Who won the 15:30 Haydock on 21 May 2026?
Euphonia (GB) won the 15:30 Haydock at SP 7.50. Ridden by George Downing. Trained by Ed Walker.
15:30 Haydock
Team Effort Handicap
7f · Flat · Class 5 · Soft · 12 runners · £4,449 · Thursday, 21 May 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stEuphonia (GB)George Downing·Ed Walker13/2·7.50SP
- 2ndStoic Poet (IRE)Kevin Stott·Iain Jardine·beaten 3.75 lengths16/1·17.00SP
- 3rdTekitoff (GB)Jack Garritty·Mark Walford·beaten .75 lengths10/1·11.00SP
Race time
1m 32.01s+7.21s vs std
Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.
In-running (Euphonia (GB))
“Prominent - led going easily 2f out - ridden and clear 1f out - kept on well”
AI top-rated Lion Of Mali (score 59.3) finished 5th.
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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Eduardo Calderon
The Leicester race in which Lion Of Mali and EDUARDO CALDERON clashed looks the key form, with the latter preferred.
Forecast 5/2 Lion Of Mali, 5/1 Eduardo Calderon, Euphonia, 11/2 Supreme Clarets, 9/1 Tekitoff, Sun Of Dolly, 14/1 Stoic Poet, Sparkling Pink, 20/1 Bluebluelectricblu, 25/1 Kiani King, This Rib, 50/1 Go Victor
Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.
Why the model rates this top
Lion Of Mali
Cieren Fallon · James Fanshawe · 3yo
Top-rated of 12
score 59.3 · +7.9 clear of next best (51.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong26d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight93very strongLast 6: 2-1-1-2-1
- Ratings50% weight48below averageOR 69 · RPR 77 · TS 72 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight33weakJames Fanshawe: 3/23 winners last 14d (13%)
MarketNo market price available yet.
v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Draw bias — Haydock 7f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.24).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.24
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.79
High (9–12)
IV 0.93
Today: Supreme Clarets (draw 1) and Stoic Poet (draw 4) get the bias; Eduardo Calderon (draw 8) is in the least-favoured band.
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 177 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | J: George Downing · T: Ed Walker · draw 9 3yo · F · ch | 88561 | 65 | 45.4 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Kevin Stott · T: Iain Jardine · draw 4 3yo · G · ch | 43584 | 67 | 41.0 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Jack Garritty · T: Mark Walford · draw 12 3yo · G · ch | 09431 | 65 | 44.4 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Harry Eustace · draw 8 3yo · G · b | 3872 | 68 | 51.4 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 5 | 1 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: James Fanshawe · draw 10 3yo · G · b | 21121 | 69 | 59.3 | 11/4F·3.75 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Hughie Morrison · draw 7 3yo · C · b | 449 | 65 | 37.6 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Tom Dascombe · draw 6 3yo · F · ch | 8644 | 67 | 37.2 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: Joe Leavy · T: John Gallagher · draw 3 3yo · G · ch | 7664 | 62 | 36.9 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 9 | 5 | J: Shane Gray · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 1 3yo · G · ch | 23674 | 66 | 49.1 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 10 | 11 | J: P J McDonald · T: Adrian Nicholls · draw 2 3yo · F · b | 68803 | 62 | 37.9 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 11 | 10 | J: Jason Hart · T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay · draw 11 3yo · G · b | 52800 | 62 | 35.3 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| PU | 12 | J: David Egan · T: David Loughnane · draw 5 3yo · G · b | 846 | 61 | 27.1 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:30 Haydock?
No — the AI top pick (Lion Of Mali) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 15:30 Haydock?
Top finishers: 1. Euphonia (GB) (7.50), 2. Stoic Poet (IRE) (17.00), 3. Tekitoff (GB) (11.00).
What was the winning time for the 15:30 Haydock?
The winning time was 1m 32.01s, 7.21s slower than standard.
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