Who won the 18:30 Newbury on 26 August 2026?
Abundant (IRE) won the 18:30 Newbury at SP 2.75. Ridden by Sean Levey. Trained by Tom Ward.
18:30 Newbury
Gracelands Handicap Stakes
1m · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 12 runners · £7,328 · Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stAbundant (IRE)Sean Levey·Tom Ward7/4F·2.75SP
- 2ndCloud Forest (GB)Hector Crouch·Saeed bin Suroor·beaten 1.75 lengths11/2·6.50SP
- 3rdZatsgood (GB)Billy Loughnane·George Boughey·beaten 0.2 lengths6/1·7.00SP
Race time
1m 36.13s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Abundant (IRE))
“Handy early - hit front and drifted right approaching final furlong then drifted left close home - stayed on strongly to score”
AI top-rated Distinct Spirit (score 58.6) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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-way58.6/100 rating
Zatsgood
9.60Smarkets
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: Zatsgood
Zatsgood rates narrowly behind the top-rated Best Rate on paper, but it is the progressive profile that tips the balance in favour of our selection here over this eight-furlong trip at Newbury on good-to-firm ground. Best Rate and Princess Rascal are the most obvious threats and must be respected, while Walson's Law warrants a mention at the foot of the danger list, though there is a fair gap back to that rival. With improvement still seemingly on the cards, Zatsgood is the call.
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
Distinct Spirit
Ebrahim Nader · Daniel & Claire Kubler · 6yo
Top-rated of 13
score 58.6 · +0.0 clear of next best (58.6)
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 strong19d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight85very strongLast 6: 3-3-1-1-2
- Ratings50% weight55averageOR 83
- Trainer20% weight20weakDaniel & Claire Kubler: 1/13 winners last 14d (8%)
MarketBest price 46.00 (Matchbook) · 9th in the market of 13.
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 1m
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–5)
IV 0.99
Mid (6–9)
IV 1.16
High (10–13)
IV 0.86
Today: Best Rate (draw 8) and Marlborough Place (draw 7) get the bias; Distinct Spirit (draw 13) 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 | 10 | J: Sean Levey · T: Tom Ward · draw 2 3yo · G · ch | 14335 | 80 | 53.8 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Saeed bin Suroor · draw 3 4yo · G · b | 622 | 83 | 51.3 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey · draw 1 4yo · G · chtp | 417322 | 82 | 58.6 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Tom Marquand · T: Brian Meehan · draw 12 3yo · G · b | 210 | 86 | 42.4 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 5 | 12 | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 10 3yo · F · b | 44511 | 78 | 52.0 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 6 | 3 | J: Ebrahim Nader · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 13 6yo · G · b | 33112 | 83 | 58.6 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 7 | 11 | J: Luke Catton(3) · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 11 3yo · G · chv | 389151 | 80 | 51.0 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 8 | 1 | J: Seamus Cronin(5) · T: Richard Hannon · draw 8 4yo · G · b | 241135 | 87 | 50.8 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 9 | 6 | J: Taryn Langley(5) · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 7 4yo · G · ch | 3145 | 80 | 43.5 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
| 10 | 4 | J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Oliver Cole · draw 6 4yo · F · ch | 61445 | 82 | 43.0 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 11 | 9 | J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 4 5yo · G · b | 30044 | 79 | 41.0 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 12 | 13 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Denis Coakley · draw 9 5yo · G · chpFT P | 60278 | 72 | 37.4 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Oisin Murphy · T: James Fanshawe · draw 5 3yo · C · ch | 4710 | 85 | 56.3 | — |
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 Newbury?
No — the AI top pick (Distinct Spirit) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 18:30 Newbury?
Top finishers: 1. Abundant (IRE) (2.75), 2. Cloud Forest (GB) (6.50), 3. Zatsgood (GB) (7.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:30 Newbury?
The winning time was 1m 36.13s.
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