15:50 York

Reg Bond 'Always And Forever' Handicap

7f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 20 runners · £12,885 · Saturday, 23 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 9/2·5.50

1st
Reliable Ricki (IRE)AI top pick · 67.2
Darragh Keenan·George Scott
9/2·5.50
SP
2nd
French Affair (IRE)
Alec Voikhansky·Richard Hannon·beaten 0.3 lengths
25/1·26.00
SP
3rd
Toastmaster (IRE)
Robert Havlin·Michael Herrington·beaten 0.3 lengths
33/1·34.00
SP

Race time

1m 25.95s+3.05s vs std

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

In-running (Reliable Ricki (IRE))

“In rear - pushed along throughout - still plenty to do over 2f out - ridden and headway up the centre over 1f out - led final strides”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 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-party

Pundit pick: Moscow Power

Top of the list is Mick Appleby's unexposed MOSCOW POWER (nap), with Reliable Ricki likely to pose the main threat.

Forecast 9/2 Reliable Ricki, 6/1 Sporting Light, 8/1 The Resdev Scholar, Moscow Power, 9/1 Zarvali, 10/1 Cotai Eye Joe, 12/1 Stellar Vision, Toastmaster, 14/1 Goldwork, Pints In Peace, Lucky Hero, 16/1 French Affair, 20/1 Bye Law, Sandy Craic, Record Day, Ubetterseethis, 25/1 Illy's Roo, Harswell Angel, 33/1 Try Storm Cat, Dacres Cross

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

Reliable Ricki

Darragh Keenan · George Scott · 3yo

Top-rated of 20

score 67.2 · +8.7 clear of next best (58.5)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
21d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
88very strong
Last 6: 3-3-1-1
Trainer20% weight
83very strong
George Scott: 5/15 winners last 14d (33%)
Ratings50% weight
46below average
OR 79 · RPR 92 · TS 37

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 — York 7f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.22).

Low (1–8)

IV 1.22

Mid (9–15)

IV 1.06

High (16–22)

IV 0.71

Today: Harswell Angel (draw 5) and Lucky Hero (draw 7) get the bias; Sporting Light (draw 18) 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. 91 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	5	Reliable Ricki J: Darragh Keenan · T: George Scott · draw 11 3yo · G · b	3311	9-08	79	92	37	67.2	9/2·5.50 SP
2	14	French Affair J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Richard Hannon · draw 19 3yo · G · b	24254	9-04	75	85	45	50.2	25/1·26.00 SP
3	15	Toastmaster J: Robert Havlin · T: Michael Herrington · draw 15 3yo · G · b	42235	9-02	73	85	74	49.3	33/1·34.00 SP
4	20	Dacres Cross J: Shane Gray · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 10 3yo · G · b	10760	8-13	70	83	75	44.8	80/1·81.00 SP
5	19	Sandy Craic J: Conor Whiteley(7) · T: David O'Meara · draw 6 3yo · F · b	42432	9-00	71	85	82	47.3	14/1·15.00 SP
6	2	Zarvali J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Roger Fell · draw 16 3yo · G · b	78521	9-09	80	83	70	57.9	25/1·26.00 SP
7	11	Illy's Roo J: Connor Beasley · T: Gemma Tutty · draw 12 3yo · G · bhFT H	471387	9-05	76	86	62	46.6	10/1·11.00 SP
8	17	Harswell Angel J: Billy Garritty · T: Roger Fell · draw 5 3yo · G · gr	17488	9-00	71	83	72	52.3	25/1·26.00 SP
9	21	Record Day J: P J McDonald · T: Brian Ellison · draw 8 3yo · G · ch	848	8-13	70	84	45	38.9	66/1·67.00 SP
10	3	Sporting Light J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 18 3yo · G · b	15911	9-09	80	86	—	58.5	28/1·29.00 SP
11	1	Goldwork J: Jack Nicholls(5) · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 4 3yo · G · bpFT P	40035	9-09	80	86	63	50.3	9/1·10.00 SP
12	12	Cotai Eye Joe J: Oisin Orr · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 21 3yo · G · ch	331	9-05	76	84	—	54.7	50/1·51.00 SP
13	18	Bye Law J: Jake Dickson(7) · T: Tim Easterby · draw 9 3yo · G · b	97566	9-00	71	82	70	43.4	22/1·23.00 SP
14	8	Moscow Power J: George Wood · T: Michael Appleby · draw 2 3yo · G · b	3713	9-07	78	89	78	49.8	5/2F·3.50 SP
15	9	Pints In Peace J: Tom Eaves · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 17 3yo · G · bt	521341	9-07	78	83	—	53.6	40/1·41.00 SP
16	4	The Resdev Scholar J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 1 3yo · G · b	12433	9-08	79	89	68	48.6	4/1·5.00 SP
17	7	Lucky Hero J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara · draw 7 3yo · G · ch	32381	9-07	78	86	81	50.7	10/1·11.00 SP
18	16	Try Storm Cat J: Andrew Mullen · T: Jessica Macey · draw 14 3yo · G · b	02608	9-01	72	85	53	36.9	80/1·81.00 SP
19	22	Ubetterseethis J: William Pyle · T: Craig Lidster · draw 3 3yo · G · b	77233	8-13	70	85	86	46.2	18/1·19.00 SP
20	6	Stellar Vision J: Sean Kirrane · T: Stuart Williams · draw 13 3yo · C · b	3130	9-08	79	89	58	50.4	25/1·26.00 SP
—	—	Nanoscience J: NON-RUNNER · T: Andrew Balding · draw 22 3yo · F · b	45313	9-04	75	—	—	55.1	—
—	—	Kanishka J: NON-RUNNER · T: Brian Ellison · draw 20 3yo · G · bp	07344	9-06	77	87	—	46.5	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:50 York on 23 May 2026?

Reliable Ricki (IRE) won the 15:50 York at SP 5.50. Ridden by Darragh Keenan. Trained by George Scott.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:50 York?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Reliable Ricki, won the race (AI score 67.2).

What were the placings in the 15:50 York?

Top finishers: 1. Reliable Ricki (IRE) (5.50), 2. French Affair (IRE) (26.00), 3. Toastmaster (IRE) (34.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:50 York?

The winning time was 1m 25.95s, 3.05s slower than standard.

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