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19:20

Stratford

Great Britain

Farmers Fresh Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Saturday, 30 May 2026

3m3½f·Chase·Class 3·Good To Firm·5 runners·£7,209
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Imperial Alex (IRE)
    Stan Sheppard·Tom Lacey
    9/4F·3.25
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Yes Day (IRE)
    Jonjo O'Neill Jr·Jonjo & A J O'Neill·beaten 2.25 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Esperti (IRE)AI top pick · 64.5
    Sean Bowen·David Rees·beaten 8 lengths
    11/4·3.75
    SP
Race time
7m 8.84s+22.84s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Imperial Alex (IRE))

In touch with leaders - not fluent 13th - headway before 2 out - not clear run and switched left and ridden and pressed leader before last - led run-in - kept on

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 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 →
v1.064.5/100 rating
Esperti
3.60Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Esperti

Sean Bowen · David Rees · 9yo

64.5/100
+0.7 vs next best (63.8)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    26d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    85very strong
    Last 6: 5-2-1-1-2
  • Ratings50% weight
    75strong
    OR 107 · RPR 126 · TS 104
  • Trainer20% weight
    0weak
    David Rees: 0/2 winners last 14d (0%)
MarketBest price 3.60 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
410
8yo · G · bv
24264
12-0011912311761.8
5/2·3.50
SP
120
9yo · G · bp
10752
12-0011912311463.8
9/4F·3.25
SP
230
8yo · G · bbFT B
3068P
11-0511012411455.8
5/1·6.00
SP
540
7yo · G · btp
11415
11-0210712011159.2
10/1·11.00
SP
350
9yo · G · b
52112
11-0210712610464.5
11/4·3.75
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:20 Stratford on 30 May 2026?

Imperial Alex (IRE) won the 19:20 Stratford at SP 3.25. Ridden by Stan Sheppard. Trained by Tom Lacey.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:20 Stratford?

No — the AI top pick (Esperti) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 19:20 Stratford?

Top finishers: 1. Imperial Alex (IRE) (3.25), 2. Yes Day (IRE) (6.00), 3. Esperti (IRE) (3.75).

What was the winning time for the 19:20 Stratford?

The winning time was 7m 8.84s, 22.84s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

There is no getting away from the in-form ESPERTI (nap) who can notch his sixth win over fences. Second spot can go to Imperial Alex

Racing Post pick: Esperti

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/4 Imperial Alex, 2/1 Esperti, 5/1 Ivane, Ballynaheer, 8/1 Yes Day

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

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