17:45 Newbury

Win Races With Jonathan Portman EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)

6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 10 runners · £6,281 · Thursday, 9 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 5/4F·2.25

1st
Sugar Yes Please (GB)AI top pick · 27.0
Charles Bishop·Eve Johnson Houghton
5/4F·2.25
SP
2nd
Ouragan (IRE)
Luke Morris·Archie Watson·beaten 1.5 lengths
9/2·5.50
SP
3rd
Laylaty (GB)
Callum Rodriguez·Harry Charlton·beaten 1.75 lengths
5/2·3.50
SP

Race time

1m 11.90s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Sugar Yes Please (GB))

“Settled towards the back - made up ground 2f out - hit the front and drifted left 1f out - finished strongly to pull clear at the line”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.25 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.

Other selections

Head-to-head dashboard →

Each-way25.5/100 rating

My Normandie

11.00SmarketsSBK

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Why the model rates this top

Sugar Yes Please

Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton · 2yo

Top-rated of 10

score 27.0 · +0.5 clear of next best (26.5)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
16d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
45below average
Last 6: 4
Trainer20% weight
40below average
Eve Johnson Houghton: 5/32 winners last 14d (16%)
Ratings50% weight
0weak
no Racing Post ratings on file

MarketBest price 2.70 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.

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 6f

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–4)

IV 1.00

Mid (5–8)

IV 0.93

High (9–11)

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	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	8	Sugar Yes Please J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 11 2yo · F · b	4	9-02	—	—	—	27.0	5/4F·2.25 SP
2	6	Ouragan J: Luke Morris · T: Archie Watson · draw 2 2yo · F · ch	5	9-02	—	—	—	18.0	9/2·5.50 SP
3	4	Laylaty J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Harry Charlton · draw 9 2yo · F · b	4	9-02	—	—	—	26.5	5/2·3.50 SP
4	7	Princess Ivy J: Joe Leavy · T: Richard Hannon · draw 5 2yo · F · b	9	9-02	—	—	—	15.2	28/1·29.00 SP
5	5	My Normandie J: Darragh Keenan · T: George Scott · draw 8 2yo · F · b	756	9-02	—	—	—	25.5	16/1·17.00 SP
6	11	So Tempting J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Tom Ward · draw 10 2yo · F · b	86	8-13	—	—	—	18.3	80/1·81.00 SP
7	2	Ennerdale Water J: Rossa Ryan · T: Clive Cox · draw 3 2yo · F · b	9	9-02	—	—	—	19.2	12/1·13.00 SP
8	3	Kiss Of Life J: George Bass · T: Jack Channon · draw 4 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	22.5	20/1·21.00 SP
9	1	Cubbie's Dream J: Rob Hornby · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 7 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	18.5	25/1·26.00 SP
10	9	Celestial Mist J: Jason Watson · T: Charles Hills · draw 6 2yo · F · ch	0	8-13	—	—	—	13.0	100/1·101.00 SP
—	—	Dun Eideann J: William Cox · T: Tom Dascombe · draw 1 2yo · F · ch	66R	8-13	—	—	—	16.5	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:45 Newbury on 9 July 2026?

Sugar Yes Please (GB) won the 17:45 Newbury at SP 2.25. Ridden by Charles Bishop. Trained by Eve Johnson Houghton.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:45 Newbury?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Sugar Yes Please, won the race (AI score 27.0).

What were the placings in the 17:45 Newbury?

Top finishers: 1. Sugar Yes Please (GB) (2.25), 2. Ouragan (IRE) (5.50), 3. Laylaty (GB) (3.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:45 Newbury?

The winning time was 1m 11.90s.

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