State Of Madness · Brighton 17:30

Published 6 August 2026 · Updated 7 August 2026 · HorseWhale

At 17:22 on 6 August 2026, 19 bookmakers cut State Of Madness from 5/1 to 9/2 for the 17:30 at Brighton. When the move was recorded, Bet365, William Hill, Unibet, BetTom, Virgin Bet, LiveScore Bet, BetAhoy and Octobet still showed 5/1. This alert fired on a final pre-off move, with at least one book still at the old price when it went out.

Sent under an earlier detection ruleset, when the panel included firms that are not fixed-odds bookmakers. Prices and counts shown are as sent.

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State Of Madness

Brighton · 17:30 · 6 runners · Handicap

THE MOVE

5/1 → 9/2

Still 5/1 at 8 firms when alerted
Bet365 · William Hill · Unibet · BetTom · Virgin Bet · LiveScore Bet · BetAhoy · Octobet

19 firms had already cut to 9/2 when alerted

RESULT
LOST · finished 4
Alert price: 5/1 (6.20)
SP: 5.00
BSP: 5.70
Beat SP: Yes
+24% better than SP · +3.9 probability points

Fired 17:22, 6 Aug 2026

What this record shows

This is a permanent HorseWhale record of a qualifying market-movement alert. It records the observed event and what happened next; it is not a recommendation or a prediction of the race result.

Alert recorded

17:22 on 6 August 2026

Horse and race

State Of Madness · Brighton · 17:30

Observed move

5/1 → 9/2

Qualifying bookmaker movement

19 bookmakers had cut when alerted

Earlier price still recorded

5/1 at Bet365 · William Hill · Unibet · BetTom · Virgin Bet · LiveScore Bet · BetAhoy · Octobet

Outcome and grade

LOST · SP: 5.00 · BSP: 5.70 · Beat SP: Yes

A recorded price cut does not identify individual bettors, bet size, bookmaker liabilities or the reason for the move. A horse can have a recorded move and still lose.

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