Who won the 16:28 Chester on 11 September 2026?
Ghisa (IRE) won the 16:28 Chester at SP 4.50. Ridden by George Wood. Trained by Charlie Fellowes.
16:28 Chester
Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Fillies' Handicap Stakes
7f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Soft · 13 runners · £7,731 · Friday, 11 September 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 8thRace report
- 1stGhisa (IRE)George Wood·Charlie Fellowes7/2F·4.50SP
- 2ndHomestrait (IRE)Tom Kiely-Marshall·Brian Ellison·beaten 0.3 lengths7/1·8.00SP
- 3rdRogue Citation (IRE)Oisin Orr·Edward Bethell·beaten 1.75 lengths9/2·5.50SP
Race time
1m 30.55s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Ghisa (IRE))
“Settled close up early - moved into third and stayed on the heels of the front pack 2f out - improved into second with a strong effort inside the final furlong - hit the front close home and kept on to win”
AI top-rated So Sassy (score 60.5) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 12.00 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-partyPundit pick: Bami
Bami has shown enough of a progressive profile to warrant preference here despite sitting a few pounds below the top-rated Ghisa on our figures, and the good-to-soft going at Chester over seven furlongs should suit a horse continuing to develop. Ghisa heads the ratings narrowly ahead of Mollie Foster and poses the most obvious threat, with Hilltop and Mollie Foster also capable of making the principals work hard in a competitive Class 5 field of fourteen. The confidence level is modest given the strength of the dangers, but a horse on the upgrade can often outrun a static rating. Bami 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
So Sassy
Kaiya Fraser · James Fanshawe · 4yo
Top-rated of 14
score 60.5 · +5.2 clear of next best (55.3)
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 strong25d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight67strongLast 6: 7-4-5-5-1-1
- Trainer20% weight60averageJames Fanshawe: 4/17 winners last 14d (24%)
- Ratings50% weight50averageOR 75 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 1000.00 (Matchbook) · 10th in the market of 14.
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 — Chester 7f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.11).
Low (1–5)
IV 1.11
Mid (6–10)
IV 0.75
High (11–14)
IV 1.11
Today: Rogue Citation (draw 4) and Lady Gormire (draw 3) get the bias; So Sassy (draw 6) 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. 84 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | J: George Wood · T: Charlie Fellowes · draw 2 3yo · F · bh | 87333 | 75 | 48.1 | 7/2F·4.50 SP |
| 2 | 5 | J: Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) · T: Brian Ellison · draw 9 3yo · F · bp | 231461 | 70 | 45.5 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 3 | 9 | J: Oisin Orr · T: Edward Bethell · draw 4 3yo · F · bt | 16314 | 75 | 54.1 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Edward Greatrex · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 14 5yo · M · b | 413443 | 75 | 51.8 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 5 | 12 | J: Sean D Bowen · T: John Ryan · draw 13 4yo · F · chp | 544261 | 65 | 51.7 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 6 | 11 | J: David Allan · T: Donald McCain · draw 11 3yo · F · b | 5443 | 69 | 45.4 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 7 | 3 | J: Jack Nicholls(3) · T: K. R. Burke · draw 7 4yo · F · b | 234202 | 74 | 55.3 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 8 | 2 | J: Kaiya Fraser · T: James Fanshawe · draw 6 4yo · F · bv | 745511 | 75 | 60.5 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 9 | 4 | J: David Probert · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 10 5yo · M · br | 96030 | 72 | 37.8 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 10 | 7 | J: M. P. Sheehy · T: Mark Loughnane · draw 8 4yo · F · bpFT P | 66666 | 71 | 37.7 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 11 | 13 | J: Laura Pearson · T: David Loughnane · draw 1 3yo · F · b | 2334 | 69 | 40.7 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 12 | 14 | J: George Bass · T: Jack Channon · draw 5 3yo · F · b/es | 932152 | 67 | 49.5 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 13 | 10 | J: Connor Beasley · T: Michael Dods · draw 3 3yo · F · b | 23251 | 72 | 49.5 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| — | — | J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Tom Dascombe · draw 12 3yo · F · b | 31412 | 75 | 50.8 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:28 Chester?
No — the AI top pick (So Sassy) finished 8.
What were the placings in the 16:28 Chester?
Top finishers: 1. Ghisa (IRE) (4.50), 2. Homestrait (IRE) (8.00), 3. Rogue Citation (IRE) (5.50).
What was the winning time for the 16:28 Chester?
The winning time was 1m 30.55s.
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