Who won the 15:25 Worcester on 1 July 2026?
Drombeg Lad (GB) won the 15:25 Worcester at SP 4.33. Ridden by Kielan Woods. Trained by Alex Hales.
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Worcester
Great BritainJane Newman Financial Planning Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
2m·Hurdle·Class 4·Good·11 runners·£5,446
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stDrombeg Lad (GB)Kielan Woods·Alex Hales100/30·4.33SP
- 2ndSword Of Wessex (IRE)Jonathan Burke·James Owen·beaten 4 lengths5/1·6.00SP
- 3rdEarnest Belief (IRE)Theo Gillard·Donald McCain·beaten 1.25 lengths16/1·17.00SP
Race time
3m 57.18s+18.18s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
AI top-rated Purple Owl (score 63.9) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.20 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 →v1.063.9/100 rating
Purple Owl
4.00Bet365· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way61.0/100 rating
Earnest Belief
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.
Racing Alpha pick
Purple Owl
Jack Tudor · David Pipe · 6yo
63.9/100
+2.9 vs next best (61.0)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong20d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight71strongOR 107 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight55averageDavid Pipe: 2/9 winners last 14d (22%)
- Form20% weight36below averageLast 6: 5-3-0-P-2
MarketBest price 4.00 (Bet365) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 2234 | 11-04 | 102 | — | — | 55.9 | 100/30·4.33 SP | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 5yo · G · b | 61F2 | 11-04 | — | — | — | 20.6 | 7/2·4.50 SP | |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 5yo · G · b | 85 | 11-04 | — | — | — | 14.2 | 33/1·34.00 SP | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 6yo · G · bt | 530P2 | 11-04 | 107 | — | — | 63.9 | 6/5F·2.20 SP | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 1P44 | 11-04 | — | — | — | 18.3 | 300/1·301.00 SP | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 4yo · G · b | 57 | 11-00 | — | — | — | 28.5 | 80/1·81.00 SP | |
| 3 | 8 | 0 | 4yo · G · grtp | 343 | 11-00 | 102 | — | — | 61.0 | 16/1·17.00 SP | |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 4yo · G · bt | 5 | 11-00 | — | — | — | 20.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP | |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 4yo · G · bv | 2 | 11-00 | — | — | — | 33.6 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 8 | 11 | 0 | 6yo · M · ch | 2115F | 10-11 | — | — | — | 14.3 | 50/1·51.00 SP | |
| PU | 12 | 0 | 6yo · M · b | 21P12 | 10-11 | — | — | — | 26.7 | 300/1·301.00 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 5yo · G · b | — | 11-04 | — | — | — | 23.5 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:25 Worcester?
No — the AI top pick (Purple Owl) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 15:25 Worcester?
Top finishers: 1. Drombeg Lad (GB) (4.33), 2. Sword Of Wessex (IRE) (6.00), 3. Earnest Belief (IRE) (17.00).
What was the winning time for the 15:25 Worcester?
The winning time was 3m 57.18s, 18.18s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyDunstall Star has the profile to take this — a bumper winner who shaped with promise when runner-up in a maiden hurdle latest despite tending to pull hard in front, and there is clearly more to come once he settles. Earnest Belief has placed consistently in his hurdle starts and represents the clear main danger, while point winner Emmas Wish is worth monitoring in the market on her rules debut. Dunstall Star is our selection.
Racing Post pick: Dunstall Star
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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