14:40 Yarmouth

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5f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £5,234 · Thursday, 18 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Michaela's Boy (IRE)
Marco Ghiani·Robert Cowell
12/1·13.00
SP
2nd
Twilight Calls (GB)AI top pick · 62.8
Silvestre De Sousa·Richard Spencer·beaten 0.3 lengths
10/11F·1.91
SP
3rd
Law Of Average (GB)
Joey Haynes·Chelsea Banham·beaten 2.25 lengths
7/1·8.00
SP

Race time

1m 1.34s+2.54s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.91 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.

Why the model rates this top

Twilight Calls

Silvestre De Sousa · Richard Spencer · 8yo

Top-rated of 6

score 62.8 · +4.6 clear of next best (58.2)

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
98very strong
Richard Spencer: 7/18 winners last 14d (39%)
Freshness10% weight
70strong
6d since last run (quick turnaround)
Ratings50% weight
56average
OR 84
Form20% weight
41below average
Last 6: 0-6-5-8-6-1

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 — Yarmouth 5f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.37).

Low (1–2)

IV 1.37

Mid (3–4)

IV 0.88

High (5–6)

IV 0.70

Today: Law Of Average (draw 1) and Michaela's Boy (draw 2) get the bias; Twilight Calls (draw 5) 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. 146 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	3	Michaela's Boy J: Marco Ghiani · T: Robert Cowell · draw 2 6yo · G · ch	12567	9-07	83	—	—	42.9	12/1·13.00 SP
2	2	Twilight Calls J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Richard Spencer · draw 5 8yo · G · bv	065861	9-08	84	—	—	62.8	10/11F·1.91 SP
3	5	Law Of Average J: Joey Haynes · T: Chelsea Banham · draw 1 5yo · G · b	97911	9-06	82	—	—	50.1	7/1·8.00 SP
4	4	Havana Blast J: Daniel Muscutt · T: James Fanshawe · draw 4 4yo · G · grht	16023	9-07	83	—	—	58.2	4/1·5.00 SP
5	1	Rocking Ends J: Jack Mitchell · T: Tom Clover · draw 6 6yo · G · grp	70464	9-11	87	—	—	43.6	9/2·5.50 SP
6	6	Cressida Wildes J: Connor Planas · T: Phil McEntee · draw 3 4yo · F · bv	51708	9-00	76	—	—	45.2	50/1·51.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:40 Yarmouth on 18 June 2026?

Michaela's Boy (IRE) won the 14:40 Yarmouth at SP 13.00. Ridden by Marco Ghiani. Trained by Robert Cowell.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:40 Yarmouth?

No — the AI top pick (Twilight Calls) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 14:40 Yarmouth?

Top finishers: 1. Michaela's Boy (IRE) (13.00), 2. Twilight Calls (GB) (1.91), 3. Law Of Average (GB) (8.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:40 Yarmouth?

The winning time was 1m 1.34s, 2.54s slower than standard.

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