Who won the 17:00 Haydock on 3 September 2026?
Mehmas Champion (IRE) won the 17:00 Haydock at SP 81.00. Ridden by David Probert. Trained by David O'Meara.
17:00 Haydock
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1m2f · Flat · Class 4 · Soft · 13 runners · £5,757 · Thursday, 3 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stMehmas Champion (IRE)David Probert·David O'Meara80/1·81.00SP
- 2ndPol Roger (IRE)AI top pick · 54.7Rhys Elliott·Michael Dods·beaten 0.3 lengths14/1·15.00SP
- 3rdNight Patrol (IRE)Sam James·Julie Camacho·beaten 2.75 lengths20/1·21.00SP
Race time
2m 15.05s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Mehmas Champion (IRE))
“Held up towards the back - bumped and drifted right approaching the turn 4f out - made gradual progress from 2f out - pushed along to close on the front group inside the final furlong - hit the front close home and held on under pressure to prevail”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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: Freddie Steady Go
Freddie Steady Go heads this fourteen-runner Haydock mile-and-a-quarter contest on soft ground narrowly ahead of Arcadian Nights, who represents the most obvious threat alongside the consistently placed Nightsinwhitesatin and the mixed-form High Point, all three of whom are capable of closing the gap on their best form. The soft underfoot conditions at Haydock over this stamina-testing trip should suit Freddie Steady Go's profile, and he has done enough in his recent runs to suggest he can assert when the race is truly run in these testing conditions. The selection is Freddie Steady Go.
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
Pol Roger
Rhys Elliott(5) · Michael Dods · 6yo
Top-rated of 14
score 54.7 · +0.1 clear of next best (54.6)
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 strong26d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight68strongLast 6: 8-2-3-4-1
- Ratings50% weight50averageOR 75
- Trainer20% weight30weakMichael Dods: 3/26 winners last 14d (12%)
MarketBest price 22.00 (Smarkets) · market favourite.
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 1m2f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.20).
Low (1–5)
IV 1.20
Mid (6–10)
IV 0.85
High (11–14)
IV 0.91
Today: Pol Roger (draw 3) and Nightsinwhitesatin (draw 2) get the bias; Sharp Move (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. 87 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | J: David Probert · T: David O'Meara · draw 6 4yo · G · b | 46900 | 77 | 43.5 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 2 | 9 | J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: Michael Dods · draw 3 6yo · G · bp | 82341 | 75 | 54.7 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 3 | 13 | J: Sam James · T: Julie Camacho · draw 1 3yo · G · b | 81380 | 78 | 38.2 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Cian Horgan(5) · T: Edward Bethell · draw 2 4yo · F · grp | 24222 | 79 | 54.6 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 5 | 14 | J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Ed Walker · draw 5 3yo · G · b | 41617 | 78 | 52.9 | 5/2F·3.50 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Lauren Young(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 11 6yo · G · bp | 136146 | 76 | 51.6 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 9 4yo · C · btFT T | 4188 | 80 | 49.0 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 8 | 2 | J: Tom Eaves · T: Susan Corbett · draw 4 5yo · G · bt | 7718 | 80 | 40.9 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 9 | 10 | J: Charles Bishop · T: Mark Loughnane · draw 10 8yo · G · b | 45465 | 75 | 41.3 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| 10 | 6 | J: Hector Crouch · T: David Loughnane · draw 8 4yo · G · b | 54460 | 76 | 38.3 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 11 | 12 | J: David Allan · T: Ruth Jefferson · draw 13 3yo · G · b | 925030 | 78 | 51.3 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 12 | 8 | J: Clifford Lee · T: Jack Channon · draw 14 4yo · F · b | 29537 | 75 | 44.6 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 13 | 11 | J: Sean Levey · T: David Menuisier · draw 7 3yo · G · bh/besFT H/BES | 41605 | 79 | 38.9 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Greg Fairley · T: Iain Jardine · draw 12 5yo · G · b | 301000 | 77 | 44.1 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:00 Haydock?
No — the AI top pick (Pol Roger) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 17:00 Haydock?
Top finishers: 1. Mehmas Champion (IRE) (81.00), 2. Pol Roger (IRE) (15.00), 3. Night Patrol (IRE) (21.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:00 Haydock?
The winning time was 2m 15.05s.
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