Who won the 15:10 Fontwell on 3 October 2026?
Royal Sapphire (IRE) won the 15:10 Fontwell at SP 4.50. Ridden by I. J. Power. Trained by Jennie Candlish.
15:10 Fontwell
Attheraces.com/marketmovers Juvenile Hurdle (gbb Race)
2m1½f · Hurdle · Class 4 · Good · 8 runners · £5,446 · Saturday, 3 October 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stRoyal Sapphire (IRE)I. J. Power·Jennie Candlish7/2·4.50SP
- 2ndOur Wee HorsePaul O'Brien·Harry Derham·beaten 6 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdSalkadan (GB)AI top pick · 64.8Harry Skelton·Dan Skelton·beaten 24 lengths8/11F·1.73SP
Race time
4m 24.81s
Race time recorded.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.73 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-way39.0/100 rating
Royal Sapphire
5.40Smarkets
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: Salkadan
Salkadan heads our ratings on 93, a clear nine pounds better than Royal Sapphire on 84, and that gap is the foundation of the case at Fontwell over 18 furlongs. Royal Sapphire is the one to fear as the only other rated runner, but the remaining six are unrated, so there is little to suggest any of them can overturn that superiority. Confidence is low given how many in the field are unknown quantities, yet Salkadan still looks the sensible choice, and he 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
Salkadan
Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton · 3yo
Top-rated of 8
score 64.8 · +25.8 clear of next best (39.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight87very strongLast 6: 3-1
- Freshness10% weight85very strong36d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight72strongOR 108 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight15weakDan Skelton: 1/16 winners last 14d (6%)
MarketBest price 1.80 (Unibet) · 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.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | J: I. J. Power · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 0 3yo · G · b | 1 | — | 39.0 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Paul O'Brien · T: Harry Derham · draw 0 3yo · G · b | — | — | 15.0 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0 3yo · G · bp | 31 | 108 | 64.8 | 8/11F·1.73 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Caoilin Quinn · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 0 3yo · F · b | — | 24.5 | 33/1·34.00 SP | |
| 5 | 5 | J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Jo Davis · draw 0 3yo · G · chtFT T | — | 26.5 | 28/1·29.00 SP | |
| 6 | 8 | J: Lorcan Williams · T: Georgina Nicholls · draw 0 3yo · F · b | — | 20.0 | 18/1·19.00 SP | |
| 7 | 3 | J: Freddie Mitchell(3) · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 0 3yo · G · ch | — | 26.0 | 25/1·26.00 SP | |
| F | 7 | J: Conor O'Farrell · T: Jessica Bedi · draw 0 3yo · F · btFT T | — | 16.5 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:10 Fontwell?
No — the AI top pick (Salkadan) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 15:10 Fontwell?
Top finishers: 1. Royal Sapphire (IRE) (4.50), 2. Our Wee Horse (5.00), 3. Salkadan (GB) (1.73).
What was the winning time for the 15:10 Fontwell?
The winning time was 4m 24.81s.
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