Who won the 17:08 Hexham on 2 October 2026?
Stay Hopeful (IRE) won the 17:08 Hexham at SP 1.91. Ridden by Sean Bowen. Trained by Cian Collins.
17:08 Hexham
Lee "Bazza" Jenkinson Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase
3m · Chase · Class 5 · Good · 7 runners · £5,281 · Friday, 2 October 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stStay Hopeful (IRE)Sean Bowen·Cian Collins10/11F·1.91SP
- 2ndDeadheat (FR)Mr N. McParlan·Sean McParlan·beaten 3.5 lengths13/2·7.50SP
- 3rdUncle Al (IRE)Paul O'Brien·Jessica Bedi·beaten 1.75 lengths4/1·5.00SP
Race time
6m 33.41s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Stay Hopeful (IRE))
“In mid-pack and wide all the way - closed on the front pair 3 out - up to second on the bend before the last - pushed along after the last - stayed on strongly to hit the front inside the final 110yds - pulled clear to win”
AI top-rated Super Citizen (score 60.9) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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-way49.6/100 rating
Lights Are Green
12.00Matchbook
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: Super Citizen
Super Citizen looks the one to beat in this Class 5 staying test over three miles at Hexham, with our rating of 101 putting him 11 lb clear of his nearest pursuer, a sizeable margin in a race of this grade. Lights Are Green is next best on 90 and is the main danger, while Deadheat on 87 and Croagh Patrick on 85 are the others who must improve to get involved. The rest look held on ratings, with Stay Hopeful well adrift on 69, so the strongest case is for the top-rated runner to make his superiority count on the good ground. Super Citizen is our 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
Super Citizen
Brian Hughes · Lucinda Hughes · 12yo
Top-rated of 7
score 60.9 · +7.2 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.
- Ratings50% weight67strongOR 100 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight65strongLast 6: 1-4-3-2-3
- Trainer20% weight50no sampleLucinda Hughes — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight45below average181d since last run (long absence)
MarketBest price 18.50 (Matchbook) · 6th 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.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | J: Sean Bowen · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 6yo · G · bv | 94673 | 72 | 44.4 | 10/11F·1.91 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Mr N. McParlan(3) · T: Sean McParlan · draw 0 13yo · G · bp | 9P03 | 83 | 41.1 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: Paul O'Brien · T: Jessica Bedi · draw 0 7yo · G · bp | P163U2 | 82 | 46.6 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Brian Hughes · T: Lucinda Hughes · draw 0 12yo · G · bp | 14323 | 100 | 60.9 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Jonathon Bewley · T: George Bewley · draw 0 9yo · G · b | PP3P4 | 83 | 49.6 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: William Maggs(3) · T: Gillian Boanas · draw 0 11yo · G · bb | 72P55 | 72 | 49.9 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 7 | 6 | J: Peter Kavanagh · T: Hugh Burns · draw 0 9yo · G · b | 4P4P7 | 74 | 46.6 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Nathan Moscrop · T: Susan Corbett · draw 0 6yo · M · bt | 4P552 | 86 | 53.8 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:08 Hexham?
No — the AI top pick (Super Citizen) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 17:08 Hexham?
Top finishers: 1. Stay Hopeful (IRE) (1.91), 2. Deadheat (FR) (7.50), 3. Uncle Al (IRE) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:08 Hexham?
The winning time was 6m 33.41s.
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