Who won the 16:30 Chester on 12 September 2026?
Vidmiyr (IRE) won the 16:30 Chester at SP 5.50. Ridden by Hector Crouch. Trained by Jennie Candlish.
16:30 Chester
Lee Martin 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Stakes (Div I)
7½f · Flat · Class 4 · Soft · 8 runners · £7,731 · Saturday, 12 September 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 7thRace report
- 1stVidmiyr (IRE)Hector Crouch·Jennie Candlish9/2·5.50SP
- 2ndHot Cash (GB)Cieren Fallon·Jack Channon·beaten 1.25 lengths4/1J·5.00SP
- 3rdBest Rate (GB)Seamus Cronin·Richard Hannon·beaten 1.75 lengths8/1·9.00SP
Race time
1m 33.75s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Vidmiyr (IRE))
“Held up at back - moved left before 1f - within range of front group 3f out - travelling nicely 2f out - made smooth progress over 1f out - shifted right and up to second inside final furlong - driven to front close home - stayed on strongly to prevail”
AI top-rated Tele Red (score 58.1) finished 7th.
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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way49.9/100 rating
Vidmiyr
7.60Smarkets
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-partyPundit pick: Best Rate
Best Rate heads this ten-runner Chester mile on good-to-soft ground, rated narrowly ahead of Hot Cash and a pound better again over Walsingham, and it is that consistency at the top of the field which makes the case for him here. Hot Cash represents the most immediate threat, with Walsingham and Tele Red also capable of making things uncomfortable if Best Rate fails to produce his best on the day. The selection does hold a genuine edge in class terms over the majority of this field, and Chester's tight, turning track should suit a horse who has shown he can travel well in races. Best Rate is the call.
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
Tele Red
Shane Gray · K. R. Burke · 9yo
Top-rated of 10
score 58.1 · +8.2 clear of next best (49.9)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight71strongLast 6: 2-2-1-2-4
- Freshness10% weight70strong13d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Trainer20% weight58averageK. R. Burke: 10/44 winners last 14d (23%)
- Ratings50% weight51averageOR 76
MarketBest price 16.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 8th in the market of 10.
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 7½f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.11).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.11
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.75
High (8–10)
IV 1.11
Today: Zermatt Star (draw 2) and Rascal Recknell (draw 3) get the bias; Vidmiyr (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 | 7 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 6 3yo · G · br | 312304 | 79 | 49.9 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: Jack Channon · draw 1 4yo · G · bpFT P | 022800 | 80 | 42.8 | 4/1J·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Seamus Cronin(5) · T: Richard Hannon · draw 9 4yo · G · b | 113584 | 88 | 47.6 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: Aiden Brookes · T: Simon West · draw 4 6yo · M · b | 82035 | 78 | 43.4 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Ian Williams · draw 5 6yo · G · b | 54564 | 72 | 40.9 | 4/1J·5.00 SP |
| 6 | 9 | J: Cam Hardie · T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood · draw 2 3yo · F · bp | 004012 | 74 | 46.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Shane Gray · T: K. R. Burke · draw 10 9yo · G · b | 22124 | 76 | 58.1 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 8 | 6 | J: Oisin Orr · T: Michael Appleby · draw 3 5yo · G · bpFT P | 61200 | 75 | 44.5 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Sean D Bowen · T: Ian Williams · draw 7 6yo · G · b | 387188 | 63 | 37.0 | — |
| — | — | J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara · draw 8 6yo · G · b | 080578 | 82 | 41.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:30 Chester?
No — the AI top pick (Tele Red) finished 7.
What were the placings in the 16:30 Chester?
Top finishers: 1. Vidmiyr (IRE) (5.50), 2. Hot Cash (GB) (5.00), 3. Best Rate (GB) (9.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:30 Chester?
The winning time was 1m 33.75s.
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