What time is the When You Wish Upon A Star Race Handicap Stakes?
The When You Wish Upon A Star Race Handicap Stakes is off at 15:27 on 17 July 2026 at Nottingham (Great Britain).
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Nottingham
Great BritainWhen You Wish Upon A Star Race Handicap Stakes
Friday, 17 July 2026
2m2f·Flat·Class 5·5 runners·£5,234
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 →v1.059.9/100 rating
Merrijig
2.63Bet365· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Racing Alpha pick
Merrijig
Jason Watson · John Berry · 8yo
59.9/100
+20.4 vs next best (39.5)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong17d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight83very strongJohn Berry: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
- Form20% weight60averageLast 6: 7-1-6-3-2
- Ratings50% weight43below averageOR 64 — above field median
MarketBest price 2.63 (Bet365) — 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: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.
- Front-runners(1)
- Prominent(1)
- Mid-division(1)
- Hold-up / closers(2)
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 | 5 | 6yo · M · bv | 00183 | 9-09 | 66 | — | — | 39.0 | 11/4·3.71 | 5/2·3.50Bet365 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 8yo · G · bb | 71632 | 9-07 | 64 | — | — | 59.9 | 15/8·2.85 | 13/8·2.63Bet365 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 6yo · G · bv | 46004 | 9-01 | 58 | — | — | 39.5 | 4/1·4.94 | 4·5.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 4 | 1 | 7yo · M · chp | 77563 | 8-08 | 51 | — | — | 30.9 | 11/2·6.27+4% vs mkt | 11/2·6.50Virgin Bet | ||
| 5 | 2 | 4yo · F · b | 96866 | 8-04 | 45 | — | — | 28.4 | 50/1·58.14 | 50/1·51.00Bet365 |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 31 bookmakers per horse with the 14% 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 15:27 Nottingham?
2m2f, Class 5, Flat, 5 runners declared.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 15:27 Nottingham?
The AI top-rated runner is Merrijig (score 59.9, best price 2.63). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Who is the favourite for the 15:27 Nottingham?
The market favourite is Merrijig at a best price of 2.63.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyMerrijig is our selection, coming off a runner-up effort last time out and with today's 18-furlong trip already proven. He heads our figures by just a single pound from the next-best, and only two pounds cover the top three in this field, so it's unlikely to be straightforward. The bottom two are considerably further back on our figures, and with the form this tight, confidence in the selection is low — but Merrijig's placing and recent fitness give him a narrow edge.
Racing Post pick: Merrijig
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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