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17:45 Stratford

Wynchwood Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)

2m1f · Chase · Class 3 · Good · 5 runners · £7,922 · Saturday, 5 September 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 1/1F·2.00
  1. 1st
    Breaking Cover (IRE)AI top pick · 76.9
    Chad Bament·Anthony Honeyball
    1/1F·2.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Gower Prince (GB)
    Benjamin Macey·Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill·beaten 1.5 lengths
    2/1·3.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Sir Tivo (FR)
    Sean D Bowen·Gary Hanmer·beaten 7.5 lengths
    6/1·7.00
    SP
Race time
4m 5.10s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Breaking Cover (IRE))

“Settled off the front group - hampered slightly 4 out - moved through nicely 2 out behind the top two - driven into the front approaching the last - stayed on to assert and win comfortably”

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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Sony Bill

Sony Bill holds a narrow edge at the head of these ratings, nine pounds clear of Breaking Cover and thirteen ahead of Captain Cool, which on paper makes him the pick in this Class 3 staying contest at Stratford over seventeen furlongs on good ground. Breaking Cover and Captain Cool represent the most credible threats and will need to be accounted for, while Sir Tivo cannot be entirely dismissed at three pounds below Captain Cool. Confidence is modest given the gaps are not wide enough to be decisive on their own, but the ratings case points one way and Sony Bill 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

Breaking Cover

Chad Bament(5) · Anthony Honeyball · 8yo

Top-rated of 6
score 76.9 · +2.2 clear of next best (74.7)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Ratings50% weight
    90very strong
    OR 135 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    9d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Trainer20% weight
    63small sample (n=8)
    Anthony Honeyball: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Form20% weight
    62average
    Last 6: 2-6-4-4-1
MarketBest price 3.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 6.

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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
11
Breaking Cover
J: Chad Bament(5) · T: Anthony Honeyball · draw 0
8yo · G · bt
26441
13576.9
1/1F·2.00
SP
26
Gower Prince
J: Benjamin Macey(5) · T: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · draw 0
8yo · G · bh
6P221
10860.2
2/1·3.00
SP
34
Sir Tivo
J: Sean D Bowen · T: Gary Hanmer · draw 0
12yo · G · btp
4231P
12468.3
6/1·7.00
SP
45
In This World
J: James Best · T: B R Summers · draw 0
8yo · G · bt
P55F2
10850.2
25/1·26.00
SP
53
Sony Bill
J: Harry Kimber · T: Faye Bramley · draw 0
5yo · G · b
5433P
12965.2
8/1·9.00
SP
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Captain Cool
J: Sean Quinlan · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 0
6yo · G · btp
122131
13174.7—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:45 Stratford on 5 September 2026?

Breaking Cover (IRE) won the 17:45 Stratford at SP 2.00. Ridden by Chad Bament. Trained by Anthony Honeyball.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:45 Stratford?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Breaking Cover, won the race (AI score 76.9).

What were the placings in the 17:45 Stratford?

Top finishers: 1. Breaking Cover (IRE) (2.00), 2. Gower Prince (GB) (3.00), 3. Sir Tivo (FR) (7.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:45 Stratford?

The winning time was 4m 5.10s.

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