Who won the 16:00 Newcastle (AW) on 25 July 2026?
Fantastic Fox (GB) won the 16:00 Newcastle (AW) at SP 4.33. Ridden by Jack Mitchell. Trained by Roger Varian.
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Newcastle (AW)
Great BritainBrack Burger On Uber Eats Beeswing Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Saturday, 25 July 2026
1m·Flat·Class 4·Standard / Slow·12 runners·£5,653
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stFantastic Fox (GB)Jack Mitchell·Roger Varian100/30·4.33SP
- 2ndMr Mistoffelees (IRE)Billy Garritty·Sam England·beaten 2 lengths9/1·10.00SP
- 3rdChuzzlewit (GB)Shay Farmer·Seb Spencer·beaten 0.1 lengths11/1·12.00SP
Race time
1m 42.91s
Race time recorded.
AI top-rated Metal Merchant (score 58.0) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 20.00 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.058.0/100 rating
Metal Merchant
40.00Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way50.5/100 rating
Penny Time
4.60Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Metal Merchant
Jack G Gilligan · John Butler · 6yo
58.0/100
+6.4 vs next best (51.6)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongJohn Butler: 4/10 winners last 14d (40%)
- Freshness10% weight100very strong28d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight56averageOR 84 — above field median
- Form20% weight0weakLast 6: 0-0-0-0-0
MarketBest price 40.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 12th pick of 13 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 6yo · G · b | 00000 | 10-01 | 84 | — | — | 58.0 | 20/1·21.00 SP | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 8yo · G · ch | 05700 | 9-13 | 82 | — | — | 46.2 | 100/30·4.33 SP | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 5yo · G · b | 3511 | 9-12 | 81 | — | — | 47.9 | 11/4F·3.75 SP | |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | 5yo · M · b | 557670 | 9-10 | 79 | — | — | 40.1 | 9/1·10.00 SP | |
| 7 | 7 | 13 | 6yo · G · chh | 29038 | 9-09 | 78 | — | — | 44.1 | 22/1·23.00 SP | |
| PU | 8 | 1 | 3yo · G · bpFT P | 129 | 9-08 | 85 | — | — | 50.5 | 100/30·4.33 SP | |
| 2 | 9 | 9 | 6yo · G · bp | 68752 | 9-07 | 76 | — | — | 48.8 | 9/1·10.00 SP | |
| 11 | 10 | 6 | 4yo · G · bp | 090973 | 9-05 | 74 | — | — | 39.1 | 33/1·34.00 SP | |
| 10 | 11 | 8 | 8yo · G · bp | 040995 | 9-01 | 70 | — | — | 40.4 | 50/1·51.00 SP | |
| 9 | 12 | 14 | 5yo · G · b | 48006 | 8-11 | 66 | — | — | 40.7 | 16/1·17.00 SP | |
| 8 | 13 | 4 | 4yo · G · br | 170059 | 8-11 | 65 | — | — | 45.7 | 25/1·26.00 SP | |
| 3 | 14 | 11 | 6yo · G · b | 457022 | 8-11 | 63 | — | — | 51.6 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| — | — | 10 | 5yo · G · bt | 7718 | 9-11 | 80 | — | — | 42.9 | — | |
| — | — | 2 | 6yo · G · b | 31080 | 10-02 | 85 | — | — | 48.3 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:00 Newcastle (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Metal Merchant) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 16:00 Newcastle (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Fantastic Fox (GB) (4.33), 2. Mr Mistoffelees (IRE) (10.00), 3. Chuzzlewit (GB) (12.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:00 Newcastle (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 42.91s.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyFantastic Fox tops our figures at 93, a few pounds clear of Metal Merchant on 89, despite modest recent finishing positions that undersell his true form. Calyxoh and Empirestateofmind both sit close together at 86 and add real depth to the dangers, while several more are within a handful of pounds of each other further down the list. Confidence is low in such a tightly bunched field, but Fantastic Fox remains the selection on our figures.
Racing Post pick: Fantastic Fox
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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