Who won the 16:50 Hamilton on 2 September 2026?
Sod Hall Lane (IRE) won the 16:50 Hamilton at SP 2.38. Ridden by Zak Wheatley. Trained by Declan Carroll.
16:50 Hamilton
Heineken Low & No Bar Ebf Maiden Stakes (gbb Race)
5f · Flat · Class 4 · Soft · 7 runners · £6,210 · Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stSod Hall Lane (IRE)Zak Wheatley·Declan Carroll11/8·2.38SP
- 2ndRoyal Strike (IRE)AI top pick · 56.0Clifford Lee·K. R. Burke·beaten 2.25 lengths11/10F·2.10SP
- 3rdBacha (IRE)Oisin Orr·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten 2.25 lengths7/1·8.00SP
Race time
59.92s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Sod Hall Lane (IRE))
“Handy in the pack early - urged along and asserted approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.10 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way24.5/100 rating
Bacha
13.00SportingIndex
Place portion settles at 4.00 · 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.
Why the model rates this top
Royal Strike
Clifford Lee · K. R. Burke · 2yo
Top-rated of 7
score 56.0 · +22.2 clear of next best (33.8)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong19d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight55averageLast 6: 4-3
- Ratings50% weight50averageOR 75 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight50averageK. R. Burke: 9/46 winners last 14d (20%)
MarketBest price 3.25 (BresBet) · 2nd in the market of 7.
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 5f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.19).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.19
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.00
High (7–8)
IV 0.79
Today: Royal Strike (draw 2) and Sneakin Pete (draw 3) get the bias; Sod Hall Lane (draw 8) 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 | 5 | J: Zak Wheatley · T: Declan Carroll · draw 8 2yo · C · b | 2 | — | 31.1 | 11/8·2.38 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Clifford Lee · T: K. R. Burke · draw 2 2yo · C · b | 43 | 75 | 56.0 | 11/10F·2.10 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Oisin Orr · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 6 2yo · C · b | 53 | — | 24.5 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 1 2yo · F · b | 54 | — | 20.0 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: Jack Nicholls(3) · T: Iain Jardine · draw 5 2yo · C · bt | 63676 | 45 | 33.8 | 150/1·151.00 SP |
| 6 | 8 | J: Faleh Bughanaim · T: Christopher Kellett · draw 4 2yo · F · bhFT H | 54 | — | 15.0 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: James Sullivan · T: R Mike Smith · draw 3 2yo · G · b | — | — | 26.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Kevin Stott · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 7 2yo · G · ch | 0 | — | 12.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:50 Hamilton?
No — the AI top pick (Royal Strike) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 16:50 Hamilton?
Top finishers: 1. Sod Hall Lane (IRE) (2.38), 2. Royal Strike (IRE) (2.10), 3. Bacha (IRE) (8.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:50 Hamilton?
The winning time was 59.92s.
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