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20:30

Ripon

Great Britain

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Wednesday, 17 June 2026

5f·Flat·Class 6·Good·8 runners·£3,664
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th
  1. 1st
    What A Tahoo (IRE)
    Barry McHugh·Richard & Peter Fahey
    9/4F·3.25
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Barmyblade (IRE)
    Sean Kirrane·Tim Easterby·beaten 1 length
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Brain Freeze (IRE)
    Rhys Elliott·Michael Dods·beaten 1.5 lengths
    7/2·4.50
    SP
Race time
58.64s+1.64s vs std

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

AI top-rated Hyrcanian (score 47.0) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 22.00 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 →
v1.047.0/100 rating
Hyrcanian
27.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way43.2/100 rating
Brain Freeze
5.00BetWright
Place portion settles at 1.80 · 1/5 odds · 3 places

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

Hyrcanian

Zak Wheatley · Ron Barr · 5yo

47.0/100
+3.8 vs next best (43.2)

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    Ron Barr: 2/3 winners last 14d (67%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    22d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    30weak
    OR 45
  • Form20% weight
    10weak
    Last 6: 0-8-5-8-0
MarketBest price 27.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 7th pick of 8 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
215
4yo · G · bp
04608
9-095032.3
5/1·6.00
SP
431
5yo · M · b
53369
9-074841.9
11/2·6.50
SP
348
3yo · F · bb
74051
9-075443.2
7/2·4.50
SP
654
5yo · G · chp
01705
9-054633.1
11/1·12.00
SP
762
6yo · G · ch
9U906
9-044540.1
5/1·6.00
SP
876
5yo · M · b
08580
9-044547.0
22/1·23.00
SP
189
3yo · F · ch
947433
8-134638.7
9/4F·3.25
SP
597
3yo · F · bh
56407
8-124534.2
33/1·34.00
SP
3
3yo · F · bvFT V
3206
9-075438.4

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:30 Ripon on 17 June 2026?

What A Tahoo (IRE) won the 20:30 Ripon at SP 3.25. Ridden by Barry McHugh. Trained by Richard & Peter Fahey.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:30 Ripon?

No — the AI top pick (Hyrcanian) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 20:30 Ripon?

Top finishers: 1. What A Tahoo (IRE) (3.25), 2. Barmyblade (IRE) (6.00), 3. Brain Freeze (IRE) (4.50).

What was the winning time for the 20:30 Ripon?

The winning time was 58.64s, 1.64s slower than standard.

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