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17:40 Hamilton

Hamilton Park Apprentice Handicap

5f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 8 runners · £3,664 · Saturday, 11 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 7/2·4.50
  1. 1st
    Thornaby Pearl (GB)AI top pick · 63.8
    Jack Nicholls·Adrian Nicholls
    7/2·4.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Azuinthejungle (GB)
    Alex Jary·Nigel Tinkler·beaten 0.3 lengths
    5/2F·3.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Harb (GB)
    Lexie Clarkson·Tristan Davidson·beaten 1 length
    9/1·10.00
    SP
Race time
58.66s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Thornaby Pearl (GB))

“In front from the off - driven to stretch clear with two furlongs left - shaken up and prevailed bravely close home”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.50 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-way63.8/100 rating
Thornaby Pearl
4.50SmarketsSBK

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-party
Pundit pick: Azuinthejungle

Azuinthejungle is the pick at Hamilton, preferred to the top-rated Harb purely on a more progressive profile despite sitting a couple of pounds behind him on our figures. Harb himself remains the most obvious danger, with Thornaby Pearl and Thunderstorm Katie both also on the list of leading dangers in this eight-runner Class 6 over five furlongs. Azuinthejungle is our selection with medium confidence.

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

Thornaby Pearl

Jack Nicholls · Adrian Nicholls · 8yo

Top-rated of 8
score 63.8 · +10.0 clear of next best (53.8)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Trainer20% weight
    100small sample (n=6)
    Adrian Nicholls: 3/6 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    16d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    66strong
    Last 6: 5-3-4-1-4-2
  • Ratings50% weight
    41below average
    OR 62 — above field median
MarketBest price 4.50 (SmarketsSBK) · 2nd 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 — Hamilton 5f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.19).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.19
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.00
High (7–8)
IV 0.79

Today: Ski Angel (draw 2) and Realistic Dream (draw 1) get the bias; Doon The Glen (draw 7) 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. 163 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
14
Thornaby Pearl
J: Jack Nicholls · T: Adrian Nicholls · draw 6
8yo · G · b
534142
6263.8
7/2·4.50
SP
22
Azuinthejungle
J: Alex Jary · T: Nigel Tinkler · draw 8
4yo · G · ch
70473
6439.6
5/2F·3.50
SP
31
Harb
J: Lexie Clarkson(7) · T: Tristan Davidson · draw 5
7yo · G · b
788168
6453.8
9/1·10.00
SP
45
Doon The Glen
J: Taryn Langley(3) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 7
6yo · G · bv
256183
4940.4
5/1·6.00
SP
57
Sixcor
J: Cian Horgan(3) · T: Linda Perratt · draw 3
8yo · G · bp
89537
4527.7
28/1·29.00
SP
63
Thunderstorm Katie
J: Rhys Elliott(3) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 4
5yo · M · b
97222
6253.6
10/3·4.33
SP
78
Realistic Dream
J: Oliver Carmichael(5) · T: Iain Jardine · draw 1
3yo · F · b
965956
4936.4
28/1·29.00
SP
86
Ski Angel
J: Finlay Bassett(7) · T: R Mike Smith · draw 2
6yo · M · b
45623
4741.0
12/1·13.00
SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:40 Hamilton on 11 July 2026?

Thornaby Pearl (GB) won the 17:40 Hamilton at SP 4.50. Ridden by Jack Nicholls. Trained by Adrian Nicholls.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:40 Hamilton?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Thornaby Pearl, won the race (AI score 63.8).

What were the placings in the 17:40 Hamilton?

Top finishers: 1. Thornaby Pearl (GB) (4.50), 2. Azuinthejungle (GB) (3.50), 3. Harb (GB) (10.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:40 Hamilton?

The winning time was 58.66s.

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