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16:12 Catterick

Ann Whitehouse Memorial Veterans' Handicap

6f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £4,187 · Saturday, 30 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th
  1. 1st
    Holbache (GB)
    Tom Kiely-Marshall·Julie Camacho
    17/2·9.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Mark's Choice (IRE)
    William Pyle·Gemma Tutty·beaten 4.75 lengths
    7/1·8.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Ramon Di Loria (IRE)
    Aiden Brookes·Ewan Whillans·beaten 1.25 lengths
    12/1·13.00
    SP
Race time
1m 10.00s−0.30s vs std

On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.

In-running (Holbache (GB))

“Pressed leader early - led narrowly after 2f - going best 2f out - soon pushed along and went clear - kept on well inside final furlong - readily”

AI top-rated Evocative Spark (score 66.7) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.38 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: Evocative Spark

Preference is for EVOCATIVE SPARK (nap) who loves it around here and may still be just ahead of the handicapper.

Forecast 2/1 Good Earth, 9/4 Evocative Spark, 5/1 Wen Moon, 9/1 Quercus, 10/1 Mark's Choice, Ramon Di Loria, 16/1 Holbache

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

Evocative Spark

Luke Morris · John David Riches · 7yo

Top-rated of 6
score 66.7 · +16.3 clear of next best (50.4)
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
    100small sample (n=2)
    John David Riches: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Form20% weight
    71strong
    Last 6: 9-1-1-7-1
  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    9d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Ratings50% weight
    51average
    OR 71 · RPR 82 · TS 76 — highest combined rating in the field
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 — Catterick 6f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.36).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.36
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.79
High (6–7)
IV 0.80

Today: Evocative Spark (draw 3) and Mark's Choice (draw 2) get the bias; Good Earth (draw 5) 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. 150 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
16
Holbache
J: Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) · T: Julie Camacho · draw 1
8yo · G · bp
21037
6541.9
17/2·9.50
SP
23
Mark's Choice
J: William Pyle · T: Gemma Tutty · draw 2
10yo · G · bp
91106
7146.3
7/1·8.00
SP
37
Ramon Di Loria
J: Aiden Brookes · T: Ewan Whillans · draw 4
8yo · G · ch
112356
5746.6
12/1·13.00
SP
42
Evocative Spark
J: Luke Morris · T: John David Riches · draw 3
7yo · G · bv
91171
7166.7
11/8F·2.38
SP
51
Good Earth
J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Michael Herrington · draw 5
9yo · G · b
186141
7450.4
11/4·3.75
SP
65
Quercus
J: Conor Whiteley(7) · T: Stephen Hanlon · draw 7
9yo · G · bp
12105
6541.6
8/1·9.00
SP
——
Wen Moon
J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam · draw 6
6yo · G · b
65103
7049.1—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:12 Catterick on 30 May 2026?

Holbache (GB) won the 16:12 Catterick at SP 9.50. Ridden by Tom Kiely-Marshall. Trained by Julie Camacho.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:12 Catterick?

No — the AI top pick (Evocative Spark) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 16:12 Catterick?

Top finishers: 1. Holbache (GB) (9.50), 2. Mark's Choice (IRE) (8.00), 3. Ramon Di Loria (IRE) (13.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:12 Catterick?

The winning time was 1m 10.00s, on standard time.

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