Who won the 18:20 Hexham on 19 May 2026?
Conquer The Breeze (IRE) won the 18:20 Hexham at SP 1.67. Ridden by Ryan Mania. Trained by Adam Nicol.
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Hexham
Great BritainPort Of Blyth Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
1m7½f·Chase·Class 4·Good·6 runners·£6,786
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 4/6F·1.67Race report
- 1stConquer The Breeze (IRE)AI top pick · 60.8Ryan Mania·Adam Nicol4/6F·1.67SP
- 2ndDiamond Mix (IRE)Callum Bewley·Paul Robson·beaten 17 lengths5/1·6.00SP
- 3rdDream Jet (IRE)Danny McMenamin·Brian Ellison·beaten 18 lengths4/1·5.00SP
Race time
4m 12.68s+15.68s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Conquer The Breeze (IRE))
“Prominent - mistake 4th - led just after 2 out - 7 lengths ahead and good jump last - easily”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.67 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.060.8/100 rating
Conquer The Breeze
2.04Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way58.5/100 rating
Diamond Mix
5.60Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Conquer The Breeze
Ryan Mania · Adam Nicol · 7yo
60.8/100
+2.3 vs next best (58.5)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight70strong10d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight69strongOR 89 · RPR 119 · TS 103
- Form20% weight54averageLast 6: 2-4-4-P-1
- Trainer20% weight43below averageAdam Nicol: 1/6 winners last 14d (17%)
MarketBest price 2.04 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 9yo · G · bp | P57P3 | 12-00 | 108 | 119 | 111 | 55.5 | — | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 7yo · G · b | 5113 | 11-13 | 107 | 117 | 105 | 58.5 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 8yo · G · ch | 24539 | 11-09 | 103 | 116 | 108 | 52.9 | 4/1·5.00 SP | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 9yo · G · chht | 6P48 | 11-07 | 101 | 114 | 109 | 51.9 | 8/1·9.00 SP | |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 7yo · G · bt | 244P1 | 10-09 | 89 | 119 | 103 | 60.8 | 4/6F·1.67 SP | |
| 4 | 7 | 0 | 11yo · G · bh | 443F | 10-06 | 86 | 113 | 95 | 55.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 8yo · G · btp | P63FP | 11-01 | 95 | 112 | 99 | 55.4 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:20 Hexham?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Conquer The Breeze, won the race (AI score 60.8).
What were the placings in the 18:20 Hexham?
Top finishers: 1. Conquer The Breeze (IRE) (1.67), 2. Diamond Mix (IRE) (6.00), 3. Dream Jet (IRE) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:20 Hexham?
The winning time was 4m 12.68s, 15.68s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyA change of scenery did the trick for CONQUER THE BREEZE who won on his stable debut ten days ago. Diamond Mix is next best.
Racing Post pick: Conquer The Breeze
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook10/11 Conquer The Breeze, 5/2 Diamond Mix, 8/1 Chapel Green, 9/1 Dream Jet, Raffles Wonder, 50/1 Chumlee, 66/1 Don Occhetti
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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