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16:03

Haydock

Great Britain

No Sport Without A Surface Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Thursday, 21 May 2026

6f·Flat·Class 4·Soft·6 runners·£5,400
DrawStrong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.22)· 114 races · full map →
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Persian Land (IRE)
    P J McDonald·David Evans
    14/1·15.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Charted Course (GB)
    Shane Gray·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten 2.25 lengths
    2/1F·3.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Keep Kicking On (IRE)AI top pick · 35.8
    Rossa Ryan·Clive Cox·beaten 2 lengths
    85/40·3.12
    SP
Race time
1m 20.21s+9.91s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Persian Land (IRE))

“In rear - outpaced halfway - headway and plenty to do over 1f out - ridden and led inside final 110yds - kept on”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.12 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 →
v1.035.8/100 rating
Keep Kicking On
3.25William Hill· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Keep Kicking On

Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox · 2yo

35.8/100
+11.3 vs next best (24.5)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    12d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Trainer20% weight
    58average
    Clive Cox: 5/22 winners last 14d (23%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    31weak
    RPR 58 · TS 34 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    10weak
    Last 6: 8
MarketBest price 3.25 (William Hill) — 2nd favourite. AI sees slight value vs consensus.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
211
Charted Course
2yo · C · b
Richard & Peter Fahey
—9-07———23.5
2/1F·3.00
SP
322
Keep Kicking On
2yo · C · ch
Clive Cox
8
9-07—583435.8
85/40·3.12
SP
635
Le Ciel Noble
2yo · G · b
David Evans
—9-07———15.0
40/1·41.00
SP
146
Persian Land
2yo · G · b
David Evans
—9-07———15.0
14/1·15.00
SP
453
Regal Tiger
2yo · C · b
Hugo Palmer
—9-07———24.5
3/1·4.00
SP
564
Walt
2yo · C · ch
David Loughnane
—9-07———15.0
13/2·7.50
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:03 Haydock on 21 May 2026?

Persian Land (IRE) won the 16:03 Haydock at SP 15.00. Ridden by P J McDonald. Trained by David Evans.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:03 Haydock?

No — the AI top pick (Keep Kicking On) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 16:03 Haydock?

Top finishers: 1. Persian Land (IRE) (15.00), 2. Charted Course (GB) (3.00), 3. Keep Kicking On (IRE) (3.12).

What was the winning time for the 16:03 Haydock?

The winning time was 1m 20.21s, 9.91s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

450,000gns breeze-up buy CHARTED COURSE is taken to make a winning start to his career. Regal Tiger could be the chief threat.

Racing Post pick: Charted Course

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

10/11 Charted Course, 7/2 Walt, 4/1 Regal Tiger, 8/1 Keep Kicking On, 20/1 Le Ciel Noble, 25/1 Persian Land

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

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