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16:37 Chepstow

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1m4f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 5 runners · £4,711 · Friday, 3 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th
  1. 1st
    Last Verse (IRE)
    Oisin Murphy·Andrew Balding
    2/1F·3.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Ohara (GB)
    Callum Hutchinson·Eve Johnson Houghton·beaten 1.25 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Battosai (IRE)
    Jack Nicholls·Brian Meehan·beaten 6 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
Race time
2m 34.86s+4.06s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Last Verse (IRE))

“Led throughout - driven along well over 2f out and went clear - ran on strongly - always holding rivals”

AI top-rated Eloquencia (score 60.5) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.25 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Ohara

Ohara edges ahead on our ratings but this is competitive at the top; he is proven on this going and makes the most appeal on our figures, though 12f is new territory for the selection. Rumbustious is leniently treated at OR 66 and a return to form would make him tough to beat, while Eloquencia arrives in good heart after winning at Ripon last time and Last Verse is another to consider if cheekpieces make the expected difference. Ohara is our selection, though confidence is limited in what looks a genuinely open race.

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

Eloquencia

Mason Paetel(5) · James Owen · 3yo

Top-rated of 5
score 60.5 · +12.0 clear of next best (48.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    16d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    85very strong
    Last 6: 3-2-2-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    48below average
    OR 72
  • Trainer20% weight
    48below average
    James Owen: 8/42 winners last 14d (19%)
MarketNo market price available yet.

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 — Chepstow 1m4f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.21).

Low (1–2)
IV 1.21
Mid (3–4)
IV 1.02
High (5–5)
IV 0.76

Today: Eloquencia (draw 2) and Ohara (draw 1) get the bias; Battosai (draw 5) 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. 43 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
13
Last Verse
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 4
3yo · G · bpFT P
3538
7148.5
2/1F·3.00
SP
21
Ohara
J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 1
3yo · G · b
74198
7545.4
5/1·6.00
SP
34
Battosai
J: Jack Nicholls(5) · T: Brian Meehan · draw 5
3yo · C · bpFT P
05245
7142.0
4/1·5.00
SP
42
Eloquencia
J: Mason Paetel(5) · T: James Owen · draw 2
3yo · F · bp
3221
7260.5
9/4·3.25
SP
—5
Rumbustious
J: Rob Hornby · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 3
3yo · C · b
34424
6647.5—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:37 Chepstow on 3 July 2026?

Last Verse (IRE) won the 16:37 Chepstow at SP 3.00. Ridden by Oisin Murphy. Trained by Andrew Balding.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:37 Chepstow?

No — the AI top pick (Eloquencia) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 16:37 Chepstow?

Top finishers: 1. Last Verse (IRE) (3.00), 2. Ohara (GB) (6.00), 3. Battosai (IRE) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:37 Chepstow?

The winning time was 2m 34.86s, 4.06s slower than standard.

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