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17:35

Ascot

Great Britain

Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3)

Thursday, 18 June 2026

1m2f·Flat·Class 1·Good To Firm·10 runners·£99,243
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd
  1. 1st
    Generic (IRE)
    James Doyle·Andrew Balding
    18/1·19.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Endorsement (IRE)AI top pick · 72.0
    Ryan Moore·A P O'Brien·beaten 1 length
    11/8F·2.38
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Glacius (GB)
    Billy Loughnane·Hugo Palmer·beaten 0.2 lengths
    33/1·34.00
    SP
Race time
2m 4.94s+0.54s vs std

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

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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.072.0/100 rating
Endorsement
· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Endorsement

Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien · 3yo

72.0/100
+1.8 vs next best (70.1)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    14d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    71strong
    Last 6: 2-8-2-3-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    71strong
    OR 107
  • Trainer20% weight
    60average
    A P O'Brien: 9/37 winners last 14d (24%)
Marketno market price available

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
4110
3yo · G · ch
91317
9-0610454.6
80/1·81.00
SP
1022
3yo · C · bp
55160
9-0611263.1
10/1·11.00
SP
237
3yo · C · bp
28231
9-0210772.0
11/8F·2.38
SP
143
3yo · G · b
212
9-0210270.1
18/1·19.00
SP
355
3yo · C · b
143
9-0210456.5
33/1·34.00
SP
668
3yo · C · bh
22384
9-0211164.5
17/2·9.50
SP
571
3yo · C · b
114
9-0210468.7
6/1·7.00
SP
984
3yo · C · ch
2115
9-0211070.1
5/1·6.00
SP
799
3yo · C · b
11
9-029058.5
12/1·13.00
SP
8106
3yo · C · bpFT P
122
9-029666.3
18/1·19.00
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:35 Ascot on 18 June 2026?

Generic (IRE) won the 17:35 Ascot at SP 19.00. Ridden by James Doyle. Trained by Andrew Balding.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:35 Ascot?

No — the AI top pick (Endorsement) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 17:35 Ascot?

Top finishers: 1. Generic (IRE) (19.00), 2. Endorsement (IRE) (2.38), 3. Glacius (GB) (34.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:35 Ascot?

The winning time was 2m 4.94s, 0.54s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Endorsement arrives here in good heart, having won a Listed contest at a mile and a half last time out with something in hand, and his form prior to that reads well at this level — his two narrow defeats this season came against horses who subsequently ran prominently in the Epsom Derby. The step up to Group company at Ascot looks well within his compass, and the good-to-firm ground over ten furlongs should suit. Morshdi, Oxagon, and My Love Is King all hold realistic chances of filling the frame, though none looks as consistently progressive. **Endorsement** is our selection.

Racing Post pick: Endorsement

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

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