Who won the 16:05 Ascot on 24 July 2026?
Al Azd (IRE) won the 16:05 Ascot at SP 3.00. Ridden by Ray Dawson. Trained by Roger Varian.
16:05 Ascot
Sodexo Live! Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
1m4f · Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 9 runners · £23,193 · Friday, 24 July 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stAl Azd (IRE)Ray Dawson·Roger Varian2/1F·3.00SP
- 2ndStudy Of Words (IRE)AI top pick · 65.7Billy Loughnane·Charlie Appleby·beaten 4.25 lengths100/30·4.33SP
- 3rdMerveilleux Lapin (IRE)Callum Rodriguez·Owen Burrows·beaten 0.3 lengths7/1·8.00SP
Race time
2m 32.78s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Al Azd (IRE))
“Sat handy early - moved smoothly to the front before the furlong pole - pushed out to score easily”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.33 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way65.7/100 rating
Study Of Words
6.00Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Theory Of Tides
Theory Of Tides is our selection, only narrowly ahead of French Duke at the top of the ratings. Merveilleux Lapin and Flying Frontier also feature among the leading dangers, both within a handful of pounds of the selection. It's a competitive nine-runner field and confidence is medium, but Theory Of Tides' rating edge, even if slim, gives him the narrowest of advantages.
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
Study Of Words
Billy Loughnane · Charlie Appleby · 3yo
Top-rated of 9
score 65.7 · +0.1 clear of next best (65.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong48d since last run (fresh)
- Trainer20% weight73strongCharlie Appleby: 8/28 winners last 14d (29%)
- Ratings50% weight62averageOR 93
- Form20% weight58averageLast 6: 5-2-1-3-5
MarketBest price 6.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 9.
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 — Ascot 1m4f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.18).
Low (1–3)
IV 0.75
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.18
High (7–9)
IV 1.11
Today: Study Of Words (draw 4) and Merveilleux Lapin (draw 5) get the bias; French Duke (draw 1) 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. 78 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | J: Ray Dawson · T: Roger Varian · draw 7 3yo · G · chb | 221162 | 100 | 65.1 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 2 | 9 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 4 3yo · C · b | 52135 | 93 | 65.7 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Owen Burrows · draw 5 4yo · F · b | 53024 | 96 | 58.2 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Ed Walker · draw 6 9yo · G · b | 16050 | 90 | 52.5 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: David Egan · T: Ian Williams · draw 3 6yo · G · b | 24090 | 91 | 46.9 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 6 | 1 | J: James Doyle · T: Hamad Al Jehani · draw 1 5yo · G · bh | 03160 | 100 | 48.5 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 8 4yo · G · b | 01103 | 87 | 49.7 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 8 | 4 | J: Hector Crouch · T: James Tate · draw 2 6yo · H · b | 19844 | 93 | 48.3 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 9 5yo · G · b | 0422 | 94 | 65.6 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:05 Ascot?
No — the AI top pick (Study Of Words) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 16:05 Ascot?
Top finishers: 1. Al Azd (IRE) (3.00), 2. Study Of Words (IRE) (4.33), 3. Merveilleux Lapin (IRE) (8.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:05 Ascot?
The winning time was 2m 32.78s.
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