What time is the MJ Church Handicap?
The MJ Church Handicap is off at 20:18 on 1 July 2026 at Bath (Great Britain).
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Bath
Great BritainMJ Church Handicap
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
1m·Flat·Class 5·Firm·7 runners·£4,187
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 →v1.054.7/100 rating
Swiped
1.67CopyBet· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way50.0/100 rating
Post Rider
5.50Bet365
Place portion settles at 1.90 · 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
Swiped
Edward Greatrex · Ralph Beckett · 3yo
54.7/100
+0.9 vs next best (53.8)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong18d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight66strongLast 6: 5-5-5-2-1
- Ratings50% weight48below averageOR 72
- Trainer20% weight38below averageRalph Beckett: 9/59 winners last 14d (15%)
MarketBest price 1.67 (CopyBet) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Pace map
inferred from last 6 runsShape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.
- Front-runners(2)
- Prominent(1)
- Mid-division(1)
- Hold-up / closers(2)
- Unknown(1)
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.
Runners
| # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | Fair | Best price | Add to betslip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5yo · M · ch | 18273 | 10-02 | 75 | — | — | 50.0 | 5/1·6.15 | 9/2·5.50Bet365 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4yo · F · bh | 02556 | 10-00 | 73 | — | — | 43.5 | 9/1·9.84 | 7/1·8.00Bet365 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 5yo · G · b | 02107 | 9-10 | 69 | — | — | 48.6 | 13/2·7.38 | 13/2·7.50Bet365 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4yo · F · bp | 16460 | 9-05 | 64 | — | — | 40.1 | 22/1·23.38 | 18/1·19.00Bet365 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 3yo · G · bb | 55521 | 9-04 | 72 | — | — | 54.7 | EVS·1.99 | 4/6·1.67CopyBet | ||
| 6 | 5 | 4yo · F · bht | 61584 | 9-00 | 59 | — | — | 53.8 | 20/1·20.92 | 16/1·17.00Bet365 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 3yo · G · grb | 146770 | 8-07 | 61 | — | — | 34.0 | 100/1·124.26 | 100/1·101.00Bet365 |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 28 bookmakers per horse with the 23% 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.
Frequently asked questions
What is the field size and distance of the 20:18 Bath?
1m, Class 5, Flat, 7 runners declared.
What is the going for the 20:18 Bath?
Going is reported as Firm on Turf.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 20:18 Bath?
The AI top-rated runner is Swiped (score 54.7, best price 1.67). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Who is the favourite for the 20:18 Bath?
The market favourite is Swiped at a best price of 1.67.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partySwiped showed he was going the right way when landing a course-and-distance success last time with something to spare, and his seven-pound rise looks unlikely to stop a horse still on the up. Post Rider shaped with credit when third in a handicap on her return to action and must be respected, while Sant Alessio — back near his last winning mark and with some excuse for his runs this season — is also feared. Our selection is Swiped.
Racing Post pick: Swiped
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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