Who won the 18:25 Windsor on 17 August 2026?
Black Velvet Boy (IRE) won the 18:25 Windsor at SP 7.00. Ridden by Jason Hart. Trained by John & Sean Quinn.
18:25 Windsor
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5f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 5 runners · £5,653 · Monday, 17 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stBlack Velvet Boy (IRE)Jason Hart·John & Sean Quinn6/1·7.00SP
- 2ndMagic Effort (GB)Tom Marquand·Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos·beaten .75 lengths12/1·13.00SP
- 3rdPaper View (IRE)Sean Levey·Richard Hannon·beaten 0.3 lengths4/1·5.00SP
Race time
59.14s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Black Velvet Boy (IRE))
“Pulled hard early - set the pace throughout - headed briefly under 1f out - drifted left in the closing stages and stuck on to win”
AI top-rated Sky Secret (score 60.4) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.62 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-partyPundit pick: Magic Effort
Magic Effort heads this five-furlong Windsor contest on a rating four pounds clear of Sky Secret, with Black Velvet Boy and Envision also capable of making their presence felt on a competitive card. Sky Secret represents the most immediate threat and will need to be watched closely, while Black Velvet Boy rates the next best on our figures and keeps him firmly in the picture. On balance, the ratings edge and recent consistency point in one direction, and Magic Effort is the 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
Sky Secret
Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox · 2yo
Top-rated of 6
score 60.4 · +6.5 clear of next best (53.9)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong17d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight75strongClive Cox: 6/20 winners last 14d (30%)
- Ratings50% weight57averageOR 86 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight34weakLast 6: 4-1-5-0
MarketBest price 7.00 (talkSPORT BET) · 3rd in the market of 6.
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 — Windsor 5f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–2)
IV 0.88
Mid (3–4)
IV 1.05
High (5–6)
IV 1.09
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 245 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Jason Hart · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 2 2yo · G · b | 731 | 77 | 50.2 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Tom Marquand · T: Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos · draw 3 2yo · F · bpFT P | 140 | 81 | 39.8 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 6 2yo · G · b | 455119 | 78 | 49.3 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: James Owen · draw 5 2yo · F · b | 4108 | 80 | 53.9 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 5 | 1 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Clive Cox · draw 1 2yo · C · b | 4150 | 86 | 60.4 | 13/8F·2.62 SP |
| — | — | J: Alex Jary(3) · T: Nigel Tinkler · draw 4 2yo · G · b | 44 | 66 | 49.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:25 Windsor?
No — the AI top pick (Sky Secret) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 18:25 Windsor?
Top finishers: 1. Black Velvet Boy (IRE) (7.00), 2. Magic Effort (GB) (13.00), 3. Paper View (IRE) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:25 Windsor?
The winning time was 59.14s.
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