Who won the 16:45 Bangor-on-Dee on 23 May 2026?
Camshaft (IRE) won the 16:45 Bangor-on-Dee at SP 4.33. Ridden by Jonjo O'Neill Jr. Trained by Jonjo & A J O'Neill.
Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Saturday, 23 May 2026
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
“Made all - not fluent 8th - ridden and faced challenge before 2 out - went clear run-in - readily”
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Passes the v1.0 card filter
segment +6.2% · Hurdle · Good · Class 5
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Charlie Price · Robbie Llewellyn · 5yo
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 8yo · M · bt | F8P3 | 12-00 | 96 | 94 | 74 | 53.5 | 4/1·5.00 SP | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 6yo · M · bt | 45601 | 11-10 | 92 | 103 | 90 | 69.0 | 13/2·7.50 SP | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 5yo · M · bp | 7051 | 11-08 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 49.5 | 100/30F·4.33 SP | |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 8yo · M · btp | UU467 | 11-05 | 87 | 97 | 94 | 59.3 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 7yo · M · b | 22532 | 11-05 | 87 | 96 | 92 | 56.3 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 6yo · M · b | PPP48 | 11-02 | 84 | 100 | 46 | 35.6 | 66/1·67.00 SP | |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | La Cantatev1.1 5yo · M · ch | 4642 | 11-01 | 83 | 95 | 95 | 69.5 | 6/1·7.00 SP | |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | 5yo · M · b | 33488 | 11-00 | 82 | 94 | 63 | 47.0 | 22/1·23.00 SP | |
| PU | 9 | 0 | 7yo · M · bhpFT HP | 4595P | 10-06 | 74 | 100 | 85 | 45.5 | 6/1·7.00 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 9yo · M · bp | 7884 | 10-04 | 72 | 99 | 86 | 50.0 | — |
Camshaft (IRE) won the 16:45 Bangor-on-Dee at SP 4.33. Ridden by Jonjo O'Neill Jr. Trained by Jonjo & A J O'Neill.
No — the AI top pick (La Cantate) finished 5.
Top finishers: 1. Camshaft (IRE) (4.33), 2. Victoria Milano (IRE) (5.00), 3. Newmill Getaway (IRE) (6.00).
The winning time was 5m 50.45s, 18.45s slower than standard.
Top of the list is CAMSHAFT, who won on her handicap debut at Ffos Las last month and is open to more progress at this new trip.
Racing Post pick: Camshaft
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
5/2 Camshaft, 7/2 Jetty May, 9/2 La Cantate, 5/1 Newmill Getaway, 10/1 Victoria Milano, 12/1 Pooley's Promise, After Midnight, 14/1 Faerie Cutlass, 20/1 After The Ball, 33/1 Porridge
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
Best price shown is the highest decimal price across bookmakers we track. Odds update every few minutes; settle at SP if unavailable. 18+ only · Bet responsibly · BeGambleAware.org