Who won the 14:25 York on 21 August 2026?
Al Nayyir (GB) won the 14:25 York at SP 10.00. Ridden by William Buick. Trained by Tom Clover.
14:25 York
FeatureWeatherbys Lonsdale Cup Stakes (Group 2)
2m½f · Flat · Class 1 · Good To Soft · 8 runners · £141,775 · Friday, 21 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 8thRace report
- 1stAl Nayyir (GB)William Buick·Tom Clover9/1·10.00SP
- 2ndIllinois (IRE)Ryan Moore·A P O'Brien·beaten 1 length13/2·7.50SP
- 3rdMount Atlas (GB)P J McDonald·Andrew Balding·beaten 2.25 lengths4/1·5.00SP
Race time
3m 35.52s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Al Nayyir (GB))
“Held up eager in the pack towards the back - urged into contention with 5f left - boxed in with 4f to run - eased right for space with 3f out - found a gap left and closed on the front-runner inside the final furlong - hit the front close home and kept going to win”
AI top-rated Columbus (score 70.5) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 12.00 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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Quickthorn
Quickthorn heads this York staying contest on a rating five pounds clear of the chasing pack, on figures that make him the pick over this sort of distance on good-to-soft ground, and there is every reason to expect our selection to translate that superiority into victory here. Illinois, Al Nayyir and Amiloc all arrive on the same figure and will fight out the secondary positions, though none has the edge over our selection that would be required to reverse the assessments. Quickthorn is the selection.
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
Columbus
Colin Keane · W P Mullins · 5yo
Top-rated of 8
score 70.5 · +0.5 clear of next best (70.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongW P Mullins: 10/25 winners last 14d (40%)
- Freshness10% weight100very strong20d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight71strongOR 107
- Form20% weight24weakLast 6: 4-5-3-6-0
MarketNo market price available yet.
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 — York 2m½f
full course data →Sample too small to call at this course and trip.
Low (1–3)
IV 1.16
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.57
High (7–9)
IV 1.21
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 35 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | J: William Buick · T: Tom Clover · draw 5 8yo · G · bp | 31327 | 113 | 61.2 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien · draw 4 5yo · C · b | 36155 | 108 | 65.9 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 3 | 8 | J: P J McDonald · T: Andrew Balding · draw 8 5yo · G · b | 42231 | 112 | 70.0 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: George Scott · draw 1 5yo · G · bp | 72210 | 115 | 64.6 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| 5 | 9 | J: Tom Marquand · T: Hughie Morrison · draw 2 9yo · G · b | 65461 | 108 | 57.6 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: James Doyle · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 7 5yo · G · bb | 03524 | 108 | 67.5 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 7 | 3 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 6 4yo · G · b | 2466U | 115 | 62.4 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 8 | 5 | J: Colin Keane · T: W P Mullins · draw 3 5yo · G · bay f. | 45360 | 107 | 70.5 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| — | — | 4yo · C · btvFT TV | 25516 | 112 | 53.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:25 York?
No — the AI top pick (Columbus) finished 8.
What were the placings in the 14:25 York?
Top finishers: 1. Al Nayyir (GB) (10.00), 2. Illinois (IRE) (7.50), 3. Mount Atlas (GB) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 14:25 York?
The winning time was 3m 35.52s.
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