Who won the 16:45 Newbury on 17 July 2026?
Accademia (GB) won the 16:45 Newbury at SP 4.00. Ridden by Kieran Shoemark. Trained by Ed Walker.
16:45 Newbury
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1m · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 10 runners · £5,757 · Friday, 17 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 10thRace report
- 1stAccademia (GB)Kieran Shoemark·Ed Walker3/1F·4.00SP
- 2ndLuminare (IRE)Tom Marquand·William Haggas·beaten 0.2 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdLightning Glory (IRE)Rossa Ryan·Simon & Ed Crisford·beaten .75 lengths9/1·10.00SP
Race time
1m 37.74s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Accademia (GB))
“settled in mid-division - pushed along 2f out and shifted right for room - finished strongly through the last furlong - got up in the closing strides to score”
AI top-rated Name The Day (score 59.9) finished 10th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 25.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way57.4/100 rating
Lightning Glory
10.00Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Areti
Areti is our selection in this 10-runner Newbury Class 5 over 8f, preferred to the pair rated fractionally above it purely on a fitness edge rather than outright figures. Luminare and Starlight Sami head the figures and remain the chief dangers, with Pierpoint also included among the risks a little further back. Confidence is only low here given how little separates the principals, but the fitness edge tips it toward Areti on the day.
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
Name The Day
Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton · 3yo
Top-rated of 10
score 59.9 · +2.5 clear of next best (57.4)
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 strong14d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight65strongEve Johnson Houghton: 8/31 winners last 14d (26%)
- Form20% weight60averageLast 6: 4-9-1
- Ratings50% weight50averageOR 75 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 30.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 10th in the market of 10.
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 1m
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–4)
IV 0.99
Mid (5–7)
IV 1.16
High (8–10)
IV 0.86
Today: Name The Day (draw 7) and Rajiba (draw 6) get the bias; Accademia (draw 8) 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 | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 8 3yo · F · b | 74451 | 72 | 54.5 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| 2 | 5 | J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 10 3yo · F · b | 16232 | 73 | 52.7 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 8 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Simon & Ed Crisford · draw 2 3yo · F · ch | 4342 | 71 | 57.4 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: William Buick · T: Oliver Cole · draw 4 3yo · F · bt | 22524 | 75 | 53.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 5 | 10 | J: Connor Beasley · T: Jack Channon · draw 3 3yo · F · b | 65375 | 65 | 34.4 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Richard Hughes · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 423 | 74 | 54.9 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 7 | 7 | J: George Bass · T: Denis Coakley · draw 1 3yo · G · ch | 28310 | 71 | 42.7 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Hilal Kobeissi · draw 5 3yo · G · ch | 5438 | 71 | 35.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon · draw 9 3yo · F · br | 740 | 75 | 43.0 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 10 | 1 | J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 7 3yo · F · ch | 491 | 75 | 59.9 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:45 Newbury?
No — the AI top pick (Name The Day) finished 10.
What were the placings in the 16:45 Newbury?
Top finishers: 1. Accademia (GB) (4.00), 2. Luminare (IRE) (5.00), 3. Lightning Glory (IRE) (10.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:45 Newbury?
The winning time was 1m 37.74s.
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