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15:20 Beverley

30 Years Of The Hurn Racing Club EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

7½f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Firm · 4 runners · £6,480 · Tuesday, 28 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Vega King (IRE)
    Sam James·K. R. Burke
    7/2·4.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Apulia Bay (IRE)
    Oisin Orr·Simon & Ed Crisford·beaten 0.1 lengths
    1/1F·2.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Romanza (GB)AI top pick · 53.5
    Paddy Bradley·Charlie Fellowes·beaten 3 lengths
    9/4·3.25
    SP
Race time
1m 32.67s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Vega King (IRE))

Settled with strong grip early - set the pace throughout - asked for effort with a furlong left - driven out under pressure - held on by the finish

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.25 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.

Why the model rates this top

Romanza

Paddy Bradley · Charlie Fellowes · 2yo

Top-rated of 4
score 53.5 · +17.5 clear of next best (36.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    22d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    57average
    OR 86 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    52average
    Last 6: 4-7-2
  • Trainer20% weight
    23weak
    Charlie Fellowes: 1/11 winners last 14d (9%)
MarketBest price 3.25 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 4.

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 — Beverley 7½f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.09).

Low (1–2)
IV 1.08
Mid (3–3)
IV 0.80
High (4–4)
IV 1.09

Today: Romanza (draw 4) gets the bias; Apulia Bay (draw 3) 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. 95 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
14
J: Sam James · T: K. R. Burke · draw 2
2yo · C · b
4
36.0
7/2·4.50
SP
21
J: Oisin Orr · T: Simon & Ed Crisford · draw 3
2yo · C · b
3
32.5
1/1F·2.00
SP
33
J: Paddy Bradley · T: Charlie Fellowes · draw 4
2yo · C · b
472
8653.5
9/4·3.25
SP
42
J: Rowan Scott · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 1
2yo · C · b
18.5
12/1·13.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:20 Beverley on 28 July 2026?

Vega King (IRE) won the 15:20 Beverley at SP 4.50. Ridden by Sam James. Trained by K. R. Burke.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:20 Beverley?

No — the AI top pick (Romanza) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 15:20 Beverley?

Top finishers: 1. Vega King (IRE) (4.50), 2. Apulia Bay (IRE) (2.00), 3. Romanza (GB) (3.25).

What was the winning time for the 15:20 Beverley?

The winning time was 1m 32.67s.

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