17:00

Doncaster

Great Britain

attheraces.com Handicap

Saturday, 6 June 2026

7f·Flat·Class 6·Good To Firm·11 runners·£3,768

DrawNo meaningful draw bias· 224 races · full map →

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th

1st
Magic Music (GB)
Luke Catton·Steph Hollinshead
4/1J·5.00
SP
2nd
Age Of Baroque (FR)
Lewis Edmunds·Jessica Macey·beaten .75 lengths
10/1·11.00
SP
3rd
Thapa Vc (IRE)
Zac Lloyd·Mark Rimell·beaten 0.1 lengths
4/1J·5.00
SP

Race time

1m 25.21s+2.11s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Magic Music (GB))

“Prominent - pushed along 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - hung left but ran on inside final furlong - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough”

AI top-rated Amelia's Joy (score 50.7) finished 5th.

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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.050.7/100 rating

Amelia's Joy

12.00SmarketsSBK· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way50.7/100 rating

Amelia's Joy

12.00SmarketsSBK

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

Amelia's Joy

Sean Levey · Michael Herrington · 4yo

50.7/100

+0.4 vs next best (50.3)

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
16d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
62average
Last 6: 7-2-1-7-1-4
Ratings50% weight
44below average
OR 63 · RPR 73 · TS 60
Trainer20% weight
33weak
Michael Herrington: 2/16 winners last 14d (13%)

MarketBest price 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) — 9th pick of 13 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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
6	1	11	Singoura 4yo · F · b	William Pyle Gemma Tutty	08424	9-09	64	76	64	38.9	11/2·6.50 SP
8	2	3	Finn Ironside 5yo · G · bt	Elle-May Croot(5) Ivan Furtado	09043	9-08	63	77	64	44.7	9/2·5.50 SP
1	3	12	Magic Music 4yo · F · b	Luke Catton(3) Steph Hollinshead	36693	9-08	63	75	65	37.5	4/1J·5.00 SP
5	5	10	Amelia's Joy 4yo · F · bhp	Sean Levey Michael Herrington	721714	9-08	63	73	60	50.7	6/1·7.00 SP
9	6	7	Palmarian 4yo · G · bh	James Sullivan Ruth Carr	07758	9-08	63	73	46	33.5	22/1·23.00 SP
10	7	1	Highfield Sunshine 4yo · F · chFirst after wind op	Daniel Tudhope John & Sean Quinn	36570	9-08	63	77	72	35.4	22/1·23.00 SP
2	8	4	Age Of Baroque 5yo · G · b	Lewis Edmunds Jessica Macey	83945	9-08	63	77	—	39.7	10/1·11.00 SP
4	9	9	Mayo County 5yo · M · b	Ryan Sexton Julie Camacho	358331	9-08	63	77	58	50.3	15/2·8.50 SP
3	10	8	Thapa Vc 8yo · G · btb	Zac Lloyd Mark Rimell	40534	9-05	60	78	63	37.3	4/1J·5.00 SP
11	11	5	Ziggy's Angel 4yo · G · grpFT P	Shane Gray Richard & Peter Fahey	38508	9-03	58	73	—	37.3	50/1·51.00 SP
7	13	2	Bizarre Law 7yo · G · bp	Sean D Bowen Michael Herrington	009341	8-10	51	77	65	48.3	18/1·19.00 SP
—	—	13	Super Hit 5yo · G · bht	Jason Watson James Owen	327267	9-08	63	77	54	46.3	—
—	—	6	Langton Wold 7yo · G · b	Cam Hardie Brian Ellison	6975	8-11	52	75	—	30.1	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:00 Doncaster on 6 June 2026?

Magic Music (GB) won the 17:00 Doncaster at SP 5.00. Ridden by Luke Catton. Trained by Steph Hollinshead.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:00 Doncaster?

No — the AI top pick (Amelia's Joy) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 17:00 Doncaster?

Top finishers: 1. Magic Music (GB) (5.00), 2. Age Of Baroque (FR) (11.00), 3. Thapa Vc (IRE) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:00 Doncaster?

The winning time was 1m 25.21s, 2.11s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Finn Ironside (second choice) has a decent C&D record and is on a winning mark but THAPA VC is too well handicapped to ignore.

Racing Post pick: Thapa Vc

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

4/1 Finn Ironside, 9/2 Thapa Vc, 5/1 Singoura, Magic Music, 6/1 Mayo County, 10/1 Amelia's Joy, Age Of Baroque, 11/1 Bizarre Law, 16/1 Highfield Sunshine, 20/1 Palmarian, 40/1 Ziggy's Angel

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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