Who won the 19:45 Hamilton on 21 August 2026?
City Captain (GB) won the 19:45 Hamilton at SP 4.00. Ridden by Callum Rodriguez. Trained by Harriet Bethell.
19:45 Hamilton
Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Stakes (Div II)
6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Soft · 10 runners · £5,286 · Friday, 21 August 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 3/1F·4.00Race report
- 1stCity Captain (GB)AI top pick · 50.4Callum Rodriguez·Harriet Bethell3/1F·4.00SP
- 2ndMiraculous (IRE)David Allan·Tim Easterby·beaten 1 length7/1·8.00SP
- 3rdDandy Magic (IRE)Lauren Young·Jim Goldie·beaten .75 lengths4/1·5.00SP
Race time
1m 12.00s
Race time recorded.
In-running (City Captain (GB))
“Sat close to front pack early - hit front two out and driven on - given a squeeze one out - found more to the line for a comfortable win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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: Lord Bertie
Lord Bertie heads this ten-runner Class 4 sprint at Hamilton on good-to-soft ground carrying the strongest rating in the field, nudging narrowly ahead of Winged Messenger, who represents the most credible danger and will need watching throughout the six furlongs. Wobwobwob and They All Know Me add further depth to the threat, though both sit a clear step below the top two on known form. Lord Bertie is the one to be on.
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
City Captain
Callum Rodriguez · Harriet Bethell · 4yo
Top-rated of 10
score 50.4 · +0.1 clear of next best (50.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight65strong104d since last run (rusty)
- Form20% weight57averageLast 6: 3-1-6-2-4
- Ratings50% weight52averageOR 78
- Trainer20% weight33small sample (n=8)Harriet Bethell: 1/8 winners last 14d (13%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
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 6f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.19).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.19
Mid (5–7)
IV 1.00
High (8–10)
IV 0.79
Today: Montezuma (draw 4) and Lord Bertie (draw 1) get the bias; Dandy Magic (draw 9) 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. 163 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Harriet Bethell · draw 5 4yo · G · b | 31624 | 78 | 50.4 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 10 4yo · G · b | 935781 | 74 | 46.0 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 3 | 8 | J: Lauren Young(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 9 4yo · F · chp | 044431 | 69 | 47.4 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: David Nolan · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 6 4yo · G · g | 288180 | 74 | 47.7 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 5 | 10 | J: Andrew Mullen · T: Tristan Davidson · draw 2 8yo · M · bb | 161309 | 66 | 44.3 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 6 | 3 | J: David Egan · T: Jim Goldie · draw 4 4yo · G · bh | 205325 | 78 | 50.3 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: Ryan Sexton · T: Julie Camacho · draw 7 5yo · G · bhp | 31405 | 80 | 44.9 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 3 3yo · G · gr | 50510 | 74 | 40.1 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 9 | 5 | J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Adrian Keatley · draw 8 8yo · G · bv | 00950 | 75 | 39.8 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 10 | 4 | J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara · draw 1 6yo · G · bh | 60069 | 78 | 45.2 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:45 Hamilton?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, City Captain, won the race (AI score 50.4).
What were the placings in the 19:45 Hamilton?
Top finishers: 1. City Captain (GB) (4.00), 2. Miraculous (IRE) (8.00), 3. Dandy Magic (IRE) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 19:45 Hamilton?
The winning time was 1m 12.00s.
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