Who won the 14:25 Newmarket on 9 July 2026?
Inner City Blues (IRE) won the 14:25 Newmarket at SP 1.83. Ridden by William Buick. Trained by Charlie Appleby.
14:25 Newmarket
Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes (Group 2)
6f · Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 3 runners · £70,888 · Thursday, 9 July 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stInner City Blues (IRE)William Buick·Charlie Appleby5/6F·1.83SP
- 2ndAdaay Of Scarlett (IRE)AI top pick · 68.9Oisin Murphy·Hugo Palmer·beaten 1.25 lengths2/1·3.00SP
- 3rdHickory Lad (IRE)Sam James·Phillip Makin·beaten 1.5 lengths9/2·5.50SP
Race time
1m 11.35s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Inner City Blues (IRE))
“Settled towards the back - asked for effort and gained rapid ground with 1f left - hit the front in the final furlong and drew clear for a comfortable success”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.00 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: Adaay of Scarlett
This four-runner Class 1 sprint over six furlongs at Newmarket (July) is headed on our figures by Adaay of Scarlett, rated 104 and a single point clear of Hickory Lad. Both sit well clear of Persian Spring and Inner City Blues, so the race looks a match between the pair at the top of the weights. Hickory Lad is the obvious danger given how tight the gap is between them, while Persian Spring and Inner City Blues make up the numbers on this evidence. We side with Adaay of Scarlett as our selection, though only with medium confidence given how close this looks at the top.
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
Adaay Of Scarlett
Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer · 2yo
Top-rated of 4
score 68.9 · +0.5 clear of next best (68.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong23d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight85very strongLast 6: 1-1-2-2
- Ratings50% weight70strongOR 105 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight35below averageHugo Palmer: 5/35 winners last 14d (14%)
MarketBest price 2.88 (Virgin Bet) · 2nd in the market of 4.
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 — Newmarket 6f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.24).
Low (1–2)
IV 0.95
Mid (3–3)
IV 0.80
High (4–4)
IV 1.24
Today: Hickory Lad (draw 4) gets the bias; Inner City Blues (draw 3) 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. 92 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 3 2yo · C · b | 1 | — | 40.0 | 5/6F·1.83 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 2 2yo · C · b | 1122 | 105 | 68.9 | 2/1·3.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Sam James · T: Phillip Makin · draw 4 2yo · C · b | 2121 | 95 | 68.4 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| — | — | J: Jamie Spencer · T: Richard Hannon · draw 1 2yo · C · b | 510 | 88 | 51.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:25 Newmarket?
No — the AI top pick (Adaay Of Scarlett) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 14:25 Newmarket?
Top finishers: 1. Inner City Blues (IRE) (1.83), 2. Adaay Of Scarlett (IRE) (3.00), 3. Hickory Lad (IRE) (5.50).
What was the winning time for the 14:25 Newmarket?
The winning time was 1m 11.35s.
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