Haydock
Great BritainWilliam Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Saturday, 23 May 2026
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Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Prydwen
Oisin Murphy · George Scott · 8yo
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83very strongGeorge Scott: 5/15 winners last 14d (33%)
- Freshness10% weight70strong13d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight62averageOR 103 · RPR 109 · TS 69
- Form20% weight55averageLast 6: 6-8-2-1-5
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Pace map
inferred from last 6 runsShape: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.
- Front-runners(1)
- Prominent(5)
- Mid-division(0)—
- Hold-up / closers(2)
- Unknown(3)
Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.
Runners
| # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | Fair | Best price | Add to betslip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 8yo · G · b | 68215 | 10-01 | 103 | 109 | 69 | 65.7 | 13/2·7.66 | 7.8·7.80Betfair Exchange | ||
| 2 | 6 | 7yo · G · bhtbFT HTB | 76060 | 9-11 | 99 | 104 | 79 | 45.6 | 66/1·60.07+12% vs mkt | 66/1·67.00William Hill | ||
| 3 | 1 | 8yo · G · b | 66070 | 9-10 | 98 | 104 | 91 | 41.2 | 22/1·22.38 | 20/1·21.00PricedUp Bet | ||
| 4 | 8 | 8yo · M · b | 11162 | 9-04 | 92 | 107 | 68 | 54.9 | 17/2·9.42+6% vs mkt | 10·10.00Betfair Exchange | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4yo · G · bv | 65043 | 9-00 | 89 | 109 | 73 | 54.6 | 7/2·4.42 | 4.2·4.20Betfair Exchange | ||
| 6 | 11 | 7yo · G · btp | 12396 | 8-11 | 85 | 109 | 105 | 49.2 | 16/1·17.67 | 17.5·17.50Betfair Exchange | ||
| 8 | 2 | 7yo · G · bt | 22220 | 8-08 | 82 | — | — | 47.2 | 50/1·48.29+6% vs mkt | 50/1·51.00PricedUp Bet | ||
| 9 | 10 | 4yo · G · bp | 34122 | 8-07 | 82 | 108 | 106 | 52.8 | 33/1·34.16+29% vs mkt | 44·44.00Betfair Exchange | ||
| 10 | 7 | 4yo · G · gr | 51144 | 8-06 | 81 | 108 | 96 | 56.1 | 9/2·5.30 | 5.1·5.10Betfair Exchange | ||
| 11 | 5 | 5yo · G · b | 66107 | 8-05 | 79 | 108 | 84 | 44.4 | 100/1·95.41+6% vs mkt | 100/1·101.00PricedUp Bet | ||
| 12 | 12 | 6yo · G · bp | 554422 | 8-04 | 78 | 108 | 94 | 58.6 | 5/1·5.89 | 5.4·5.40Betfair Exchange | ||
| — | 9 | Zinc WhiteNon-runner 8yo · G · gr | 0530 | 8-09 | 83 | 109 | 102 | — | — | Withdrawn |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 29 bookmakers per horse with the 18% overround stripped out. A green badge means the best book currently pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyPrydwen has a good chance if the ground is not worse than good to soft but ex-French HERMETIC could be too hot for him to handle.
Racing Post pick: Hermetic
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook3/1 Pole Star, 5/1 Prydwen, Hermetic, Humble Spark, 8/1 Blazeon Five, Venezuelan, 12/1 Almuhit, 20/1 Premiere Ligne, 25/1 Tashkhan, 33/1 Yashin, Ouro Preto
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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