Who won the 16:45 Newbury on 26 August 2026?
Crusherman (IRE) won the 16:45 Newbury at SP 3.75. Ridden by David Egan. Trained by Brian Meehan.
16:45 Newbury
Bricklayers Arms Newbury EBF Maiden Stakes (Div I) (GBB Race)
6½f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 10 runners · £6,480 · Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stCrusherman (IRE)David Egan·Brian Meehan11/4J·3.75SP
- 2ndKicking Bear (FR)Kieran Shoemark·Ed Walker·beaten .75 lengths14/1·15.00SP
- 3rdFlick Of An Eye (IRE)AI top pick · 31.5Jack Mitchell·Simon & Ed Crisford·beaten 0.3 lengths15/2·8.50SP
Race time
1m 17.63s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Crusherman (IRE))
“Fought for control early - set the pace throughout drifting slightly right approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly to prevail”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.50 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-way31.5/100 rating
Flick Of An Eye
10.50Betfair 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
Flick Of An Eye
Jack Mitchell · Simon & Ed Crisford · 2yo
Top-rated of 10
score 31.5 · +5.5 clear of next best (26.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83very strongSimon & Ed Crisford: 7/21 winners last 14d (33%)
- Form20% weight50averageLast 6: first run
- Freshness10% weight50averageno recent-run data
- Ratings50% weight0weakno Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 10.50 (Betfair Exchange) · 5th in the market of 10.
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 (1–4)
IV 0.99
Mid (5–7)
IV 1.16
High (8–10)
IV 0.86
Today: Solar Swing (draw 6) and Chevere (draw 7) get the bias; Kicking Bear (draw 8) 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 | 2 | J: David Egan · T: Brian Meehan · draw 2 2yo · C · b | 5 | — | 12.5 | 11/4J·3.75 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 8 2yo · C · b | — | — | 17.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Jack Mitchell · T: Simon & Ed Crisford · draw 4 2yo · C · b | — | — | 31.5 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey · draw 6 2yo · C · b | — | — | 26.0 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 3 2yo · C · b | 7 | — | 21.5 | 11/4J·3.75 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: William Cox · T: Archie Watson · draw 9 2yo · C · b | — | — | 17.5 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 7 | 9 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Jack Channon · draw 1 2yo · C · b | — | — | 18.5 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 8 | 1 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Owen Burrows · draw 7 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 25.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 9 | 8 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Marcus Tregoning · draw 10 2yo · G · b | — | — | 15.0 | 300/1·301.00 SP |
| 10 | 10 | J: Oliver Carmichael(7) · T: Faye Bramley · draw 5 2yo · F · b | 09 | — | 14.3 | 500/1·501.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:45 Newbury?
No — the AI top pick (Flick Of An Eye) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 16:45 Newbury?
Top finishers: 1. Crusherman (IRE) (3.75), 2. Kicking Bear (FR) (15.00), 3. Flick Of An Eye (IRE) (8.50).
What was the winning time for the 16:45 Newbury?
The winning time was 1m 17.63s.
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