Who won the 17:10 Haydock on 8 August 2026?
Home Hero (IRE) won the 17:10 Haydock at SP 4.50. Ridden by Luke Catton. Trained by Hugo Palmer.
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Haydock
Great BritainBetway Apprentice Handicap Stakes
Saturday, 8 August 2026
1m·Flat·Class 5·Good·6 runners·£5,234
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stHome Hero (IRE)Luke Catton·Hugo Palmer7/2·4.50SP
- 2ndSunshine And Roses (GB)Rose Dawes·Jack Channon·beaten 2.75 lengths11/1·12.00SP
- 3rdSandy Craic (IRE)Conor Whiteley·David O'Meara·beaten .5 lengths3/1·4.00SP
Race time
1m 41.09s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Home Hero (IRE))
“Handy near the front - upped tempo to challenge 3f out - hit the front approaching 2f out - held the head a little off-line under pressure inside final furlong - sprinted away to score with plenty in hand”
AI top-rated Suggy (score 57.9) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.057.9/100 rating
Suggy
3.65Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way49.8/100 rating
Sandy Craic
5.00PricedUp Bet
Place portion settles at 2.00 · 1/4 odds · 2 places
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
Suggy
Harry Vigors(5) · Charles Hills · 3yo
57.9/100
+5.5 vs next best (52.5)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight81very strongLast 6: 2-1-8-1-1
- Freshness10% weight70strong8d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight53averageOR 79 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight43below averageCharles Hills: 3/18 winners last 14d (17%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 3yo · C · br | 21811 | 10-02 | 79 | — | — | 57.9 | 5/2F·3.50 SP | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 3yo · G · bv | 23412 | 9-12 | 75 | — | — | 52.5 | 3/1·4.00 SP | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 3yo · G · chv | 38915 | 9-11 | 74 | — | — | 44.3 | 7/2·4.50 SP | |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 3yo · F · b | 255122 | 9-08 | 71 | — | — | 49.8 | 3/1·4.00 SP | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 3yo · F · b | 44071 | 8-11 | 60 | — | — | 46.3 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | 3yo · F · bh | 857868 | 8-07 | 54 | — | — | 28.0 | 50/1·51.00 SP | |
| — | — | 8 | 3yo · G · b | 555 | 9-07 | 70 | — | — | 43.3 | — | |
| — | — | 1 | 3yo · G · ch | 51550 | 9-12 | 75 | — | — | 39.4 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:10 Haydock?
No — the AI top pick (Suggy) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 17:10 Haydock?
Top finishers: 1. Home Hero (IRE) (4.50), 2. Sunshine And Roses (GB) (12.00), 3. Sandy Craic (IRE) (4.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:10 Haydock?
The winning time was 1m 41.09s.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyPhantom Watch heads this Haydock Class 5 contest on ratings, narrowly ahead of Suggy and with a slightly more comfortable edge over Sandy Craic and Director's Cut, who are tied three points further back. The selection has the form ceiling to see off this field over the mile on good ground, though Suggy will press hard and Sandy Craic and Director's Cut cannot be dismissed on what looks an evenly matched card. **Phantom Watch** is our selection, though the margins are slim enough to keep confidence measured.
Racing Post pick: Phantom Watch
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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