Who won the 15:42 Newbury on 15 August 2026?
Gambling Man (IRE) won the 15:42 Newbury at SP 6.00. Ridden by Rob Hornby. Trained by Amanda Perrett.
15:42 Newbury
Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
7f · Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 13 runners · £20,936 · Saturday, 15 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stGambling Man (IRE)Rob Hornby·Amanda Perrett5/1·6.00SP
- 2ndMister Whippy (USA)George Downing·Ed Walker·beaten .75 lengths100/30·4.33SP
- 3rdSilent Force (IRE)P J McDonald·Andrew Balding·beaten 1.25 lengths17/2·9.50SP
Race time
1m 25.32s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Gambling Man (IRE))
“Handy early - driven to go up 1f out - hit front late and stayed on to win”
AI top-rated Another Encore (score 32.5) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 18.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way28.0/100 rating
Mister Whippy
4.70Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Why the model rates this top
Another Encore
Saffie Osborne · Harry Charlton · 2yo
Top-rated of 13
score 32.5 · +3.0 clear of next best (29.5)
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=9)Harry Charlton: 4/9 winners last 14d (44%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight85very strong35d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight20weakLast 6: 0-5
- Ratings50% weight0weakno Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 21.00 (SmarketsSBK) · 9th in the market of 13.
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 — Newbury 7f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–5)
IV 0.99
Mid (6–9)
IV 1.16
High (10–13)
IV 0.86
Today: Mister Whippy (draw 7) and Mosheer (draw 8) get the bias; Another Encore (draw 10) 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. 147 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Amanda Perrett · draw 5 2yo · C · b | 4 | — | 17.5 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: George Downing · T: Ed Walker · draw 7 2yo · G · b | 4 | — | 28.0 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 3 | 13 | J: P J McDonald · T: Andrew Balding · draw 4 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 24.5 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 4 | 12 | J: Tom Marquand · T: Brian Meehan · draw 12 2yo · C · b | — | — | 20.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 5 | 11 | J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 6 2yo · C · b | — | — | 22.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 6 | 1 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Harry Charlton · draw 10 2yo · C · b | 05 | — | 32.5 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Owen Burrows · draw 8 2yo · C · b | — | — | 25.0 | 9/4F·3.25 SP |
| 8 | 5 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 13 2yo · C · b | — | — | 25.5 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 9 | 9 | J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 2 2yo · C · b | — | — | 22.5 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| 10 | 2 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick · draw 9 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 19.0 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 11 | 3 | J: Pat Dobbs · T: Hughie Morrison · draw 3 2yo · C · b | — | — | 27.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 12 | 6 | J: David Probert · T: Charles Hills · draw 11 2yo · C · b | — | — | 29.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 13 | 10 | J: Seamus Cronin · T: Richard Hannon · draw 1 2yo · G · b | 2 | — | 27.6 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:42 Newbury?
No — the AI top pick (Another Encore) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 15:42 Newbury?
Top finishers: 1. Gambling Man (IRE) (6.00), 2. Mister Whippy (USA) (4.33), 3. Silent Force (IRE) (9.50).
What was the winning time for the 15:42 Newbury?
The winning time was 1m 25.32s.
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