What time is the Burwell Apprentice Handicap Stakes?
The Burwell Apprentice Handicap Stakes is off at 20:43 on 17 July 2026 at Newmarket (July) (Great Britain).
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Newmarket (July)
Great BritainBurwell Apprentice Handicap Stakes
Friday, 17 July 2026
7f·Flat·Class 5·7 runners·£5,154
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 →v1.054.0/100 rating
Prefer The Sister
2.75SmarketsSBK· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way47.4/100 rating
Coolagh Magic
11.00BetWright
Place portion settles at 3.50 · 1/4 odds · 2 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
Prefer The Sister
Mason Paetel · James Owen · 6yo
54.0/100
+6.7 vs next best (47.4)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight84very strongLast 6: 4-2-3-1-2-1
- Freshness10% weight70strong9d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight43below averageOR 65 — above field median
- Trainer20% weight43below averageJames Owen: 8/47 winners last 14d (17%)
MarketBest price 2.75 (SmarketsSBK) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Pace map
inferred from last 6 runsShape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.
- Front-runners(0)—
- Prominent(2)
- Mid-division(0)—
- Hold-up / closers(1)
- Unknown(4)
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 | 7 | 6yo · M · bht | 423121 | 9-13 | 65 | — | — | 54.0 | 2/1·2.99 | 1.75·2.75SmarketsSBK | ||
| 2 | 1 | 5yo · G · bt | 35456 | 9-12 | 69 | — | — | 39.3 | 9/2·5.38 | 7/2·4.50Bet365 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 5yo · M · b | 47202 | 9-10 | 67 | — | — | 41.7 | 10/3·4.19 | 11/4·3.75Bet365 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 8yo · G · ch | 57076 | 8-11 | 54 | — | — | 30.9 | 20/1·20.33 | 16/1·17.00Bet365 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 5yo · G · chpFT P | 410309 | 8-10 | 53 | — | — | 41.1 | 18/1·19.13 | 18/1·19.00Bet365 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 4yo · F · b | 19269 | 8-09 | 52 | — | — | 38.4 | 16/1·17.94 | 16/1·17.00Bet365 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 10yo · G · bt | 439641 | 8-08 | 51 | — | — | 47.4 | 11/1·11.96 | 10/1·11.00BetWright |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 31 bookmakers per horse with the 20% 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 20:43 Newmarket (July)?
7f, Class 5, Flat, 7 runners declared.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 20:43 Newmarket (July)?
The AI top-rated runner is Prefer The Sister (score 54.0, best price 2.75). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Who is the favourite for the 20:43 Newmarket (July)?
The market favourite is Prefer The Sister at a best price of 2.75.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyBorn A Rebel is our selection in this seven-runner Class 5 over seven furlongs at Newmarket (July), preferred to the horse that tops our rating on the strength of a progressive form profile. She sits second on our figures, but her pattern of finishes suggests there's more improvement to come than the bare number shows. The chief threat is that top-rated runner on our book, with a couple of others in this well-matched field also holding solid claims. It's a competitive race and a marginal call, but Born A Rebel is our pick.
Racing Post pick: Born A Rebel
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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