Who won the 14:00 Ascot on 10 July 2026?
Best Rate (GB) won the 14:00 Ascot at SP 3.75. Ridden by Seamus Cronin. Trained by Richard Hannon.
14:00 Ascot
Tide Construction Apprentice Handicap (Str)
1m · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 8 runners · £13,085 · Friday, 10 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 7thRace report
- 1stBest Rate (GB)Seamus Cronin·Richard Hannon11/4F·3.75SP
- 2ndPaladin (IRE)Jack Nicholls·Kevin Frost·beaten 1.5 lengths10/1·11.00SP
- 3rdMythical Guest (IRE)Harry Burns·George Margarson·beaten 0.05 lengths13/2·7.50SP
Race time
1m 39.32s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Best Rate (GB))
“Close up early - made progress 1f out - finished strongly inside the final furlong - hit the front inside the final 110yds and pulled clear to score”
AI top-rated Chalk Mountain (score 59.9) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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-way59.9/100 rating
Chalk Mountain
9.50Bet365
Place portion settles at 2.70 · 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: Best Rate
Best Rate tops our figures for this Class 4 over today's 8f at Ascot on good to firm, and does so despite being without a win in its last six starts - a striking level of consistency in defeat. Helm Rock and Mythical Guest, second and third on our figures, both look the most obvious dangers, with Clouds Hill also involved on solid recent form. Our confidence in Best Rate is medium rather than bombproof, but the sheer regularity of its form makes it the one to beat.
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
Chalk Mountain
Alfie Redman(7) · Zoe Hawkins · 6yo
Top-rated of 8
score 59.9 · +6.3 clear of next best (53.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83small sample (n=3)Zoe Hawkins: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight70strong11d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight55averageOR 83
- Form20% weight44below averageLast 6: 7-1-1-8-6
MarketBest price 9.50 (Bet365) · 7th in the market of 8.
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 — Ascot 1m
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–3)
IV 0.87
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.98
High (7–8)
IV 1.16
Today: Chalk Mountain (draw 8) and Paladin (draw 7) get the bias; Newfangled (draw 3) 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. 130 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | J: Seamus Cronin · T: Richard Hannon · draw 5 4yo · G · b | 464324 | 81 | 47.7 | 11/4F·3.75 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Jack Nicholls · T: Kevin Frost · draw 7 5yo · G · ch | 72510 | 79 | 43.6 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: Harry Burns · T: George Margarson · draw 4 6yo · G · b | 23099 | 80 | 40.0 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Christian Howarth · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 1 8yo · G · btb | 213267 | 84 | 44.1 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Jack Callan · T: John Butler · draw 6 5yo · G · ch | 510184 | 74 | 48.2 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Olivia Tubb(3) · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 3 5yo · G · chp | 17513 | 76 | 53.6 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 7 | 3 | J: Alfie Redman(7) · T: Zoe Hawkins · draw 8 6yo · G · grt | 71186 | 83 | 59.9 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 8 | 1 | J: Harry Vigors(5) · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 2 4yo · C · ch | 71390 | 84 | 50.1 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:00 Ascot?
No — the AI top pick (Chalk Mountain) finished 7.
What were the placings in the 14:00 Ascot?
Top finishers: 1. Best Rate (GB) (3.75), 2. Paladin (IRE) (11.00), 3. Mythical Guest (IRE) (7.50).
What was the winning time for the 14:00 Ascot?
The winning time was 1m 39.32s.
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