20:20 Hexham

Port Of Blyth Handicap Hurdle

2m4f · Hurdle · Class 4 · Good · 11 runners · £5,888 · Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th

1st
Banderas (IRE)
Richie McLernon·Sam England
11/1·12.00
SP
2nd
Well Educated (IRE)
Jonathon Bewley·George Bewley·beaten 4.25 lengths
40/1·41.00
SP
3rd
Sunset Hill (IRE)
Nathan Moscrop·Susan Corbett·beaten 0.3 lengths
11/2·6.50
SP

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

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-party

Pundit pick: Thewoodcorner

Divilabother is a danger but THEWOODCORNER remains open to further progress and may be able to defy the 6lb rise.

Forecast 15/8 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

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

Red Cadillac

Callum Bewley · Nicky Richards · 7yo

Top-rated of 11

score 77.0 · +1.4 clear of next best (75.6)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=9)
Nicky Richards: 4/9 winners last 14d (44%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Form20% weight
85very strong
Last 6: 6-1-2-1
Ratings50% weight
67strong
OR 111 · RPR 111 · TS 79
Freshness10% weight
65strong
74d since last run (rusty)

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	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	7	Banderas J: Richie McLernon · T: Sam England · draw 0 6yo · G · cht	3185	11-11	110	114	84	55.9	11/1·12.00 SP
2	12	Well Educated J: Jonathon Bewley · T: George Bewley · draw 0 10yo · G · ch	5650P	10-12	97	115	106	42.0	40/1·41.00 SP
3	1	Sunset Hill J: Nathan Moscrop · T: Susan Corbett · draw 0 7yo · M · grp	55U42	12-00	113	115	104	69.2	11/2·6.50 SP
4	4	Balboa J: Callum Pritchard · T: Seamus Mullins · draw 0 6yo · G · b	74331	11-13	112	114	104	65.8	6/1·7.00 SP
5	13	Born Like Me J: Oscar Palmer(7) · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith · draw 0 5yo · G · b	5640	10-10	95	114	109	50.9	22/1·23.00 SP
6	11	Divilabother J: Harry Reed · T: Tristan Davidson · draw 0 8yo · G · gr	22453	11-04	103	116	109	66.0	5/1·6.00 SP
7	8	That One J: Conor O'Farrell · T: James Walton · draw 0 7yo · G · b	269F	11-10	109	115	103	47.6	22/1·23.00 SP
8	5	Red Cadillac J: Callum Bewley · T: Nicky Richards · draw 0 7yo · G · ch	6121	11-12	111	111	79	77.0	12/1·13.00 SP
PU	3	Kilbarry Hill J: William Maggs(3) · T: Mike Sowersby · draw 0 8yo · G · bt	53F54	11-13	112	114	70	48.0	80/1·81.00 SP
PU	6	Thewoodcorner J: James Bowen · T: Nicky Henderson · draw 0 4yo · G · b	61231	11-11	118	117	94	66.0	EvensF·2.00 SP
—	10	Wee Alki J: Miss Rebekah Duffy(7) · T: Susan Corbett · draw 0 7yo · G · btp	5P221	11-04	103	114	96	75.6	—
—	—	Double Digits J: NON-RUNNER · T: Ann Hamilton · draw 0 8yo · G · b	41242	11-13	112	115	84	58.5	—
—	—	Terrorise J: Patrick Wadge · T: Brian Ellison · draw 0 5yo · G · bvFT V	P31	11-06	105	107	70	52.8	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:20 Hexham on 19 May 2026?

Banderas (IRE) won the 20:20 Hexham at SP 12.00. Ridden by Richie McLernon. Trained by Sam England.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:20 Hexham?

No — the AI top pick (Red Cadillac) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 20:20 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 20:20 Hexham?

The winning time was 5m 9.85s, 11.85s slower than standard.

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