Who won the 15:18 Chester on 11 July 2026?
Crazee Icon (GB) won the 15:18 Chester at SP 3.12. Ridden by Jason Watson. Trained by Andrew Balding.
15:18 Chester
Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap (Div 2)
7½f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 9 runners · £7,731 · Saturday, 11 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stCrazee Icon (GB)Jason Watson·Andrew Balding85/40F·3.12SP
- 2ndSujet (GB)Zak Wheatley·Declan Carroll·beaten 1 length8/1·9.00SP
- 3rdCalyxoh (IRE)Donagh Murphy·Patrick Morris·beaten 2.75 lengths66/1·67.00SP
Race time
1m 32.12s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Crazee Icon (GB))
“raced in mid-division - driven into third 2f out - went to the front 1f out - ran on strongly to win”
AI top-rated Start Me Up (score 59.6) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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-way52.9/100 rating
Thankfully
13.00SmarketsSBK
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: Start Me Up
Start Me Up is the selection, preferred over the top-rated on a progressive profile rather than pure figures. Sujet, Calyxoh and Knights Gold all rate among the leading figures and represent the biggest dangers, with Sujet in particular hard to ignore on his placed form. Confidence in the selection is low given how tightly this field is bunched on figures, but Start Me Up's improving profile edges it.
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
Start Me Up
Jack Callan(3) · Richard Spencer · 3yo
Top-rated of 9
score 59.6 · +3.4 clear of next best (56.2)
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 strong14d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight68strongLast 6: 0-7-5-1-1
- Ratings50% weight56averageOR 84
- Trainer20% weight40below averageRichard Spencer: 3/19 winners last 14d (16%)
MarketBest price 3.50 (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 — Chester 7½f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.11).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.11
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.75
High (7–9)
IV 1.11
Today: Knights Gold (draw 3) and Lexington Jet (draw 1) get the bias; Start Me Up (draw 6) 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. 84 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | J: Jason Watson · T: Andrew Balding · draw 4 3yo · F · b | 25251 | 75 | 56.2 | 85/40F·3.12 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Zak Wheatley · T: Declan Carroll · draw 2 4yo · G · bbFT B | 72000 | 87 | 44.8 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Donagh Murphy(7) · T: Patrick Morris · draw 5 4yo · G · bp | 09097 | 75 | 46.0 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Jack Callan(3) · T: Richard Spencer · draw 6 3yo · G · bp | 07511 | 84 | 59.6 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 5 | 3 | J: Jack Doughty · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · draw 3 4yo · G · bp | 905933 | 80 | 49.6 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ian Williams · draw 8 4yo · G · b | 51300 | 78 | 44.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Sean D Bowen · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 9 4yo · G · btp | 330417 | 76 | 50.9 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 8 | 8 | J: Pat Cosgrave · T: K. R. Burke · draw 7 3yo · F · b | 35150 | 80 | 52.9 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 9 | 2 | J: Harry Davies · T: David Loughnane · draw 1 4yo · G · chb | 710160 | 84 | 47.3 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:18 Chester?
No — the AI top pick (Start Me Up) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 15:18 Chester?
Top finishers: 1. Crazee Icon (GB) (3.12), 2. Sujet (GB) (9.00), 3. Calyxoh (IRE) (67.00).
What was the winning time for the 15:18 Chester?
The winning time was 1m 32.12s.
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