Who won the 17:30 Bath on 13 September 2026?
Footstepinthewoods (IRE) won the 17:30 Bath at SP 6.00. Ridden by Marco Ghiani. Trained by Emma Lavelle.
17:30 Bath
Loud Hire Supporting Bath Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div I)
1m · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Soft · 10 runners · £4,397 · Sunday, 13 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stFootstepinthewoods (IRE)Marco Ghiani·Emma Lavelle5/1·6.00SP
- 2ndOviedo (IRE)AI top pick · 63.4Millie Wonnacott·Alexandra Dunn·beaten 0.1 lengths11/8F·2.38SP
- 3rdRating (IRE)Ashley Lewis·Grace Harris·beaten 4 lengths9/1·10.00SP
Race time
1m 41.07s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Footstepinthewoods (IRE))
“Misty conditions early - travelled just off the front - hit the front 3f out - driven up and overtaken passing 2f out - rallied strongly from inside the last furlong - stayed on to prevail at the line”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.38 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-way48.6/100 rating
Decalogue
7.00BetWright
Place portion settles at 2.20 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Why the model rates this top
Oviedo
Millie Wonnacott(5) · Alexandra Dunn · 6yo
Top-rated of 11
score 63.4 · +9.6 clear of next best (53.8)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=1)Alexandra Dunn: 1/1 winners last 14d (100%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight100very strong23d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight62averageLast 6: 0-9-9-1-1
- Ratings50% weight42below averageOR 63
MarketBest price 2.75 (BetTom) · 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.
Draw bias — Bath 1m
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.18).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.18
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.97
High (9–11)
IV 0.82
Today: Oviedo (draw 3) and Decalogue (draw 2) get the bias; Denby's Dream (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. 106 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Emma Lavelle · draw 10 3yo · G · b | 005615 | 63 | 39.1 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Millie Wonnacott(5) · T: Alexandra Dunn · draw 3 6yo · G · b | 09911 | 63 | 63.4 | 11/8F·2.38 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Grace Harris · draw 4 5yo · M · chp | 553518 | 66 | 43.0 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Jack Doughty · T: Tony Carroll · draw 6 6yo · G · b | 90857 | 67 | 39.4 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 5 | 11 | J: George Bass · T: Jack Channon · draw 5 3yo · G · bvFT V | 001356 | 59 | 40.4 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 6 | 10 | J: Nicola Currie · T: Charlie Pike · draw 9 3yo · F · grh | 207166 | 61 | 45.9 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: Finley Marsh · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 7 8yo · G · b | 481212 | 59 | 42.3 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 8 | 1 | J: Taylor Fisher · T: Joe Tickle · draw 1 5yo · G · b | 21074 | 68 | 41.2 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 9 | 7 | J: Charles Bishop · T: John & Rhys Flint · draw 8 5yo · G · chb | 006622 | 61 | 45.3 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 10 | 5 | J: Jack Callan · T: Ian Williams · draw 11 6yo · G · bp | 131501 | 64 | 43.6 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| — | — | J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 0 3yo · G · b | 681546 | 64 | 40.0 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Mark Rimell · draw 0 8yo · G · b | 251186 | 70 | 42.9 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Denis Coakley · draw 0 3yo · G · b | 26823 | 60 | 38.6 | — |
| — | — | J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 2 3yo · G · bpFT P | 68432 | 70 | 48.6 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: David Menuisier · draw 0 3yo · G · ch | 43478 | 69 | 35.0 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Ed Walker · draw 0 4yo · G · b | 16418 | 70 | 46.0 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: David Menuisier · draw 0 3yo · G · b | 48530 | 63 | 34.8 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: J S Moore · draw 0 3yo · F · b | 65085 | 52 | 37.4 | — |
| — | — | J: Finley Marsh · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 0 6yo · G · b | 711224 | 65 | 48.8 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Brian Toomey · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 24661 | 66 | 53.8 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Tony Carroll · draw 0 4yo · G · b | 8R153R | 62 | 41.6 | — |
| — | — | J: Jack Callan · T: Owen Burrows · draw 0 3yo · G · b | 04131 | 63 | 53.1 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Georgina Nicholls · draw 0 4yo · F · br | 983632 | 64 | 41.4 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Jimmy Fox · draw 0 7yo · M · b | 16746 | 65 | 37.9 | — |
| — | — | J: Finley Marsh · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 0 4yo · F · b | 152230 | 68 | 42.3 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Tony Carroll · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 332351 | 62 | 48.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:30 Bath?
No — the AI top pick (Oviedo) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 17:30 Bath?
Top finishers: 1. Footstepinthewoods (IRE) (6.00), 2. Oviedo (IRE) (2.38), 3. Rating (IRE) (10.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:30 Bath?
The winning time was 1m 41.07s.
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