15:50 Stratford

Clear Insurance Management Handicap Hurdle

2m½f · Hurdle · Class 3 · Good · 3 runners · £7,737 · Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd

1st
Edelak (IRE)
Harry Skelton·Dan Skelton
5/6F·1.83
SP
2nd
Hooper (GB)
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell·Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies·beaten 28 lengths
12/1·13.00
SP
3rd
Machete Beach (GB)AI top pick · 86.7
Gavin Sheehan·Jamie Snowden·beaten 41 lengths
11/10·2.10
SP

Race time

3m 51.56s+10.56s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.10 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.

Why the model rates this top

Machete Beach

Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden · 5yo

Top-rated of 3

score 86.7 · +3.8 clear of next best (82.9)

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
100small sample (n=9)
Jamie Snowden: 4/9 winners last 14d (44%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
17d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
93very strong
Last 6: 3-1-1
Ratings50% weight
76strong
OR 114 — 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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	3	Edelak J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0 4yo · G · bp	621	11-02	111	—	—	82.9	5/6F·1.83 SP
2	2	Hooper J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies · draw 0 10yo · G · btFT T	49P5	11-04	108	—	—	48.0	12/1·13.00 SP
3	1	Machete Beach J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Jamie Snowden · draw 0 5yo · G · b	311	11-10	114	—	—	86.7	11/10·2.10 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:50 Stratford on 16 June 2026?

Edelak (IRE) won the 15:50 Stratford at SP 1.83. Ridden by Harry Skelton. Trained by Dan Skelton.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:50 Stratford?

No — the AI top pick (Machete Beach) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 15:50 Stratford?

Top finishers: 1. Edelak (IRE) (1.83), 2. Hooper (GB) (13.00), 3. Machete Beach (GB) (2.10).

What was the winning time for the 15:50 Stratford?

The winning time was 3m 51.56s, 10.56s slower than standard.

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