What time is the Twilight Racing On The Dee Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)?
The Twilight Racing On The Dee Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) is off at 16:38 on 8 September 2026 at Bangor-on-Dee (Great Britain).
16:38 Bangor-on-Dee
Twilight Racing On The Dee Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
2m4½f · Chase · Class 4 · Good · 5 runners · £5,281 · Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Best value vs consensus
No book currently stands out from the market consensus in this race. Prices refresh every few minutes.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Country ParkDiffers from our pick
Country Park holds a narrow edge at the head of the ratings and, at twenty furlongs on good ground at Bangor-on-Dee, this stamina-sapping trip looks well suited to whatever he brings to the table in terms of staying credentials. Disco Davis, just three points adrift on our figures, represents the most pressing threat and cannot be dismissed lightly, while Lermoos Legend and Duel Au Soleil add further substance to the opposition and will ensure Country Park is kept honest throughout. The confidence here is measured rather than absolute, but on the figures Country Park has enough in hand to justify the call, 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
Duel Au Soleil
Ben Jones · Ben Pauling · 6yo
Top-rated of 5
score 71.0 · +2.3 clear of next best (68.7)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong51d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight73strongOR 110
- Trainer20% weight73small sample (n=7)Ben Pauling: 2/7 winners last 14d (29%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight57averageLast 6: 2-8-3-4-2
MarketBest price 3.70 (Matchbook) · 3rd in the market of 5.
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 runsShape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.
- Front-runners(2)
- Prominent(1)
- Mid-division(0)—
- Hold-up / closers(2)
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.
Runners · sorted by AI score
Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 27 bookmakers per horse with the 18% 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 is the field size and distance of the 16:38 Bangor-on-Dee?
2m4½f, Class 4, Chase, 5 runners declared.
What is the going for the 16:38 Bangor-on-Dee?
Going is reported as Good on Turf.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 16:38 Bangor-on-Dee?
The AI top-rated runner is Duel Au Soleil (score 71.0, best price 3.70). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Who is the favourite for the 16:38 Bangor-on-Dee?
The market favourite is Country Park at a best price of 3.40. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Duel Au Soleil.
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