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14:30 Chepstow

Finli Live Your Best Financial Life Handicap

1m2f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 8 runners · £3,454 · Friday, 29 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 15/8F·2.88
  1. 1st
    Regulus Black (GB)AI top pick · 48.7
    Ross Coakley·Hugo Palmer
    15/8F·2.88
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Time To Sparkle (GB)
    Jonny Peate·James Keane·beaten 1.75 lengths
    3/1·4.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Dash Of Class (GB)
    Rossa Ryan·Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole·beaten .5 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
Race time
2m 7.12s+4.72s vs std

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

In-running (Regulus Black (GB))

“Prominent - led and ridden under 2f out - hung left over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.88 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: Regulus Black

Hugo Palmer's REGULUS BLACK posted a sound effort when placed on his recent handicap debut at Beverley and gets the nod.

Forecast 13/8 Regulus Black, 4/1 Time To Sparkle, Dash Of Class, 10/1 Gnocchi, Go For Gold, Leia Antilles, 12/1 No Drama Mama, 33/1 Echo Valley

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

Regulus Black

Ross Coakley · Hugo Palmer · 3yo

Top-rated of 8
score 48.7 · +0.0 clear of next best (48.7)
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
    17d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    50average
    Hugo Palmer: 5/25 winners last 14d (20%)
  • Form20% weight
    44below average
    Last 6: 4-5-5-3
  • Ratings50% weight
    40below average
    OR 51 · RPR 69 · TS 60 — above field median
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 — Chepstow 1m2f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.21).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.21
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.02
High (7–8)
IV 0.76

Today: Dash Of Class (draw 2) and Go For Gold (draw 1) get the bias; Regulus Black (draw 7) 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. 43 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
15
Regulus Black
J: Ross Coakley · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 7
3yo · C · b
4553
5148.7
15/8F·2.88
SP
22
Time To Sparkle
J: Jonny Peate · T: James Keane · draw 5
3yo · F · b
49153
5739.0
3/1·4.00
SP
34
Dash Of Class
J: Rossa Ryan · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · draw 2
3yo · F · bh
00435
5338.2
5/1·6.00
SP
43
Echo Valley
J: William Carver · T: Tom Symonds · draw 8
3yo · F · b
7707
5348.7
22/1·23.00
SP
58
No Drama Mama
J: Sean D Bowen · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 3
3yo · F · bpFT P
95688
4932.9
25/1·26.00
SP
61
Gnocchi
J: Sean Levey · T: James Horton · draw 6
3yo · F · bpFT P
49975
6030.0
11/2·6.50
SP
77
Leia Antilles
J: Nicola Currie · T: Henry Candy · draw 4
3yo · F · ch
688
5027.8
33/1·34.00
SP
86
Go For Gold
J: Charles Bishop · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 1
3yo · F · b
897
5134.1
13/2·7.50
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:30 Chepstow on 29 May 2026?

Regulus Black (GB) won the 14:30 Chepstow at SP 2.88. Ridden by Ross Coakley. Trained by Hugo Palmer.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:30 Chepstow?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Regulus Black, won the race (AI score 48.7).

What were the placings in the 14:30 Chepstow?

Top finishers: 1. Regulus Black (GB) (2.88), 2. Time To Sparkle (GB) (4.00), 3. Dash Of Class (GB) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:30 Chepstow?

The winning time was 2m 7.12s, 4.72s slower than standard.

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