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15:05 Hamilton

ICB (Water Proofing) Handicap

6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 8 runners · £5,286 · Wednesday, 27 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Tricky Tel (GB)
    Jason Hart·Hugo Palmer
    13/8F·2.62
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Back To Me (IRE)
    Andrew Mullen·Ben Haslam·beaten .5 lengths
    7/1·8.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Sierra Sands (IRE)AI top pick · 54.4
    Connor Beasley·Ed Dunlop·beaten 2.5 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
Race time
1m 10.18s+0.88s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Tricky Tel (GB))

“Prominent - led narrowly over 4f out - ridden final furlong - kept on well”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 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: Tricky Tel

Watchdog isn't opposed lightly but TRICKY TEL shaped well from a wide draw at Chester on his return and he could be the answer.

Forecast 5/2 Watchdog, 11/4 Tricky Tel, 4/1 Siouxpersonic, 6/1 Sierra Sands, 10/1 Back To Me, 12/1 March Ahead, Falcon Queen, 25/1 Douwantitrightnow

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

Sierra Sands

Connor Beasley · Ed Dunlop · 3yo

Top-rated of 8
score 54.4 · +0.3 clear of next best (54.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    25d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    58average
    Ed Dunlop: 3/13 winners last 14d (23%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    49below average
    OR 79 · RPR 85 · TS 58
  • Form20% weight
    41below average
    Last 6: 2-5-1-4-0
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.

Draw bias — Hamilton 6f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.19).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.19
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.00
High (7–8)
IV 0.79

Today: Sierra Sands (draw 1) and Watchdog (draw 2) get the bias; Tricky Tel (draw 7) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 163 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
12
Tricky Tel
J: Jason Hart · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 7
3yo · G · b
15743
7954.1
13/8F·2.62
SP
21
Back To Me
J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam · draw 6
3yo · G · b
0116
8252.9
7/1·8.00
SP
33
Sierra Sands
J: Connor Beasley · T: Ed Dunlop · draw 1
3yo · C · ch
25140
7954.4
9/2·5.50
SP
44
Siouxpersonic
J: Ryan Sexton · T: Julie Camacho · draw 8
3yo · F · bhFT H
72712
7850.8
5/1·6.00
SP
56
March Ahead
J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Bryan Smart · draw 4
3yo · F · b
46184
7236.0
20/1·21.00
SP
65
Watchdog
J: Oisin Orr · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 2
3yo · G · b
14811
7452.1
7/2·4.50
SP
77
Douwantitrightnow
J: Shane Gray · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 5
3yo · F · b
5544
7044.8
40/1·41.00
SP
88
Falcon Queen
J: Rowan Scott · T: R Mike Smith · draw 3
3yo · F · chh
444
6642.8
33/1·34.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:05 Hamilton on 27 May 2026?

Tricky Tel (GB) won the 15:05 Hamilton at SP 2.62. Ridden by Jason Hart. Trained by Hugo Palmer.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:05 Hamilton?

No — the AI top pick (Sierra Sands) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 15:05 Hamilton?

Top finishers: 1. Tricky Tel (GB) (2.62), 2. Back To Me (IRE) (8.00), 3. Sierra Sands (IRE) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 15:05 Hamilton?

The winning time was 1m 10.18s, 0.88s slower than standard.

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