Who won the 17:20 Doncaster on 15 August 2026?
Is She Now (IRE) won the 17:20 Doncaster at SP 3.75. Ridden by Toby Moore. Trained by Daragh Bourke.
17:20 Doncaster
Raceday Ready With Meadowhall Handicap Stakes
1m6½f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 7 runners · £3,768 · Saturday, 15 August 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 11/4·3.75Race report
- 1stIs She Now (IRE)AI top pick · 64.3Toby Moore·Daragh Bourke11/4·3.75SP
- 2ndSound Gloria (GB)Jack Mitchell·Roger Varian·beaten .75 lengths5/6F·1.83SP
- 3rdLednikov (GB)Elle-May Croot·Ivan Furtado·beaten .75 lengths16/1·17.00SP
Race time
3m 9.13s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Is She Now (IRE))
“Settled at the back early - moved left and made ground 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out to hit front approaching the last - drifted right briefly - stayed on to assert late”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way34.9/100 rating
Rajendra
14.00Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Character Testing
Character Testing holds a clear edge over the field on these ratings, sitting narrowly ahead of Is She Now and a few pounds clear of Rajendra and Just Adair, who represent the chief dangers, though good-to-firm ground over fourteen furlongs will ensure any weakness in stamina is exposed. Is She Now is the most obvious threat if she has improved, while Rajendra and Just Adair could make this competitive if they reproduce their best, so the selection cannot be taken entirely on trust. On balance, Character Testing looks the one to beat and is the selection here.
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
Is She Now
Toby Moore(7) · Daragh Bourke · 8yo
Top-rated of 7
score 64.3 · +10.9 clear of next best (53.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=3)Daragh Bourke: 2/3 winners last 14d (67%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight100very strong15d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight73strongLast 6: 0-1-1-4-2-2
- Ratings50% weight39below averageOR 59 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 4.33 (Unibet) · 2nd in the market of 7.
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 — Doncaster 1m6½f
full course data →Sample too small to call at this course and trip.
Low (1–3)
IV 1.45
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.92
High (7–8)
IV 0.57
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 26 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | J: Toby Moore(7) · T: Daragh Bourke · draw 8 8yo · M · chp | 011422 | 59 | 64.3 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Jack Mitchell · T: Roger Varian · draw 3 3yo · F · b | 07731 | 57 | 53.4 | 5/6F·1.83 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: Elle-May Croot(5) · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 6 8yo · G · bb | 655574 | 50 | 36.2 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Faleh Bughanaim · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 4 3yo · G · bpFT P | 55548 | 52 | 31.3 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Faye McManoman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 7 3yo · G · bbFT B | 87055 | 45 | 32.6 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Sean Levey · T: David Simcock · draw 2 3yo · G · bh | 64673 | 58 | 34.9 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 7 | 2 | J: Jack Garritty · T: Mark Walford · draw 5 5yo · G · btv | 87892 | 55 | 34.8 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · draw 1 4yo · G · cht | 28226 | 53 | 37.6 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:20 Doncaster?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Is She Now, won the race (AI score 64.3).
What were the placings in the 17:20 Doncaster?
Top finishers: 1. Is She Now (IRE) (3.75), 2. Sound Gloria (GB) (1.83), 3. Lednikov (GB) (17.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:20 Doncaster?
The winning time was 3m 9.13s.
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