18:42 Bangor-on-Dee

Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle Race

2m½f · Hurdle · Class 4 · Good · 6 runners · £4,753 · Tuesday, 8 September 2026

E/W terms2 places at 1/4 odds in a 6-runner field — the place half of an each-way bet has historically returned −14% to −22% at these terms· the study →

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

Playful Fox

No. 5 · score 78.5 · +18.1 clear of next best · best 7/2·4.50

Best value vs consensus

Syosset

4/1·5.00 Bet365 · +3% vs fair (consensus 4.87)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 28 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Playful FoxAgrees with our pick

Playful Fox arrives at Bangor-on-Dee in sharper condition than the three horses rated narrowly ahead of him, and his progressive profile suggests he is still heading in the right direction, making those bare figures potentially flattering to his rivals. Uhtred Ragnarson leads on ratings but any fitness queries at this stage of his campaign could blunt his edge, while Eremenko and Hello Sweety represent honest threats over this staying trip of sixteen furlongs on good ground. The case for Playful Fox rests on a horse still improving meeting opponents who may not all be at their peak, and on that basis he is taken to come out on top.

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

Playful Fox

Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton · 4yo

Top-rated of 6

score 78.5 · +18.1 clear of next best (60.4)

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
17d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
88very strong
Dan Skelton: 7/20 winners last 14d (35%)
Form20% weight
80very strong
Last 6: U-2-4-1-2-1
Ratings50% weight
70strong
OR 105

MarketBest price 4.50 (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.

Front-runners(2)
1Hello Sweety 2Eremenko
Prominent(1)
6Syosset
Mid-division(0)—
Hold-up / closers(2)
3Roarin' Success 5Playful Fox
Unknown(1)
4Uhtred Ragnarson

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

No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	Fair	Best
5	Playful FoxPick J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0 · combo 63/180 (35%) 4yo · G · btOn last winning markD	U24121	11-09	105	—	—	78.5	7/2·4.57	4.5·4.50 Matchbook Compare 28 books ▾ Matchbook4.5·4.50Smarkets4.4·4.40Betfair Exchange4.4·4.40 SmarketsSBK10/3·4.33Hollywood Bets3/1·4.00William Hill3/1·4.00 Paddy Power3/1·4.00 Boyle Sports3/1·4.00 7Bet11/4·3.75 Bet Victor11/4·3.75 BetTom11/4·3.75 BetWright11/4·3.75 Betano11/4·3.75 Betfred11/4·3.75 Coral11/4·3.75 Dragon Bet11/4·3.75 Ladbrokes11/4·3.75 Quinn Bet11/4·3.75 SportingIndex11/4·3.75 Spreadex11/4·3.75 Star Sports11/4·3.75 Bet36511/4·3.75 BetMGM11/4·3.75 LiveScore Bet11/4·3.75 Unibet11/4·3.75Virgin Bet11/4·3.75Betfair Sportsbook11/4·3.75Midnite5/2·3.50
6	Syosset J: Alex Harvey(3) · T: John C McConnell · draw 0 · combo 6/56 (11%) 5yo · G · chhpFT HP	03223	11-02	96	—	—	60.4	4/1·4.87	4/1·5.00 Bet365 · +3% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Bet3654/1·5.00Smarkets4.7·4.70Matchbook4.6·4.60SmarketsSBK7/2·4.50Hollywood Bets10/3·4.33Betfred10/3·4.33 Coral10/3·4.33 Ladbrokes10/3·4.33 Midnite10/3·4.33 William Hill10/3·4.33 BetMGM16/5·4.20 Bet Victor3/1·4.00 BetTom3/1·4.00 Betano3/1·4.00 Quinn Bet3/1·4.00 SportingIndex3/1·4.00 Spreadex3/1·4.00 Unibet3/1·4.00 Star Sports3/1·4.00 7Bet3/1·4.00 BetWright3/1·4.00 Dragon Bet3/1·4.00 LiveScore Bet3/1·4.00Virgin Bet3/1·4.00Boyle Sports3/1·4.00 Betfair Exchange3.75·3.75Betfair Sportsbook11/4·3.75Paddy Power11/4·3.75
3	Roarin' Success J: Theo Gillard · T: Donald McCain · draw 0 · combo 4/47 (9%) 6yo · M · chtD	24511	11-10	104	—	—	58.6	4/1·4.87	4.7·4.70 Matchbook · -4% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Matchbook4.7·4.70Betfair Exchange4.4·4.40 Bet36510/3·4.33 SmarketsSBK16/5·4.20Smarkets4.2·4.207Bet3/1·4.00 BetMGM3/1·4.00 BetTom3/1·4.00 BetWright3/1·4.00 Betfred3/1·4.00 Boyle Sports3/1·4.00 Coral3/1·4.00 Dragon Bet3/1·4.00 Ladbrokes3/1·4.00 LiveScore Bet3/1·4.00Hollywood Bets3/1·4.00Midnite3/1·4.00 Quinn Bet3/1·4.00 SportingIndex3/1·4.00 Spreadex3/1·4.00 Star Sports3/1·4.00 Unibet3/1·4.00Virgin Bet3/1·4.00William Hill3/1·4.00 Paddy Power3/1·4.00 Bet Victor3/1·4.00 Betano3/1·4.00Betfair Sportsbook11/4·3.75
1	Hello Sweety J: Charlie Hammond · T: Stuart Edmunds · draw 0 · combo 2/15 (13%) 5yo · M · btDGoing 1/3Only rideOnly runner	15123	11-13	107	—	—	58.5	8/1·9.13	7/1·8.00 Bet365 · -12% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Bet3657/1·8.00Hollywood Bets13/2·7.507Bet13/2·7.50 BetMGM13/2·7.50 BetTom13/2·7.50 BetWright13/2·7.50 Betfred13/2·7.50 Boyle Sports13/2·7.50 Coral13/2·7.50 Dragon Bet13/2·7.50 Ladbrokes13/2·7.50 Midnite13/2·7.50 Quinn Bet13/2·7.50 Star Sports13/2·7.50 Unibet13/2·7.50Betfair Sportsbook13/2·7.50Paddy Power13/2·7.50 LiveScore Bet13/2·7.50Virgin Bet13/2·7.50Bet Victor13/2·7.50 Betano13/2·7.50 William Hill13/2·7.50 SportingIndex6/1·7.00 Spreadex6/1·7.00Smarkets6.4·6.40Matchbook6.4·6.40SmarketsSBK5/1·6.00 Betfair Exchange5.9·5.90
4	Uhtred Ragnarson J: Tom Cannon · T: Alan King · draw 0 5yo · G · bOnly rideOnly runner	3F735	11-10	104	—	—	55.3	5/1·6.09	9/2·5.50 Betfair Sportsbook · -10% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Betfair Sportsbook9/2·5.50Paddy Power9/2·5.50Matchbook5.4·5.40Smarkets5.3·5.30Hollywood Bets4/1·5.00SmarketsSBK4/1·5.00 Coral4/1·5.00 Dragon Bet4/1·5.00 LiveScore Bet4/1·5.00 Quinn Bet4/1·5.00Virgin Bet4/1·5.007Bet4/1·5.00 Bet Victor4/1·5.00 BetTom4/1·5.00 BetWright4/1·5.00 Betano4/1·5.00 Boyle Sports4/1·5.00 Midnite4/1·5.00 SportingIndex4/1·5.00 Spreadex4/1·5.00 Star Sports4/1·5.00 Unibet4/1·5.00 Ladbrokes4/1·5.00 Betfred7/2·4.50 Bet3657/2·4.50 BetMGM7/2·4.50 William Hill7/2·4.50 Betfair Exchange4.1·4.10
2	Eremenko J: Brian Hughes · T: Donald McCain · draw 0 5yo · M · btFT TFirst after wind op	421P4	11-12	106	—	—	51.5	9/1·10.35	9.8·9.80 Matchbook · -5% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Matchbook9.8·9.80Bet3658/1·9.00Smarkets8.8·8.80Betfair Exchange8.6·8.60Hollywood Bets15/2·8.50SmarketsSBK15/2·8.50 Quinn Bet15/2·8.50 Star Sports15/2·8.50Virgin Bet15/2·8.50William Hill15/2·8.50 Paddy Power15/2·8.50 7Bet15/2·8.50 BetMGM15/2·8.50 BetTom15/2·8.50 BetWright15/2·8.50 Betfred15/2·8.50 Boyle Sports15/2·8.50 Dragon Bet15/2·8.50 LiveScore Bet15/2·8.50 SportingIndex15/2·8.50 Spreadex15/2·8.50 Unibet15/2·8.50 Ladbrokes15/2·8.50 Coral15/2·8.50 Midnite15/2·8.50Betfair Sportsbook7/1·8.00Bet Victor7/1·8.00 Betano7/1·8.00

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 28 bookmakers per horse with the 22% 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 Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle Race?

The Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle Race is off at 18:42 on 8 September 2026 at Bangor-on-Dee (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 18:42 Bangor-on-Dee?

2m½f, Class 4, Hurdle, 6 runners declared.

What is the going for the 18:42 Bangor-on-Dee?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 18:42 Bangor-on-Dee?

The AI top-rated runner is Playful Fox (score 78.5, best price 4.50). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 18:42 Bangor-on-Dee?

The market favourite is Playful Fox at a best price of 4.50.

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