SP
48
J: James Bowen · T: Mickey Bowen · draw 0
7yo · M · brp
4940
11960.9
8/1·9.00
SP
52
J: Eoghan Finegan(7) · T: P E Collins · draw 0
7yo · G · b/brtp
311P9
13070.0
11/1·12.00
SP
65
J: Ben Jones · T: Faye Bramley · draw 0
10yo · G · btv
07610
12557.4
6/1·7.00
SP
74
J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0
6yo · M · ch
74711
12682.8
3/1F·4.00
SP
86
J: James Davies · T: Gary Hanmer · draw 0
9yo · M · b
13251
12465.2
7/1·8.00
SP
910
J: Liam Harrison · T: Fergal O'Brien · draw 0
8yo · G · b
426F6
11560.4
22/1·23.00
SP
1011
J: Nick Slatter(3) · T: Luke Dace · draw 0
6yo · G · b
U213
11258.8
66/1·67.00
SP
UR9
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Lucy Wadham · draw 0
7yo · M · ch
P511
11665.4
10/1·11.00
SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:28 Uttoxeter on 24 May 2026?

Sir Galahad (IRE) won the 15:28 Uttoxeter at SP 5.50. Ridden by Sean Bowen. Trained by Olly Murphy.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:28 Uttoxeter?

No — the AI top pick (Service Minimum) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 15:28 Uttoxeter?

Top finishers: 1. Sir Galahad (IRE) (5.50), 2. Percy Shelley (GB) (8.00), 3. Bowmore (IRE) (19.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:28 Uttoxeter?

The winning time was 4m 53.70s, 12.70s slower than standard.

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