Who won the 14:45 Catterick on 17 August 2026?
Harry's Pop (GB) won the 14:45 Catterick at SP 3.00. Ridden by Sam James. Trained by Dylan Cunha.
14:45 Catterick
Well-Earned Retirement Neal Kidd Nursery Handicap Stakes
6f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 8 runners · £3,664 · Monday, 17 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 7thRace report
- 1stHarry's Pop (GB)Sam James·Dylan Cunha2/1F·3.00SP
- 2ndAura Of Melania (GB)Oisin McSweeney·Roger Fell·beaten 2 lengths7/2·4.50SP
- 3rdCheeky Chesca (IRE)David Allan·Tim Easterby·beaten 1.25 lengths13/2·7.50SP
Race time
1m 14.08s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Harry's Pop (GB))
“Drifted right at the break - up with the pace before hitting the front after a furlong - roused with two furlongs left - pushed out approaching the final furlong - responded strongly to land the race”
AI top-rated Eevee Star (score 56.0) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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-partyPundit pick: Aura Of Melania
Aura Of Melania heads this Catterick Class 6 sprint on a rating narrowly ahead of Harry's Pop and Eevee Star, who are both two pounds behind and represent the chief threats alongside Cheeky Chesca, a pound further back, so the form advantage is real if modest and the six-furlong trip on good ground suits. The selection's hold on the field is slender enough that a career-best from either Harry's Pop or Eevee Star could overturn it, and confidence is accordingly tempered. On balance the ratings edge, however slim, points the same way, and the selection is Aura Of Melania.
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
Eevee Star
Oisin Orr · Edward Bethell · 2yo
Top-rated of 8
score 56.0 · +9.0 clear of next best (47.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongEdward Bethell: 9/22 winners last 14d (41%)
- Freshness10% weight100very strong24d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight42below averageOR 63
- Form20% weight25weakLast 6: 3-5-5-8
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 — Catterick 6f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.36).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.36
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.79
High (7–8)
IV 0.80
Today: Cheeky Chesca (draw 1) and Invicta Rose (draw 2) get the bias; Harry's Pop (draw 5) 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. 150 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | J: Sam James · T: Dylan Cunha · draw 5 2yo · G · b | 74044 | 65 | 47.0 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Roger Fell · draw 4 2yo · F · ch | 64453 | 63 | 39.9 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 1 2yo · F · bp | 223779 | 61 | 39.4 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 4 | 5 | J: Shane Gray · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 3 2yo · F · b | 796 | 59 | 35.1 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 5 | 7 | J: P J McDonald · T: Tom Ward · draw 8 2yo · F · bp | 8662 | 53 | 41.1 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 6 | 8 | J: Joanna Mason · T: John Butler · draw 6 2yo · G · gr | 657 | 53 | 46.3 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 7 | 3 | J: Oisin Orr · T: Edward Bethell · draw 7 2yo · F · ch | 3558 | 63 | 56.0 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 8 | 6 | J: Billy Garritty · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 2 2yo · F · ch | 47656 | 55 | 38.6 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:45 Catterick?
No — the AI top pick (Eevee Star) finished 7.
What were the placings in the 14:45 Catterick?
Top finishers: 1. Harry's Pop (GB) (3.00), 2. Aura Of Melania (GB) (4.50), 3. Cheeky Chesca (IRE) (7.50).
What was the winning time for the 14:45 Catterick?
The winning time was 1m 14.08s.
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