Who won the 15:02 Newbury on 18 July 2026?
Symbol Of Honour (GB) won the 15:02 Newbury at SP 4.50. Ridden by William Buick. Trained by Charlie Appleby.
15:02 Newbury
Hallgarten And Novum Wines Hackwood Stakes (Group 3)
6f · Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 7 runners · £56,710 · Saturday, 18 July 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stSymbol Of Honour (GB)William Buick·Charlie Appleby7/2·4.50SP
- 2ndMitbaahy (IRE)David Egan·Charles Hills·beaten 1.25 lengths16/1·17.00SP
- 3rdSoldier's Tree (IRE)AI top pick · 68.8Sean Levey·James Owen·beaten 0.3 lengths7/4F·2.75SP
Race time
1m 9.46s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Symbol Of Honour (GB))
“Settled in mid-pack - made headway 2f out - driven to the front 1f out - finished strongly”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.75 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-way65.1/100 rating
Symbol Of Honour
5.00Betfair 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: Soldier's Tree
Soldier's Tree is the confident selection, rated 118 and narrowly ahead of Jasour on 116 - the pair at least six pounds clear of the third-best in the field. Noble Champion and Symbol Of Honour, both on 110, head the chasing pack as the leading dangers alongside Jasour. Given how tight the margin is to Jasour specifically, he's the one capable of turning this over, but the weight of figures points strongly to Soldier's Tree with high confidence.
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
Soldier's Tree
Sean Levey · James Owen · 5yo
Top-rated of 7
score 68.8 · +3.7 clear of next best (65.1)
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 strong28d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight72strongOR 108
- Form20% weight69strongLast 6: 3-1-2-3-3
- Trainer20% weight45below averageJames Owen: 9/50 winners last 14d (18%)
MarketBest price 3.15 (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 (1–3)
IV 1.00
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.93
High (6–7)
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 | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 1 4yo · G · gr | 88583 | 108 | 65.1 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: David Egan · T: Charles Hills · draw 2 7yo · G · bt | 0205 | 104 | 56.7 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: Sean Levey · T: James Owen · draw 5 5yo · G · b | 31233 | 108 | 68.8 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 4 4yo · G · gr | 36126 | 103 | 62.7 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 5 | 2 | J: P J McDonald · T: Clive Cox · draw 7 5yo · H · grt | 62660 | 106 | 58.5 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 3 4yo · C · bt | 71P59 | 112 | 62.2 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 7 | 7 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Clive Cox · draw 6 3yo · C · b | 25417 | 108 | 63.5 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:02 Newbury?
No — the AI top pick (Soldier's Tree) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 15:02 Newbury?
Top finishers: 1. Symbol Of Honour (GB) (4.50), 2. Mitbaahy (IRE) (17.00), 3. Soldier's Tree (IRE) (2.75).
What was the winning time for the 15:02 Newbury?
The winning time was 1m 9.46s.
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