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14:25 York

Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3)

7f · Flat · Class 1 · Good · 10 runners · £99,242 · Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 11/8F·2.38
  1. 1st
    Haffner (USA)AI top pick · 75.1
    Ryan Moore·A P O'Brien
    11/8F·2.38
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Gentle Hurricane (IRE)
    Oisin Murphy·Andrew Balding·beaten 2 lengths
    7/2·4.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Trean (IRE)
    W J Lee·P Twomey·beaten .5 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
Race time
1m 25.96s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Haffner (USA))

“Handy early position - closed on pacesetters approaching 3f out - driven into command inside final 2f - urged strongly - stayed on strongly from 1f out - edged clear in the closing stages to score”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.38 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-party
Pundit pick: Confucius

Confucius heads this eleven-runner Class 1 at York on a rating narrowly ahead of Haffner, with Big Cigar and Trean also capable of making their presence felt on the seven-furlong good ground, so this looks a genuinely competitive heat at the top end. The confidence level here is modest, and any of those three dangers could overturn the verdict on the day. That said, Confucius holds the strongest credentials in the field and is taken to deliver on that advantage. Confucius 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

Haffner

Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien · 2yo

Top-rated of 10
score 75.1 · +7.6 clear of next best (67.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    22d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    85very strong
    Last 6: 2-1-2
  • Ratings50% weight
    72strong
    OR 108 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    60average
    A P O'Brien: 9/37 winners last 14d (24%)
MarketNo market price available yet.

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 — York 7f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.22).

Low (1–4)
IV 1.22
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.06
High (9–11)
IV 0.71

Today: Vega King (draw 3) and Stardom Glory (draw 4) get the bias; Haffner (draw 11) 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. 91 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
17
Haffner
J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien · draw 11
2yo · C · b
212
10875.1
11/8F·2.38
SP
26
Gentle Hurricane
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 6
2yo · C · b
1
—34.5
7/2·4.50
SP
310
Trean
J: W J Lee · T: P Twomey · draw 7
2yo · C · bh
301
—26.0
9/2·5.50
SP
41
Alfred Wallace
J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 8
2yo · C · ch
51051
10561.3
17/2·9.50
SP
53
Clash Of Hearts
J: M. P. Sheehy · T: Adrian Keatley · draw 5
2yo · C · ch
2318
8364.9
80/1·81.00
SP
69
Stardom Glory
J: James Doyle · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 4
2yo · C · ch
221
8958.0
14/1·15.00
SP
72
Big Cigar
J: Oisin Orr · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 9
2yo · C · b
1517
9462.2
33/1·34.00
SP
88
Siouxperb
J: Hector Crouch · T: Archie Watson · draw 2
2yo · G · b
102
8950.8
50/1·51.00
SP
95
Fuel The Jet
J: Neil Callan · T: Tom Clover · draw 1
2yo · C · b
51
—36.3
18/1·19.00
SP
1011
Vega King
J: Clifford Lee · T: K. R. Burke · draw 3
2yo · C · b
41
9267.5
22/1·23.00
SP
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Confucius
J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 10
2yo · C · br
21633
10266.2—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:25 York on 19 August 2026?

Haffner (USA) won the 14:25 York at SP 2.38. Ridden by Ryan Moore. Trained by A P O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:25 York?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Haffner, won the race (AI score 75.1).

What were the placings in the 14:25 York?

Top finishers: 1. Haffner (USA) (2.38), 2. Gentle Hurricane (IRE) (4.50), 3. Trean (IRE) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 14:25 York?

The winning time was 1m 25.96s.

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