Who won the 17:15 Chester on 10 July 2026?
Towelontheterrace (IRE) won the 17:15 Chester at SP 11.00. Ridden by Jason Hart. Trained by Jennie Candlish.
17:15 Chester
Excell Supply EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 12 runners · £7,731 · Friday, 10 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 12thRace report
- 1stTowelontheterrace (IRE)Jason Hart·Jennie Candlish10/1·11.00SP
- 2ndRegency Royal (GER)P J McDonald·Andrew Balding·beaten 1.75 lengths3/1·4.00SP
- 3rdEighth Immortal (IRE)Rossa Ryan·Jack Jones·beaten .75 lengths11/10F·2.10SP
Race time
1m 12.85s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Towelontheterrace (IRE))
“pulled hard early - set the pace throughout under pressure from a rival - pushed along over 2f out and a length to the good entering the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line”
AI top-rated Havana Cohiba (score 35.0) finished 12th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 100.00 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-way32.6/100 rating
Maximus Meridius
7.00Bet365
Place portion settles at 2.20 · 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.
Why the model rates this top
Havana Cohiba
Andrew Mullen · Christopher Kellett · 2yo
Top-rated of 13
score 35.0 · +2.4 clear of next best (32.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=2)Christopher Kellett: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight50averageLast 6: first run
- Freshness10% weight50averageno recent-run data
- Ratings50% weight0weakno Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 51.00 (Bet365) · 12th in the market of 13.
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 — Chester 6f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.38).
Low (1–5)
IV 1.38
Mid (6–9)
IV 0.89
High (10–13)
IV 0.69
Today: Sydney Carton (draw 5) and Regency Royal (draw 2) get the bias; Maximus Meridius (draw 12) 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. 88 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Jason Hart · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 8 2yo · C · b | 3 | — | 25.0 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: P J McDonald · T: Andrew Balding · draw 2 2yo · C · b | — | — | 22.5 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Jack Jones · draw 7 2yo · C · ch | 2 | — | 25.6 | 11/10F·2.10 SP |
| 4 | 9 | J: Jonny Peate · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 10 2yo · G · ch | 62 | — | 28.2 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 5 | 10 | J: Shane Gray · T: Lemos De Souza · draw 4 2yo · C · b | 20 | — | 13.7 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 6 | 13 | J: Zak Wheatley · T: Craig Lidster · draw 1 2yo · F · ch | 5 | — | 14.5 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: Harry Davies · T: James Owen · draw 5 2yo · C · bh | 30 | — | 23.0 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 8 | 1 | J: Ross Coakley · T: Michael Bell · draw 3 2yo · C · b | 7 | — | 21.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 9 | 11 | J: David Probert · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 11 2yo · F · b | 7 | — | 17.5 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 10 | 6 | J: Lewis Chalkley(7) · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 6 2yo · G · b | 05 | — | 19.0 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 11 | 8 | J: Aiden Brookes · T: Philip Kirby · draw 13 2yo · C · gr | — | — | 15.0 | 150/1·151.00 SP |
| 12 | 7 | J: Andrew Mullen · T: Christopher Kellett · draw 9 2yo · C · gr | — | — | 35.0 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Rowan Scott · T: David Loughnane · draw 12 2yo · G · b | 2 | — | 32.6 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:15 Chester?
No — the AI top pick (Havana Cohiba) finished 12.
What were the placings in the 17:15 Chester?
Top finishers: 1. Towelontheterrace (IRE) (11.00), 2. Regency Royal (GER) (4.00), 3. Eighth Immortal (IRE) (2.10).
What was the winning time for the 17:15 Chester?
The winning time was 1m 12.85s.
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