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18:08 Bath

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5½f · Flat · Class 4 · Firm · 7 runners · £5,400 · Friday, 31 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th
  1. 1st
    Havana Gift (GB)
    Warren Fentiman·John & Sean Quinn
    2/1F·3.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Texas Crown (GB)
    Luke Catton·Daisy Hitchins·beaten .5 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Sheer Beauty (IRE)
    Dylan Hogan·Julia & Shelley Birkett·beaten .5 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
Race time
1m 12.41s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Havana Gift (GB))

“Took a strong hold early - sat handy with the pace - urged along approaching 2f out - moved to the front inside the final furlong - drifted left and stayed on through the last 110yds - margin narrowed near the line but held on to win”

AI top-rated Tricky Jenny (score 59.2) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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.

Why the model rates this top

Tricky Jenny

Mason Paetel(5) · James Owen · 2yo

Top-rated of 7
score 59.2 · +10.8 clear of next best (48.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    16d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    90very strong
    James Owen: 18/50 winners last 14d (36%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    45below average
    OR 67
  • Form20% weight
    44below average
    Last 6: 5-6-6-2
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 — Bath 5½f

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Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.12).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.12
Mid (4–5)
IV 1.06
High (6–7)
IV 0.81

Today: Thai Boxer (draw 1) and Texas Crown (draw 3) get the bias; Havana Gift (draw 7) 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. 187 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
13
2yo · F · b
47242
6848.4
2/1F·3.00
SP
24
J: Luke Catton(3) · T: Daisy Hitchins · draw 3
2yo · G · b
02
—18.9
9/2·5.50
SP
31
2yo · F · b
61
6847.3
4/1·5.00
SP
47
J: Mason Paetel(5) · T: James Owen · draw 5
2yo · F · b
5662
6759.2
5/2·3.50
SP
56
J: Taylor Fisher · T: J S Moore · draw 2
2yo · G · bl
8
—17.5
22/1·23.00
SP
62
J: Finley Marsh · T: Richard Hughes · draw 4
2yo · F · b
568
6738.7
14/1·15.00
SP
75
J: Darragh Keenan · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 1
2yo · C · b
——23.5
40/1·41.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:08 Bath on 31 July 2026?

Havana Gift (GB) won the 18:08 Bath at SP 3.00. Ridden by Warren Fentiman. Trained by John & Sean Quinn.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:08 Bath?

No — the AI top pick (Tricky Jenny) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 18:08 Bath?

Top finishers: 1. Havana Gift (GB) (3.00), 2. Texas Crown (GB) (5.50), 3. Sheer Beauty (IRE) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:08 Bath?

The winning time was 1m 12.41s.

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