17:55 Epsom

JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap

6f · Flat · Class 2 · Soft · 15 runners · £38,655 · Saturday, 6 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 13th

1st
Sondad (GB)
Joanna Mason·Michael & David Easterby
11/2·6.50
SP
2nd
Invictus Gold (IRE)
David Egan·Tom Clover·beaten 1.75 lengths
28/1·29.00
SP
3rd
Partisan Hero (IRE)
Robert Havlin·David Loughnane·beaten .75 lengths
11/1·12.00
SP

Race time

1m 11.81s+4.01s vs std

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

In-running (Sondad (GB))

“Held up in midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - soon drifted right - kept on well”

AI top-rated Fine Interview (score 74.4) finished 13th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.88 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: Partisan Hero

A particularly strong case can be made for PARTISAN HERO. Second pick is Purest Time, ahead of Fine Interview.

Forecast 7/2 Fine Interview, 7/1 Gold Star Hero, 8/1 Apollo One, Sondad, Topwarrior, 10/1 Partisan Hero, Badri, 12/1 Saint Lawrence, 14/1 Invictus Gold, Twilight Jet, 16/1 Strike Red, Purest Time, 18/1 Kylian, 22/1 Roman Dragon, Eye Of Dubai, 28/1 Solar Aclaim

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

Fine Interview

James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani · 5yo

Top-rated of 15

score 74.4 · +9.6 clear of next best (64.8)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=9)
Hamad Al Jehani: 4/9 winners last 14d (44%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Form20% weight
72strong
Last 6: 3-1-1-9-1
Ratings50% weight
67strong
OR 99 · RPR 110 · TS 92
Freshness10% weight
65strong
69d since last run (rusty)

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 — Epsom 6f

full course data →

Sample too small to call at this course and trip.

Low (1–6)

IV 1.02

Mid (7–11)

IV 0.98

High (12–16)

IV 1.00

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 27 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	8	Sondad J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 5 5yo · G · bv	27230	9-01	92	111	106	56.6	11/2·6.50 SP
2	2	Invictus Gold J: David Egan · T: Tom Clover · draw 15 4yo · G · bp	05539	9-08	99	109	92	57.4	28/1·29.00 SP
3	6	Partisan Hero J: Robert Havlin · T: David Loughnane · draw 14 6yo · G · bp	838271	9-05	96	109	93	62.0	11/1·12.00 SP
4	13	Strike Red J: Billy Garritty · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 4 8yo · G · b	03107	8-11	88	110	92	51.3	17/2·9.50 SP
5	7	Gold Star Hero J: Tom Marquand · T: Michael Bell · draw 3 4yo · G · chp	27111	9-05	96	110	—	64.8	18/1·19.00 SP
6	12	Twilight Jet J: Ashley Lewis(5) · T: Jim & Suzi Best · draw 9 7yo · G · b	585811	8-12	89	108	90	56.1	20/1·21.00 SP
7	11	Badri J: Dylan Hogan · T: Michael Herrington · draw 10 9yo · G · b	274061	8-13	90	111	89	54.7	33/1·34.00 SP
8	14	Solar Aclaim J: Rowan Scott · T: Julie Camacho · draw 7 5yo · G · br	93000	8-09	86	108	99	53.2	14/1·15.00 SP
9	5	Apollo One J: Marco Ghiani · T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck · draw 13 8yo · G · ch	408293	9-06	97	110	111	51.2	6/1·7.00 SP
10	10	Eye Of Dubai J: Jason Hart · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 12 5yo · G · b	15270	8-13	90	111	101	48.1	14/1·15.00 SP
11	1	Roman Dragon J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 6 7yo · G · bp	587018	9-09	100	109	83	55.2	28/1·29.00 SP
12	16	Saint Lawrence J: Sam James · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 1 8yo · G · b	07092	8-09	86	109	100	55.7	20/1·21.00 SP
13	3	Fine Interview J: James Doyle · T: Hamad Al Jehani · draw 8 5yo · G · grp	31191	9-08	99	110	92	74.4	15/8F·2.88 SP
14	9	Topwarrior J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 11 4yo · G · bt	0P201	9-01	92	112	98	52.3	14/1·15.00 SP
15	4	Kylian J: Jack Mitchell · T: Robert Cowell · draw 2 5yo · G · bp	55307	9-07	98	111	81	50.8	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	Purest Time J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ian Williams · draw 16 6yo · G · b	05071	8-09	86	110	97	52.3	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:55 Epsom on 6 June 2026?

Sondad (GB) won the 17:55 Epsom at SP 6.50. Ridden by Joanna Mason. Trained by Michael & David Easterby.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:55 Epsom?

No — the AI top pick (Fine Interview) finished 13.

What were the placings in the 17:55 Epsom?

Top finishers: 1. Sondad (GB) (6.50), 2. Invictus Gold (IRE) (29.00), 3. Partisan Hero (IRE) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:55 Epsom?

The winning time was 1m 11.81s, 4.01s slower than standard.

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