Who won the 16:35 Haydock on 26 September 2026?
Game Character (GB) won the 16:35 Haydock at SP 8.00. Ridden by David Probert. Trained by Hugo Palmer.
16:35 Haydock
J&P Civil Engineering British EBF Maiden Stakes (Colts And Geldings Only)
1m · Flat · Class 3 · Heavy · 6 runners · £7,020 · Saturday, 26 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stGame Character (GB)David Probert·Hugo Palmer7/1·8.00SP
- 2ndRoyal Acclamation (GB)AI top pick · 44.4Toby Moore·Charlie Appleby·beaten .75 lengths2/1F·3.00SP
- 3rdHands To Yourself (IRE)Hector Crouch·Michael Bell·beaten 9 lengths9/4·3.25SP
Race time
1m 46.72s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Game Character (GB))
“Set the pace from the off - tracked the outside before shifting to the rail approaching 3f out - hit the front 2f out - drifted left inside the closing stages - stayed on to prevail”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.00 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-way23.5/100 rating
Game Character
10.50Matchbook
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
Royal Acclamation
Toby Moore(7) · Charlie Appleby · 2yo
Top-rated of 7
score 44.4 · +10.8 clear of next best (33.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongCharlie Appleby: 14/23 winners last 14d (61%)
- Freshness10% weight100very strong18d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight72strongLast 6: 3-2
- Ratings50% weight0weakno Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 4.00 (Unibet) · 3rd in the market of 7.
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 — Haydock 1m
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.24).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.24
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.79
High (6–7)
IV 0.93
Today: Royal Acclamation (draw 1) and Impasto (draw 2) get the bias; Dancing Dunes (draw 5) 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. 177 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | J: David Probert · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 7 2yo · C · b | 53 | — | 23.5 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Toby Moore(7) · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 1 2yo · C · b | 32 | — | 44.4 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Michael Bell · draw 6 2yo · C · b | 2 | — | 28.6 | 9/4·3.25 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 5 2yo · C · b | 55 | — | 22.0 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: P. J. McDonald · T: Andrew Balding · draw 2 2yo · C · b | 2 | — | 33.6 | 9/4·3.25 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Daniel Tudhope · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 4 2yo · G · b | — | — | 18.0 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Sam James · T: David Loughnane · draw 3 2yo · G · bhFT H | 84 | — | 13.7 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:35 Haydock?
No — the AI top pick (Royal Acclamation) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 16:35 Haydock?
Top finishers: 1. Game Character (GB) (8.00), 2. Royal Acclamation (GB) (3.00), 3. Hands To Yourself (IRE) (3.25).
What was the winning time for the 16:35 Haydock?
The winning time was 1m 46.72s.
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