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15:00 Uttoxeter

CopyBet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle

2m7½f · Hurdle · Class 3 · Good · 11 runners · £5,651 · Tuesday, 7 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Abbey Scope (GB)
    Danny McMenamin·Nicky Richards
    10/3·4.33
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Smugglers Haven (IRE)
    Miss Lily Bradstock·Mrs Sara V Bradstock·beaten 1.25 lengths
    5/2F·3.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Sunray Shadow (GB)AI top pick · 90.3
    Harry Skelton·Dan Skelton·beaten 4.75 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
Race time
5m 51.77s+18.77s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Abbey Scope (GB))

racing in mid-division - improved strongly from 3 out to move into second before 2 out - drifted left when asking for the front and got there by a short margin approaching the last - stayed on strongly in the run-in to win

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 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.

Each-way90.3/100 rating
Sunray Shadow
4.50Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Why the model rates this top

Sunray Shadow

Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton · 7yo

Top-rated of 12
score 90.3 · +9.6 clear of next best (80.8)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    Dan Skelton: 12/23 winners last 14d (52%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    26d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    93very strong
    Last 6: 4-2-1-1-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    83very strong
    OR 125 — above field median
MarketBest price 4.50 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 12.

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

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
19
J: Danny McMenamin · T: Nicky Richards · draw 0
6yo · G · b
72P11
11360.5
10/3·4.33
SP
25
7yo · M · b
221F1
12072.3
5/2F·3.50
SP
32
J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0
7yo · G · btp
42111
12590.3
9/2·5.50
SP
44
J: Tom Bellamy · T: Alan King · draw 0
9yo · G · bp
52166
12372.9
12/1·13.00
SP
512
J: Charlie Maggs(3) · T: Olly Murphy · draw 0
9yo · G · ch
1168
10866.5
66/1·67.00
SP
67
J: Sean Bowen · T: Polly Gundry · draw 0
9yo · G · ch
F3111
12064.1
12/1·13.00
SP
76
J: Callum Pritchard · T: Ben Pauling · draw 0
8yo · G · bp
PP5U2
12058.9
9/2·5.50
SP
88
J: Jamie Hamilton · T: Mark Walford · draw 0
7yo · G · b
2414P
11654.3
33/1·34.00
SP
91
J: Isabelle Ryder(5) · T: Jamie Snowden · draw 0
8yo · G · btFT TFirst after wind op
31176
12880.8
10/1·11.00
SP
PU10
J: Ben Poste · T: Steph Cameron · draw 0
10yo · G · bt
22P6
11147.8
200/1·201.00
SP
PU11
J: Benjamin Macey(5) · T: Gary Hanmer · draw 0
10yo · G · bpFT P
4P77
10947.8
22/1·23.00
SP
8yo · G · brtpFT TP
13219
12477.1

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:00 Uttoxeter on 7 July 2026?

Abbey Scope (GB) won the 15:00 Uttoxeter at SP 4.33. Ridden by Danny McMenamin. Trained by Nicky Richards.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:00 Uttoxeter?

No — the AI top pick (Sunray Shadow) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 15:00 Uttoxeter?

Top finishers: 1. Abbey Scope (GB) (4.33), 2. Smugglers Haven (IRE) (3.50), 3. Sunray Shadow (GB) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 15:00 Uttoxeter?

The winning time was 5m 51.77s, 18.77s slower than standard.

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