The Morning Line · Tuesday
18 August 2026
Today's Racing Briefing
A Class 3 feature at Chepstow heads 9 meetings
64 races across 9 meetings in Australia, France, United Kingdom & Ireland, with the ground riding soft. Bailey Family Investments / EBF Maiden Stakes at Chepstow (15:15) is the feature of the day. The model’s strongest opinion is Hope Rising at Chepstow, rated 69% to win. The hardest puzzle is the 19:15 at Roscommon, where nothing is rated above 18%.
Meetings9
Races64
CountriesAUS · FR · GB · IRE
GoingSoft
FeatureBailey Family Investments / EBF Maiden Stakes
Chepstow · 14:15
Chepstow · 14:15
The Index
Race Intelligence
6 reads across today's card
Highest Confidence
Hope Rising
The model's single strongest opinion on the card today.
Chepstow · 13:15 AI win 69%
Clearest Separation
Roonami
The widest margin between the model's first and second choice.
Albury · 06:05 Model gap 23%
Most Competitive
Roscommon, 18:15
14 runners and nothing rated above 18% — the hardest puzzle on the card.
Race · 7.5f Wide open
Trainer to Watch
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
The busiest yard on the card, across every meeting running today.
7 declared runners 16% strike
Highest Rated
Seven Nation Army
Clear of the field on official ratings, drawn 5.
Roscommon · 17:15 OR 92
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Roscommon · 17:15
The Card
Featured Meetings
3 to follow today
Feature day GB GB
Chepstow
Bailey Family Investments / EBF Maiden Stakes headlines the card at 14:15.
Wolverhampton (AW)
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) headlines the card at 17:00.
Lingfield (AW)
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (For Horses In Band D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) headlines the card at 14:00.
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