Who won the 18:00 Kempton (AW) on 20 May 2026?
Spirit Of Saxony (IRE) won the 18:00 Kempton (AW) at SP 1.80. Ridden by Charles Bishop. Trained by Eve Johnson Houghton.
18:00 Kempton (AW)
Unibet Support Safer Gambling Restricted Novice Stakes (Horses In Bands B, C & D) (GBB) (Div I)
7f · Flat · Class 5 · Standard To Slow · 10 runners · £4,320 · Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stSpirit Of Saxony (IRE)Charles Bishop·Eve Johnson Houghton4/5F·1.80SP
- 2ndManly Fireball (IRE)Finley Marsh·Richard Hughes·beaten .75 lengths18/1·19.00SP
- 3rdChasse Patate (IRE)Hollie Doyle·Archie Watson·beaten 1.25 lengths28/1·29.00SP
Race time
1m 26.82s+2.62s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (Spirit Of Saxony (IRE))
“In touch with leaders - waiting for room 2f out - pushed along and headway over 1f out - ridden to lead final 110yds - ran on well”
AI top-rated No Nay Data (score 55.9) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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-partyPundit pick: Spirit Of Saxony
Eve Johnson Houghton's SPIRIT OF SAXONY holds the clear edge on form and is taken to get off the mark on the back of a good Ascot fifth.
Forecast 5/2 Spirit Of Saxony, 4/1 Deported, 9/2 No Nay Data, 5/1 Drymee, 8/1 Manly Fireball, 9/1 Chasse Patate, 16/1 Hanaan, 20/1 Santiago Boy, Mythological Star, 50/1 Screen Actor
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
No Nay Data
David Egan · Tom Clover · 3yo
Top-rated of 10
score 55.9 · +1.5 clear of next best (54.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight93very strongLast 6: 2-1
- Freshness10% weight65strong81d since last run (rusty)
- Ratings50% weight49below averageRPR 88 · TS 58
- Trainer20% weight33weakTom Clover: 2/15 winners last 14d (13%)
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.
Draw bias — Kempton (AW) 7f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.17).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.05
Mid (5–7)
IV 1.17
High (8–10)
IV 0.80
Today: No Nay Data (draw 5) and Screen Actor (draw 6) get the bias; Drymee (draw 10) 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 | 5 | J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 4 3yo · G · b | 3255 | 83 | 49.6 | 4/5F·1.80 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Finley Marsh · T: Richard Hughes · draw 2 3yo · G · b | 53237 | 73 | 53.0 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 3 | 10 | J: Hollie Doyle · T: Archie Watson · draw 3 3yo · F · b | — | — | 20.5 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Tom Marquand · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 1 3yo · G · b | 4234 | 78 | 54.3 | 16/5·4.20 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: Jason Watson · T: Charles Hills · draw 8 3yo · G · b | 7 | — | 34.3 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
| 6 | 1 | J: David Egan · T: Tom Clover · draw 5 3yo · F · b | 21 | — | 55.9 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 7 | 7 | J: Daniel Muscutt · T: James Fanshawe · draw 10 3yo · G · b | 4 | — | 47.8 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 8 | 8 | J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 9 3yo · G · b | — | — | 15.0 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 9 | 9 | J: Robert Havlin · T: S Woods · draw 7 3yo · F · chFirst after wind op | — | — | 22.0 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| — | 4 | J: Kieren Fox · T: Michael Attwater · draw 6 3yo · G · b/br | — | — | 22.5 | — |
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 (No Nay Data) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 18:00 Kempton (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Spirit Of Saxony (IRE) (1.80), 2. Manly Fireball (IRE) (19.00), 3. Chasse Patate (IRE) (29.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:00 Kempton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 26.82s, 2.62s slower than standard.
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