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.
17:40 Doncaster
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5½f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 10 runners · £4,172 · Thursday, 9 July 2026
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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Dicko The Legend
This 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.
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
Powernap
Miss Venetia Thompson(7) · Jessica Bedi · 3yo
Top-rated of 10
score 50.8 · +1.0 clear of next best (49.8)
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 strong28d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight74strongLast 6: 0-5-2-2-1
- Ratings50% weight38below averageOR 57
- Trainer20% weight35small sample (n=7)Jessica Bedi: 1/7 winners last 14d (14%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketBest price 4.70 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.
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 — Doncaster 5½f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–4)
IV 0.96
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.93
High (9–11)
IV 1.11
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 155 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | J: Miss Pippa Brown(3) · T: Liam Bailey · draw 9 5yo · G · bt | 356857 | 64 | 42.2 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 2 | 8 | J: Mr Eireann Cagney · T: Tom Tate · draw 4 10yo · G · b | 05221 | 57 | 43.8 | 4/1J·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Mr Thomas Easterby(3) · T: Tim Easterby · draw 5 6yo · G · bp | 43343 | 68 | 49.2 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Miss Amy Collier · T: Liam Bailey · draw 6 6yo · G · b | 752963 | 69 | 49.0 | 4/1J·5.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Mr Jack Lander(5) · T: Adrian Nicholls · draw 7 7yo · M · b | 703985 | 66 | 49.8 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 6 | 9 | J: Mr Frederick Tett · T: Scott Dixon · draw 2 3yo · G · bp | 418210 | 60 | 39.4 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 7 | 7 | J: Mr Kenny Roussety(3) · T: Michael Bell · draw 11 3yo · G · bpFT P | 13275 | 67 | 45.2 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 8 | 11 | J: Miss Venetia Thompson(7) · T: Jessica Bedi · draw 10 3yo · F · bt | 05221 | 57 | 50.8 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 9 | 5 | J: Miss Alice Keighley · T: David & Nicola Barron · draw 1 4yo · G · chb | 42454 | 64 | 49.4 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 10 | 10 | J: Miss Brodie Hampson · T: Archie Watson · draw 3 3yo · G · b | 79731 | 54 | 38.8 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Mr Henry Callan · T: Jack Morland · draw 8 3yo · F · bp | 584261 | 70 | 41.7 | — |
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 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.
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