Who won the 16:38 Worcester on 23 August 2026?
Letterston Lily (GB) won the 16:38 Worcester at SP 3.25. Ridden by James Bowen. Trained by Mickey Bowen.
16:38 Worcester
Neu-Servo Best Repairs Hands Down Handicap Hurdle Race
2m4f · Hurdle · Class 4 · Good · 8 runners · £4,594 · Sunday, 23 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stLetterston Lily (GB)James Bowen·Mickey Bowen9/4F·3.25SP
- 2ndTrouville (IRE)AI top pick · 80.3Sean Bowen·Olly Murphy·beaten .5 lengths11/2·6.50SP
- 3rdNorman Fletcher (GB)Sam Twiston-Davies·Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies·beaten 6.5 lengths5/1·6.00SP
Race time
4m 52.07s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Letterston Lily (GB))
“Settled at back early - improved into contention after 4 out - moved left to join issue in third 2 out - driven up to sit behind the front-runner approaching last - edged ahead close home to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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-way80.3/100 rating
Trouville
7.60Betfair Exchange
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: Dream Diamond
Dream Diamond has been preferred over Tintintin, who holds a narrow ratings edge at the head of the field, on the strength of a progressive profile and a fitness advantage that should tell over this stamina-testing twenty furlongs at Worcester. Norman Fletcher and Romany Brown are respected dangers and will need to be accounted for, but neither looks to possess the same upward trajectory at this stage of the season. Dream Diamond is the 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
Trouville
Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy · 5yo
Top-rated of 8
score 80.3 · +8.2 clear of next best (72.1)
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 strong30d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight77strongOR 116
- Form20% weight66strongLast 6: 3-1-4
MarketBest price 7.60 (Betfair Exchange) · 3rd in the market of 8.
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 | 1 | J: James Bowen · T: Mickey Bowen · draw 0 6yo · M · b | 4018 | 117 | 62.2 | 9/4F·3.25 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Sean Bowen · T: Olly Murphy · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 314 | 116 | 80.3 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies · draw 0 7yo · G · chv | 37725 | 111 | 53.5 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Rian Corcoran(5) · T: David Pipe · draw 0 9yo · G · bpFT P | 25711 | 110 | 72.1 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 5 | 7 | J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Ben Case · draw 0 6yo · G · b | 39F44 | 105 | 67.9 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Jonathan Burke · T: James Owen · draw 0 6yo · G · b | 3U233 | 115 | 65.0 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 7 | 3 | J: Tom Broughton(3) · T: Fergal O'Brien · draw 0 7yo · G · grtp | 07P9 | 116 | 44.3 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| PU | 8 | J: Harry Cobden · T: Chris Gordon · draw 0 7yo · G · ch | 32822 | 92 | 64.3 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:38 Worcester?
No — the AI top pick (Trouville) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 16:38 Worcester?
Top finishers: 1. Letterston Lily (GB) (3.25), 2. Trouville (IRE) (6.50), 3. Norman Fletcher (GB) (6.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:38 Worcester?
The winning time was 4m 52.07s.
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