Who won the 18:40 Hamilton on 17 July 2026?
Brandenburg (GB) won the 18:40 Hamilton at SP 2.00. Ridden by David Egan. Trained by Noel Wilson.
18:40 Hamilton
Hamish MacGregor Memorial Nursery Handicap Stakes
6f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 5 runners · £4,187 · Friday, 17 July 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stBrandenburg (GB)David Egan·Noel Wilson1/1F·2.00SP
- 2ndTango Hotel (GB)AI top pick · 55.2Daniel Tudhope·George Scott·beaten 1.75 lengths3/1·4.00SP
- 3rdBeauty For Love (IRE)Daniel Muscutt·Charlie Johnston·beaten 2 lengths13/2·7.50SP
Race time
1m 10.75s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Brandenburg (GB))
“settled at the back of the field early - pressed for a response with two furlongs left before finding a run between rivals to go clear approaching the final furlong - kept finding to win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Quiet Soul
Our selection is Quiet Soul, sitting clear at the head of our figures for this Class 5 sprint despite being without a win in its last three starts — a runner-up effort and a third among those runs suggest more ability than the bare results show. A 35-day break is the one concern, but the scale of its rating edge is enough to outweigh that, even though this looks an open, low-confidence renewal on our book. The chief danger is a rival that won two starts back and followed up with a runner-up effort next time, giving it solid form of its own, but on merit Quiet Soul remains our pick.
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
Tango Hotel
Daniel Tudhope · George Scott · 2yo
Top-rated of 5
score 55.2 · +1.8 clear of next best (53.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight72strongLast 6: 4-5-1-2
- Freshness10% weight70strong1d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight49below averageOR 73
- Trainer20% weight48below averageGeorge Scott: 4/21 winners last 14d (19%)
MarketNo market price available yet.
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 — Hamilton 6f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.19).
Low (1–2)
IV 1.19
Mid (3–4)
IV 1.00
High (5–5)
IV 0.79
Today: Tango Hotel (draw 1) and Beauty For Love (draw 2) get the bias; Brandenburg (draw 5) 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. 163 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | J: David Egan · T: Noel Wilson · draw 5 2yo · C · b | 012 | 70 | 44.8 | 1/1F·2.00 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Daniel Tudhope · T: George Scott · draw 1 2yo · F · bp | 4512 | 73 | 55.2 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 2 2yo · C · b | 736 | 73 | 46.3 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Sean Kirrane · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4 2yo · F · chht | 64313 | 74 | 53.4 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Mark Winn · T: Michael Dods · draw 3 2yo · F · b | 238 | 67 | 43.4 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:40 Hamilton?
No — the AI top pick (Tango Hotel) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 18:40 Hamilton?
Top finishers: 1. Brandenburg (GB) (2.00), 2. Tango Hotel (GB) (4.00), 3. Beauty For Love (IRE) (7.50).
What was the winning time for the 18:40 Hamilton?
The winning time was 1m 10.75s.
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