20:30 Hamilton

Gss Contracts Handicap Stakes

1m½f · Flat · Class 5 · Good · 10 runners · £4,187 · Saturday, 1 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th

1st
Ephron (IRE)
Conor Whiteley·Gemma Tutty
11/1·12.00
SP
2nd
Mwafaq (IRE)
Ethan Tindall·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten 0.3 lengths
5/2F·3.50
SP
3rd
Yaaser (IRE)
Lauren Young·Jim Goldie·beaten .75 lengths
20/1·21.00
SP

Race time

1m 44.34s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Ephron (IRE))

“Slow to break - held up at back - shaken up before 3f out - moved left and improved position 2f out - driven into fourth place inside final furlong before getting up to win close home”

AI top-rated Starliner (score 58.0) finished 6th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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-party

Pundit pick: Intrusively

Intrusively heads this Hamilton Class 5 mile contest rated five clear of Rajapour, giving him a meaningful edge on paper in a field of ten on good ground. Rajapour is the most obvious threat alongside Sunriseontheboyne and Ephron, who share the same rating and could complicate matters if Intrusively fails to reproduce his best. Confidence is modest here, and the closeness of the chasing pack means this is far from a foregone conclusion. **Intrusively** is the selection.

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

Starliner

Kaiya Fraser · Linda Perratt · 5yo

Top-rated of 10

score 58.0 · +4.6 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.

Trainer20% weight
100very strong
Linda Perratt: 5/11 winners last 14d (45%)
Freshness10% weight
70strong
12d since last run (quick turnaround)
Form20% weight
50average
Last 6: 9-3-8-8-2-2
Ratings50% weight
42below average
OR 63

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 1m½f

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–4)

IV 0.95

Mid (5–7)

IV 1.02

High (8–10)

IV 1.04

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 145 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	9	Ephron J: Conor Whiteley(5) · T: Gemma Tutty · draw 8 3yo · G · ch	71527	9-01	67	—	—	43.1	11/1·12.00 SP
2	4	Mwafaq J: Ethan Tindall(5) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 9 4yo · G · bp	15211	9-12	71	—	—	49.4	5/2F·3.50 SP
3	10	Yaaser J: Lauren Young(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 10 8yo · G · b	975953	8-13	58	—	—	36.6	20/1·21.00 SP
4	6	Sanafi Zabeel J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jim Goldie · draw 3 5yo · G · ch	531933	9-06	65	—	—	46.5	3/1·4.00 SP
5	1	Rajapour J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara · draw 4 6yo · G · chtp	36941F	10-07	80	—	—	46.3	5/1·6.00 SP
6	8	Starliner J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Linda Perratt · draw 6 5yo · G · baybrownp	938822	9-04	63	—	—	58.0	7/1·8.00 SP
7	5	Midsummer Storm J: Sam James · T: K. R. Burke · draw 5 3yo · C · chpFT P	4346	9-07	73	—	—	53.4	14/1·15.00 SP
8	3	Sunriseontheboyne J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam · draw 7 4yo · G · b	980607	10-00	73	—	—	38.7	22/1·23.00 SP
9	2	Intrusively J: Tom Eaves · T: Michael Appleby · draw 2 4yo · G · ch	094447	10-02	75	—	—	43.1	9/1·10.00 SP
10	7	Watcha Snoop J: Shane Gray · T: Adam Nicol · draw 1 3yo · G · b	00000	9-06	72	—	—	32.5	50/1·51.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:30 Hamilton on 1 August 2026?

Ephron (IRE) won the 20:30 Hamilton at SP 12.00. Ridden by Conor Whiteley. Trained by Gemma Tutty.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:30 Hamilton?

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

What were the placings in the 20:30 Hamilton?

Top finishers: 1. Ephron (IRE) (12.00), 2. Mwafaq (IRE) (3.50), 3. Yaaser (IRE) (21.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:30 Hamilton?

The winning time was 1m 44.34s.

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