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16:21 Bath

Find My Hospitality Handicap Stakes (Div I)

1m2f · Flat · Class 5 · Good · 10 runners · £4,187 · Thursday, 8 October 2026

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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
No. 6 · score 51.3 · +1.7 clear of next best · best 28/1·29.00
Best value vs consensus
25·25.00 Matchbook · +16% vs fair (consensus 21.56)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 29 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Each-way49.6/100 rating
Prodigal Son
8.40Betfair Exchange

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-party
Pundit pick: DaretobedifferentDiffers from our pick

Daretobedifferent is the pick in a tightly packed Class 5 over ten furlongs at Bath, where only five pounds separate the top nine on our figures. She rates 68, just behind King's Castle and Oman on 71, but her progressive profile and fitness edge are enough to prefer her over the top-rated pair. The main dangers are King's Castle and Oman, narrowly ahead on our figures, along with Crimson Road on 69, so this is no formality and confidence is low. Even so, Daretobedifferent's upward trend and sharper condition make her the call.

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

Mathoura

Taylor Fisher · Joe Tickle · 3yo

Top-rated of 11
score 51.3 · +1.7 clear of next best (49.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    26d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    49below average
    Last 6: 2-3-6-4-3
  • Ratings50% weight
    46below average
    OR 69
  • Trainer20% weight
    43small sample (n=6)
    Joe Tickle: 1/6 winners last 14d (17%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketBest price 29.00 (Matchbook) · 10th in the market of 11.

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: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.

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.

Draw bias — Bath 1m2f

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No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–4)
IV 1.06
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.08
High (9–11)
IV 0.87

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 85 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
6
J: Taylor Fisher · T: Joe Tickle · draw 11 · combo 8/52 (15%)
3yo · F · bClass drop
23643
6951.325/1·26.6429·29.00
Matchbook · +9% vs fair
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3
J: Luke Morris · T: Heather Main · draw 10 · combo 0/7 (0%)
4yo · G · grbClass dropGoing 1/3Only runner
374921
6749.617/2·9.518.4·8.40
Betfair Exchange · -12% vs fair
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8
J: Charlie Tucker(7) · T: Bernard Llewellyn · draw 5 · combo 2/13 (15%)
4yo · F · brpD
711384
6249.420/1·21.5625·25.00
Matchbook · +16% vs fair
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5
J: Taryn Langley(5) · T: David Simcock · draw 6 · combo 0/19 (0%)
9yo · G · b
24234
6548.716/1·16.4918·18.00
Matchbook · +9% vs fair
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7
J: David Probert · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 1 · combo 6/76 (8%)
4yo · G · bpD
932521
6346.513/2·7.616.6·6.60
Matchbook · -13% vs fair
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10
J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Des Donovan · draw 3
3yo · F · bOnly runner
369450
6345.340/1·43.1238·38.00
Matchbook · -12% vs fair
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1
J: William Carson · T: John & Rhys Flint · draw 4 · combo 3/22 (14%)
5yo · G · bDOnly pairing
941114
7045.313/2·7.617·7.00
Matchbook · -8% vs fair
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J: Paddy Bradley · T: Jim Boyle · draw 2 · combo 0/16 (0%)
4yo · G · bOnly runner
022768
6644.816/1·16.4914/1·15.00
BetWright · -9% vs fair
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2
J: Myla Coppins(5) · T: Tony Carroll · draw 7 · combo 13/79 (16%)
8yo · G · chpOn last winning markC&DOnly ride
479651
6844.59/2·5.715.1·5.10
Matchbook · -11% vs fair
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11
J: Oliver Carmichael(7) · T: Roger Teal · draw 9
3yo · F · bOnly runner
55533
5635.320/1·21.5624·24.00
Matchbook · +11% vs fair
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9
J: Olivia Haines(7) · T: Jimmy Fox · draw 8
7yo · M · bhClass dropOnly rideOnly runner
74663
6234.99/2·5.494.8·4.80
Matchbook · -13% vs fair
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OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 8–29 bookmakers per horse with the 27% 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 Find My Hospitality Handicap Stakes (Div I)?

The Find My Hospitality Handicap Stakes (Div I) is off at 16:21 on 8 October 2026 at Bath (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 16:21 Bath?

1m2f, Class 5, Flat, 10 runners declared.

What is the going for the 16:21 Bath?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 16:21 Bath?

The AI top-rated runner is Mathoura (score 51.3, best price 29.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 16:21 Bath?

The market favourite is Albus Anne at a best price of 4.80. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Mathoura.

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