Who won the 18:30 Redcar on 22 August 2026?
Cosmos Raj (GB) won the 18:30 Redcar at SP 21.00. Ridden by Billy Garritty. Trained by David O'Meara.
18:30 Redcar
Bakers Tailoring Handicap Stakes (Div II)
1m2f · Flat · Class 5 · Good · 8 runners · £4,187 · Saturday, 22 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stCosmos Raj (GB)Billy Garritty·David O'Meara20/1·21.00SP
- 2ndSweet Kiss (GB)Jake Dickson·Tim Easterby·beaten 0.05 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdChesneys Charm (GB)Jason Hart·Ivan Furtado·beaten 2 lengths5/1·6.00SP
Race time
2m 5.45s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Cosmos Raj (GB))
“Set the pace from the off - urged forward with a furlong remaining - repelled a determined rival's late run inside the closing furlong - edged home by the narrowest of margins”
AI top-rated Always Blue (score 56.1) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.25 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: Chesneys Charm
Chesneys Charm heads this nine-runner Class 5 contest over ten furlongs at Redcar on good ground narrowly ahead of the field on form, and with the extra stamina that a mile and a quarter demands he ought to be able to assert as the race develops. Always Blue, three pounds behind, represents the most obvious threat and cannot be dismissed lightly, while Boubyan and Yafaarr, both a further four pounds adrift, will need to produce career-best efforts to get involved. The confidence is not absolute, but Chesneys Charm's edge on our ratings makes him the one to be on, and he 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
Always Blue
Sean D Bowen · Harriet Bethell · 3yo
Top-rated of 8
score 56.1 · +8.8 clear of next best (47.3)
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 strong22d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight63small sample (n=8)Harriet Bethell: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight51averageLast 6: 2-5-4-3
- Ratings50% weight47below averageOR 70 — highest combined rating in the field
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 — Redcar 1m2f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–3)
IV 1.12
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.96
High (7–9)
IV 0.91
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 56 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | J: Billy Garritty · T: David O'Meara · draw 3 8yo · G · b | 576644 | 63 | 43.6 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Jake Dickson(5) · T: Tim Easterby · draw 2 4yo · F · bpFT P | 945626 | 59 | 36.6 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Jason Hart · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 9 4yo · G · b | 87607 | 66 | 34.3 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: Sean D Bowen · T: Harriet Bethell · draw 6 3yo · F · ch | 2543 | 70 | 56.1 | 9/4F·3.25 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Michael Appleby · draw 8 4yo · G · bp | 025433 | 63 | 47.3 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Cian Horgan(5) · T: Sam England · draw 4 4yo · G · bt | 601324 | 65 | 43.3 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: David Nolan · T: David O'Meara · draw 5 3yo · F · ch | 46343 | 64 | 44.3 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: Alex Jary(3) · T: Nigel Tinkler · draw 7 5yo · G · cht | 000962 | 57 | 37.1 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: Michael Dods · draw 1 3yo · F · bh | 5248 | 67 | 44.6 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:30 Redcar?
No — the AI top pick (Always Blue) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 18:30 Redcar?
Top finishers: 1. Cosmos Raj (GB) (21.00), 2. Sweet Kiss (GB) (5.00), 3. Chesneys Charm (GB) (6.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:30 Redcar?
The winning time was 2m 5.45s.
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