17:55

Epsom

Great Britain

JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap

Saturday, 6 June 2026

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

DrawSample too small to call· 27 races · full map →

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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.074.4/100 rating

Fine Interview

4.50Bet365· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way74.4/100 rating

Fine Interview

4.50Bet365

Place portion settles at 1.70 · 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

Fine Interview

James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani · 5yo

74.4/100

+9.6 vs next best (64.8)

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

Trainer20% weight
100very strong
Hamad Al Jehani: 4/9 winners last 14d (44%)
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)

MarketBest price 4.50 (Bet365) — 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
11	1	6	Roman Dragon 7yo · G · bp	Oisin Murphy Hugo Palmer	587018	9-09	100	109	83	55.2	28/1·29.00 SP
2	2	15	Invictus Gold 4yo · G · bp	David Egan Tom Clover	05539	9-08	99	109	92	57.4	28/1·29.00 SP
13	3	8	Fine Interview 5yo · G · grp	James Doyle Hamad Al Jehani	31191	9-08	99	110	92	74.4	15/8F·2.88 SP
15	4	2	Kylian 5yo · G · bp	Jack Mitchell Robert Cowell	55307	9-07	98	111	81	50.8	40/1·41.00 SP
9	5	13	Apollo One 8yo · G · ch	Marco Ghiani P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck	408293	9-06	97	110	111	51.2	6/1·7.00 SP
3	6	14	Partisan Hero 6yo · G · bp	Robert Havlin David Loughnane	838271	9-05	96	109	93	62.0	11/1·12.00 SP
5	7	3	Gold Star Hero 4yo · G · chp	Tom Marquand Michael Bell	27111	9-05	96	110	—	64.8	18/1·19.00 SP
1	8	5	Sondad 5yo · G · bv	Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	27230	9-01	92	111	106	56.6	11/2·6.50 SP
14	9	11	Topwarrior 4yo · G · bt	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	0P201	9-01	92	112	98	52.3	14/1·15.00 SP
10	10	12	Eye Of Dubai 5yo · G · b	Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	15270	8-13	90	111	101	48.1	14/1·15.00 SP
7	11	10	Badri 9yo · G · b	Dylan Hogan Michael Herrington	274061	8-13	90	111	89	54.7	33/1·34.00 SP
6	12	9	Twilight Jet 7yo · G · b	Ashley Lewis(5) Jim & Suzi Best	585811	8-12	89	108	90	56.1	20/1·21.00 SP
4	13	4	Strike Red 8yo · G · b	Billy Garritty Richard & Peter Fahey	03107	8-11	88	110	92	51.3	17/2·9.50 SP
8	14	7	Solar Aclaim 5yo · G · br	Rowan Scott Julie Camacho	93000	8-09	86	108	99	53.2	14/1·15.00 SP
12	16	1	Saint Lawrence 8yo · G · b	Sam James Kevin Ryan	07092	8-09	86	109	100	55.7	20/1·21.00 SP
—	—	16	Purest Time 6yo · G · b	Edward Greatrex Ian Williams	05071	8-09	86	110	97	52.3	—

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.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Racing Post pick: Partisan Hero

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

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

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