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13:50 Haydock

Betway Leigh Handicap Stakes

1m2f · Flat · Class 5 · Good · 5 runners · £5,234 · Saturday, 8 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Lc Tiffen (GB)
    Molly Gunn·Lisa Williamson
    80/1·81.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Saxophonist (IRE)
    Daniel Tudhope·David O'Meara·beaten 0.3 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Brighton View (GB)AI top pick · 55.0
    Oisin Murphy·William Knight·beaten 1.25 lengths
    2/5F·1.40
    SP
Race time
2m 12.88s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Lc Tiffen (GB))

“slow to settle at back of field - driven into a slender advantage 2f out - held on well to prevail”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.40 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-party
Pundit pick: Mandarin Spirit

Mandarin Spirit heads this small Haydock field on a rating clearly ahead of Brighton View and Saxophonist, and this ten-furlong trip on good ground gives him a viable route to the winner's enclosure. Brighton View and Saxophonist are the chief dangers and will need watching, while Relentless Hero cannot be entirely dismissed if the principals disappoint. The confidence here is modest, but on the figures available the selection holds the edge. **Mandarin Spirit** is our 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

Brighton View

Oisin Murphy · William Knight · 3yo

Top-rated of 5
score 55.0 · +3.3 clear of next best (51.7)
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
    70strong
    6d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Form20% weight
    68strong
    Last 6: 7-1-0-2-1
  • Trainer20% weight
    50average
    William Knight: 3/15 winners last 14d (20%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    49below average
    OR 73
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 — Haydock 1m2f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.20).

Low (1–2)
IV 1.20
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.85
High (5–6)
IV 0.91

Today: Mandarin Spirit (draw 1) and Claytons Kolatonic (draw 2) get the bias; Relentless Hero (draw 3) 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. 87 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
16
Lc Tiffen
J: Molly Gunn(5) · T: Lisa Williamson · draw 6
3yo · F · bl
50953
5230.6
80/1·81.00
SP
24
Saxophonist
J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara · draw 4
3yo · G · b
33352
7250.6
4/1·5.00
SP
31
Brighton View
J: Oisin Murphy · T: William Knight · draw 5
3yo · C · b
71021
7355.0
2/5F·1.40
SP
42
Mandarin Spirit
J: Kevin Stott · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 1
3yo · F · b
18694
7543.7
11/1·12.00
SP
53
Relentless Hero
J: Colin Keane · T: Andrew Balding · draw 3
3yo · G · ch
45418
7251.7
9/1·10.00
SP
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Claytons Kolatonic
J: Ray Dawson · T: Dominic Ffrench Davis · draw 2
3yo · G · b
63479
5933.0—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 13:50 Haydock on 8 August 2026?

Lc Tiffen (GB) won the 13:50 Haydock at SP 81.00. Ridden by Molly Gunn. Trained by Lisa Williamson.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 13:50 Haydock?

No — the AI top pick (Brighton View) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 13:50 Haydock?

Top finishers: 1. Lc Tiffen (GB) (81.00), 2. Saxophonist (IRE) (5.00), 3. Brighton View (GB) (1.40).

What was the winning time for the 13:50 Haydock?

The winning time was 2m 12.88s.

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