20:00 Newbury

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7f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 14 runners · £7,328 · Thursday, 2 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 11th

1st
Annastarzy (GB)
Joe Leavy·Richard Hannon
11/2·6.50
SP
2nd
Commander Of Life (IRE)
Hector Crouch·Jessica Macey·beaten 1.25 lengths
4/1J·5.00
SP
3rd
Huscal (IRE)
Jason Watson·Charles Hills·beaten 1.5 lengths
9/1·10.00
SP

Race time

1m 23.98s+1.18s vs std

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

In-running (Annastarzy (GB))

“took keen hold early - raced up through the centre - headed after a furlong - closed smoothly to press for the lead 2f out - roused to regain the advantage - kept on strongly inside the final furlong”

AI top-rated Kennington (score 58.0) finished 11th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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-party

Pundit pick: Annastarzy

Annastarzy arrives here in fine form following back-to-back successes, grinding out a narrow verdict at Goodwood last time with real resolve, and her progressive profile makes her the one to beat despite a 4lb higher mark. Best Rate has been consistently placed of late and represents the chief danger, with Herculeus showing encouraging signs back at this course and Kennington interesting on his handicap debut. Annastarzy is the selection.

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

Kennington

David Probert · Hughie Morrison · 3yo

Top-rated of 14

score 58.0 · +4.3 clear of next best (53.7)

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
87very strong
Last 6: 3-1
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
31d since last run (fresh)
Ratings50% weight
53average
OR 80
Trainer20% weight
28small sample (n=9)
Hughie Morrison: 1/9 winners last 14d (11%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard

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 7f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.16).

Low (1–5)

IV 0.99

Mid (6–10)

IV 1.16

High (11–15)

IV 0.86

Today: Annastarzy (draw 8) and Melvin Udall (draw 7) get the bias; Euphonia (draw 15) 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

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	10	Annastarzy J: Joe Leavy · T: Richard Hannon · draw 8 3yo · F · ch	44811	9-10	82	—	—	51.5	11/2·6.50 SP
2	13	Commander Of Life J: Hector Crouch · T: Jessica Macey · draw 1 5yo · G · b	243554	9-07	71	—	—	42.1	4/1J·5.00 SP
3	1	Huscal J: Jason Watson · T: Charles Hills · draw 10 4yo · G · cht	52084	10-04	82	—	—	47.4	9/1·10.00 SP
4	3	Best Rate J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 6 4yo · G · b	46432	10-03	81	—	—	48.3	4/1J·5.00 SP
5	6	Stratocracy J: George Downing · T: Kevin & Lauren Frost · draw 14 5yo · G · b	43165	10-00	78	—	—	45.3	18/1·19.00 SP
6	7	Mercury Day J: Jack Gilligan · T: Conrad Allen · draw 13 5yo · M · b	45378	9-12	76	—	—	40.6	20/1·21.00 SP
7	2	Gallant J: Tom Marquand · T: Oli Rix · draw 11 4yo · G · bt	626075	10-03	81	—	—	47.2	18/1·19.00 SP
8	8	Slipper Time J: Nicola Currie · T: Henry Candy · draw 9 4yo · G · b	13005	9-11	75	—	—	44.9	14/1·15.00 SP
9	15	Euphonia J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 15 3yo · F · ch	856116	9-03	75	—	—	50.5	16/1·17.00 SP
10	9	Mr Ubiquitous J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Harry Eustace · draw 12 4yo · G · b	57915	9-11	75	—	—	44.9	40/1·41.00 SP
11	11	Kennington J: David Probert · T: Hughie Morrison · draw 3 3yo · G · gr	31	9-08	80	—	—	58.0	11/2·6.50 SP
12	5	Melvin Udall J: David Egan · T: Grace Harris · draw 7 4yo · G · chp	14197	10-02	80	—	—	51.0	14/1·15.00 SP
13	4	Herculeus J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick · draw 5 4yo · G · bp	10095	10-02	80	—	—	45.8	11/1·12.00 SP
14	14	Splash J: Thomas Greatrex · T: Dean Ivory · draw 4 3yo · F · ch	8629	9-05	77	—	—	38.3	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	Manly Fireball J: Finley Marsh · T: Richard Hughes · draw 2 3yo · G · b	23721	9-08	80	—	—	53.7	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:00 Newbury on 2 July 2026?

Annastarzy (GB) won the 20:00 Newbury at SP 6.50. Ridden by Joe Leavy. Trained by Richard Hannon.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:00 Newbury?

No — the AI top pick (Kennington) finished 11.

What were the placings in the 20:00 Newbury?

Top finishers: 1. Annastarzy (GB) (6.50), 2. Commander Of Life (IRE) (5.00), 3. Huscal (IRE) (10.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:00 Newbury?

The winning time was 1m 23.98s, 1.18s slower than standard.

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