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.
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Chester
Great BritainTom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap (Div 2)
Saturday, 11 July 2026
7½f·Flat·Class 4·Good·9 runners·£7,731
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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.059.6/100 rating
Start Me Up
3.50Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
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.
Racing Alpha pick
Start Me Up
Jack Callan(3) · Richard Spencer · 3yo
59.6/100
+3.4 vs next best (56.2)
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. AI agrees with the market.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 4yo · G · bbFT B | 72000 | 10-04 | 87 | — | — | 44.8 | 8/1·9.00 SP | |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 4yo · G · chb | 710160 | 10-01 | 84 | — | — | 47.3 | 11/2·6.50 SP | |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 4yo · G · bp | 905933 | 9-11 | 80 | — | — | 49.6 | 11/2·6.50 SP | |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 4yo · G · b | 51300 | 9-09 | 78 | — | — | 44.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP | |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 4yo · G · btp | 330417 | 9-07 | 76 | — | — | 50.9 | 28/1·29.00 SP | |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 3yo · G · bp | 07511 | 9-06 | 84 | — | — | 59.6 | 5/2·3.50 SP | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 4yo · G · bp | 09097 | 9-06 | 75 | — | — | 46.0 | 66/1·67.00 SP | |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 3yo · F · b | 35150 | 9-02 | 80 | — | — | 52.9 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| 1 | 9 | 4 | 3yo · F · b | 25251 | 8-11 | 75 | — | — | 56.2 | 85/40F·3.12 SP |
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.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyStart 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.
Racing Post pick: Start Me Up
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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