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16:18

Uttoxeter

Great Britain

Alfie Flatt 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

2m4f·Chase·Class 4·5 runners·£4,700

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

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v1.081.9/100 rating
Pep Talking
4.50Bet365· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Pep Talking

Gavin Sheehan · Billy Aprahamian · 8yo

81.9/100
+18.0 vs next best (64.0)

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    Billy Aprahamian: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    43d since last run (fresh)
  • Form20% weight
    77strong
    Last 6: P-2-1-2-2
  • Ratings50% weight
    76strong
    OR 114
MarketBest price 4.50 (Bet365) — 3rd pick of 5 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 runs

Shape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.

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

#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAIFairBest priceAdd to betslip
10
8yo · G · b
23421
11-0911562.1
10/3·4.38
4.3·4.30Betfair Exchange
20
8yo · G · bp
P2122
11-0811481.9
4/1·5.06
7/2·4.50Bet365
30
9yo · G · chtp
19149
11-0711364.0
13/2·7.60
6/1·7.00Bet365
40
5yo · G · bt
29312
11-0611261.5
15/8·2.92
2.88·2.88Betfair Exchange
50
7yo · G · btp
66365
11-0210860.8
9/1·9.94
15/2·8.50Bet365

Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 30–31 bookmakers per horse with the 17% 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 time is the Alfie Flatt 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)?

The Alfie Flatt 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) is off at 16:18 on 15 July 2026 at Uttoxeter (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 16:18 Uttoxeter?

2m4f, Class 4, Chase, 5 runners declared.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 16:18 Uttoxeter?

The AI top-rated runner is Pep Talking (score 81.9, best price 4.50). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 16:18 Uttoxeter?

The market favourite is Le Gentleman at a best price of 2.88. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Pep Talking.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Le Gentleman is our selection in this Class 4 over twenty furlongs at Uttoxeter, taken on a fitness edge and a progressive recent profile rather than pure figures alone. Ukantango rates highest of the five on our figures and remains the most obvious danger, with My Friend Sean and Pep Talking also close behind on our figures. It's a tight enough race for only a low-confidence verdict, but Le Gentleman's profile gets the vote.

Racing Post pick: Le Gentleman

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

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