18:05

Chepstow

Great Britain

Why Bet Elsewhere, David Lucas Bookmakers Handicap

Thursday, 21 May 2026

5f·Flat·Class 4·Good To Soft·6 runners·£5,339

DrawNo meaningful draw bias· 106 races · full map →

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th

1st
Betsen (GB)
Clifford Lee·Tony Carroll
3/1·4.00
SP
2nd
El Bufalo (GB)
Billy Loughnane·Thomas Faulkner·beaten .5 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP
3rd
So Smart (IRE)
Kieran O'Neill·Grace Harris·beaten 1.75 lengths
10/1·11.00
SP

Race time

58.81s+2.21s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Betsen (GB))

“Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway 2f out - ridden and led 1f out - kept on well”

AI top-rated Em Four (score 57.7) finished 5th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.50 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

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v1.057.7/100 rating

Em Four

3.05Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Em Four

Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne · 4yo

57.7/100

+5.5 vs next best (52.2)

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
18d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
70strong
Last 6: 5-1-4-3-1-3
Ratings50% weight
56average
OR 80 · RPR 91 · TS 83 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
28weak
Jamie Osborne: 1/9 winners last 14d (11%)

MarketBest price 3.05 (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	#	Dr	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	1	6	Betsen 5yo · G · b	Clifford Lee Tony Carroll	434709	9-11	82	89	43	43.5	3/1·4.00 SP
5	2	4	Em Four 4yo · G · ch	Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	514313	9-09	80	91	83	57.7	6/4F·2.50 SP
4	3	5	Marching Mac 5yo · G · bt	Grace McEntee Phil McEntee	24940	9-09	80	88	82	39.2	9/2·5.50 SP
2	4	3	El Bufalo 5yo · G · chtp	Billy Loughnane Thomas Faulkner	11256	9-06	77	89	81	47.5	5/1·6.00 SP
6	5	1	Lazzar 4yo · G · bbFT B	Finley Marsh Richard Hughes	261830	9-04	75	89	56	52.2	20/1·21.00 SP
3	6	2	So Smart 7yo · G · btp	Kieran O'Neill Grace Harris	27465	8-04	61	91	68	41.8	10/1·11.00 SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:05 Chepstow on 21 May 2026?

Betsen (GB) won the 18:05 Chepstow at SP 4.00. Ridden by Clifford Lee. Trained by Tony Carroll.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:05 Chepstow?

No — the AI top pick (Em Four) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 18:05 Chepstow?

Top finishers: 1. Betsen (GB) (4.00), 2. El Bufalo (GB) (6.00), 3. So Smart (IRE) (11.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:05 Chepstow?

The winning time was 58.81s, 2.21s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

A chance is taken that this return to turf can help MARCHING MAC rediscover his best.

Racing Post pick: Marching Mac

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

11/4 Em Four, 3/1 Betsen, 4/1 El Bufalo, 9/2 Marching Mac, 7/1 Lazzar, So Smart

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

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