15:00 York

Feature

Sir Kevin Sinfield 7 In 7 Grand Finale Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

1m · Flat · Class 2 · Good To Soft · 14 runners · £77,310 · Thursday, 20 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th

1st
The Lost King (GB)
Oisin Murphy·Andrew Balding
7/1·8.00
SP
2nd
Bullet Point (GB)
Tom Marquand·William Haggas·beaten 2.5 lengths
9/2·5.50
SP
3rd
Spell Master (GB)
Ray Dawson·Oli Rix·beaten 1 length
14/1·15.00
SP

Race time

1m 40.20s

Race time recorded.

In-running (The Lost King (GB))

“Settled into second early - made smooth progress on the pace-setter from halfway - hit the front 2f out - quickly opened a advantage - kept finding more to the line”

AI top-rated Centigrade (score 73.8) finished 6th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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-party

Pundit pick: Point Lynas

Point Lynas heads this 17-runner York mile on a rating seven points clear of his nearest rival Checkandchallenge, and that superiority looks well founded given the consistent level of form he has produced to earn it. Checkandchallenge and Cerulean Bay are the obvious threats, with Bullet Point also of interest on our ratings, but none of them can match Point Lynas on what we know. The selection is Point Lynas.

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

Centigrade

Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett · 4yo

Top-rated of 14

score 73.8 · +1.3 clear of next best (72.5)

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
96very strong
Last 6: 2-1-1
Trainer20% weight
70strong
Ralph Beckett: 8/29 winners last 14d (28%)
Ratings50% weight
68strong
OR 102
Freshness10% weight
65strong
63d since last run (rusty)

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 — York 1m

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.22).

Low (1–6)

IV 1.22

Mid (7–12)

IV 1.06

High (13–17)

IV 0.71

Today: Yorkshire (draw 2) and Blue Brother (draw 5) get the bias; The Lost King (draw 15) 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. 91 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	5	The Lost King J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 15 4yo · G · b	213401	9-06	102	—	—	60.8	7/1·8.00 SP
2	6	Bullet Point J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 10 5yo · G · bp	70702	9-05	101	—	—	55.7	9/2·5.50 SP
3	16	Spell Master J: Ray Dawson · T: Oli Rix · draw 14 4yo · G · b	18367	8-07	89	—	—	45.7	14/1·15.00 SP
4	11	Hawksbill J: George Wood · T: Richard Spencer · draw 7 4yo · G · ch	060757	8-11	93	—	—	48.2	28/1·29.00 SP
5	8	Blue Brother J: James Doyle · T: Hamad Al Jehani · draw 5 5yo · G · b	6048	9-02	98	—	—	63.1	8/1·9.00 SP
6	4	Centigrade J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 8 4yo · C · b	211	9-06	102	—	—	73.8	5/2F·3.50 SP
7	9	Eternal Force J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: William Haggas · draw 12 4yo · G · bbFT B	11726	9-02	98	—	—	60.3	10/1·11.00 SP
8	2	Arctic Dawn J: Hector Crouch · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 1 5yo · G · grp	31061	9-10	100	—	—	62.5	28/1·29.00 SP
9	12	Mirsky J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara · draw 16 7yo · G · ch	100799	8-11	93	—	—	50.6	80/1·81.00 SP
10	14	Yorkshire J: P J McDonald · T: Edward Bethell · draw 2 6yo · G · bt	90923	8-10	92	—	—	64.2	18/1·19.00 SP
11	17	The Angel King J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ian Williams · draw 3 4yo · G · grtFT T	70602	8-07	89	—	—	48.9	33/1·34.00 SP
12	3	Cerulean Bay J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara · draw 9 5yo · G · b	258429	9-09	105	—	—	56.9	12/1·13.00 SP
13	13	Nizam J: Saffie Osborne · T: Ian Williams · draw 4 4yo · G · b	56070	8-10	92	—	—	41.9	11/1·12.00 SP
14	7	Checkandchallenge J: Callum Shepherd · T: William Knight · draw 6 7yo · G · bp	90603	9-03	99	—	—	46.4	10/1·11.00 SP
—	—	Aalto J: Saffie Osborne · T: Ian Williams · draw 13 6yo · G · bt	90213	8-08	90	—	—	55.5	—
—	—	Point Lynas J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Edward Bethell · draw 11 7yo · G · bh	67942	9-12	108	—	—	72.5	—
—	—	Mezcala J: William Buick · T: Jack Channon · draw 17 4yo · G · b	71310	9-02	98	—	—	56.8	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:00 York on 20 August 2026?

The Lost King (GB) won the 15:00 York at SP 8.00. Ridden by Oisin Murphy. Trained by Andrew Balding.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:00 York?

No — the AI top pick (Centigrade) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 15:00 York?

Top finishers: 1. The Lost King (GB) (8.00), 2. Bullet Point (GB) (5.50), 3. Spell Master (GB) (15.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:00 York?

The winning time was 1m 40.20s.

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