15:25 Beverley

Birch Flooring Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

1m4f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Firm · 3 runners · £6,480 · Saturday, 30 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Who's Lope (GB)
P J McDonald·Andrew Balding
2/1·3.00
SP
2nd
Urchin (GB)AI top pick · 63.7
Sam James·K R Burke·beaten 4.25 lengths
1/2F·1.50
SP
3rd
Hamadhan (IRE)
Paul Mulrennan·Jennie Candlish·beaten 8 lengths
11/1·12.00
SP

Race time

2m 37.32s+4.62s vs std

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

In-running (Who's Lope (GB))

“Raced in second - carried left after 2f - soon led - headed over 3f out - led again over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.50 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: Urchin

Who's Lope has more to offer but so does last month's wide-margin Ripon winner URCHIN and he can defy a penalty.

Forecast 1/3 Urchin, 7/2 Who's Lope, 8/1 Hamadhan

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

Urchin

Sam James · K R Burke · 3yo

Top-rated of 3

score 63.7 · +17.8 clear of next best (45.9)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Form20% weight
87very strong
Last 6: 3-1
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
44d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
70strong
K R Burke: 13/46 winners last 14d (28%)
Ratings50% weight
48below average
RPR 80 · TS 63 — 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 — Beverley 1m4f

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–1)

IV 1.10

Mid (2–2)

IV 0.98

High (3–3)

IV 0.90

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 146 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	3	Who's Lope J: P J McDonald · T: Andrew Balding · draw 3 3yo · G · ch	82	8-13	—	75	32	45.9	2/1·3.00 SP
2	2	Urchin J: Sam James · T: K R Burke · draw 1 3yo · G · b	31	9-04	—	80	63	63.7	1/2F·1.50 SP
3	1	Hamadhan J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 2 4yo · C · b	66375	10-02	80	75	52	43.5	11/1·12.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:25 Beverley on 30 May 2026?

Who's Lope (GB) won the 15:25 Beverley at SP 3.00. Ridden by P J McDonald. Trained by Andrew Balding.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:25 Beverley?

No — the AI top pick (Urchin) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 15:25 Beverley?

Top finishers: 1. Who's Lope (GB) (3.00), 2. Urchin (GB) (1.50), 3. Hamadhan (IRE) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:25 Beverley?

The winning time was 2m 37.32s, 4.62s slower than standard.

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