Who won the 20:42 Market Rasen on 28 May 2026?
Bunker Bay (IRE) won the 20:42 Market Rasen at SP 5.00. Ridden by Joshua Thompson. Trained by Micky Hammond.
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Market Rasen
Great BritainHalf Year Annual Badges On Sale Now Handicap Hurdle
Thursday, 28 May 2026
2m½f·Hurdle·Class 5·Good·7 runners·£3,565
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stBunker Bay (IRE)Joshua Thompson·Micky Hammond4/1·5.00SP
- 2ndRuler Legend (IRE)Danny McMenamin·Gary Hanmer·beaten 3.25 lengths6/5F·2.20SP
- 3rdMade All (GB)Tom Midgley·Sam England·beaten .5 lengths9/4·3.25SP
Race time
4m 23.30s+29.30s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Bunker Bay (IRE))
“Jumped left on occasions - raced in second - led before 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on well”
AI top-rated Paragon (score 58.2) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.058.2/100 rating
Paragon
13.00Betfair Exchange
Passes the daily tip filter
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way58.2/100 rating
Paragon
13.00Betfair 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
Paragon
Paul O'Brien · Pam Sly · 4yo
58.2/100
+3.4 vs next best (54.8)
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)
- Trainer20% weight63averagePam Sly: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%)
- Ratings50% weight60averageOR 90 · RPR 92 · TS 87
- Form20% weight29weakLast 6: 4-7-4-6
MarketBest price 13.00 (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 | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 5yo · G · bt | 70P3 | 12-00 | 95 | 97 | 71 | 54.8 | 9/4·3.25 SP | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 6yo · M · b | P665 | 11-12 | 93 | 94 | 74 | 43.4 | 28/1·29.00 SP | |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 7yo · G · b | 56511 | 11-09 | 90 | 98 | 91 | 53.6 | 6/5F·2.20 SP | |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 4yo · G · bp | 4746 | 11-03 | 90 | 92 | 87 | 58.2 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 7yo · G · btp | 3328 | 11-01 | 82 | 97 | 81 | 51.5 | 4/1·5.00 SP | |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 7yo · M · cht | PP36 | 11-00 | 81 | 96 | 76 | 37.8 | 20/1·21.00 SP | |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 4yo · F · btp | UP83P | 10-08 | 81 | 88 | 39 | 35.2 | 125/1·126.00 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 8yo · G · bh | 2146 | 12-00 | 95 | 94 | — | 51.4 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:42 Market Rasen?
No — the AI top pick (Paragon) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 20:42 Market Rasen?
Top finishers: 1. Bunker Bay (IRE) (5.00), 2. Ruler Legend (IRE) (2.20), 3. Made All (GB) (3.25).
What was the winning time for the 20:42 Market Rasen?
The winning time was 4m 23.30s, 29.30s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyResurgent 7yo RULER LEGEND could still be on a good mark in this attempt to complete a course hat-trick.
Racing Post pick: Ruler Legend
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook6/5 Ruler Legend, 5/2 Made All, 4/1 Bunker Bay, 7/1 Paragon, 20/1 Red Trail, 25/1 Assorda, 50/1 Melosa
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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