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16:37

Fakenham

Great Britain

Prince Of Wales Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Sunday, 31 May 2026

2m5f·Chase·Class 3·Good·5 runners·£7,922
Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 11/5·3.20
  1. 1st
    Nickelforce (IRE)AI top pick · 78.9
    Harry Bannister·Ben Case
    11/5·3.20
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Coastguard Station (IRE)
    David Noonan·Henry Oliver·beaten 9 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    No But I Will (GB)
    Miss Jessica Milly Smith·Julian Smith·beaten 3.25 lengths
    11/1·12.00
    SP
Race time
5m 22.32s+4.32s vs std

Slow — soft ground or steady early gallop common over jumps.

In-running (Nickelforce (IRE))

“Prominent - led after 3 out - jockey dropped whip run-in - pushed out”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.20 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.078.9/100 rating
Nickelforce
4.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Nickelforce

Harry Bannister · Ben Case · 7yo

78.9/100
+5.6 vs next best (73.3)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    29d since last run (fresh)
  • Trainer20% weight
    83very strong
    Ben Case: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    81very strong
    OR 115 · RPR 127 · TS 121
  • Form20% weight
    68strong
    Last 6: 2-2-1-4-3
MarketBest price 4.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 2nd favourite. AI sees slight value vs consensus.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
210
Coastguard Station
10yo · G · chp
Henry Oliver
17624
12-0012413011673.3
4/1·5.00
SP
PU20
Hurricane Bay
10yo · G · btp
Lucy Wadham
PP551
11-1212213512261.6
2/1F·3.00
SP
130
Nickelforce
7yo · G · b
Ben Case
22143
11-0511512712178.9
11/5·3.20
SP
340
No But I Will
9yo · G · bv
Julian Smith
13146
11-0411413111659.3
11/1·12.00
SP
450
Tommy Cullen
8yo · G · ch
Matt Crawley
2244
10-1310912610959.2
5/1·6.00
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:37 Fakenham on 31 May 2026?

Nickelforce (IRE) won the 16:37 Fakenham at SP 3.20. Ridden by Harry Bannister. Trained by Ben Case.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:37 Fakenham?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Nickelforce, won the race (AI score 78.9).

What were the placings in the 16:37 Fakenham?

Top finishers: 1. Nickelforce (IRE) (3.20), 2. Coastguard Station (IRE) (5.00), 3. No But I Will (GB) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:37 Fakenham?

The winning time was 5m 22.32s, 4.32s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Back in good nick at Huntingdon recently and still well handicapped, HURRICANE BAY (nap) is taken the win this race for a second time.

Racing Post pick: Hurricane Bay

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/4 Hurricane Bay, 3/1 Coastguard Station, 7/2 Nickelforce, 4/1 Tommy Cullen, 10/1 No But I Will

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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