Who won the 8:20 Hexham on 19 May 2026?
Banderas (IRE) won the 8:20 Hexham at SP 12.00. Ridden by Richie McLernon. Trained by Sam England.
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Hexham
Great BritainPort Of Blyth Handicap Hurdle
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
2m4f·Hurdle·Class 4·Good·11 runners·£5,888
Result
AI top pick finished 8thRace report
- 1stBanderas (IRE)Richie McLernon·Sam England12.00SP
- 2ndWell Educated (IRE)Jonathon Bewley·George Bewley·beaten 4.25 lengths41.00SP
- 3rdSunset Hill (IRE)Nathan Moscrop·Susan Corbett·beaten 0.3 lengths6.50SP
Race time
5m 9.85s+11.85s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Banderas (IRE))
“Held up in rear - not fluent 7th - headway 2 out - shaken up to lead approaching last - ridden out run-in”
AI top-rated Red Cadillac (score 77.0) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 12.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
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 →v1.077.0/100 rating
Red Cadillac
21.00Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way69.2/100 rating
Sunset Hill
7.40Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Red Cadillac
Callum Bewley · Nicky Richards · 7yo
77.0/100
+1.4 vs next best (75.6)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongNicky Richards: 4/9 winners last 14d (44%)
- Form20% weight85very strongLast 6: 6-1-2-1
- Ratings50% weight67strongOR 111 · RPR 111 · TS 79
- Freshness10% weight65strong74d since last run (rusty)
MarketBest price 21.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 6th pick of 11 in market. AI is contrarian here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 7yo · M · grp | 55U42 | 12-00 | 113 | 115 | 104 | 69.2 | 11/2 SP | |
| PU | 3 | 0 | 8yo · G · bt | 53F54 | 11-13 | 112 | 114 | 70 | 48.0 | 80/1 SP | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 74331 | 11-13 | 112 | 114 | 104 | 65.8 | 6/1 SP | |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 7yo · G · ch | 6121 | 11-12 | 111 | 111 | 79 | 77.0 | 12/1 SP | |
| PU | 6 | 0 | 4yo · G · b | 61231 | 11-11 | 118 | 117 | 94 | 66.0 | EvensF SP | |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 6yo · G · cht | 3185 | 11-11 | 110 | 114 | 84 | 55.9 | 11/1 SP | |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 7yo · G · b | 269F | 11-10 | 109 | 115 | 103 | 47.6 | 22/1 SP | |
| — | 10 | 0 | 7yo · G · btp | 5P221 | 11-04 | 103 | 114 | 96 | 75.6 | — | |
| 6 | 11 | 0 | 8yo · G · gr | 22453 | 11-04 | 103 | 116 | 109 | 66.0 | 5/1 SP | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 10yo · G · ch | 5650P | 10-12 | 97 | 115 | 106 | 42.0 | 40/1 SP | |
| 5 | 13 | 0 | 5yo · G · b | 5640 | 10-10 | 95 | 114 | 109 | 50.9 | 22/1 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 8yo · G · b | 41242 | 11-13 | 112 | 115 | 84 | 58.5 | — | |
| — | — | 0 | 5yo · G · bvFT V | P31 | 11-06 | 105 | 107 | 70 | 52.8 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 8:20 Hexham?
No — the AI top pick (Red Cadillac) finished 8.
What were the placings in the 8:20 Hexham?
Top finishers: 1. Banderas (IRE) (12.00), 2. Well Educated (IRE) (41.00), 3. Sunset Hill (IRE) (6.50).
What was the winning time for the 8:20 Hexham?
The winning time was 5m 9.85s, 11.85s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyDivilabother is a danger but THEWOODCORNER remains open to further progress and may be able to defy the 6lb rise.
Racing Post pick: Thewoodcorner
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook15/8 Thewoodcorner, 11/2 Balboa, 7/1 Sunset Hill, 8/1 Double Digits, Red Cadillac, 9/1 Divilabother, 10/1 Wee Alki, 16/1 Banderas, Terrorise, 25/1 That One, 33/1 Kilbarry Hill, Well Educated, 50/1 Born Like Me
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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