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13:50 York

Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

5½f · Flat · Class 2 · Good · 21 runners · £69,579 · Wednesday, 19 August 2026

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Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Top rated
No. 5 · score 78.5 · +9.1 clear of next best · best 15/2·8.40
Best value vs consensus
90·90.00 Betfair Exchange · +24% vs fair (consensus 72.57)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 30 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Each-way78.5/100 rating
Corolla Point
8.40Smarkets

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: StratusnineDiffers from our pick

Stratusnine sits five pounds below the top two in this competitive 22-runner York sprint, but a progressive profile gives reason to side with her over West Acre and Apollo One, who are narrowly ahead on ratings but may have less scope for improvement. Dubai Bling represents a further danger at 104, and with good ground suiting plenty of these runners the race looks genuinely open across the top half of the field. The confidence here is modest, and a wide draw in such a large field adds an element of uncertainty, but the upward trajectory makes Stratusnine 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

Corolla Point

Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell · 4yo

Top-rated of 22
score 78.5 · +9.1 clear of next best (69.4)
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
    18d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    95very strong
    Edward Bethell: 9/24 winners last 14d (38%)
  • Form20% weight
    81very strong
    Last 6: 1-3-3-2-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    67strong
    OR 100 — above field median
MarketBest price 8.40 (Smarkets) · 2nd in the market of 22.

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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: 3 confirmed front-runners — expect a pace duel; closers from the rear advantaged.

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — York 5½f

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Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.37).

Low (1–8)
IV 1.37
Mid (9–15)
IV 0.90
High (16–22)
IV 0.69

Today: Lexington Blitz (draw 1) and Erosandpsyche (draw 8) get the bias; West Acre (draw 19) 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. 137 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
5
J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Edward Bethell · draw 9 · combo 4/30 (13%)
4yo · G · bDOnly runner
13321
10078.58/1·9.258.4·8.40
Smarkets · -9% vs fair
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12
J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Lemos De Souza · draw 12 · combo 1/5 (20%)
4yo · G · btDOnly runner
61412
9569.414/1·15.6516·16.00
Betfair Exchange · +2% vs fair
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6
J: Edward Greatrex · T: Robert Cowell · draw 1 · combo 0/5 (0%)
4yo · G · bpOnly rideOnly runner
93136
9863.912/1·12.8112.5·12.50
Betfair Exchange · -2% vs fair
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3
J: Darragh Keenan · T: George Scott · draw 19 · combo 5/44 (11%)
4yo · G · bOnly ride
24530
10262.150/1·58.3480·80.00
Matchbook · +37% vs fair
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2
J: James Doyle · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 16 · combo 1/6 (17%)
4yo · G · bC&D
P28312
10459.914/1·14.2312.5·12.50
Matchbook · -12% vs fair
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4
J: Jason Hart · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 13 · combo 3/69 (4%)
6yo · G · bDGoing 1/3Only runner
102120
10058.520/1·21.3421·21.00
Betfair Exchange · -2% vs fair
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22
J: M. P. Sheehy · T: Adrian Keatley · draw 22 · combo 9/55 (16%)
6yo · G · bt
000607
8857.5100/1·115.26180·180.00
Matchbook · +56% vs fair
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11
J: Oisin Orr · T: D J Murphy · draw 8
8yo · G · btvOnly runner
033825
9557.350/1·58.3480·80.00
Matchbook · +37% vs fair
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10
J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Charles Hills · draw 20
5yo · G · bOn last winning markD
04001
9157.228/1·29.8834·34.00
Betfair Exchange · +14% vs fair
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9
J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara · draw 4 · combo 16/139 (12%)
5yo · G · bD
316045
9656.915/2·8.548.2·8.20
Betfair Exchange · -4% vs fair
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J: Rossa Ryan · T: David O'Meara · draw 21 · combo 0/5 (0%)
5yo · G · bDOnly pairing
56310
9456.550/1·58.3470·70.00
Matchbook · +20% vs fair
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1
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 17 · combo 7/37 (19%)
4yo · G · bpDOnly pairing
712010
10455.725/1·27.0428·28.00
Betfair Exchange · +4% vs fair
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7
J: George Wood · T: Richard Spencer · draw 2 · combo 7/40 (18%)
4yo · C · bOnly ride
41600
9754.933/1·37.0036·36.00
Matchbook · -3% vs fair
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19
J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 11 · combo 6/52 (12%)
4yo · F · b
60450
8953.833/1·37.0040·40.00
Betfair Exchange · +8% vs fair
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14
J: Hector Crouch · T: Michael Bell · draw 10 · combo 2/20 (10%)
4yo · G · chp
111502
9452.133/1·37.0036·36.00
Smarkets · -3% vs fair
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17
J: Tom Marquand · T: Michael Keady · draw 15
5yo · G · bOnly pairing
870311
9150.050/1·48.3860·60.00
Smarkets · +24% vs fair
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18
J: P J McDonald · T: Geoff Oldroyd · draw 5 · combo 1/14 (7%)
5yo · G · chvOnly rideOnly runner
510533
9150.010/1·11.3810.5·10.50
Smarkets · -8% vs fair
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20
J: David Egan · T: Richard Spencer · draw 3 · combo 0/6 (0%)
4yo · G · btpOnly pairing
66600
8949.815/2·8.548.8·8.80
Matchbook · +3% vs fair
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21
J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: David O'Meara · draw 14
4yo · G · bpC&DOnly pairing
707100
8848.750/1·58.3460·60.00
Betfair Exchange · +3% vs fair
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8
J: Kevin Stott · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 18 · combo 4/58 (7%)
4yo · G · chOnly ride
30300
9744.5100/1·95.34130·130.00
Betfair Exchange · +36% vs fair
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16
8yo · G · chOnly runner
293900
9143.125/1·27.0425·25.00
Smarkets · -7% vs fair
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13
J: Luke Morris · T: Archie Watson · draw 7 · combo 1/39 (3%)
6yo · G · bbOnly pairing
788077
9440.566/1·72.5790·90.00
Betfair Exchange · +24% vs fair
All 30 books ▾

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 28–30 bookmakers per horse with the 42% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap)?

The Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) is off at 13:50 on 19 August 2026 at York (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 13:50 York?

5½f, Class 2, Flat, 21 runners declared.

What is the going for the 13:50 York?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 13:50 York?

The AI top-rated runner is Corolla Point (score 78.5, best price 8.40). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 13:50 York?

The market favourite is Toca Madera at a best price of 8.20. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Corolla Point.

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