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19:00 Newbury

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7f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £7,328 · Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 6/4F·2.50
  1. 1st
    Lion of Mali (GB)AI top pick · 60.6
    David Egan·James Fanshawe
    6/4F·2.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Cool Molly (IRE)
    Tom Marquand·Ollie Sangster·beaten 2.25 lengths
    15/2·8.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Bold Shout (IRE)
    Hector Crouch·Clive Cox·beaten 0.3 lengths
    9/4·3.25
    SP
Race time
1m 23.68s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Lion of Mali (GB))

“Settled off the pace early - moved left and made progress 2f out to hit the front approaching the furlong marker - drifted right under pressure inside the last - stayed on strongly to score”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.50 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Lion Of Mali

Lion Of Mali has shown a progressive profile that sets him apart from the top-rated pair, and any fitness edge he carries into this seven-furlong Newbury contest on good-to-firm ground could prove decisive. Artanis heads the field on ratings, narrowly ahead of Brisk Symphony, and both must be respected as the chief dangers alongside Cool Molly, who is not without claims at her rating. The case for our selection rests on trajectory rather than peak figures, and if that upward curve continues here, Lion Of Mali can outrun his position in the ratings. Lion Of Mali 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

Lion Of Mali

David Egan · James Fanshawe · 3yo

Top-rated of 6
score 60.6 · +2.3 clear of next best (58.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    25d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    77strong
    Last 6: 2-1-5-1-2-2
  • Trainer20% weight
    53average
    James Fanshawe: 4/19 winners last 14d (21%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    49below average
    OR 74
MarketBest price 3.50 (SportingIndex) · 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.

Draw bias — Newbury 7f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.16).

Low (1–2)
IV 0.99
Mid (3–4)
IV 1.16
High (5–6)
IV 0.86

Today: Brisk Symphony (draw 3) and Cool Molly (draw 4) get the bias; Bold Shout (draw 5) 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

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
14
Lion Of Mali
J: David Egan · T: James Fanshawe · draw 1
3yo · G · b
215122
7460.6
6/4F·2.50
SP
23
Cool Molly
J: Tom Marquand · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 4
3yo · F · b
130683
7847.8
15/2·8.50
SP
35
Bold Shout
J: Hector Crouch · T: Clive Cox · draw 5
3yo · G · ch
441
7058.3
9/4·3.25
SP
46
Show Me Gold
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Tom Dascombe · draw 2
3yo · F · b
24192
6944.8
4/1·5.00
SP
52
Artanis
J: Billy Loughnane · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 6
3yo · F · b
2315
7951.7
28/1·29.00
SP
61
Brisk Symphony
J: Rob Hornby · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 3
3yo · F · bpFT P
22764
8049.0
18/1·19.00
SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:00 Newbury on 26 August 2026?

Lion of Mali (GB) won the 19:00 Newbury at SP 2.50. Ridden by David Egan. Trained by James Fanshawe.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:00 Newbury?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Lion Of Mali, won the race (AI score 60.6).

What were the placings in the 19:00 Newbury?

Top finishers: 1. Lion of Mali (GB) (2.50), 2. Cool Molly (IRE) (8.50), 3. Bold Shout (IRE) (3.25).

What was the winning time for the 19:00 Newbury?

The winning time was 1m 23.68s.

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