16:48 Ascot

Ascot Hospitality Handicap Stakes

1m · Flat · Class 2 · Good · 13 runners · £23,193 · Friday, 4 September 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th

1st
Hickory (IRE)
Saffie Osborne·Jamie Osborne
15/2·8.50
SP
2nd
Moonfall (IRE)
Jack Callan·George Boughey·beaten .75 lengths
15/2·8.50
SP
3rd
Zennor Storm (GB)
Tom Marquand·William Haggas·beaten .75 lengths
8/1·9.00
SP

Race time

1m 42.03s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Hickory (IRE))

“Settled towards the back early - stuck for space approaching final furlong - angled left and found extra pace inside the closing stages - hit the front close home - drew clear at the finish”

AI top-rated Arctic Thunder (score 62.7) finished 6th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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-way62.7/100 rating

Arctic Thunder

11.00LiveScore Bet

Place portion settles at 3.00 · 1/5 odds · 4 places

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: Blue Rc

Blue Rc heads this thirteen-runner Class 2 mile contest at Ascot narrowly ahead of Ozat and Classic on ratings, with Urban Lion also meriting respect as a lively threat, and on good ground the selection has the strongest claim on paper even if the margin over the chasing pack is modest enough to keep confidence measured. Ozat and Classic, both four pounds behind, are the chief dangers and could easily overturn that slim advantage if Blue Rc fails to reproduce his best, while Urban Lion lurks only six pounds adrift in a competitive-looking heat. Blue Rc is the selection.

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

Arctic Thunder

Ashley Lewis(3) · Ed Walker · 5yo

Top-rated of 13

score 62.7 · +2.6 clear of next best (60.1)

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
27d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
64average
OR 96
Form20% weight
59average
Last 6: 0-7-6-8-1-1
Trainer20% weight
45below average
Ed Walker: 7/40 winners last 14d (18%)

MarketBest price 11.00 (LiveScore Bet) · 2nd in the market of 13.

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 — Ascot 1m

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Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.16).

Low (1–5)

IV 0.87

Mid (6–9)

IV 0.98

High (10–13)

IV 1.16

Today: Blue Rc (draw 10) and Hickory (draw 11) get the bias; Arctic Thunder (draw 2) 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. 130 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	7	Hickory J: Saffie Osborne · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 11 8yo · G · bp	060615	9-05	95	—	—	55.8	15/2·8.50 SP
2	10	Moonfall J: Jack Callan · T: George Boughey · draw 12 3yo · G · b	17514	9-02	97	—	—	54.1	15/2·8.50 SP
3	12	Zennor Storm J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 9 3yo · G · bp	90428	8-10	91	—	—	57.5	8/1·9.00 SP
4	2	Classic J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon · draw 6 6yo · G · b	21983	9-10	100	—	—	50.3	5/1·6.00 SP
5	3	Hard Endeavor J: Rossa Ryan · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 3 4yo · C · ch	15042	9-10	100	—	—	49.6	8/1·9.00 SP
6	6	Arctic Thunder J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Ed Walker · draw 2 5yo · G · b	076811	9-06	96	—	—	62.7	11/2·6.50 SP
7	5	Ozat J: James Doyle · T: Ian Williams · draw 5 5yo · G · btFT T	008003	9-07	97	—	—	52.5	11/1·12.00 SP
8	8	Spanish Voice J: Colin Keane · T: Andrew Balding · draw 1 4yo · C · bt	710153	9-04	94	—	—	58.5	9/2F·5.50 SP
9	4	Urban Lion J: George Bass · T: Jack Channon · draw 8 5yo · G · b	91009	9-09	99	—	—	50.1	18/1·19.00 SP
10	1	Blue Rc J: Rob Hornby · T: James Tate · draw 10 4yo · C · b	122920	10-00	104	—	—	59.3	14/1·15.00 SP
11	9	Witch Hunter J: Joe Leavy · T: Richard Hannon · draw 4 7yo · G · b	000106	9-04	94	—	—	46.3	33/1·34.00 SP
12	13	Mythical Guest J: Kieran O'Neill · T: George Margarson · draw 13 6yo · G · b	099343	8-09	78	—	—	50.6	40/1·41.00 SP
13	11	Jolly Jack Tar J: William Buick · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 7 5yo · G · b	1310	9-02	92	—	—	60.1	16/1·17.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:48 Ascot on 4 September 2026?

Hickory (IRE) won the 16:48 Ascot at SP 8.50. Ridden by Saffie Osborne. Trained by Jamie Osborne.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:48 Ascot?

No — the AI top pick (Arctic Thunder) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 16:48 Ascot?

Top finishers: 1. Hickory (IRE) (8.50), 2. Moonfall (IRE) (8.50), 3. Zennor Storm (GB) (9.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:48 Ascot?

The winning time was 1m 42.03s.

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