16:05 Chester

John Smith's Fillies' Handicap

6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 11 runners · £7,731 · Saturday, 30 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd

1st
Ruby's Angel (IRE)
Oisin Murphy·Hugo Palmer
7/2·4.50
SP
2nd
Cherry Baker (GB)
Cieren Fallon·James Owen·beaten 0.3 lengths
4/1·5.00
SP
3rd
Zighy (IRE)AI top pick · 65.3
Jason Hart·George Boughey·beaten 1.25 lengths
6/1·7.00
SP

Race time

1m 15.24s+3.14s vs std

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

In-running (Ruby's Angel (IRE))

“Held up in rear - still plenty to do 2f out - ridden and headway towards near side inside final furlong - led narrowly inside final 110yds - ran on”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 6.00 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: Champonie

George Boughey looks to hold the aces and, back up to 6f, CHAMPONIE (nap) can get the better of Zighy.

Forecast 5/2 Champonie, 9/2 Ruby's Angel, 5/1 Cherry Baker, 7/1 Fizzy Cristal, 8/1 Tarot, Zighy, 9/1 Hayynah, 18/1 Saffron Dandy, 20/1 Evie Ross, 25/1 Slay Queen, Trust Amy

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

Zighy

Jason Hart · George Boughey · 3yo

Top-rated of 11

score 65.3 · +5.4 clear of next best (59.9)

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
85very strong
30d since last run (fresh)
Form20% weight
77strong
Last 6: 2-2-1-1-4
Trainer20% weight
65strong
George Boughey: 7/27 winners last 14d (26%)
Ratings50% weight
57average
OR 82 · RPR 89 · TS 84

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 — Chester 6f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.38).

Low (1–4)

IV 1.38

Mid (5–8)

IV 0.89

High (9–12)

IV 0.69

Today: Zighy (draw 4) and Champonie (draw 3) get the bias; Ruby's Angel (draw 12) 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. 88 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	6	Ruby's Angel J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 12 3yo · F · b	34142	9-05	81	90	85	59.5	7/2·4.50 SP
2	2	Cherry Baker J: Cieren Fallon · T: James Owen · draw 10 3yo · F · b	55101	9-09	85	90	84	56.6	4/1·5.00 SP
3	5	Zighy J: Jason Hart · T: George Boughey · draw 4 3yo · F · b	22114	9-06	82	89	84	65.3	6/1·7.00 SP
4	12	Fizzy Cristal J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 6 3yo · F · gr	42161	8-08	70	94	63	53.1	20/1·21.00 SP
5	9	Evie Ross J: Hector Crouch · T: Clive Cox · draw 9 3yo · F · bb	9169	9-01	77	90	80	53.3	20/1·21.00 SP
6	8	Saffron Dandy J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Richard Hannon · draw 7 3yo · F · b	11668	9-04	80	89	46	45.9	18/1·19.00 SP
7	3	Tarot J: Ray Dawson · T: Roger Varian · draw 11 3yo · F · ch	2231	9-09	85	90	51	55.9	12/1·13.00 SP
8	10	Trust Amy J: Gina Mangan · T: Gary Hanmer · draw 1 3yo · F · b	15658	9-00	76	93	71	38.9	12/1·13.00 SP
9	1	Champonie J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey · draw 3 3yo · F · br	116	9-09	85	89	50	59.9	11/4F·3.75 SP
10	7	Hayynah J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 2 3yo · F · bp	62217	9-04	80	90	85	55.6	25/1·26.00 SP
11	4	Slay Queen J: Joe Leavy · T: Richard Hannon · draw 5 3yo · F · b	10750	9-09	85	91	86	49.6	20/1·21.00 SP
—	—	Rogue Temptation J: NON-RUNNER · T: Edward Bethell · draw 8 3yo · F · bp	37450	8-13	75	89	—	48.9	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:05 Chester on 30 May 2026?

Ruby's Angel (IRE) won the 16:05 Chester at SP 4.50. Ridden by Oisin Murphy. Trained by Hugo Palmer.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:05 Chester?

No — the AI top pick (Zighy) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 16:05 Chester?

Top finishers: 1. Ruby's Angel (IRE) (4.50), 2. Cherry Baker (GB) (5.00), 3. Zighy (IRE) (7.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:05 Chester?

The winning time was 1m 15.24s, 3.14s slower than standard.

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