What time is the Stakes Are Always High Handicap Stakes?
The Stakes Are Always High Handicap Stakes is off at 17:05 on 15 July 2026 at Bath (Great Britain).
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Bath
Great BritainStakes Are Always High Handicap Stakes
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
1m·Flat·Class 6·8 runners·£3,454
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 →v1.046.5/100 rating
Blue Hero
6.00Bet365· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way46.5/100 rating
Blue Hero
6.00Bet365
Place portion settles at 2.00 · 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
Blue Hero
Joe Leavy · Adrian Wintle · 8yo
46.5/100
+0.9 vs next best (45.6)
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)
- Trainer20% weight50averageAdrian Wintle: 2/10 winners last 14d (20%)
- Form20% weight48below averageLast 6: 6-8-4-8-1
- Ratings50% weight34weakOR 51
MarketBest price 6.00 (Bet365) — 3rd pick of 8 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Pace map
inferred from last 6 runsShape: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.
- Front-runners(1)
- Prominent(1)
- Mid-division(0)—
- Hold-up / closers(1)
- Unknown(5)
Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.
Runners
| # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | Fair | Best price | Add to betslip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5yo · G · bp | 83167 | 10-00 | 60 | — | — | 37.8 | 11/2·6.40 | 9/2·5.50Bet365 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 7yo · G · ch | 02394 | 9-09 | 55 | — | — | 33.1 | 13/2·7.68 | 6/1·7.00Bet365 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 4yo · G · ch | 884264 | 9-06 | 52 | — | — | 45.4 | 3/1·4.16 | 3/1·4.00Bet365 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 8yo · G · b | 68481 | 9-05 | 51 | — | — | 46.5 | 13/2·7.68 | 5/1·6.00Bet365 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 8yo · G · b | 42486 | 9-03 | 49 | — | — | 31.2 | 12/1·12.80 | 12·13.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 6 | 2 | 3yo · F · bt | 4645 | 9-03 | 58 | — | — | 45.6 | 13/2·7.68 | 5/1·6.00Bet365 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 5yo · G · bv | 798652 | 9-00 | 45 | — | — | 39.2 | 8/1·8.96 | 7·8.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 8 | 3 | 4yo · F · gr | 006 | 9-00 | 45 | — | — | 33.5 | 40/1·43.52 | 35/1·36.007Bet |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 31 bookmakers per horse with the 28% overround stripped out. A green badge means the best book currently pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the field size and distance of the 17:05 Bath?
1m, Class 6, Flat, 8 runners declared.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 17:05 Bath?
The AI top-rated runner is Blue Hero (score 46.5, best price 6.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Who is the favourite for the 17:05 Bath?
The market favourite is Havana Club at a best price of 4.00. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Blue Hero.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyThai Princess is our selection for this Class 6 contest over the 8f, taken ahead of the higher-rated Mbappe on a progressive profile that appeals with the form tightly bunched. Mbappe, a winner three starts back, My Ambition, who has been in the frame in three of his last five, and Havana Club, on an upward curve, all pose the biggest threats. With eight fairly closely matched runners on our figures, confidence in this selection is low, but Thai Princess's profile gets the nod.
Racing Post pick: Thai Princess
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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