Who won the 18:00 Kempton (AW) on 14 October 2026?
Mertoun (FR) won the 18:00 Kempton (AW) at SP 3.25. Ridden by Rossa Ryan. Trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam.
18:00 Kempton (AW)
Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div II)
1m · Flat · Class 5 · Standard / Slow · 9 runners · £4,187 · Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stMertoun (FR)Rossa Ryan·Jane Chapple-Hyam9/4F·3.25SP
- 2ndBold Suitor (GB)Georgia Dobie·Craig Benton·beaten .75 lengths22/1·23.00SP
- 3rdKitaro Kich (IRE)Benoit de la Sayette·George Baker·beaten 1.25 lengths6/1·7.00SP
Race time
1m 38.83s
Race time recorded.
AI top-rated Assiri Heights (score 49.9) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Chale Chalo
Chale Chalo is our selection at Kempton, and the case rests on a progressive profile that makes him more appealing than his raw figure suggests, with our rating of 81 just a pound behind the top-rated Kitaro Kich on 82. That is a very slim gap, and an improving type over this mile on the all-weather can bridge it with a bit more progress. Kitaro Kich is the obvious danger given his rating, while Dumuji on 79 and Mertoun on 78 are both within a few pounds and cannot be dismissed in a tight nine-runner Class 5. This looks an open contest, but Chale Chalo is the one to side with.
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
Assiri Heights
Billy Loughnane · Andrew Balding · 3yo
Top-rated of 9
score 49.9 · +0.5 clear of next best (49.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong22d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight49below averageOR 74
- Form20% weight46below averageLast 6: 9-6-2-4
- Trainer20% weight30weakAndrew Balding: 9/76 winners last 14d (12%)
MarketBest price 1000.00 (Matchbook) · 6th in the market of 9.
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 — Kempton (AW) 1m
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.17).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.05
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.17
High (7–9)
IV 0.80
Today: Assiri Heights (draw 6) and Mertoun (draw 4) get the bias; Protectrix (draw 7) 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. 665 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 4 3yo · G · b | 211441 | 74 | 48.2 | 9/4F·3.25 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Georgia Dobie · T: Craig Benton · draw 8 9yo · G · b | 576614 | 73 | 40.6 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Benoit de la Sayette · T: George Baker · draw 5 6yo · G · brt | 64787 | 74 | 38.3 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: David Egan · T: John Butler · draw 7 3yo · F · b | 7631 | 71 | 49.4 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Andrew Balding · draw 6 3yo · C · cht | 9624 | 74 | 49.9 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Tom Dascombe · draw 1 3yo · G · bv | 290863 | 72 | 45.1 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: Finley Marsh · T: Jim & Suzi Best · draw 2 5yo · G · b | 010719 | 65 | 37.7 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Tim Vaughan · draw 3 8yo · G · bhtFirst after wind op | 46700 | 62 | 30.9 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: Harry Davies · T: Clive Cox · draw 9 3yo · G · gr | 15504 | 75 | 49.3 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:00 Kempton (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Assiri Heights) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 18:00 Kempton (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Mertoun (FR) (3.25), 2. Bold Suitor (GB) (23.00), 3. Kitaro Kich (IRE) (7.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:00 Kempton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 38.83s.
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