What time is the Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1)?
The Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) is off at 15:35 on 19 August 2026 at York (Great Britain).
Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1)
1m2½f · Flat · Class 1 · Good · 9 runners · £850,650 · Wednesday, 19 August 2026
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 30 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Ombudsman heads this nine-runner Class 1 contest at York on good ground over ten furlongs with a performance rating a clear ten points ahead of the chasing pack, and his profile suggests he is well suited to conditions here. Almaqam and Constitution River both carry ratings of 125 and represent the most credible threats, while Hawk Mountain on 121 cannot be entirely dismissed and will need watching in the straight. The selection holds a clear edge over those two on current form figures and should prove good enough on a sound surface over this ten-furlong trip. Ombudsman is our selection.
Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.
Mickael Barzalona · F-H Graffard · 4yo
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
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.
Shape: 3 confirmed front-runners — expect a pace duel; closers from the rear advantaged.
Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.
Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.38).
Today: Ombudsman (draw 1) and Hawk Mountain (draw 3) get the bias; Pride Of Arras (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. 83 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 30 bookmakers per horse with the 15% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.
The Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) is off at 15:35 on 19 August 2026 at York (Great Britain).
1m2½f, Class 1, Flat, 9 runners declared.
Going is reported as Good on Turf.
The AI top-rated runner is Zaydann (score 82.5, best price 50.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
The market favourite is Ombudsman at a best price of 2.26. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Zaydann.
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