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20:08 Worcester

Copybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Race

2m7f · Hurdle · Class 5 · Good · 15 runners · £3,248 · Wednesday, 19 August 2026

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Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

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

Top rated
No. 1 · score 73.2 · +5.4 clear of next best · best 18/1·19.50
Best value vs consensus
38·38.00 Matchbook · +15% vs fair (consensus 32.93)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 30 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Model testThis race is on v1.0's public test card: Cinnodin advised 11/1·12.50 (Matchbook), frozen at publication — win or lose, it stays on the ledger.
Each-way60.6/100 rating
Stiletto
11.00Matchbook

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-party
Pundit pick: The Great EscapeDiffers from our pick

At the head of the ratings alongside Betty's Tiara, The Great Escape is preferred here on the strength of a progressive profile that suggests there may still be more to come over this stamina-testing twenty-three furlongs at Worcester, and that upward trajectory makes a compelling case in a competitive sixteen-runner Class 5 field. Betty's Tiara, rated level on the day, represents the most obvious threat and cannot be dismissed, while Fiskardo and Cinnodin, both narrowly behind on ratings, will need to be seen off in what shapes as a genuinely open contest. The selection is taken on trust to confirm its improvement, though the depth of the field means any number of these runners could make things uncomfortable. The Great Escape 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

Cinnodin

Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden · 6yo

Top-rated of 16
score 73.2 · +5.4 clear of next best (67.8)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100small sample (n=2)
    Jamie Snowden: 2/2 winners last 14d (100%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    57d since last run (fresh)
  • Ratings50% weight
    69strong
    OR 104 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    50average
    Last 6: 2-5-1-2-P
MarketBest price 19.50 (Matchbook) · 8th in the market of 16.

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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: 6 confirmed front-runners — expect a pace duel; closers from the rear advantaged.

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.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
1
J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Jamie Snowden · draw 0 · combo 9/31 (29%)
6yo · G · bpClass dropOnly rideOnly runner
2512P
10473.218/1·18.6119.5·19.50
Matchbook · +5% vs fair
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7
J: Freddie Keighley(5) · T: Martin Keighley · draw 0 · combo 2/15 (13%)
8yo · G · bpClass dropOnly rideOnly runner
45145
9967.822/1·24.3425·25.00
Matchbook · +3% vs fair
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2
J: Jonathan Burke · T: James Owen · draw 0 · combo 8/34 (24%)
7yo · M · bClass drop
21375
10464.120/1·21.4821·21.00
Matchbook · -2% vs fair
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8
J: Harry Cobden · T: Sophie Leech · draw 0
8yo · G · bpC&DGoing 1/3Only pairing
09561
9960.611/1·12.1711·11.00
Matchbook · -10% vs fair
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13
J: Richie McLernon · T: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · draw 0 · combo 1/9 (11%)
6yo · G · bC&DGoing 1/2
87P61
9657.317/2·9.319·9.00
Matchbook · -3% vs fair
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15
J: David Bass · T: Charlie Longsdon · draw 0 · combo 0/5 (0%)
6yo · G · brOnly ride
533P3
9157.211/1·12.1711·11.00
Matchbook · -10% vs fair
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14
J: Sean Bowen · T: David Pipe · draw 0
4yo · G · bbC&DGoing 2/4Only pairing
41P21
9856.83/1·4.123.15·3.15
Matchbook · -24% vs fair
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4
J: Shane Fenelon(5) · T: Mickey Bowen · draw 0 · combo 4/17 (24%)
6yo · G · btOnly pairing
1234
10256.316/1·17.1815·15.00
Matchbook · -13% vs fair
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6
J: Ben Jones · T: Ben Pauling · draw 0 · combo 2/20 (10%)
8yo · M · btbFT TB
46798
10056.133/1·37.2332·32.00
Matchbook · -14% vs fair
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5
J: Fern O'Brien(5) · T: Fergal O'Brien · draw 0 · combo 3/17 (18%)
8yo · M · bClass dropDGoing 1/3Only ride
P5316
10153.525/1·27.2026·26.00
Matchbook · -4% vs fair
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J: Jack Tudor · T: David Pipe · draw 0 · combo 1/13 (8%)
5yo · G · btvGoing 1/3Only pairing
64314
9853.418/1·18.6113/1·14.00
SmarketsSBK · -25% vs fair
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J: Rian Corcoran(5) · T: David Pipe · draw 0 · combo 8/30 (27%)
6yo · M · brtpOnly ride
31B25
10351.0
10
8yo · G · brtvOnly ride
26353
9850.733/1·32.9338·38.00
Matchbook · +15% vs fair
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12
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Gary Hanmer · draw 0
7yo · G · chvFT VOnly runner
735P3
9749.316/1·17.1817·17.00
Matchbook
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11
J: James Bowen · T: Mickey Bowen · draw 0 · combo 3/30 (10%)
6yo · G · chvFT V
4575P
9745.940/1·39.3736·36.00
Matchbook · -9% vs fair
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17
5yo · G · chtFT T
P9P0
6837.966/1·73.02100·100.00
Matchbook · +37% vs fair
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16
J: Liam Harrison · T: D J Jeffreys · draw 0
5yo · G · btpOnly rideOnly runner
0P880
8535.822/1·24.3446·46.00
Matchbook · +89% vs fair
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OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 26–30 bookmakers per horse with the 43% 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 Copybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Race?

The Copybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Race is off at 20:08 on 19 August 2026 at Worcester (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 20:08 Worcester?

2m7f, Class 5, Hurdle, 15 runners declared.

What is the going for the 20:08 Worcester?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 20:08 Worcester?

The AI top-rated runner is Cinnodin (score 73.2, best price 19.50). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 20:08 Worcester?

The market favourite is Mancero at a best price of 3.15. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Cinnodin.

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