Who won the 14:38 Worcester on 23 August 2026?
Little Ledgend (IRE) won the 14:38 Worcester at SP 3.75. Ridden by Sean Bowen. Trained by Olly Murphy.
14:38 Worcester
Neu-Servo Rapid Response Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
2m4f · Chase · Class 4 · Good · 10 runners · £5,281 · Sunday, 23 August 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 11/4·3.75Race report
- 1stLittle Ledgend (IRE)AI top pick · 79.0Sean Bowen·Olly Murphy11/4·3.75SP
- 2ndPep Talking (GB)Gavin Sheehan·Billy Aprahamian·beaten 9.5 lengths7/1·8.00SP
- 3rdHudson (FR)Shane Fenelon·Mickey Bowen·beaten 18 lengths20/1·21.00SP
Race time
4m 56.71s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Little Ledgend (IRE))
“Settled towards the back early - improved into contention by the 6th - moved up to third 8th - hit the front after 4 out - opened up a big advantage before 2 out - driven out before the last and allowed to coast home unchallenged”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way79.0/100 rating
Little Ledgend
4.50BetTom
Place portion settles at 1.70 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
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-partyPundit pick: Homme Public
Homme Public heads this ten-runner Class 4 contest at Worcester on good ground rated 12 lb clear of Coastguard Station, and that margin over a twenty-furlong trip looks highly significant given how the form lines stack up. Coastguard Station is the most obvious threat, with Doyouknowwhatimean and Court In A Storm also capable of making their presence felt if Homme Public encounters any trouble in running, though neither closes the gap sufficiently to inspire serious alarm. The selection's rating advantage is substantial rather than marginal, and over this trip a horse of his class should be able to assert when it matters most. Homme Public is the clear pick.
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
Little Ledgend
Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy · 6yo
Top-rated of 10
score 79.0 · +0.6 clear of next best (78.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=5)Olly Murphy: 2/5 winners last 14d (40%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight85very strong32d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight74strongLast 6: 2-2-3-2-2
- Ratings50% weight71strongOR 107
MarketBest price 4.50 (BetTom) · market favourite.
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.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | J: Sean Bowen · T: Olly Murphy · draw 0 6yo · G · btp | 22322 | 107 | 79.0 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Billy Aprahamian · draw 0 8yo · G · bp | 21221 | 117 | 75.2 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 3 | 10 | J: Shane Fenelon(5) · T: Mickey Bowen · draw 0 5yo · G · grp | 47U84 | 102 | 55.5 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Harry Cobden · T: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · draw 0 8yo · G · bp | 15254 | 110 | 61.5 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 5 | 2 | J: Jack Tudor · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · draw 0 9yo · G · btb | 60P30 | 121 | 52.3 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 6 | 9 | J: Kevin Brogan · T: Gary Hanmer · draw 0 9yo · G · bp | PP364 | 105 | 50.0 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 7 | 7 | J: Tom Broughton(3) · T: Alastair Ralph · draw 0 12yo · G · bp | 1P331 | 108 | 68.1 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 8 | 1 | J: David Noonan · T: Henry Oliver · draw 0 10yo · G · chp | 62426 | 122 | 68.8 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| BD | 4 | J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0 5yo · G · ch | 52221 | 117 | 78.4 | 11/8F·2.38 SP |
| F | 5 | J: Tom Bellamy · T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls · draw 0 7yo · G · bt | 43245 | 116 | 56.9 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:38 Worcester?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Little Ledgend, won the race (AI score 79.0).
What were the placings in the 14:38 Worcester?
Top finishers: 1. Little Ledgend (IRE) (3.75), 2. Pep Talking (GB) (8.00), 3. Hudson (FR) (21.00).
What was the winning time for the 14:38 Worcester?
The winning time was 4m 56.71s.
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