Who won the 13:40 Ascot on 5 September 2026?
Thunder Call (GB) won the 13:40 Ascot at SP 2.00. Ridden by Cieren Fallon. Trained by William Haggas.
13:40 Ascot
Schweppes Handicap Stakes
7f · Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 8 runners · £41,232 · Saturday, 5 September 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 1/1F·2.00Race report
- 1stThunder Call (GB)AI top pick · 66.6Cieren Fallon·William Haggas1/1F·2.00SP
- 2ndThe Fingal Raven (IRE)William Carver·Jamie Osborne·beaten 2.75 lengths16/1·17.00SP
- 3rdTwo Tribes (GB)Saffie Osborne·Richard Spencer·beaten 0.3 lengths7/2·4.50SP
Race time
1m 28.96s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Thunder Call (GB))
“settled just off the pace - pushed along and made progress inside final 2f - hit front last furlong and soon asserted - allowed to idle towards the line”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way55.4/100 rating
Northern Express
10.007Bet
Place portion settles at 2.80 · 1/5 odds · 3 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-partyPundit pick: Two Tribes
Two Tribes has been posting times that back up a progressive profile, and at a pound behind the top-rated Mubasimah on paper that gap looks well within his compass if he continues on an upward curve over this seven furlongs at Ascot. Mubasimah heads the ratings and cannot be dismissed, while Addison Grey and Ghost Mode, both on 101, add depth to what shapes as a genuinely competitive Class 2. The clock evidence tilts the case toward Two Tribes continuing his progression, and he 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
Thunder Call
Cieren Fallon · William Haggas · 3yo
Top-rated of 10
score 66.6 · +3.7 clear of next best (63.0)
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 strong28d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight81very strongLast 6: 2-1-1-3-2
- Ratings50% weight62averageOR 93
- Trainer20% weight48below averageWilliam Haggas: 9/48 winners last 14d (19%)
MarketBest price 2.44 (Matchbook) · 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 — Ascot 7f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–4)
IV 0.87
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.98
High (8–10)
IV 1.16
Today: Thunder Call (draw 10) and Northern Express (draw 8) get the bias; Lord Britain (draw 3) 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 | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: William Haggas · draw 10 3yo · C · ch | 21132 | 93 | 66.6 | 1/1F·2.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 6 4yo · G · bt | 550939 | 92 | 54.5 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Richard Spencer · draw 7 5yo · G · chb | 007205 | 103 | 63.0 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Callum Shepherd · T: Clive Cox · draw 5 4yo · G · gr | 225391 | 97 | 57.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Charles Bishop · T: Emma Lavelle · draw 9 4yo · F · gr | 63200 | 91 | 43.8 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Jason Watson · T: Andrew Balding · draw 1 3yo · F · b | 60507 | 96 | 52.0 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: David Probert · T: Andrew Balding · draw 4 3yo · C · ch | 790615 | 97 | 54.3 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 8 | 10 | J: Edward Greatrex · T: Michael Dods · draw 2 6yo · G · bh | 194201 | 82 | 51.4 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos · draw 3 3yo · C · bt | 40158 | 98 | 60.5 | — |
| — | — | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Michael Dods · draw 8 8yo · G · chp | 635513 | 97 | 55.4 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 13:40 Ascot?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Thunder Call, won the race (AI score 66.6).
What were the placings in the 13:40 Ascot?
Top finishers: 1. Thunder Call (GB) (2.00), 2. The Fingal Raven (IRE) (17.00), 3. Two Tribes (GB) (4.50).
What was the winning time for the 13:40 Ascot?
The winning time was 1m 28.96s.
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