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.
18:20 Hexham
Port Of Blyth Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
1m7½f · Chase · Class 4 · Good · 6 runners · £6,786 · Tuesday, 19 May 2026
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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Conquer The Breeze
A change of scenery did the trick for CONQUER THE BREEZE who won on his stable debut ten days ago. Diamond Mix is next best.
Forecast 10/11 Conquer The Breeze, 5/2 Diamond Mix, 8/1 Chapel Green, 9/1 Dream Jet, Raffles Wonder, 50/1 Chumlee, 66/1 Don Occhetti
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
Conquer The Breeze
Ryan Mania · Adam Nicol · 7yo
Top-rated of 6
score 60.8 · +2.3 clear of next best (58.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
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% weight43small sample (n=6)Adam Nicol: 1/6 winners last 14d (17%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketNo market price available yet.
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 | 6 | J: Ryan Mania · T: Adam Nicol · draw 0 7yo · G · bt | 244P1 | 89 | 60.8 | 4/6F·1.67 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Callum Bewley · T: Paul Robson · draw 0 7yo · G · b | 5113 | 107 | 58.5 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Danny McMenamin · T: Brian Ellison · draw 0 8yo · G · ch | 24539 | 103 | 52.9 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Harry Reed · T: Sandy Forster · draw 0 11yo · G · bh | 443F | 86 | 55.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Nathan Moscrop · T: Sam England · draw 0 9yo · G · chht | 6P48 | 101 | 51.9 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| — | 1 | J: Alan Doyle(3) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · draw 0 9yo · G · bp | P57P3 | 108 | 55.5 | — |
| — | — | J: NON-RUNNER · T: William Young Jnr · draw 0 8yo · G · btp | P63FP | 95 | 55.4 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
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.
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