Who won the 17:06 Brighton on 1 September 2026?
Jenson Benson (IRE) won the 17:06 Brighton at SP 5.50. Ridden by Gina Mangan. Trained by Shaun Lycett.
17:06 Brighton
#Matchbooklovesracing "confined" Handicap Stakes (For Horses Who Have Not Won A Race In 2026)
1m2f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 10 runners · £3,454 · Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stJenson Benson (IRE)Gina Mangan·Shaun Lycett9/2·5.50SP
- 2ndMakes Me Wonder (GB)AI top pick · 47.1Taryn Langley·David Simcock·beaten .75 lengths3/1F·4.00SP
- 3rdThundering Breeze (IRE)Finley Marsh·Gary & Josh Moore·beaten 0.2 lengths15/2·8.50SP
Race time
2m 4.24s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Jenson Benson (IRE))
“Tracked pace-setter early - pushed along with 2f left - drifted left approaching final furlong - finished strongly to hit front close home - won comfortably”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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-way44.2/100 rating
All About George
7.50BetWright
Place portion settles at 2.30 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
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: Jenson Benson
Jenson Benson heads into this Brighton Class 6 contest narrowly behind the top-rated Makes Me Wonder on our assessments, but a progressive profile suggests there may be more to come and that gap could close or reverse on today's good ground over ten furlongs. Makes Me Wonder remains the obvious principal danger, with Sangara and Oh So Audacious also holding realistic claims in a competitive ten-runner field. This is a low-confidence call, but the upside trajectory makes Jenson Benson the preferred pick.
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
Makes Me Wonder
Taryn Langley(5) · David Simcock · 4yo
Top-rated of 10
score 47.1 · +2.9 clear of next best (44.2)
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 strong17d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight49below averageLast 6: 2-4-4-8-2
- Trainer20% weight45below averageDavid Simcock: 2/11 winners last 14d (18%)
- Ratings50% weight37below averageOR 55 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 4.30 (Matchbook) · 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 — Brighton 1m2f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.15).
Low (1–4)
IV 0.96
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.89
High (8–10)
IV 1.15
Today: Makes Me Wonder (draw 8) and All About George (draw 10) get the bias; Sangara (draw 6) 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. 83 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: Gina Mangan · T: Shaun Lycett · draw 2 8yo · G · bp | 84652 | 52 | 34.8 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Taryn Langley(5) · T: David Simcock · draw 8 4yo · G · b | 24482 | 55 | 47.1 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Finley Marsh · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 4 5yo · M · b | 52746 | 46 | 36.6 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 4 | 8 | J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: George Margarson · draw 1 6yo · G · bp | 076446 | 45 | 36.4 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Jack Jones · draw 5 7yo · M · bp | 84944 | 46 | 39.3 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: George Wood · T: Harry Eustace · draw 3 3yo · F · bp | 00775 | 54 | 40.9 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 7 | 9 | J: Josephine Gordon · T: Keiran Burke · draw 10 4yo · G · bvFT V | 75438 | 45 | 44.2 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 8 | 10 | J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Dean Ivory · draw 7 3yo · F · bh | 380579 | 46 | 25.3 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: William Carson · T: Tony Carroll · draw 9 4yo · F · ch | 76094 | 51 | 35.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 10 | 4 | J: George Bass · T: Sheena West · draw 6 4yo · F · bh | 03055 | 48 | 40.7 | 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 17:06 Brighton?
No — the AI top pick (Makes Me Wonder) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 17:06 Brighton?
Top finishers: 1. Jenson Benson (IRE) (5.50), 2. Makes Me Wonder (GB) (4.00), 3. Thundering Breeze (IRE) (8.50).
What was the winning time for the 17:06 Brighton?
The winning time was 2m 4.24s.
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