20:25 Doncaster

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1m · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 11 runners · £3,768 · Saturday, 18 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th

1st
Relevant Range (IRE)
Elle-May Croot·Ivan Furtado
8/1·9.00
SP
2nd
Palmarian (GB)
James Sullivan·Ruth Carr·beaten 0.3 lengths
11/1·12.00
SP
3rd
Princess Niyla (GB)
David Nolan·Alan Brown·beaten .5 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP

Race time

1m 37.85s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Relevant Range (IRE))

“Handy with the pace early - Nudged along 3f out - Made steady progress to close on the front over 2f out - Stayed on to hit the front inside the final furlong - Held on well to the finish”

AI top-rated Ribston Pippin (score 55.8) finished 7th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.50 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

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Each-way55.8/100 rating

Ribston Pippin

11.00BetWright

Place portion settles at 3.00 · 1/5 odds · 3 places

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-party

Pundit pick: Palmarian

Palmarian is our selection in this competitive Class 6 contest, preferred over the top-rated Give Me The Night on the strength of a more progressive profile, even though he sits third on the ratings behind Give Me The Night and Princess Niyla. Give Me The Night still tops the figures and cannot be ignored, while Princess Niyla and Clasina both rate close behind and complete a strong trio of dangers. The gap to the head of the class is real but not decisive, and the profile edge tips it Palmarian's way. He's the pick at medium 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

Ribston Pippin

Sam James · Lemos De Souza · 4yo

Top-rated of 11

score 55.8 · +5.1 clear of next best (50.7)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=6)
Lemos De Souza: 3/6 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
59d since last run (fresh)
Form20% weight
43below average
Last 6: 4-1-6-2-9
Ratings50% weight
37below average
OR 56

MarketBest price 11.00 (BetWright) · 5th in the market of 11.

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 — Doncaster 1m

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No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–4)

IV 1.10

Mid (5–8)

IV 0.92

High (9–11)

IV 0.97

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 224 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	5	Relevant Range J: Elle-May Croot(5) · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 1 7yo · G · b	408626	9-09	60	—	—	38.3	8/1·9.00 SP
2	1	Palmarian J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 11 4yo · G · bh	758951	9-09	60	—	—	46.4	11/1·12.00 SP
3	4	Princess Niyla J: David Nolan · T: Alan Brown · draw 9 6yo · M · bp	653565	9-09	60	—	—	33.3	5/1·6.00 SP
4	9	Electric Lightning J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Mark Walford · draw 7 5yo · G · gr	48002	9-05	56	—	—	34.7	9/2·5.50 SP
5	6	Woodleigh J: Kevin Stott · T: Roger Fell · draw 8 5yo · G · b	552115	9-08	59	—	—	46.0	7/2F·4.50 SP
6	10	Oscar's Sister J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Julie Camacho · draw 6 6yo · M · chh	26848	9-03	54	—	—	36.0	16/1·17.00 SP
7	8	Ribston Pippin J: Sam James · T: Lemos De Souza · draw 3 4yo · G · b	41629	9-05	56	—	—	55.8	15/2·8.50 SP
8	2	Penny Ghent J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: Simon Whitaker · draw 5 6yo · M · grb	90113	9-09	60	—	—	41.9	14/1·15.00 SP
9	3	Clasina J: Faye McManoman · T: John Berry · draw 4 5yo · M · b	53310	9-09	60	—	—	50.7	14/1·15.00 SP
10	7	Give Me The Night J: Mason Paetel(5) · T: Mark Rimell · draw 10 4yo · G · btb	84805	9-06	57	—	—	32.7	11/1·12.00 SP
11	11	First Encounter J: Rhys Clutterbuck · T: John Gallagher · draw 2 5yo · G · bb	216054	8-11	48	—	—	30.2	18/1·19.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:25 Doncaster on 18 July 2026?

Relevant Range (IRE) won the 20:25 Doncaster at SP 9.00. Ridden by Elle-May Croot. Trained by Ivan Furtado.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:25 Doncaster?

No — the AI top pick (Ribston Pippin) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 20:25 Doncaster?

Top finishers: 1. Relevant Range (IRE) (9.00), 2. Palmarian (GB) (12.00), 3. Princess Niyla (GB) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:25 Doncaster?

The winning time was 1m 37.85s.

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