Who won the 17:40 Beverley on 4 July 2026?
Zoulette (IRE) won the 17:40 Beverley at SP 5.50. Ridden by Stevie Donohoe. Trained by Ollie Sangster.
17:40 Beverley
Happy Birthday Roy Archer Handicap
7½f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £4,527 · Saturday, 4 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stZoulette (IRE)Stevie Donohoe·Ollie Sangster9/2·5.50SP
- 2ndWalk On Walk On (IRE)Ryan Sexton·Noel Wilson·beaten .75 lengths10/1·11.00SP
- 3rdForever Twenty (GB)Jason Hart·Ivan Furtado·beaten 3 lengths11/4·3.75SP
Race time
1m 34.83s+5.13s vs std
Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.
AI top-rated Hood Wink (score 45.9) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way45.9/100 rating
Hood Wink
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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Battenburg Belle
Battenburg Belle, rated 69 by us, is our selection after a breakthrough win last time that capped a progressive sequence of one win and three seconds from her last six starts, and the small rise in the weights shouldn't stop her following up. Truly Special, back on a good mark following a recent success, is the most obvious danger, though it remains to be seen whether quicker ground will suit as well as conditions did that day. Hood Wink has been consistently competitive all season and remains open to further improvement, while a below-form Zoulette cannot be ruled out either if bouncing back. On balance, Battenburg Belle's clear upward trend gives her the edge for us.
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
Hood Wink
Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby · 3yo
Top-rated of 7
score 45.9 · +2.9 clear of next best (42.9)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong16d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight52averageLast 6: 7-1-4-6-3-3
- Trainer20% weight48below averageTim Easterby: 15/81 winners last 14d (19%)
- Ratings50% weight32weakOR 48
MarketBest price 5.50 (Bet365) · 3rd in the market of 7.
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 — Beverley 7½f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.09).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.08
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.80
High (6–7)
IV 1.09
Today: Battenburg Belle (draw 7) and Zoulette (draw 6) get the bias; Truly Special (draw 5) 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. 95 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | J: Stevie Donohoe · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 636726 | 54 | 35.8 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 2 | 5 | J: Ryan Sexton · T: Noel Wilson · draw 2 3yo · G · bp | 06405 | 51 | 31.3 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Jason Hart · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 4 3yo · F · chpFT P | 697360 | 53 | 31.6 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Sean Kirrane · T: Tim Easterby · draw 3 3yo · G · bb | 714633 | 48 | 45.9 | 5/2F·3.50 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 7 3yo · F · b | 862221 | 52 | 42.9 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Oisin Orr · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 1 3yo · F · ch | 747 | 46 | 34.3 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Connor Beasley · T: John Wainwright · draw 5 3yo · F · b | 39661 | 53 | 37.2 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:40 Beverley?
No — the AI top pick (Hood Wink) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 17:40 Beverley?
Top finishers: 1. Zoulette (IRE) (5.50), 2. Walk On Walk On (IRE) (11.00), 3. Forever Twenty (GB) (3.75).
What was the winning time for the 17:40 Beverley?
The winning time was 1m 34.83s, 5.13s slower than standard.
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