Who won the 9:00 Kempton (AW) on 20 May 2026?
Maywedance (IRE) won the 9:00 Kempton (AW) at SP 12.00. Ridden by Ashley Lewis. Trained by John O'Shea.
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Kempton (AW)
Great BritainBet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
1m4f·Flat·Class 6·Standard To Slow·11 runners·£3,140
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stMaywedance (IRE)Ashley Lewis·John O'Shea12.00SP
- 2ndLawn Ranger (GB)Kieren Fox·Michael Attwater·beaten .5 lengths29.00SP
- 3rdMaster Dancer (FR)William Carver·Richard J Bandey·beaten 0.3 lengths41.00SP
Race time
2m 36.50s+5.60s vs std
Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.
In-running (Maywedance (IRE))
“Towards rear - midfield over 7f out - headway over 2f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on”
AI top-rated Divot (score 51.6) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.80 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.051.6/100 rating
Divot
2.02Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way37.1/100 rating
Dotties Star
10.00Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Divot
Oisin Murphy · William Knight · 4yo
51.6/100
+2.8 vs next best (48.8)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong20d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight64averageLast 6: 7-2-3-2-3
- Ratings50% weight42below averageOR 56 · RPR 73 · TS 62 — above field median
- Trainer20% weight38below averageWilliam Knight: 2/13 winners last 14d (15%)
MarketBest price 2.02 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 12 | 10yo · G · bp | 19740 | 9-09 | 60 | 73 | 67 | 48.7 | 11/1 SP | |
| 9 | 3 | 9 | 6yo · G · bp | 33308 | 9-07 | 58 | 73 | 67 | 43.0 | 14/1 SP | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 4yo · G · bpFT P | 72323 | 9-05 | 56 | 73 | 62 | 51.6 | 4/5F SP | |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 4yo · F · bp | 457407 | 9-02 | 53 | 76 | 56 | 34.6 | 11/1 SP | |
| 3 | 6 | 10 | 9yo · G · b | 096 | 9-02 | 53 | 67 | 33 | 39.4 | 40/1 SP | |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 4yo · G · b | 674 | 9-01 | 52 | — | — | 26.0 | 28/1 SP | |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | 7yo · G · b | 2717 | 9-01 | 52 | 72 | 49 | 37.1 | 17/2 SP | |
| 7 | 9 | 5 | 8yo · G · b | 26246 | 8-13 | 50 | 70 | 50 | 35.8 | 15/2 SP | |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 11yo · G · b | 0790 | 8-12 | 49 | 68 | — | 32.5 | 28/1 SP | |
| 8 | 11 | 6 | 6yo · G · bt | 153346 | 8-10 | 47 | 72 | 61 | 48.8 | 16/1 SP | |
| 6 | 12 | 11 | 4yo · F · grpFT P | 33045 | 8-09 | 46 | 71 | 59 | 36.4 | 10/1 SP | |
| — | — | 13 | 6yo · G · b/br | 23858 | 8-09 | 46 | 69 | 66 | 35.4 | — | |
| — | — | 7 | 8yo · G · bp | 96034 | 9-07 | 58 | — | — | 36.1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 9:00 Kempton (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Divot) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 9:00 Kempton (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Maywedance (IRE) (12.00), 2. Lawn Ranger (GB) (29.00), 3. Master Dancer (FR) (41.00).
What was the winning time for the 9:00 Kempton (AW)?
The winning time was 2m 36.50s, 5.60s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyMost of these have something to prove but DIVOT has a solid record in AW handicaps and he gets the vote in first-time cheekpieces.
Racing Post pick: Divot
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook2/1 Divot, 6/1 Dotties Star, 7/1 Uzincso, Sir Patchy, 8/1 Argentum, 9/1 Pablo Prince, 10/1 Marinakis, 14/1 Maywedance, Big Take, 16/1 Voix De Bocelli, 25/1 Master Dancer, 40/1 Lawn Ranger
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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