Who won the 16:54 Ripon on 3 August 2026?
Amber Hamur (IRE) won the 16:54 Ripon at SP 3.00. Ridden by Connor Beasley. Trained by Edward Bethell.
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Ripon
Great BritainQueen Ethelburga's Collegiate Handicap Stakes
Monday, 3 August 2026
1m·Flat·Class 6·Good·7 runners·£3,664
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 2/1F·3.00Race report
- 1stAmber Hamur (IRE)AI top pick · 52.7Connor Beasley·Edward Bethell2/1F·3.00SP
- 2ndHey Havana (IRE)Clifford Lee·Geoffrey Harker·beaten 1.75 lengths5/2·3.50SP
- 3rdVega's Virtue (IRE)Duran Fentiman·Tim Easterby·beaten 0.3 lengths100/30·4.33SP
Race time
1m 39.69s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Amber Hamur (IRE))
“Handy on the wide side early - shared front running 4f out - driven approaching 2f out to edge in front inside the final furlong - kept finding through the last 110yds to prevail”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.00 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.052.7/100 rating
Amber Hamur
3.65Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way44.9/100 rating
Vega's Virtue
4.50SmarketsSBK
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Amber Hamur
Connor Beasley · Edward Bethell · 3yo
52.7/100
+7.8 vs next best (44.9)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong23d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight66strongLast 6: 5-4-6-2-1
- Trainer20% weight48below averageEdward Bethell: 5/26 winners last 14d (19%)
- Ratings50% weight40below averageOR 60
MarketBest price 3.65 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 3yo · F · bp | 751381 | 9-08 | 64 | — | — | 44.9 | 100/30·4.33 SP | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3yo · F · b | 944660 | 9-07 | 63 | — | — | 37.9 | 7/2·4.50 SP | |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 3yo · G · bp | 39904 | 9-06 | 62 | — | — | 41.4 | 100/1·101.00 SP | |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 3yo · F · btFT T | 387 | 9-05 | 61 | — | — | 38.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP | |
| 1 | 6 | 8 | 3yo · F · b | 54621 | 9-04 | 60 | — | — | 52.7 | 2/1F·3.00 SP | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 3yo · G · b | 32525 | 9-02 | 58 | — | — | 39.6 | 5/2·3.50 SP | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3yo · G · b | 77066 | 8-10 | 52 | — | — | 34.3 | 25/1·26.00 SP | |
| — | — | 6 | 3yo · G · b | 76045 | 9-09 | 65 | — | — | 40.3 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:54 Ripon?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Amber Hamur, won the race (AI score 52.7).
What were the placings in the 16:54 Ripon?
Top finishers: 1. Amber Hamur (IRE) (3.00), 2. Hey Havana (IRE) (3.50), 3. Vega's Virtue (IRE) (4.33).
What was the winning time for the 16:54 Ripon?
The winning time was 1m 39.69s.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyDacres Cross heads this Ripon Class 6 contest narrowly ahead of Hey Havana on our ratings, and the form behind that reading looks solid enough to make him a confident pick over eight furlongs on good ground. Hey Havana and Sailor's Return represent the chief dangers, with Scheffler also capable of making his presence felt if reproducing his best. The selection's edge in quality over the rest of the field is clear, and with conditions posing no obvious concern, he looks well-placed to deliver. **Dacres Cross** is our selection.
Racing Post pick: Dacres Cross
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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