Who won the 16:00 Newbury on 1 June 2026?
Aces Wild (IRE) won the 16:00 Newbury at SP 3.75. Ridden by Finley Marsh. Trained by Adrian Wintle.
16:00 Newbury
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5f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 7 runners · £5,757 · Monday, 1 June 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stAces Wild (IRE)Finley Marsh·Adrian Wintle11/4·3.75SP
- 2ndMerrimack (GB)Chloe Lyons·Stuart Williams·beaten 0.3 lengths8/1·9.00SP
- 3rdSpring Bloom (GB)AI top pick · 57.7Jack Callan·John Butler·beaten 1 length6/4F·2.50SP
Race time
1m 0.57s+0.97s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (Aces Wild (IRE))
“Held up in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - led final strides”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.50 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: Faustus
Aces Wild and FAUSTUS fought out the finish to a similar race here last summer and may do so again.
Forecast 3/1 Spring Bloom, 7/2 Aces Wild, 9/2 Hint Of Humour, 6/1 Harry Brown, 7/1 Merrimack, 8/1 Faustus, 12/1 The Feminine Urge, 16/1 Unico
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
Spring Bloom
Jack Callan(3) · John Butler · 9yo
Top-rated of 7
score 57.7 · +3.5 clear of next best (54.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong30d since last run (fresh)
- Trainer20% weight68strongJohn Butler: 4/15 winners last 14d (27%)
- Form20% weight53averageLast 6: 3-7-2-6-2
- Ratings50% weight50averageOR 70 · RPR 82 · TS 74 — highest combined rating in the field
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 5f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–3)
IV 1.00
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.93
High (7–8)
IV 1.07
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 100 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | J: Finley Marsh · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 2 7yo · G · b | 27361 | 74 | 54.2 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Chloe Lyons(7) · T: Stuart Williams · draw 1 5yo · G · btv | 31373 | 69 | 50.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Jack Callan(3) · T: John Butler · draw 5 9yo · G · ch | 37262 | 70 | 57.7 | 6/4F·2.50 SP |
| 4 | 8 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Peter Crate · draw 4 6yo · G · b | 439691 | 56 | 37.1 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 5 | 3 | J: Clifford Lee · T: Tony Carroll · draw 8 4yo · F · b | 32722 | 70 | 53.8 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Ashley Lewis(5) · T: Grace Harris · draw 6 4yo · F · grp | 48357 | 62 | 43.9 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 7 | 6 | J: Ryan Kavanagh(5) · T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger · draw 7 8yo · G · b | 56737 | 60 | 34.7 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| — | — | J: NON-RUNNER · T: Chris Gordon · draw 3 5yo · M · gr | 14388 | 57 | 52.6 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:00 Newbury?
No — the AI top pick (Spring Bloom) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 16:00 Newbury?
Top finishers: 1. Aces Wild (IRE) (3.75), 2. Merrimack (GB) (9.00), 3. Spring Bloom (GB) (2.50).
What was the winning time for the 16:00 Newbury?
The winning time was 1m 0.57s, 0.97s slower than standard.
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