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14:50 Newbury

BetVictor Backing England To Win Handicap

1m · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 12 runners · £7,328 · Monday, 1 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 100/30J·4.33
  1. 1st
    River King (IRE)AI top pick · 61.6
    Pat Dobbs·Richard Hannon
    100/30J·4.33
    SP
  2. 2nd
    The Third Star (GB)
    Callum Rodriguez·Owen Burrows·beaten 3.25 lengths
    7/1·8.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Knights Gold (IRE)
    Cieren Fallon·Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole·beaten 1.75 lengths
    9/1·10.00
    SP
Race time
1m 36.27s+0.47s vs std

On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.

In-running (River King (IRE))

“Made all - ridden inside final furlong - ran on well”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.33 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: The Third Star

River King should go well back at 1m, but THE THIRD STAR steps back up in trip and can build on her encouraging stable debut.

Forecast 5/2 Classic Encounter, 7/2 River King, 6/1 The Third Star, 7/1 Electrifarhh, 10/1 Green Triangle, 12/1 Knights Gold, Jakarta, 14/1 North View, 16/1 Noodle Mission, 25/1 Herculeus, Freddie's Star, 50/1 Lunario

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

River King

Pat Dobbs · Richard Hannon · 4yo

Top-rated of 12
score 61.6 · +5.2 clear of next best (56.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Form20% weight
    79strong
    Last 6: 3-2-3-1-2
  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    11d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Ratings50% weight
    59average
    OR 87 · RPR 100 · TS 77
  • Trainer20% weight
    48below average
    Richard Hannon: 10/53 winners last 14d (19%)
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 — Newbury 1m

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.16).

Low (1–4)
IV 0.99
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.16
High (9–12)
IV 0.86

Today: River King (draw 7) and Jakarta (draw 5) get the bias; Classic Encounter (draw 9) 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. 147 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
13
River King
J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon · draw 7
4yo · G · b
32312
8761.6
100/30J·4.33
SP
210
The Third Star
J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Owen Burrows · draw 8
4yo · F · b
66975
7649.0
7/1·8.00
SP
36
Knights Gold
J: Cieren Fallon · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · draw 6
4yo · G · bpFT P
79059
8146.5
9/1·10.00
SP
41
Classic Encounter
J: Jack Callan(3) · T: George Boughey · draw 9
5yo · G · b
03761
8956.4
100/30J·4.33
SP
55
Herculeus
J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick · draw 3
4yo · G · b
41009
8244.6
9/1·10.00
SP
64
Electrifarhh
J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 12
4yo · F · b
4127
8452.6
11/1·12.00
SP
78
North View
J: Olivia Haines(7) · T: Stuart Williams · draw 11
5yo · G · b
18740
7847.8
18/1·19.00
SP
82
Green Triangle
J: Jamie Spencer · T: Simon & Ed Crisford · draw 10
4yo · G · btp
74658
8751.5
9/2·5.50
SP
97
Jakarta
J: David Egan · T: Oliver Cole · draw 5
4yo · F · btFT T
1528
7856.1
22/1·23.00
SP
109
Noodle Mission
J: Alistair Rawlinson · T: Edward Smyth-Osbourne · draw 2
6yo · G · b
20400
7639.0
28/1·29.00
SP
1111
Freddie's Star
J: Clifford Lee · T: Roger Teal · draw 4
4yo · G · b
32196
7451.7
33/1·34.00
SP
1212
Lunario
J: Jack Dace(5) · T: Luke Dace · draw 1
6yo · G · grtp
48970
7331.2
66/1·67.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:50 Newbury on 1 June 2026?

River King (IRE) won the 14:50 Newbury at SP 4.33. Ridden by Pat Dobbs. Trained by Richard Hannon.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:50 Newbury?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, River King, won the race (AI score 61.6).

What were the placings in the 14:50 Newbury?

Top finishers: 1. River King (IRE) (4.33), 2. The Third Star (GB) (8.00), 3. Knights Gold (IRE) (10.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:50 Newbury?

The winning time was 1m 36.27s, on standard time.

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