16:40 Catterick

Racing Again 22nd July Handicap Stakes

5f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 9 runners · £3,664 · Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Our Absent Friends (IRE)
Jason Hart·Tristan Davidson
9/4·3.25
SP
2nd
South Shore (GB)AI top pick · 48.8
Marco Ghiani·Robert Cowell·beaten 1.25 lengths
11/8F·2.38
SP
3rd
Zuffolo (IRE)
Rhys Elliott·Michael Dods·beaten 1.25 lengths
22/1·23.00
SP

Race time

58.00s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Our Absent Friends (IRE))

“Led from the start - driven and challenged inside the final furlong - stayed on to prevail”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.38 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-way47.6/100 rating

Invincible Crown

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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: South Shore

South Shore is our selection in this competitive nine-runner five-furlong sprint at Catterick, sharing the top of our figures on 67 with Our Absent Friends. Lucius Aurelius (64) and Albegone (63) also feature among the dangers, while the rest of this large field are rated further back on our numbers. Confidence in the selection is high despite that tight head to our figures.

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

South Shore

Marco Ghiani · Robert Cowell · 5yo

Top-rated of 9

score 48.8 · +1.2 clear of next best (47.6)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Form20% weight
73strong
Last 6: 6-4-5-3-1-1
Freshness10% weight
70strong
9d since last run (quick turnaround)
Ratings50% weight
41below average
OR 62
Trainer20% weight
33small sample (n=8)
Robert Cowell: 1/8 winners last 14d (13%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard

MarketBest price 2.92 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.

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 — Catterick 5f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.36).

Low (1–3)

IV 1.36

Mid (4–6)

IV 0.79

High (7–9)

IV 0.80

Today: Our Absent Friends (draw 2) and Gwen Tennyson (draw 3) get the bias; South Shore (draw 4) 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. 150 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	2	Our Absent Friends J: Jason Hart · T: Tristan Davidson · draw 2 8yo · G · ch	206379	10-00	63	—	—	43.7	9/4·3.25 SP
2	1	South Shore J: Marco Ghiani · T: Robert Cowell · draw 4 5yo · G · b	645311	10-04	62	—	—	48.8	11/8F·2.38 SP
3	8	Zuffolo J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: Michael Dods · draw 1 6yo · G · bb	08208	9-05	54	—	—	39.0	22/1·23.00 SP
4	3	Invincible Crown J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 6 4yo · G · b	647421	9-11	60	—	—	47.6	18/1·19.00 SP
5	5	Edmond Halley J: Cian Horgan(5) · T: Edward Bethell · draw 5 4yo · G · b	50007	9-09	58	—	—	41.2	6/1·7.00 SP
6	4	Albegone J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 7 8yo · G · bb	052372	9-09	58	—	—	44.6	14/1·15.00 SP
7	9	Gwen Tennyson J: Connor Beasley · T: Gemma Tutty · draw 3 3yo · F · ch	08346	8-13	53	—	—	39.1	50/1·51.00 SP
8	7	Irish Dancer J: Zak Wheatley · T: Declan Carroll · draw 8 6yo · G · chtb	731823	9-09	58	—	—	47.5	20/1·21.00 SP
9	6	Lucius Aurelius J: Jack Nicholls(5) · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 9 4yo · G · bp	901038	9-09	58	—	—	39.2	11/1·12.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:40 Catterick on 15 July 2026?

Our Absent Friends (IRE) won the 16:40 Catterick at SP 3.25. Ridden by Jason Hart. Trained by Tristan Davidson.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:40 Catterick?

No — the AI top pick (South Shore) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 16:40 Catterick?

Top finishers: 1. Our Absent Friends (IRE) (3.25), 2. South Shore (GB) (2.38), 3. Zuffolo (IRE) (23.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:40 Catterick?

The winning time was 58.00s.

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