15:45

York

Great BritainFeature

John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Saturday, 11 July 2026

1m2½f·Flat·Class 2·Good To Firm·22 runners·£103,080

DrawStrong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.38)· 83 races · full map →

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 9th

1st
Raammee (GB)
Ray Dawson·Roger Varian
5/1·6.00
SP
2nd
Hand Of God (GB)
Lewis Edmunds·Harry Charlton·beaten .75 lengths
11/2·6.50
SP
3rd
Castle Stuart (IRE)
Barry McHugh·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten .5 lengths
12/1·13.00
SP

Race time

2m 9.35s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Raammee (GB))

“Racing among the pack - was shaken up with 3f to go and made headway shifting left - moved to the front with over a furlong to run - wandered left when driven over 1f out - veered right inside the final furlong - kept finding more with real resolve - prevailed without being fully tested”

AI top-rated Respond (score 70.6) finished 9th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 18.00 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.070.6/100 rating

Respond

17.50Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way68.7/100 rating

Warrant Holder

4.90Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Respond

P J McDonald · Andrew Balding · 4yo

70.6/100

+2.0 vs next best (68.7)

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

Freshness10% weight
85very strong
36d since last run (fresh)
Form20% weight
83very strong
Last 6: 2-1-3-1-2
Ratings50% weight
70strong
OR 105 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
53average
Andrew Balding: 14/68 winners last 14d (21%)

MarketBest price 17.50 (Betfair Exchange) — 8th pick of 22 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos	#	Dr	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
9	1	20	Respond 4yo · G · bh	P J McDonald Andrew Balding	21312	9-12	105	—	—	70.6	18/1·19.00 SP
10	2	9	Warrant Holder 4yo · G · bt	Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	23112	9-12	105	—	—	68.7	3/1F·4.00 SP
17	3	13	Yabher 4yo · G · b	Jason Hart William Haggas	21011	9-11	104	—	—	67.4	7/1·8.00 SP
7	4	8	Thunder Run 5yo · G · ch	Shane Gray K. R. Burke	40720	9-10	103	—	—	56.2	22/1·23.00 SP
4	5	3	Danger Bay 4yo · C · ch	Daniel Tudhope Edward Bethell	31191	9-09	102	—	—	61.5	11/2·6.50 SP
16	6	2	Will Scarlet 5yo · G · bp	Mason Paetel(5) Simon & Ed Crisford	425191	9-09	97	—	—	61.9	40/1·41.00 SP
2	7	1	Hand Of God 5yo · G · ch	Lewis Edmunds Harry Charlton	96071	9-08	101	—	—	59.8	11/2·6.50 SP
13	8	6	Quai De Bethune 4yo · G · bhFT H	Rob Hornby Hamad Al Jehani	46316	9-07	100	—	—	52.0	16/1·17.00 SP
18	9	21	Dain Ma Nut In 5yo · G · b	Tom Eaves Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	18017	9-06	99	—	—	47.4	50/1·51.00 SP
8	10	17	Auld Toon Loon 7yo · G · bt	Pierre-Louis Jamin Tom Dascombe	01837	9-04	97	—	—	58.6	66/1·67.00 SP
1	11	14	Raammee 4yo · G · chh	Ray Dawson Roger Varian	1142	9-02	95	—	—	64.6	5/1·6.00 SP
22	12	11	Iron Fist 4yo · G · br	Oisin Orr Mrs John Harrington	61023	9-02	95	—	—	58.8	22/1·23.00 SP
14	13	19	Have Secret 6yo · G · chv	Billy Garritty Richard & Peter Fahey	45150	9-01	94	—	—	51.8	100/1·101.00 SP
11	14	22	Fantasy Believer 9yo · G · b	Paul Mulrennan Ed Walker	71605	9-00	93	—	—	49.2	100/1·101.00 SP
21	15	12	Sportingsilvermine 5yo · G · br	Rossa Ryan James Owen	007131	8-12	86	—	—	58.5	22/1·23.00 SP
6	16	15	Spell Master 4yo · G · b	Jonny Peate Oli Rix	30183	8-10	89	—	—	49.0	40/1·41.00 SP
3	17	7	Castle Stuart 4yo · C · bh	Barry McHugh Richard & Peter Fahey	76602	8-09	88	—	—	49.6	12/1·13.00 SP
19	18	18	Altareq 4yo · G · b	Lauren Young(5) Jim Goldie	33031	8-09	83	—	—	52.9	25/1·26.00 SP
12	19	10	Rainbow Nebula 4yo · G · b	Warren Fentiman(3) Richard & Peter Fahey	01565	8-08	87	—	—	50.9	66/1·67.00 SP
5	20	16	Salam Dubawi 4yo · G · b	Andrew Mullen Jim Goldie	10103	8-08	87	—	—	51.3	80/1·81.00 SP
20	21	4	Per Contra 5yo · G · bp	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	970348	8-06	85	—	—	50.2	66/1·67.00 SP
15	22	5	Pearl River 3yo · C · b	Cam Hardie Richard Hannon	15812	8-02	88	—	—	51.9	33/1·34.00 SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:45 York on 11 July 2026?

Raammee (GB) won the 15:45 York at SP 6.00. Ridden by Ray Dawson. Trained by Roger Varian.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:45 York?

No — the AI top pick (Respond) finished 9.

What were the placings in the 15:45 York?

Top finishers: 1. Raammee (GB) (6.00), 2. Hand Of God (GB) (6.50), 3. Castle Stuart (IRE) (13.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:45 York?

The winning time was 2m 9.35s.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Warrant Holder is the pick on our figures, the best of this red-hot York field with a 113 and two wins and three places from his last five starts. Hand Of God, Thunder Run and Respond all sit close behind on the figures and are the biggest dangers, Hand Of God especially with the second-highest figure in the race. Warrant Holder remains the selection, though with the form this tight, confidence is only medium.

Racing Post pick: Warrant Holder

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

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