What time is the Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap?
The Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap is off at 14:02 on 5 July 2026 at Southwell (AW) (Great Britain).
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap
Sunday, 5 July 2026
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Passes the v1.0 card filter
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Kieran O'Neill · Pam Sly · 3yo
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Shape: 5 confirmed front-runners — expect a pace duel; closers from the rear advantaged.
Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.
| # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | Fair | Best price | Add to betslip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3yo · F · bt | 62252 | 9-09 | 75 | — | — | 53.3 | 10/1·11.46 | 10.5·10.50Betfair Exchange | ||
| 2 | 8 | 3yo · F · b | 218 | 9-08 | 74 | — | — | 52.9 | 40/1·39.10 | 33/1·34.00Bet365 | ||
| 3 | 11 | 3yo · G · b | 2444 | 9-08 | 74 | — | — | 55.8 | 14/1·14.83+42% vs mkt | 20·21.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3yo · G · b | 647 | 9-08 | 74 | — | — | 59.8 | 16/1·16.18 | 12·13.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3yo · G · chpFT P | 43364 | 9-08 | 74 | — | — | 52.8 | 8/1·8.76 | 6·7.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 6 | 14 | 3yo · F · b/br | 37721 | 9-07 | 73 | — | — | 45.5 | 17/2·9.44 | 8.6·8.60Betfair Exchange | ||
| 7 | 7 | 3yo · C · ch | 42312 | 9-06 | 72 | — | — | 55.1 | 11/2·6.74 | 5.1·5.10Betfair Exchange | ||
| 8 | 13 | 3yo · G · chpFT P | 2335 | 9-06 | 72 | — | — | 57.0 | 14/1·14.83 | 14.5·14.50Betfair Exchange | ||
| 9 | 10 | 3yo · G · bp | 25440 | 9-06 | 72 | — | — | 38.5 | 16/1·16.18 | 14.5·14.50Betfair Exchange | ||
| 10 | 9 | 3yo · F · ch | 434 | 9-05 | 71 | — | — | 56.7 | 14/1·14.83 | 10/1·11.00Bet365 | ||
| 11 | 6 | 3yo · G · br | 15274 | 9-03 | 69 | — | — | 55.5 | 16/1·16.18+5% vs mkt | 16·17.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 12 | 12 | 3yo · G · btpFT TP | 23445 | 9-03 | 69 | — | — | 42.8 | 20/1·20.22 | 16·17.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 13 | 1 | 3yo · G · b | 2479 | 9-00 | 66 | — | — | 51.2 | 150/1·136.16 | 125/1·126.00Bet365 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 3yo · G · b | 383445 | 8-12 | 64 | — | — | 42.4 | 12/1·13.48 | 13·13.00Betfair Exchange |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 32 bookmakers per horse with the 35% overround stripped out. A green badge means the best book currently pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.
The Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap is off at 14:02 on 5 July 2026 at Southwell (AW) (Great Britain).
1m, Class 5, Flat, 14 runners declared.
Going is reported as Standard on AW.
The AI top-rated runner is Cliff Danger (score 59.8, best price 13.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
The market favourite is Kalokalo at a best price of 5.10. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Cliff Danger.
Kalokalo has been progressive in recent starts and was unfortunate last time, going second after committing to the lead too early; the shorter distance today should play into his hands and he is clear of the field on our ratings. Areti and Lillie Margot — both capable of better — are the chief dangers, but Kalokalo is our selection.
Racing Post pick: Kalokalo
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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