Who won the 17:40 Doncaster on 9 July 2026?
Dorney Lake (GB) won the 17:40 Doncaster at SP 12.00. Ridden by Miss Pippa Brown. Trained by Liam Bailey.
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Doncaster
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Thursday, 9 July 2026
5½f·Flat·Class 5·Good To Firm·10 runners·£4,172
Result
AI top pick finished 8thRace report
- 1stDorney Lake (GB)Miss Pippa Brown·Liam Bailey11/1·12.00SP
- 2ndBayraat (GB)Mr Eireann Cagney·Tom Tate·beaten .75 lengths4/1J·5.00SP
- 3rdSpirit Of Applause (GB)Mr Thomas Easterby·Tim Easterby·beaten 0.2 lengths9/2·5.50SP
Race time
1m 6.84s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Dorney Lake (GB))
“racing in the pack early - moved up 2f out - driven to the front over 1f out - drifted left inside the final furlong - ran on well to score”
AI top-rated Powernap (score 50.8) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.50 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.050.8/100 rating
Powernap
4.70Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way50.8/100 rating
Powernap
4.70Betfair Exchange
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
Powernap
Miss Venetia Thompson(7) · Jessica Bedi · 3yo
50.8/100
+1.0 vs next best (49.8)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong28d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight74strongLast 6: 0-5-2-2-1
- Ratings50% weight38below averageOR 57
- Trainer20% weight35below averageJessica Bedi: 1/7 winners last 14d (14%)
MarketBest price 4.70 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 6yo · G · b | 752963 | 11-02 | 69 | — | — | 49.0 | 4/1J·5.00 SP | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 6yo · G · bp | 43343 | 11-01 | 68 | — | — | 49.2 | 9/2·5.50 SP | |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 7yo · M · b | 703985 | 10-13 | 66 | — | — | 49.8 | 16/1·17.00 SP | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 4yo · G · chb | 42454 | 10-11 | 64 | — | — | 49.4 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| 1 | 6 | 9 | 5yo · G · bt | 356857 | 10-11 | 64 | — | — | 42.2 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| 7 | 7 | 11 | 3yo · G · bpFT P | 13275 | 10-08 | 67 | — | — | 45.2 | 22/1·23.00 SP | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 10yo · G · b | 05221 | 10-04 | 57 | — | — | 43.8 | 4/1J·5.00 SP | |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | 3yo · G · bp | 418210 | 10-01 | 60 | — | — | 39.4 | 16/1·17.00 SP | |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 3yo · G · b | 79731 | 10-01 | 54 | — | — | 38.8 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 8 | 11 | 10 | 3yo · F · bt | 05221 | 9-12 | 57 | — | — | 50.8 | 15/2·8.50 SP | |
| — | — | 8 | 3yo · F · bp | 584261 | 11-03 | 70 | — | — | 41.7 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:40 Doncaster?
No — the AI top pick (Powernap) finished 8.
What were the placings in the 17:40 Doncaster?
Top finishers: 1. Dorney Lake (GB) (12.00), 2. Bayraat (GB) (5.00), 3. Spirit Of Applause (GB) (5.50).
What was the winning time for the 17:40 Doncaster?
The winning time was 1m 6.84s.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyThis Class 5 sprint at Doncaster sees ten runners line up over six furlongs on good to firm, and it looks a competitive affair. Koffee And Kale sits on top of our figures on a rating of 77 and cannot be ignored, while Dorney Lake and Spirit Of Applause both look leading dangers on the same book. We're siding with Dicko The Legend, however, whose progressive profile wins out even without matching the top rating on paper, and he's our selection despite low confidence in such an open race.
Racing Post pick: Dicko The Legend
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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