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15:52 Haydock

Ebf Ashton In Makerfield Novice Stakes

6f · Flat · Class 3 · Soft · 7 runners · £7,020 · Thursday, 3 September 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Sharadd (IRE)
    Tom Marquand·William Haggas
    1/1F·2.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Al Arraab (IRE)
    Oisin McSweeney·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten 6 lengths
    10/1·11.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Deputy Vice (IRE)AI top pick · 44.7
    Rhys Elliott·Rebecca Menzies·beaten 1.25 lengths
    10/1·11.00
    SP
Race time
1m 16.39s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Sharadd (IRE))

Settled towards the back of the field early - moving through with purpose approaching the final furlong - hit the front close home - edged away near the finish to score comfortably

Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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.

Each-way20.5/100 rating
Al Arraab
13.00Smarkets

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

Deputy Vice

Rhys Elliott(5) · Rebecca Menzies · 2yo

Top-rated of 8
score 44.7 · +17.9 clear of next best (26.7)
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
    65strong
    68d since last run (rusty)
  • Ratings50% weight
    51average
    OR 77 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    48below average
    Last 6: 3-4-4
  • Trainer20% weight
    15weak
    Rebecca Menzies: 1/18 winners last 14d (6%)
MarketBest price 101.00 (LiveScore Bet) · 5th in the market of 8.

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 — Haydock 6f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.22).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.22
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.71
High (7–8)
IV 1.02

Today: Sharadd (draw 3) and Chapel Stream (draw 2) get the bias; Deputy Vice (draw 6) 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. 114 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
17
J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 3
2yo · C · b
24.0
1/1F·2.00
SP
21
2yo · C · b
20.5
10/1·11.00
SP
33
J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 6
2yo · C · btFT T
344
7744.7
10/1·11.00
SP
48
J: Clifford Lee · T: K. R. Burke · draw 8
2yo · C · gr
23.0
4/1·5.00
SP
55
J: Hector Crouch · T: Clive Cox · draw 1
2yo · C · b
0
17.0
18/1·19.00
SP
66
J: Tom Eaves · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 5
2yo · C · b
20.5
16/1·17.00
SP
72
2yo · C · b
20.0
8/1·9.00
SP
2yo · C · b
62
26.7

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:52 Haydock on 3 September 2026?

Sharadd (IRE) won the 15:52 Haydock at SP 2.00. Ridden by Tom Marquand. Trained by William Haggas.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:52 Haydock?

No — the AI top pick (Deputy Vice) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 15:52 Haydock?

Top finishers: 1. Sharadd (IRE) (2.00), 2. Al Arraab (IRE) (11.00), 3. Deputy Vice (IRE) (11.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:52 Haydock?

The winning time was 1m 16.39s.

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