Who won the 16:45 Ascot on 25 July 2026?
Hickory (IRE) won the 16:45 Ascot at SP 11.00. Ridden by Saffie Osborne. Trained by Jamie Osborne.
16:45 Ascot
Betfred Handicap Stakes
1m · Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 11 runners · £30,924 · Saturday, 25 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 7thRace report
- 1stHickory (IRE)Saffie Osborne·Jamie Osborne10/1·11.00SP
- 2ndCrown Board (IRE)Silvestre De Sousa·Jane Chapple-Hyam·beaten .5 lengths9/1·10.00SP
- 3rdSpanish Voice (GB)William Buick·Andrew Balding·beaten 0.05 lengths13/2·7.50SP
Race time
1m 42.65s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Hickory (IRE))
“Settled towards the back - travelling with plenty in hand three furlongs out but short of room and asked to close with two furlongs left - driven and finding another gear to hit the front close home”
AI top-rated Asmen Warrior (score 72.4) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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-partyPundit pick: Crown Board
Crown Board sets the standard on our figures, rating 6 lb clear of the field and boasting a win in his recent form. Blue Rc, Urban Lion and Grizedale represent the main dangers, all bunched within 6 lb of each other on our figures. Crown Board's rating advantage and the strength of his recent form make him our selection in this Class 2 contest, with a high degree of confidence.
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
Asmen Warrior
Cieren Fallon · James Owen · 4yo
Top-rated of 11
score 72.4 · +6.2 clear of next best (66.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong16d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight85very strongJames Owen: 13/38 winners last 14d (34%)
- Ratings50% weight66strongOR 99 — above field median
- Form20% weight62averageLast 6: 2-3-2-0-1
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 — Ascot 1m
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–4)
IV 0.87
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.98
High (9–11)
IV 1.16
Today: Crown Board (draw 10) and Blue Rc (draw 9) get the bias; Grizedale (draw 2) 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. 130 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: Saffie Osborne · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 7 8yo · G · bp | 20606 | 93 | 55.7 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 10 6yo · G · b | 14803 | 103 | 56.8 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: William Buick · T: Andrew Balding · draw 1 4yo · C · bt | 871015 | 94 | 63.0 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 4 | 10 | J: David Egan · T: David O'Meara · draw 3 5yo · G · b | 422326 | 85 | 55.6 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 6 5yo · H · bb | 093454 | 88 | 50.4 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 2 4yo · G · b | 37011 | 96 | 66.2 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: James Owen · draw 8 4yo · G · chv | 23201 | 99 | 72.4 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 8 | 11 | J: William Pyle · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 11 4yo · G · bh | 033237 | 82 | 53.4 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: Tom Marquand · T: Jack Channon · draw 4 5yo · G · b | 09100 | 101 | 51.8 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 10 | 1 | J: Colin Keane · T: James Tate · draw 9 4yo · C · b | 12292 | 104 | 55.2 | 100/30F·4.33 SP |
| 11 | 9 | J: Harry Davies · T: Jim Goldie · draw 5 4yo · G · b | 01034 | 87 | 47.9 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:45 Ascot?
No — the AI top pick (Asmen Warrior) finished 7.
What were the placings in the 16:45 Ascot?
Top finishers: 1. Hickory (IRE) (11.00), 2. Crown Board (IRE) (10.00), 3. Spanish Voice (GB) (7.50).
What was the winning time for the 16:45 Ascot?
The winning time was 1m 42.65s.
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