Who won the 13:34 Newmarket (July) on 22 August 2026?
Great Balls O'Fire (GB) won the 13:34 Newmarket (July) at SP 2.50. Ridden by George Wood. Trained by Richard Spencer.
Nags Head Cutting British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 6 runners · £5,669 · Saturday, 22 August 2026
Race time recorded.
“Settled towards the back early - pushed along over 2f out - made smooth progress inside final 2f - edged left approaching the last furlong - hit the front 75yds out - stayed on to score”
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Robert Havlin · James Tate · 2yo
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
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.
Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.24).
Today: Sky Symphony (draw 7) and Scenic Blue (draw 6) get the bias; Silent Sadhu (draw 5) 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. 92 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | J: George Wood · T: Richard Spencer · draw 4 2yo · C · b | — | — | 17.5 | 6/4F·2.50 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Lemos De Souza · draw 7 2yo · C · b | — | — | 25.0 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Robert Havlin · T: James Tate · draw 2 2yo · C · b | — | — | 27.0 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 4 | 5 | J: Paddy Bradley · T: J. R. Jenkins · draw 5 2yo · C · ch | 68 | — | 25.2 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 5 | 7 | J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Richard Spencer · draw 1 2yo · C · b | 68 | — | 15.2 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 6 | 1 | J: David Probert · T: Jack Jones · draw 3 2yo · G · b | — | — | 21.5 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Stevie Donohoe · T: Dylan Cunha · draw 6 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 25.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Great Balls O'Fire (GB) won the 13:34 Newmarket (July) at SP 2.50. Ridden by George Wood. Trained by Richard Spencer.
No — the AI top pick (One For Bruce) finished 3.
Top finishers: 1. Great Balls O'Fire (GB) (2.50), 2. Sky Symphony (GB) (11.00), 3. One For Bruce (GB) (3.50).
The winning time was 1m 13.83s.
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