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16:46 Catterick

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7f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 11 runners · £3,664 · Tuesday, 8 September 2026

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Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Top rated
No. 1 · score 54.8 · +3.7 clear of next best · best 2/1·2.94
Best value vs consensus

No book currently stands out from the market consensus in this race. Prices refresh every few minutes.

Each-way39.2/100 rating
Showtime Mahomes
10.50Matchbook

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: Captain CessAgrees with our pick

Captain Cess sits just a pound behind the top-rated Showtime Mahomes on our figures, but it is his progressive profile that tips the balance in his favour here over seven furlongs at Catterick, suggesting there is more to come from him as he develops. Showtime Mahomes is the obvious chief danger and will not be far away, while Saisons d'Or and Mister Sky Blue are capable of making the frame in a wide-open Class 6 contest. Captain Cess is our 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

Captain Cess

Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll · 4yo

Top-rated of 11
score 54.8 · +3.7 clear of next best (51.1)
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
    85very strong
    35d since last run (fresh)
  • Form20% weight
    76strong
    Last 6: 6-2-3-1-2
  • Trainer20% weight
    55small sample (n=9)
    Declan Carroll: 2/9 winners last 14d (22%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Ratings50% weight
    40below average
    OR 60 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 2.94 (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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — Catterick 7f

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Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.13).

Low (1–4)
IV 1.02
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.13
High (9–11)
IV 0.86

Today: Secret Road (draw 8) and Showtime Mahomes (draw 7) get the bias; Captain Cess (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. 98 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
1
J: Zak Wheatley · T: Declan Carroll · draw 9 · combo 9/80 (11%)
4yo · G · bDOnly rideOnly runner
62312
6054.811/4·3.702.94·2.94
Matchbook · -20% vs fair
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4
8yo · G · gpOnly runner
140090
5751.140/1·45.7335/1·36.00
7Bet · -21% vs fair
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8
J: Connor Beasley · T: Simon Whitaker · draw 3
7yo · M · bOnly runner
00284
5642.316/1·16.1414/1·15.00
Bet365 · -7% vs fair
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2
J: Sam James · T: Grant Tuer · draw 7
7yo · G · bClass dropOnly runner
164050
5939.210/1·10.7610.5·10.50
Matchbook · -2% vs fair
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7
J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Mark Walford · draw 4
5yo · G · grOnly pairing
80024
5638.57/1·8.077.4·7.40
Matchbook · -8% vs fair
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5
J: David Nolan · T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood · draw 2 · combo 3/26 (12%)
5yo · M · bClass drop
09046
5735.910/1·10.7610·10.00
Smarkets · -7% vs fair
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6
J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 1 · combo 6/109 (6%)
5yo · G · bClass dropC&DGoing 1/2
137445
5635.87/1·8.077.6·7.60
Matchbook · -6% vs fair
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11
J: Rowan Scott · T: Gemma Tutty · draw 11 · combo 0/5 (0%)
4yo · G · bOnly runner
954344
4633.811/1·12.119/1·10.00
Bet365 · -17% vs fair
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3
J: Jack Garritty · T: Jedd O'Keeffe · draw 5 · combo 1/14 (7%)
11yo · G · bOnly runner
415767
5733.116/1·17.4914/1·15.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -14% vs fair
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10
J: Jack Nicholls(3) · T: Mark Walford · draw 6
4yo · F · grOnly pairing
04530
4631.422/1·22.8718/1·19.00
Bet365 · -17% vs fair
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9
J: Jason Hart · T: Wilf Storey · draw 10
4yo · F · bpOnly runner
077059
5326.633/1·34.9725/1·26.00
Bet365 · -26% vs fair
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OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 27–28 bookmakers per horse with the 35% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Stakes?

The Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Stakes is off at 16:46 on 8 September 2026 at Catterick (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 16:46 Catterick?

7f, Class 6, Flat, 11 runners declared.

What is the going for the 16:46 Catterick?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 16:46 Catterick?

The AI top-rated runner is Captain Cess (score 54.8, best price 2.94). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 16:46 Catterick?

The market favourite is Captain Cess at a best price of 2.94.

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