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16:10 Chester

Katie O'Brien's Irish Taverns Handicap

7f · Flat · Class 3 · Good · 8 runners · £18,039 · Saturday, 27 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick was a non-runner
  1. 1st
    Start Me Up (GB)
    George Wood·Richard Spencer
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Sovereign Ocean (IRE)
    Luke Catton·Marco Botti·beaten .5 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    First Time (IRE)
    Ethan Tindall·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten 2.25 lengths
    17/2·9.50
    SP
Race time
1m 24.45s+0.35s vs std

On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.

In-running (Start Me Up (GB))

“Back in the field - came with a run from 3f out - switched right to join leaders under 2f out - driven and quickened - moved into second inside final 110yds - led close home”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Do Bronxs

Do Bronxs has shown a liking for Chester with a close second here last time off today's mark, and our figures rank him at the top of the field. Start Me Up landed a handicap here over a shorter trip last time but now faces a higher mark, while Sovereign Ocean and First Time both hold realistic claims. Do Bronxs is our selection.

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Vidmiyr

NON-RUNNER · Jennie Candlish · 3yo

Top-rated of 8
score 63.5 · +7.1 clear of next best (56.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    15d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    74strong
    Last 6: 2-3-1-2-3
  • Trainer20% weight
    60average
    Jennie Candlish: 4/17 winners last 14d (24%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    53average
    OR 80
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.

Draw bias — Chester 7f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.11).

Low (1–4)
IV 1.11
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.75
High (8–10)
IV 1.11

Today: Sovereign Ocean (draw 3) and Start Me Up (draw 4) get the bias; Vidmiyr (draw 6) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 84 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
18
Start Me Up
J: George Wood · T: Richard Spencer · draw 4
3yo · G · bp
50751
8053.9
4/1·5.00
SP
21
Sovereign Ocean
J: Luke Catton(3) · T: Marco Botti · draw 3
3yo · C · b
1616
9055.4
9/2·5.50
SP
34
First Time
J: Ethan Tindall(5) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 5
3yo · G · b
21206
8450.7
17/2·9.50
SP
45
Astrazar
J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ed Walker · draw 1
3yo · G · b
41197
8350.8
9/2·5.50
SP
52
Do Bronxs
J: David Egan · T: David Loughnane · draw 7
3yo · G · gr
57572
8847.3
11/4F·3.75
SP
67
Bright Summer
J: Jason Watson · T: Andrew Balding · draw 8
3yo · F · b
418
8056.3
16/1·17.00
SP
73
Daydreama
J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 2
3yo · G · b
37290
8851.0
16/1·17.00
SP
86
Cool Molly
J: David Probert · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 10
3yo · F · b
211306
8051.1
17/2·9.50
SP
——
Vidmiyr
J: NON-RUNNER · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 6
3yo · C · br
23123
8063.5—
——
The Resdev Scholar
J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 9
3yo · G · b
243302
7852.6—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:10 Chester on 27 June 2026?

Start Me Up (GB) won the 16:10 Chester at SP 5.00. Ridden by George Wood. Trained by Richard Spencer.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:10 Chester?

No — the AI top pick (Vidmiyr) was a non-runner or unplaced.

What were the placings in the 16:10 Chester?

Top finishers: 1. Start Me Up (GB) (5.00), 2. Sovereign Ocean (IRE) (5.50), 3. First Time (IRE) (9.50).

What was the winning time for the 16:10 Chester?

The winning time was 1m 24.45s, on standard time.

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