15:15

Epsom

Great Britain

Betfred "Nifty 50" Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Friday, 5 June 2026

1m2f·Flat·Class 2·Good To Soft·16 runners·£61,152

DrawModerate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.14)· 119 races · full map →

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th

1st
Sallaal (IRE)
Ray Dawson·Roger Varian
5/2F·3.50
SP
2nd
Respond (IRE)
Oisin Murphy·Andrew Balding·beaten 6.5 lengths
11/4·3.75
SP
3rd
Spoken Truth (IRE)
Luke Morris·David O'Meara·beaten 1 length
12/1·13.00
SP

Race time

2m 8.85s+2.95s vs std

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

In-running (Sallaal (IRE))

“Taken down early - raced wide - in touch with leaders - steady headway over 3f out - switched to near side over 2f out - soon bit short of room - pushed along to lead over 1f out - soon went clear - went further clear inside final 110yds - easily”

AI top-rated Quai De Bethune (score 73.9) finished 6th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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 →

v1.073.9/100 rating

Quai De Bethune

24.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Quai De Bethune

James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani · 4yo

73.9/100

+4.9 vs next best (69.1)

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

Trainer20% weight
100very strong
Hamad Al Jehani: 3/7 winners last 14d (43%)
Ratings50% weight
72strong
OR 100 · RPR 118 · TS 108
Form20% weight
66strong
Last 6: 1-4-6-3-1
Freshness10% weight
45below average
349d since last run (long absence)

MarketBest price 24.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 8th pick of 16 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
8	1	1	Liberty Lane 6yo · G · b	Jack Nicholls(5) K R Burke	34154	10-01	113	118	98	67.2	12/1·13.00 SP
9	2	9	Bolster 6yo · G · bpFT PFirst after wind op	Pierre-Louis Jamin K R Burke	44559	9-10	108	117	94	55.0	16/1·17.00 SP
1	3	16	Sallaal 4yo · G · chh	Ray Dawson Roger Varian	11352	9-09	107	119	106	63.1	5/2F·3.50 SP
2	4	15	Respond 4yo · G · bh	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	52131	9-07	105	117	104	69.1	11/4·3.75 SP
10	5	17	Beylerbeyi 6yo · G · bt	Billy Loughnane Ian Williams	32236	9-03	101	118	71	53.3	28/1·29.00 SP
6	7	2	Quai De Bethune 4yo · G · b	James Doyle Hamad Al Jehani	14631	9-02	100	118	108	73.9	14/1·15.00 SP
11	8	13	Great David 4yo · C · bpFT P	Rossa Ryan James Tate	35559	9-02	100	117	103	60.4	40/1·41.00 SP
15	9	6	Dhahabi 8yo · G · b	Edward Greatrex Ian Williams	4400	9-02	100	116	—	43.2	100/1·101.00 SP
16	10	8	King's Code 6yo · G · bb	Saffie Osborne David Evans	156800	8-13	97	114	48	46.8	66/1·67.00 SP
7	11	5	Auld Toon Loon 7yo · G · bt	Kieran Shoemark Tom Dascombe	00183	8-13	97	118	99	50.4	20/1·21.00 SP
12	12	7	Have Secret 6yo · G · chv	Billy Garritty Richard & Peter Fahey	14515	8-11	95	118	112	62.7	25/1·26.00 SP
13	13	12	Tycoon 4yo · G · b	David Egan Kevin Philippart De Foy	86753	8-10	94	119	105	50.7	10/1·11.00 SP
14	14	14	Let's Dream 5yo · G · b	David Probert Michael Bell	23811	8-08	92	117	106	63.5	25/1·26.00 SP
5	15	11	Alpha Crucis 6yo · G · bp	Jason Watson Gary & Josh Moore	02265	8-08	92	121	105	54.1	9/1·10.00 SP
4	16	3	Ammes 4yo · G · bv	Silvestre De Sousa James Owen	52362	8-07	91	119	105	62.6	10/1·11.00 SP
3	17	10	Spoken Truth 5yo · G · b	Luke Morris David O'Meara	08422	8-02	86	119	104	60.3	12/1·13.00 SP
—	—	4	Hand Of God 5yo · G · ch	Lewis Edmunds Harry Charlton	96071	9-03	101	119	73	67.1	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:15 Epsom on 5 June 2026?

Sallaal (IRE) won the 15:15 Epsom at SP 3.50. Ridden by Ray Dawson. Trained by Roger Varian.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:15 Epsom?

No — the AI top pick (Quai De Bethune) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 15:15 Epsom?

Top finishers: 1. Sallaal (IRE) (3.50), 2. Respond (IRE) (3.75), 3. Spoken Truth (IRE) (13.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:15 Epsom?

The winning time was 2m 8.85s, 2.95s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Selection ALPHA CRUCIS would be in his element if it's soft going. The handicapper has raised Respond and Sallaal significantly.

Racing Post pick: Alpha Crucis

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/2 Sallaal, 5/1 Hand Of God, 11/2 Respond, 7/1 Alpha Crucis, 10/1 Tycoon, 11/1 Spoken Truth, 12/1 Auld Toon Loon, Liberty Lane, Bolster, 14/1 Quai De Bethune, Let's Dream, 18/1 Ammes, 25/1 Have Secret, 33/1 Great David, Beylerbeyi, 40/1 King's Code, 66/1 Dhahabi

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

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