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17:20

Epsom

Great Britain

HKJC World Pool Northern Dancer Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Saturday, 6 June 2026

1m4f·Flat·Class 2·Soft·13 runners·£38,655
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 12th
  1. 1st
    Too Soon (GB)
    Warren Fentiman·Gary & Josh Moore
    17/2·9.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Night Breeze (IRE)
    Billy Loughnane·Ian Williams·beaten 1.25 lengths
    15/2·8.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Bulletin (IRE)
    Harry Davies·Jonathan Portman·beaten 5.5 lengths
    15/2·8.50
    SP
Race time
2m 45.57s+9.97s vs std

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

In-running (Too Soon (GB))

Slowly into stride - pushed along early - soon midfield - headway and led narrowly over 2f out - ridden when hung left over 1f out - asserted inside final 110yds - stayed on

AI top-rated Spinning Wheel (score 72.1) finished 12th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.20 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 →
v1.072.1/100 rating
Spinning Wheel
7.00Bet365· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way72.1/100 rating
Spinning Wheel
7.00Bet365
Place portion settles at 2.20 · 1/5 odds · 5 places

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

Spinning Wheel

James Doyle · Simon & Ed Crisford · 4yo

72.1/100
+7.9 vs next best (64.2)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    14d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    75strong
    Last 6: 1-0-2-1-2
  • Ratings50% weight
    70strong
    OR 102 · RPR 116 · TS 98 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    60average
    Simon & Ed Crisford: 5/21 winners last 14d (24%)
MarketBest price 7.00 (Bet365) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
1221
4yo · G · b
10212
9-081021169872.1
16/5F·4.20
SP
7311
5yo · G · bb
723055
9-081021146449.1
33/1·34.00
SP
5517
6yo · G · b
16509
9-03971189350.7
15/2·8.50
SP
964
6yo · G · b
28240
8-139311410847.8
40/1·41.00
SP
4712
6yo · G · b
25341
8-12921127858.1
14/1·15.00
SP
1186
4yo · G · bp
414983
8-12921146757.1
50/1·51.00
SP
298
6yo · G · bt
540341
8-11911127952.6
15/2·8.50
SP
61010
5yo · G · bp
7113
8-09891169764.2
100/30·4.33
SP
10112
8yo · G · b
69007
8-09891169141.3
20/1·21.00
SP
11313
4yo · G · bpFT P
38045
8-088811810755.8
17/2·9.50
SP
131416
6yo · G · grt
11939
8-07871169150.5
18/1·19.00
SP
31515
4yo · G · b
43324
8-078711610557.5
15/2·8.50
SP
8167
4yo · G · b
64111
8-04841139160.0
12/1·13.00
SP
3
8yo · G · b
68215
9-091031157562.0
9
4yo · G · b
12011
8-08881156861.5
14
4yo · G · chh
61647
9-04981139058.1
5
4yo · G · gr/ro
41205
8-04841108456.3

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:20 Epsom on 6 June 2026?

Too Soon (GB) won the 17:20 Epsom at SP 9.50. Ridden by Warren Fentiman. Trained by Gary & Josh Moore.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:20 Epsom?

No — the AI top pick (Spinning Wheel) finished 12.

What were the placings in the 17:20 Epsom?

Top finishers: 1. Too Soon (GB) (9.50), 2. Night Breeze (IRE) (8.50), 3. Bulletin (IRE) (8.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:20 Epsom?

The winning time was 2m 45.57s, 9.97s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Plenty to consider but it's hard to believe that SPINNING WHEEL isn't capable of better yet and this progressive sort gets the vote.

Racing Post pick: Spinning Wheel

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

11/2 Spinning Wheel, 6/1 Elsass, 7/1 Regal Ulixes, Give It To Me Oj, 9/1 Night Breeze, 10/1 Too Soon, Hengest, 11/1 Bulletin, Asgard's Captain, 14/1 Dancing In Paris, 16/1 Antrim, Gordon Grey, 18/1 Prydwen, 20/1 Lord Melbourne, 33/1 Max Mayhem, Military Academy, 40/1 Northwest Passage

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

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