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17:00

Ascot

Great Britain

Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

2m4f·Flat·Class 2·Good To Firm·20 runners·£61,848
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Kizlyar (IRE)
    J M Sheridan·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
    25/1·26.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Defiantly (FR)
    James Doyle·Joseph Patrick O'Brien·beaten 0.2 lengths
    25/1·26.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Tim Toe (IRE)AI top pick · 63.2
    Ronan Whelan·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 2.5 lengths
    8/1·9.00
    SP
Race time
4m 20.94s+0.44s vs std

On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 8.00 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 →
v1.063.2/100 rating
Tim Toe
12.00SmarketsSBK· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way63.2/100 rating
Tim Toe
12.00SmarketsSBK

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

Tim Toe

Ronan Whelan · Henry De Bromhead · 5yo

63.2/100
+3.3 vs next best (59.9)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    16d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    87very strong
    Last 6: 1-3-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    61average
    OR 91
  • Trainer20% weight
    28weak
    Henry De Bromhead: 4/38 winners last 14d (11%)
MarketBest price 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) — 3rd pick of 20 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
8116
6yo · G · bht
322360
9-1210047.9
25/1·26.00
SP
12210
6yo · G · b
3453
9-109854.8
14/1·15.00
SP
433
5yo · G · ch
44460
9-089653.7
40/1·41.00
SP
2048
5yo · G · b
1029
9-069451.0
13/8F·2.62
SP
1452
5yo · G · bvFT V
00386
9-069451.6
50/1·51.00
SP
15612
6yo · G · b
10201
9-069457.5
33/1·34.00
SP
7720
5yo · M · ch
00024
9-069453.0
14/1·15.00
SP
11814
7yo · G · bb
0030P
9-069448.2
25/1·26.00
SP
17918
6yo · G · bp
16375
9-069453.4
40/1·41.00
SP
2107
4yo · G · chbFT B
14704
9-059452.0
25/1·26.00
SP
101113
4yo · C · b
11651
9-059459.9
14/1·15.00
SP
61217
5yo · G · b
31199
9-049249.4
12/1·13.00
SP
131311
6yo · G · bt
00071
9-049248.1
20/1·21.00
SP
18144
4yo · F · bp
42322
9-049355.4
33/1·34.00
SP
19151
4yo · G · chp
31011
9-049357.0
25/1·26.00
SP
16165
5yo · G · bpFT P
7317
9-049255.1
5/1·6.00
SP
9179
6yo · G · bh
117
9-039144.3
16/1·17.00
SP
51815
5yo · G · ch
01370
9-039144.7
40/1·41.00
SP
31919
5yo · G · b
131
9-039163.2
8/1·9.00
SP
1206
4yo · G · bt
32101
9-039258.7
25/1·26.00
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:00 Ascot on 16 June 2026?

Kizlyar (IRE) won the 17:00 Ascot at SP 26.00. Ridden by J M Sheridan. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:00 Ascot?

No — the AI top pick (Tim Toe) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 17:00 Ascot?

Top finishers: 1. Kizlyar (IRE) (26.00), 2. Defiantly (FR) (26.00), 3. Tim Toe (IRE) (9.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:00 Ascot?

The winning time was 4m 20.94s, on standard time.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Reaching High shaped like the unlucky horse of last year's renewal, meeting traffic trouble when well fancied and never getting a clear passage before connections wisely called it a day — the form reads as though he had every chance of winning. Returning off the same mark after a lengthy absence, his powerful jumping stable has a fine record of producing horses fresh, and the step back up to this marathon trip at Ascot looks tailor-made. Bahadur, progressive and willing last time, is the most obvious threat, while Galileo Dame remains dangerously unexposed over extreme distances for a strong O'Brien hand. **Reaching High** to finally get the run of the race and take the honours.

Racing Post pick: Reaching High

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

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