Who won the 16:40 Haydock on 23 May 2026?
Noble Vow (IRE) won the 16:40 Haydock at SP 4.00. Ridden by Sean Levey. Trained by Richard Hannon.
16:40 Haydock
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5f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Soft · 8 runners · £6,281 · Saturday, 23 May 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 7thRace report
- 1stNoble Vow (IRE)Sean Levey·Richard Hannon3/1·4.00SP
- 2ndBintaryana (GB)Oisin Murphy·William Knight·beaten 1.5 lengths6/4F·2.50SP
- 3rdHanney Girl (GB)Duran Fentiman·Tim Easterby·beaten 3.25 lengths9/2·5.50SP
Race time
1m 1.57s+3.87s vs std
Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.
In-running (Noble Vow (IRE))
“In rear - niggled along halfway - pushed along and headway over 1f out - soon switched right - led and ridden inside final furlong - ran on”
AI top-rated Burdett Estate (score 66.8) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Noble Vow
Things clicked for NOBLE VOW with a comfortable win in a maiden at Bath last week and he is taken to follow up back in a handicap.
Forecast 7/4 Noble Vow, 3/1 Bintaryana, 5/1 Burdett Estate, 6/1 Hanney Girl, 14/1 Sands Of Josepi, Under The Radar, 16/1 Justmyluck, 20/1 Yellow Diamonds
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
Burdett Estate
Jason Watson · Brian Toomey · 3yo
Top-rated of 8
score 66.8 · +7.4 clear of next best (59.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong60d since last run (fresh)
- Trainer20% weight83small sample (n=3)Brian Toomey: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight73strongLast 6: 3-1-3
- Ratings50% weight54averageOR 80 · RPR 83 — highest combined rating in the field
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 5f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.22).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.22
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.71
High (7–9)
IV 1.02
Today: Bintaryana (draw 3) and Noble Vow (draw 1) get the bias; Burdett Estate (draw 5) 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. 114 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 1 3yo · C · b | 32531 | 75 | 54.1 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: William Knight · draw 3 3yo · F · b | 512 | 75 | 59.5 | 6/4F·2.50 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 7 3yo · F · bt | 25675 | 78 | 43.8 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 4 | 8 | J: Ryan Sexton · T: Julie Camacho · draw 4 3yo · F · b | 43210 | 73 | 45.6 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 5 | 9 | J: Clifford Lee · T: Tim Easterby · draw 8 3yo · G · br | 58928 | 72 | 39.7 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Harry Russell · T: Brian Ellison · draw 6 3yo · G · bhFT H | 4714 | 77 | 41.1 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: Jason Watson · T: Brian Toomey · draw 5 3yo · C · b | 313 | 80 | 66.8 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 8 | 5 | J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Linda Perratt · draw 2 3yo · G · b | 23150 | 75 | 41.3 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| — | — | J: NON-RUNNER · T: Clive Cox · draw 9 3yo · G · b | 15214 | 80 | 55.6 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:40 Haydock?
No — the AI top pick (Burdett Estate) finished 7.
What were the placings in the 16:40 Haydock?
Top finishers: 1. Noble Vow (IRE) (4.00), 2. Bintaryana (GB) (2.50), 3. Hanney Girl (GB) (5.50).
What was the winning time for the 16:40 Haydock?
The winning time was 1m 1.57s, 3.87s slower than standard.
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