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15:32

Bangor-on-Dee

Great Britain

F Jones Initiative Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Saturday, 23 May 2026

2m1½f·Chase·Class 4·Good·7 runners·£5,281
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Gris Majeur (FR)
    Sean Houlihan·Sheila Lewis
    9/1·10.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Nibras Gold (IRE)
    Jonathan Burke·James Owen·beaten 4.25 lengths
    9/4F·3.25
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Yes Indeed (FR)AI top pick · 77.7
    James Best·Martin Keighley·beaten 19 lengths
    13/2·7.50
    SP
Race time
4m 10.11s+4.11s vs std

Slow — soft ground or steady early gallop common over jumps.

In-running (Gris Majeur (FR))

In touch with leaders - headway before 8th - ridden and pressed leader and clear with one other before 2 out - led before last - went clear run-in - comfortably

Settled · 1pt level stake = 6.50 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.077.7/100 rating
Yes Indeed
8.20Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way77.7/100 rating
Yes Indeed
8.20Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Yes Indeed

James Best · Martin Keighley · 9yo

77.7/100
+8.0 vs next best (69.7)

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    Martin Keighley: 2/4 winners last 14d (50%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    19d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    80very strong
    OR 117 · RPR 126 · TS 118
  • Form20% weight
    38below average
    Last 6: 3-4-P-5-3
MarketBest price 8.20 (Betfair Exchange) — 4th pick of 7 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
210
8yo · G · bp
0539
12-0012012354.8
9/4F·3.25
SP
320
9yo · G · bp
34P53
11-1111712611877.7
13/2·7.50
SP
F30
8yo · G · btp
41394
11-0911512312061.3
11/1·12.00
SP
540
6yo · G · b
11321
11-0811412211569.7
4/1·5.00
SP
150
9yo · G · gr
23223
11-0611212611461.5
9/1·10.00
SP
660
6yo · G · bt
3713P
11-0210858.9
18/1·19.00
SP
470
9yo · G · btp
22P27
10-039512611363.9
5/2·3.50
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:32 Bangor-on-Dee on 23 May 2026?

Gris Majeur (FR) won the 15:32 Bangor-on-Dee at SP 10.00. Ridden by Sean Houlihan. Trained by Sheila Lewis.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:32 Bangor-on-Dee?

No — the AI top pick (Yes Indeed) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 15:32 Bangor-on-Dee?

Top finishers: 1. Gris Majeur (FR) (10.00), 2. Nibras Gold (IRE) (3.25), 3. Yes Indeed (FR) (7.50).

What was the winning time for the 15:32 Bangor-on-Dee?

The winning time was 4m 10.11s, 4.11s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

This can go to NIBRAS GOLD who has a touch of class about him and he has a good record fresh. Supreme George can chase him home.

Racing Post pick: Nibras Gold

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

6/4 Supreme George, 7/2 Gris Majeur, 6/1 Jet Of Dreams, 13/2 Yes Indeed, 7/1 Nibras Gold, 12/1 Start Again, Dexter

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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