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.
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Ascot
Great BritainTide Construction Apprentice Handicap (Str)
Friday, 10 July 2026
1m·Flat·Class 4·Good To Firm·8 runners·£13,085
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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.059.9/100 rating
Chalk Mountain
9.50Bet365· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
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.
Racing Alpha pick
Chalk Mountain
Alfie Redman(7) · Zoe Hawkins · 6yo
59.9/100
+6.3 vs next best (53.6)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83very strongZoe Hawkins: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
- 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 pick of 8 in market. AI is contrarian here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 4yo · C · ch | 71390 | 10-00 | 84 | — | — | 50.1 | 7/2·4.50 SP | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 8yo · G · btb | 213267 | 10-00 | 84 | — | — | 44.1 | 9/1·10.00 SP | |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | 6yo · G · grt | 71186 | 9-13 | 83 | — | — | 59.9 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 4yo · G · b | 464324 | 9-11 | 81 | — | — | 47.7 | 11/4F·3.75 SP | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 6yo · G · b | 23099 | 9-10 | 80 | — | — | 40.0 | 13/2·7.50 SP | |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | 5yo · G · ch | 72510 | 9-09 | 79 | — | — | 43.6 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 5yo · G · chp | 17513 | 9-06 | 76 | — | — | 53.6 | 9/2·5.50 SP | |
| 5 | 8 | 6 | 5yo · G · ch | 510184 | 9-04 | 74 | — | — | 48.2 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
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.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyBest 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.
Racing Post pick: Best Rate
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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