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15:42

Ayr

Great Britain

Tennent's Lager Handicap

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

1m·Flat·Class 4·Good To Firm·11 runners·£5,234
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th
  1. 1st
    Geo (IRE)
    Lauren Young·Jim Goldie
    12/1·13.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Hale End (IRE)
    Connor Beasley·Michael Dods·beaten 0.05 lengths
    15/8F·2.88
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Garden Oasis (GB)
    Duran Fentiman·Tim Easterby·beaten 0.3 lengths
    16/1·17.00
    SP
Race time
1m 37.51s+0.41s vs std

On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.

In-running (Geo (IRE))

Prominent behind clear leaders - pushed along halfway - ridden and steady headway over 2f out - led narrowly 1f out - just held on

AI top-rated Priapos (score 62.7) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 28.00 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 →
v1.062.7/100 rating
Priapos
44.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way50.8/100 rating
Mr Mistoffelees
13.50Betfair 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

Priapos

Sam James · Phillip Makin · 4yo

62.7/100
+4.9 vs next best (57.9)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    27d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    63average
    Phillip Makin: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%)
  • Form20% weight
    61average
    Last 6: 5-1-1-2-7
  • Ratings50% weight
    56average
    OR 79 · RPR 90 · TS 83
MarketBest price 44.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 9th pick of 11 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
1011
4yo · G · b
33196
9-1081897647.4
8/1·9.00
SP
7212
4yo · G · b
721
9-0980925057.9
11/4·3.75
SP
447
4yo · G · b
51127
9-0879908362.7
28/1·29.00
SP
8511
5yo · M · b
29097
9-0879987041.0
12/1·13.00
SP
11610
5yo · G · b
20603
9-0677967544.9
7/1·8.00
SP
572
6yo · G · bp
12687
9-0576898350.8
11/1·12.00
SP
285
6yo · G · bp
14412
9-0475958451.6
15/8F·2.88
SP
396
11yo · G · bp
79723
9-0475965845.6
16/1·17.00
SP
6108
12yo · G · chp
81400
9-0374933937.5
33/1·34.00
SP
9113
6yo · M · b
63167
8-1067908648.9
33/1·34.00
SP
1129
4yo · F · b
64869
8-0865917442.9
12/1·13.00
SP
4
4yo · G · b
37406
9-0879994645.2

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:42 Ayr on 20 May 2026?

Geo (IRE) won the 15:42 Ayr at SP 13.00. Ridden by Lauren Young. Trained by Jim Goldie.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:42 Ayr?

No — the AI top pick (Priapos) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 15:42 Ayr?

Top finishers: 1. Geo (IRE) (13.00), 2. Hale End (IRE) (2.88), 3. Garden Oasis (GB) (17.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:42 Ayr?

The winning time was 1m 37.51s, on standard time.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

The very lightly raced 4yo RETURN TO UNIT has an attractive pedigree and this Newmarket challenger can make a winning handicap debut.

Racing Post pick: Return To Unit

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

2/1 Return To Unit, 9/2 Hale End, 6/1 Degale, 8/1 Kaleido, Garden Oasis, 12/1 Sir Paul Ramsey, 14/1 Jannas Journey, 16/1 Priapos, Penelope's Sister, 20/1 Geo, 25/1 Mr Mistoffelees, Redarna

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

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