16:07 Ffos Las

Birthday Boy Leighton Happy 80th Handicap Stakes

5f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 9 runners · £3,454 · Wednesday, 12 August 2026

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E/W terms3 places at 1/5 odds (9 runners)· the study →

Furlong's verdict

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AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

AI top-rated

Miracleoftheandes · No. 2 · best 17/2·9.60 Betfair Exchange

Highest AI score (56.6) in the field, 0.8 clear of the next best. Best price is currently 6% below the market's fair price — no value at the current quote. Not on today's published card — the v1.0 filter rejects this race profile.

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Each-way56.6/100 rating

Miracleoftheandes

9.60Betfair 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

Miracleoftheandes

Jack Callan · Warren Greatrex · 3yo

56.6/100

+0.8 vs next best (55.8)

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
18d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
83very strong
Warren Greatrex: 2/6 winners last 14d (33%)
Form20% weight
45below average
Last 6: 8-4-2-5
Ratings50% weight
42below average
OR 63 — highest combined rating in the field

MarketBest price 9.60 (Betfair Exchange) — 5th pick of 9 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.

Front-runners(1)
5Sheik Yerbouti
Prominent(3)
4Dark Sun 6Little Jaybee 8River Edge
Mid-division(1)
7Happier
Hold-up / closers(2)
1The Coffee Pod 2Miracleoftheandes
Unknown(2)
3Portacloy 9Miss Gold

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — Ffos Las 5f

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Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.27).

Low (1–3)

IV 0.81

Mid (4–6)

IV 1.27

High (7–9)

IV 0.97

Today: Happier (draw 5) and Little Jaybee (draw 4) get the bias; Miracleoftheandes (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. 40 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair

No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	Fair	Best
2	MiracleoftheandesPick J: Jack Callan · T: Warren Greatrex · draw 3 3yo · F · bClass dropOnly pairing	8425	9-09	63	—	—	56.6	9/1·10.27	9.6·9.60 Betfair Exchange · -6% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Betfair Exchange9.6·9.60 SmarketsSBK8·9.00 Bet36515/2·8.50 William Hill7/1·8.00 Coral7/1·8.00 Boyle Sports7/1·8.00 Ladbrokes7/1·8.00 Unibet7/1·8.00 BetTom7/1·8.00 BetWright7/1·8.00 Dragon Bet7/1·8.00 CopyBet7/1·8.00 BetAhoy7/1·8.00 Spreadex7/1·8.00Octobet7/1·8.00BresBet7/1·8.00 Midnite7/1·8.00 SportingIndex7/1·8.00 Quinn Bet7/1·8.00 Betfred7/1·8.00BestOdds7/1·8.007Bet7/1·8.00 Star Sports7/1·8.00 Bet Victor13/2·7.50Virgin Bet13/2·7.50talkSPORT BET13/2·7.50 LiveScore Bet13/2·7.50 Betano13/2·7.50 PricedUp Bet13/2·7.50
3	Portacloy J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 2 3yo · F · btFT TOnly runner	10865	9-09	63	—	—	55.8	10/1·10.91	9·10.00 SmarketsSBK · -8% vs fair All 29 books ▾ SmarketsSBK9·10.00 Betfair Exchange9·9.00 William Hill15/2·8.50 BresBet15/2·8.50 7Bet15/2·8.50 Midnite15/2·8.50 SportingIndex15/2·8.50 Bet36515/2·8.50 Coral15/2·8.50 Betfred15/2·8.50 Boyle Sports15/2·8.50 Ladbrokes15/2·8.50 Unibet15/2·8.50 BetTom15/2·8.50Virgin Bet15/2·8.50BetWright15/2·8.50 Dragon Bet15/2·8.50 CopyBet15/2·8.50 BetAhoy15/2·8.50 Spreadex15/2·8.50Octobet15/2·8.50BestOdds15/2·8.50Star Sports15/2·8.50 Quinn Bet15/2·8.50 Bet Victor7/1·8.00 talkSPORT BET7/1·8.00 LiveScore Bet7/1·8.00 Betano7/1·8.00 PricedUp Bet7/1·8.00
7	Happier J: Jack Doughty · T: Martin Keighley · draw 5 6yo · M · bDOnly runner	04961	9-04	55	—	—	54.5	13/2·7.70	13/2·7.50 Bet365 · -3% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Bet36513/2·7.50 SmarketsSBK6.5·7.50 Betfair Exchange6.8·6.80 William Hill11/2·6.50 Coral11/2·6.50 Ladbrokes11/2·6.50 Betfred5/1·6.00 Boyle Sports5/1·6.00 Bet Victor5/1·6.00 talkSPORT BET5/1·6.00 BetWright5/1·6.00 LiveScore Bet5/1·6.00 Betano5/1·6.00 Dragon Bet5/1·6.00 CopyBet5/1·6.00 Spreadex5/1·6.00 BresBet5/1·6.00BestOdds5/1·6.007Bet5/1·6.00 Star Sports5/1·6.00 Midnite5/1·6.00 SportingIndex5/1·6.00 Quinn Bet5/1·6.00 BetTom9/2·5.50 PricedUp Bet9/2·5.50Octobet9/2·5.50BetAhoy9/2·5.50 Unibet9/2·5.50Virgin Bet4/1·5.00
4	Dark Sun J: Laura Coughlan(3) · T: James Bennett · draw 9 5yo · M · bpClass dropDOnly rideOnly runner	744143	9-08	59	—	—	51.3	17/2·9.63	9·10.00 SmarketsSBK · +4% vs fair All 29 books ▾ SmarketsSBK9·10.00 Betfair Exchange9.2·9.20 Bet36513/2·7.50 William Hill13/2·7.50 Coral13/2·7.50 Betfred13/2·7.50 Boyle Sports13/2·7.50 Ladbrokes13/2·7.50 Unibet13/2·7.50 BetTom13/2·7.50Virgin Bet13/2·7.50BetWright13/2·7.50 Dragon Bet13/2·7.50 CopyBet13/2·7.50 BetAhoy13/2·7.50 Spreadex13/2·7.50Octobet13/2·7.50BresBet13/2·7.50BestOdds13/2·7.507Bet13/2·7.50 Star Sports13/2·7.50 Midnite13/2·7.50 SportingIndex13/2·7.50 Quinn Bet13/2·7.50 talkSPORT BET6/1·7.00 LiveScore Bet6/1·7.00 Betano6/1·7.00 PricedUp Bet6/1·7.00 Bet Victor6/1·7.00
8	River Edge J: Gina Mangan · T: Christopher Mason · draw 7 · combo 9/31 (29%) 5yo · G · grpFT P	52344	8-08	45	—	—	45.3	15/2·8.34	11/2·6.50 Ladbrokes · -22% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Ladbrokes11/2·6.50 Unibet11/2·6.50 BetTom11/2·6.50 Bet Victor11/2·6.50Virgin Bet11/2·6.50talkSPORT BET11/2·6.50 BetWright11/2·6.50 LiveScore Bet11/2·6.50 BetAhoy11/2·6.50 Spreadex11/2·6.50Octobet11/2·6.50BresBet11/2·6.50 SportingIndex11/2·6.50 Quinn Bet11/2·6.50BestOdds11/2·6.507Bet11/2·6.50 Midnite11/2·6.50 Bet36511/2·6.50 William Hill11/2·6.50 Coral11/2·6.50 Betfred11/2·6.50 Boyle Sports11/2·6.50 Betano11/2·6.50 Dragon Bet11/2·6.50 CopyBet11/2·6.50 Betfair Exchange6.2·6.20 PricedUp Bet5/1·6.00 SmarketsSBK5·6.00 Star Sports9/2·5.50
1	The Coffee Pod J: Ryan Kavanagh(3) · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick · draw 8 · combo 1/8 (13%) 5yo · G · bhClass dropOnly pairing	88753	9-11	62	—	—	40.8	5/2·3.38	2.76·2.76 Betfair Exchange · -18% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Betfair Exchange2.76·2.76Virgin Bet13/8·2.63BetWright13/8·2.63 LiveScore Bet13/8·2.63 Dragon Bet13/8·2.63 CopyBet13/8·2.63 BetAhoy13/8·2.63Octobet13/8·2.63BresBet13/8·2.63BestOdds13/8·2.637Bet13/8·2.63 Star Sports13/8·2.63 Midnite13/8·2.63 Quinn Bet13/8·2.63 Bet36513/8·2.63 William Hill13/8·2.63 Coral13/8·2.63 Betfred13/8·2.63 Boyle Sports13/8·2.63 Ladbrokes13/8·2.63 BetTom13/8·2.63 SmarketsSBK1.62·2.62 talkSPORT BET6/4·2.50 Betano6/4·2.50 PricedUp Bet6/4·2.50 SportingIndex6/4·2.50 Spreadex6/4·2.50 Unibet6/4·2.50 Bet Victor6/4·2.50
6	Little Jaybee J: J F Egan · T: David Evans · draw 4 · combo 1/19 (5%) 3yo · F · b	89693	9-06	60	—	—	35.9	14/1·15.40	12/1·13.00 William Hill · -16% vs fair All 29 books ▾ William Hill12/1·13.00 SmarketsSBK12·13.00 Bet36512/1·13.00 Coral11/1·12.00 LiveScore Bet11/1·12.00 CopyBet11/1·12.00 BetAhoy11/1·12.00 Star Sports11/1·12.00 Midnite11/1·12.00 Betfred11/1·12.00 Ladbrokes11/1·12.00 BetTom11/1·12.00Virgin Bet11/1·12.00Spreadex11/1·12.00Octobet11/1·12.00SportingIndex11/1·12.00 talkSPORT BET10/1·11.00 BetWright10/1·11.00 Betano10/1·11.00 Dragon Bet10/1·11.00 PricedUp Bet10/1·11.00 BresBet10/1·11.00BestOdds10/1·11.007Bet10/1·11.00 Quinn Bet10/1·11.00 Boyle Sports10/1·11.00 Unibet10/1·11.00 Bet Victor10/1·11.00 Betfair Exchange11·11.00
9	Miss Gold J: Tyler Heard · T: David Flood · draw 6 3yo · F · btbOnly pairing	8099	8-05	45	—	—	34.5	100/1·103.96	125/1·126.00 Bet365 · +21% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Bet365125/1·126.00 Coral100/1·101.00 Betfred100/1·101.00 Ladbrokes100/1·101.00 Midnite100/1·101.00 William Hill100/1·101.00 Boyle Sports80/1·81.00 Unibet80/1·81.00 BetTom80/1·81.00 Bet Victor80/1·81.00 Dragon Bet80/1·81.00BestOdds80/1·81.007Bet80/1·81.00 Star Sports80/1·81.00Virgin Bet80/1·81.00talkSPORT BET80/1·81.00 LiveScore Bet80/1·81.00 Betano80/1·81.00 CopyBet80/1·81.00 PricedUp Bet80/1·81.00 BetAhoy80/1·81.00Octobet80/1·81.00BresBet80/1·81.00 Quinn Bet80/1·81.00 BetWright80/1·81.00 SportingIndex66/1·67.00 Spreadex66/1·67.00 SmarketsSBK30·31.00 Betfair Exchange14·14.00
5	Sheik Yerbouti J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Grace Harris · draw 1 · combo 3/28 (11%) 5yo · G · bClass dropOnly runner	803	9-08	59	—	—	34.5	11/1·11.55	17/2·9.50 Bet365 · -18% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Bet36517/2·9.50 William Hill8/1·9.00 Coral8/1·9.00 Boyle Sports8/1·9.00 Ladbrokes8/1·9.00 Unibet8/1·9.00 BetTom8/1·9.00 BetAhoy8/1·9.00 Spreadex8/1·9.00Octobet8/1·9.00CopyBet8/1·9.00 Star Sports8/1·9.00 Midnite8/1·9.00 SportingIndex8/1·9.00 Quinn Bet8/1·9.00 SmarketsSBK8·9.00 Bet Victor15/2·8.50Virgin Bet15/2·8.50talkSPORT BET15/2·8.50 BetWright15/2·8.50 LiveScore Bet15/2·8.50 Betano15/2·8.50 Dragon Bet15/2·8.50 PricedUp Bet15/2·8.50 BresBet15/2·8.50BestOdds15/2·8.507Bet15/2·8.50 Betfred7/1·8.00 Betfair Exchange7·7.00

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 29 bookmakers per horse with the 28% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Birthday Boy Leighton Happy 80th Handicap Stakes?

The Birthday Boy Leighton Happy 80th Handicap Stakes is off at 16:07 on 12 August 2026 at Ffos Las (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 16:07 Ffos Las?

5f, Class 6, Flat, 9 runners declared.

What is the going for the 16:07 Ffos Las?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 16:07 Ffos Las?

The AI top-rated runner is Miracleoftheandes (score 56.6, best price 9.60). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 16:07 Ffos Las?

The market favourite is The Coffee Pod at a best price of 2.76. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Miracleoftheandes.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

The Coffee Pod heads this nine-runner sprint at Ffos Las rated clear of nearest rival Little Jaybee, and his superior profile on good ground over five furlongs makes him a compelling proposition in this class. Little Jaybee and Miracleoftheandes will push him hardest, with Dark Sun also worth keeping onside, but the selection's rating advantage over these rivals looks clear enough to inspire confidence. **The Coffee Pod** is our selection.

Racing Post pick: The Coffee Pod

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

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