Who won the 14:40 Stratford on 29 June 2026?
Playful Fox (FR) won the 14:40 Stratford at SP 3.75. Ridden by Harry Skelton. Trained by Dan Skelton.
14:40 Stratford
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2m½f · Hurdle · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £5,174 · Monday, 29 June 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 11/4·3.75Race report
- 1stPlayful Fox (FR)AI top pick · 70.1Harry Skelton·Dan Skelton11/4·3.75SP
- 2ndReteti (GB)Marc Goldstein·Sheena West·beaten .5 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdUhtred Ragnarson (IRE)Tom Bellamy·Alan King·beaten .5 lengths3/1·4.00SP
Race time
3m 52.91s+11.91s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Playful Fox (FR))
“Raced towards rear - moved to fourth 5th - close up 2 out - headway and led at last - drifted right on run-in - stayed on”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 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-partyPundit pick: Juan Bermudez
Juan Bermudez made all to land a handicap at Stratford last time by a length and a 3lb rise looks fair for a horse clearly in form over this trip on good ground; his front-running style suits the conditions. Playful Fox shapes as the main danger, with a shorter trip looking better suited after failing to stay the longer distance last time, while Uhtred Ragnarson brings solid credentials and an excusable off-day behind him. Juan Bermudez to make it back-to-back wins at the course.
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
Playful Fox
Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton · 4yo
Top-rated of 6
score 70.1 · +9.9 clear of next best (60.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongDan Skelton: 11/26 winners last 14d (42%)
- Freshness10% weight85very strong32d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight66strongOR 99
- Form20% weight43below averageLast 6: 4-5-U-2-4
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.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0 4yo · G · bt | 45U24 | 99 | 70.1 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 2 | 5 | J: Marc Goldstein · T: Sheena West · draw 0 6yo · G · bh | 24523 | 99 | 53.1 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Tom Bellamy · T: Alan King · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 313F7 | 104 | 53.5 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Lilly Pinchin · T: Henry Oliver · draw 0 7yo · G · chtp | 65221 | 110 | 60.2 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Paddy Hanlon(5) · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 9yo · G · bt | 85065 | 102 | 51.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Harry Sexton(7) · T: Adrian Sexton · draw 0 9yo · M · bp | 87749 | 106 | 49.3 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:40 Stratford?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Playful Fox, won the race (AI score 70.1).
What were the placings in the 14:40 Stratford?
Top finishers: 1. Playful Fox (FR) (3.75), 2. Reteti (GB) (5.00), 3. Uhtred Ragnarson (IRE) (4.00).
What was the winning time for the 14:40 Stratford?
The winning time was 3m 52.91s, 11.91s slower than standard.
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