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20:06 Stratford

Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle Race

2m½f · Hurdle · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 11 runners · £3,776 · Thursday, 20 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. 2 · score 58.9 · best 80/1·85.00
Best value vs consensus
Eyeeye (also top rated)
85·85.00 Matchbook · +6% vs fair (consensus 80.36)

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-way57.9/100 rating
Mayday Games
5.80Matchbook

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: RetetiDiffers from our pick

Reteti heads this twelve-runner Class 5 contest at Stratford on good-to-firm ground holding a narrow edge over the chasing pack, sitting four to five pounds clear of the closely matched trio of Versatile, Lord Cauvelliere and Diesel Line who represent the principal dangers over this two-mile trip. Those three rivals are tightly grouped and will likely split their own efforts, which could work in Reteti's favour as the sole runner at the head of the ratings. Sixteen furlongs on a sound surface is the test, and though the medium confidence reflects a competitive field, Reteti 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

Eyeeye

Brendan Powell · Clare Ellam · 6yo

Top-rated of 12
score 58.9 · +0.0 clear of next best (58.9)
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
    22d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    67strong
    OR 100 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    50no sample
    Clare Ellam — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Form20% weight
    28weak
    Last 6: 8-0-2-9-5
MarketBest price 85.00 (Matchbook) · 12th in the market of 12.

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: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.

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.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
2
EyeeyePick
J: Brendan Powell · T: Clare Ellam · draw 0
6yo · G · bOnly rideOnly runner
80295
10058.980/1·80.3685·85.00
Matchbook · +6% vs fair
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3
J: Jonathan Burke · T: James Owen · draw 0 · combo 8/36 (22%)
5yo · G · bpOnly pairing
34349
9858.933/1·36.2425/1·26.00
Betfred · -28% vs fair
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6
J: Kielan Woods · T: Shaun Lycett · draw 0
7yo · G · bC&DOnly rideOnly runner
F017
9257.97/1·7.885.8·5.80
Matchbook · -26% vs fair
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J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0 · combo 50/141 (35%)
8yo · G · bFirst after wind op
95313
8557.54/1·5.123.6·3.60
Betfair Exchange · -30% vs fair
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4
J: Sean Bowen · T: James Owen · draw 0 · combo 3/7 (43%)
9yo · G · brtOnly pairing
1P645
9557.217/2·9.457·7.00
Matchbook · -26% vs fair
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1
J: Marc Goldstein · T: Sheena West · draw 0 · combo 0/5 (0%)
6yo · G · bhClass dropOnly rideOnly runner
45232
10054.87/1·7.889/2·5.50
BetTom · -30% vs fair
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5
J: James Bowen · T: Charles & Adam Pogson · draw 0 · combo 0/8 (0%)
8yo · G · brtClass dropOnly runner
344F7
9354.312/1·13.3917/2·9.50
Ladbrokes · -29% vs fair
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11
J: James Davies · T: Gary Hanmer · draw 0 · combo 2/12 (17%)
6yo · M · chtpDOnly ride
29221
8352.815/2·8.675/1·6.00
Coral · -31% vs fair
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8
J: Jack Tudor · T: Christian Williams · draw 0 · combo 1/21 (5%)
6yo · G · btFT T
88P2
8551.712/1·13.3922·22.00
Matchbook · +64% vs fair
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10
8yo · M · bhtFT HTFirst after wind opOnly rideOnly runner
217PP
8344.528/1·29.9424·24.00
Matchbook · -20% vs fair
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7
J: Sean Houlihan · T: Sheila Lewis · draw 0 · combo 1/5 (20%)
5yo · G · grOnly rideOnly runner
57745
9142.612/1·12.619.4·9.40
Matchbook · -25% vs fair
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12
J: Nick Slatter(3) · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson · draw 0 · combo 3/24 (13%)
5yo · M · bClass dropOnly rideOnly runner
82P43
6639.133/1·36.2460·60.00
Matchbook · +66% vs fair
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OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 21–30 bookmakers per horse with the 58% 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 Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle Race?

The Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle Race is off at 20:06 on 20 August 2026 at Stratford (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 20:06 Stratford?

2m½f, Class 5, Hurdle, 11 runners declared.

What is the going for the 20:06 Stratford?

Going is reported as Good To Firm on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 20:06 Stratford?

The AI top-rated runner is Eyeeye (score 58.9, best price 85.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 20:06 Stratford?

The market favourite is Berry Edge at a best price of 3.60. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Eyeeye.

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