Who won the 17:20 Newbury on 26 August 2026?
Scythe (IRE) won the 17:20 Newbury at SP 8.00. Ridden by Saffie Osborne. Trained by Brian Meehan.
17:20 Newbury
Bricklayers Arms Newbury Ebf Maiden Stakes (Div II) (gbb Race)
6½f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 8 runners · £6,480 · Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stScythe (IRE)Saffie Osborne·Brian Meehan7/1·8.00SP
- 2ndKingdom Of Kush (IRE)AI top pick · 35.0Robbie Downey·Roger Varian·beaten 2.75 lengths85/40F·3.12SP
- 3rdUncle Zello (GB)George Bass·Jack Channon·beaten 5.5 lengths40/1·41.00SP
Race time
1m 17.88s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Scythe (IRE))
“Settled just off the pace - moved across to the left with 4f left - progress on the outside approaching 3f out - hit the front inside the final furlong showing inexperience then drifted left - stayed on well to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.12 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-way22.0/100 rating
Saturn Star
5.80Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Why the model rates this top
Kingdom Of Kush
Robbie Downey · Roger Varian · 2yo
Top-rated of 9
score 35.0 · +9.5 clear of next best (25.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongRoger Varian: 7/17 winners last 14d (41%)
- Form20% weight50averageLast 6: first run
- Freshness10% weight50averageno recent-run data
- Ratings50% weight0weakno Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 250.00 (Matchbook) · 3rd in the market of 9.
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 — Newbury 6½f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–3)
IV 0.99
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.16
High (7–9)
IV 0.86
Today: Kingdom Of Kush (draw 4) and Saturn Star (draw 5) get the bias; Battleworthy (draw 9) 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. 147 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Brian Meehan · draw 1 2yo · G · b | — | — | 15.0 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Robbie Downey · T: Roger Varian · draw 4 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 35.0 | 85/40F·3.12 SP |
| 3 | 9 | J: George Bass · T: Jack Channon · draw 3 2yo · C · ch | 0 | — | 10.5 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 4 | 5 | J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 6 2yo · C · ro | — | — | 16.5 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 5 | 2 | J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 8 2yo · C · b | — | — | 17.0 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 6 | 3 | J: Jack Mitchell · T: Heather Main · draw 7 2yo · C · b | — | — | 15.0 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 9 2yo · C · gr | — | — | 25.5 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 8 | 8 | J: Taylor Fisher · T: Billy Aprahamian · draw 2 2yo · G · b | — | — | 15.0 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 5 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 22.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:20 Newbury?
No — the AI top pick (Kingdom Of Kush) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 17:20 Newbury?
Top finishers: 1. Scythe (IRE) (8.00), 2. Kingdom Of Kush (IRE) (3.12), 3. Uncle Zello (GB) (41.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:20 Newbury?
The winning time was 1m 17.88s.
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