16:48 Market Rasen

Book Boxing Day At The Races Today! Handicap Hurdle Race

2m4½f · Hurdle · Class 5 · Good · 5 runners · £3,565 · Thursday, 8 October 2026

E/W terms2 places at 1/4 odds in a 5-runner field — the place half of an each-way bet has historically returned −14% to −22% at these terms· the study →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Top rated

Ratemenow

No. 1 · score 52.1 · +11.3 clear of next best · best 5/4·2.24

Best value vs consensus

Slievehill

8·8.00 Betfair Exchange · +12% vs fair (consensus 7.16)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 28 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: RatemenowAgrees with our pick

Ratemenow looks the one to beat in this small Market Rasen field, topping our figures on 97 and holding a four-pound advantage over Upton's Mighty Oak, which is a useful edge over this 20 furlongs on good ground. Upton's Mighty Oak is the chief danger, with Slievehill only a few pounds further back and capable of making this competitive. Return With Gold is some way adrift on 74, so the main contest looks to be among the top three. Ratemenow gets the vote.

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

Ratemenow

Nathan Moscrop · Susan Corbett · 5yo

Top-rated of 5

score 52.1 · +11.3 clear of next best (40.8)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Ratings50% weight
64average
OR 96 — highest combined rating in the field
Form20% weight
45below average
Last 6: 5-4-5-6-2
Freshness10% weight
45below average
208d since last run (long absence)
Trainer20% weight
33small sample (n=8)
Susan Corbett: 1/8 winners last 14d (13%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard

MarketBest price 2.24 (Betfair Exchange) · 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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.

Front-runners(0)—
Prominent(0)—
Mid-division(1)
4Return With Gold
Hold-up / closers(0)—
Unknown(4)
1Ratemenow 2Slievehill 3Footage Detectives 5Upton's Mighty Oak

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair

No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	Fair	Best
1	RatemenowPick J: Nathan Moscrop · T: Susan Corbett · draw 0 · combo 2/31 (6%) 5yo · G · btFT T	54562	12-00	96	—	—	52.1	5/4·2.31	2.24·2.24 Betfair Exchange · -3% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Betfair Exchange2.24·2.24Smarkets2.22·2.22William Hill11/10·2.10 SmarketsSBK11/10·2.10 Boyle Sports11/10·2.10 SportingIndex11/10·2.10 Star Sports11/10·2.10 Spreadex11/10·2.10 Quinn Bet11/10·2.10 Bet36511/10·2.10Hollywood Bets11/10·2.10LiveScore Bet11/10·2.10Virgin Bet11/10·2.10Betfair Sportsbook11/10·2.10Paddy Power11/10·2.10 7Bet11/10·2.10 BetTom11/10·2.10 Coral11/10·2.10 Ladbrokes11/10·2.10 Midnite11/10·2.10 Dragon Bet11/10·2.10 BetMGMevn·2.00 Betfredevn·2.00 Betanoevn·2.00 Bet Victorevn·2.00 UnibetEvens·2.00 BetWrightevn·2.00 10 Bet5/6·1.83
4	Return With Gold J: Brian Hughes · T: Ollie Pears · draw 0 4yo · G · bpOnly runner	349	10-10	80	—	—	40.8	9/1·9.92	17/2·9.50 William Hill · -4% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ William Hill17/2·9.50 Betfair Exchange9.2·9.20Virgin Bet8/1·9.00Unibet8/1·9.00 Star Sports8/1·9.00 Betano8/1·9.00 Betfred8/1·9.00 Coral8/1·9.00 LiveScore Bet8/1·9.00Hollywood Bets8/1·9.00BetTom8/1·9.00 Quinn Bet8/1·9.00 Paddy Power8/1·9.00 10 Bet8/1·9.00 BetMGM8/1·9.00 Ladbrokes8/1·9.00 Bet Victor8/1·9.00Betfair Sportsbook8/1·9.00Boyle Sports8/1·9.00Smarkets9·9.00Bet36515/2·8.50 7Bet15/2·8.50 SmarketsSBK15/2·8.50 Midnite15/2·8.50 BetWright15/2·8.50 Dragon Bet15/2·8.50 SportingIndex13/2·7.50 Spreadex13/2·7.50
3	Footage Detectives J: Lee Edwards · T: Henry Oliver · draw 0 · combo 0/5 (0%) 5yo · M · bOnly runner	8787	11-05	87	—	—	38.1	9/1·9.92	9.8·9.80 Betfair Exchange Compare 28 books ▾ Betfair Exchange9.8·9.80Smarkets9.8·9.80Spreadex17/2·9.50 SportingIndex17/2·9.50 Unibet17/2·9.50 William Hill17/2·9.50 Ladbrokes8/1·9.00 7Bet8/1·9.00 Star Sports8/1·9.00Virgin Bet8/1·9.00Betfair Sportsbook8/1·9.00Paddy Power8/1·9.00 Betfred8/1·9.00 Coral8/1·9.00 10 Bet8/1·9.00Hollywood Bets8/1·9.00SmarketsSBK8/1·9.00 Bet3658/1·9.00 Boyle Sports8/1·9.00 BetTom8/1·9.00 LiveScore Bet8/1·9.00 Quinn Bet8/1·9.00 BetMGM8/1·9.00 Midnite15/2·8.50 Bet Victor7/1·8.00 Betano7/1·8.00 Dragon Bet7/1·8.00 BetWright7/1·8.00
2	Slievehill J: Kielan Woods · T: D. J. Jeffreys · draw 0 · combo 0/9 (0%) 9yo · G · br	450P	11-10	92	—	—	37.3	6/1·7.16	8·8.00 Betfair Exchange · +12% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Betfair Exchange8·8.00Smarkets8·8.00SmarketsSBK13/2·7.50 Unibet13/2·7.50 Bet3656/1·7.00 BetMGM6/1·7.00 William Hill6/1·7.00 10 Bet6/1·7.00 Spreadex11/2·6.50Virgin Bet11/2·6.50LiveScore Bet11/2·6.50 BetTom11/2·6.50 Ladbrokes11/2·6.50 Midnite11/2·6.50 Star Sports11/2·6.50 SportingIndex11/2·6.50 Coral11/2·6.50Hollywood Bets11/2·6.50BetWright11/2·6.50 Betfred11/2·6.50 Quinn Bet11/2·6.50 Bet Victor5/1·6.00 Paddy Power5/1·6.00 Betano5/1·6.00 7Bet5/1·6.00 Boyle Sports5/1·6.00 Dragon Bet5/1·6.00Betfair Sportsbook9/2·5.50
5	Upton's Mighty Oak J: Luke Scott(3) · T: Dr Richard Newland · draw 0 4yo · F · bOnly rideOnly runner	4047	10-09	79	—	—	35.6	10/3·4.41	4.2·4.20 Betfair Exchange · -5% vs fair Compare 28 books ▾ Betfair Exchange4.2·4.20Smarkets4.2·4.20Unibet3/1·4.00 Betfred3/1·4.00 Spreadex3/1·4.00 Coral3/1·4.00 Ladbrokes3/1·4.00 SportingIndex3/1·4.00 BetMGM3/1·4.00 Bet3653/1·4.00 LiveScore Bet3/1·4.00 William Hill3/1·4.00Virgin Bet3/1·4.00SmarketsSBK3/1·4.00 Quinn Bet3/1·4.00 Star Sports3/1·4.00 Midnite11/4·3.75 Boyle Sports11/4·3.75 7Bet11/4·3.75 BetTom11/4·3.75 10 Bet11/4·3.75Hollywood Bets11/4·3.75Paddy Power11/4·3.75 Dragon Bet11/4·3.75 BetWright11/4·3.75 Bet Victor5/2·3.50Betfair Sportsbook5/2·3.50Betano5/2·3.50

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 28 bookmakers per horse with the 10% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Book Boxing Day At The Races Today! Handicap Hurdle Race?

The Book Boxing Day At The Races Today! Handicap Hurdle Race is off at 16:48 on 8 October 2026 at Market Rasen (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 16:48 Market Rasen?

2m4½f, Class 5, Hurdle, 5 runners declared.

What is the going for the 16:48 Market Rasen?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 16:48 Market Rasen?

The AI top-rated runner is Ratemenow (score 52.1, best price 2.24). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 16:48 Market Rasen?

The market favourite is Ratemenow at a best price of 2.24.

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