20:05 Chepstow

DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap

5f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £3,768 · Saturday, 27 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd

1st
Secret Handsheikh (GB)
Joe Leavy·John Gallagher
4/1·5.00
SP
2nd
Dragon God (GB)
Rowan Scott·Tony Carroll·beaten .5 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP
3rd
Some Nightmare (IRE)AI top pick · 52.3
William Carson·John O'Shea·beaten 1.25 lengths
5/2·3.50
SP

Race time

59.40s+2.80s vs std

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

In-running (Secret Handsheikh (GB))

“Raced towards centre - well placed throughout - driven over 1f out - drifted right but ran on with purpose - hit the front final 110yds - held on well”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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: Some Nightmare

Some Nightmare went down by just 2 1/2l here last time off a mark 1lb higher than today's, is a proven course performer, and takes on blinkers for the first time — he heads the field on our ratings. Act Of Violence returns from a lengthy absence on a reduced mark and Dragon God has shown enough in defeat to merit respect. Our selection is Some Nightmare.

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

Some Nightmare

William Carson · John O'Shea · 9yo

Top-rated of 6

score 52.3 · +5.8 clear of next best (46.5)

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=4)
John O'Shea: 2/4 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
70strong
12d since last run (quick turnaround)
Form20% weight
42below average
Last 6: 3-8-4-3-5-4
Ratings50% weight
34weak
OR 51

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 — Chepstow 5f

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–2)

IV 1.00

Mid (3–4)

IV 0.90

High (5–6)

IV 1.08

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 106 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	2	Secret Handsheikh J: Joe Leavy · T: John Gallagher · draw 2 8yo · G · bv	300387	9-09	55	—	—	29.5	4/1·5.00 SP
2	3	Dragon God J: Rowan Scott · T: Tony Carroll · draw 5 4yo · C · b	893365	9-07	53	—	—	46.5	5/1·6.00 SP
3	4	Some Nightmare J: William Carson · T: John O'Shea · draw 4 9yo · G · bb	384354	9-05	51	—	—	52.3	5/2·3.50 SP
4	1	Act Of Violence J: Jack Doughty · T: Tony Carroll · draw 1 5yo · G · gr	46968	9-09	55	—	—	39.9	7/4F·2.75 SP
5	5	Macarone J: Ben Ffrench Davis(5) · T: Grace Harris · draw 3 5yo · G · b	094087	9-03	49	—	—	32.1	12/1·13.00 SP
6	6	Captain Bentley J: Tyler Heard · T: Michael Mullineaux · draw 6 7yo · G · b	86000	9-00	46	—	—	20.5	40/1·41.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:05 Chepstow on 27 June 2026?

Secret Handsheikh (GB) won the 20:05 Chepstow at SP 5.00. Ridden by Joe Leavy. Trained by John Gallagher.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:05 Chepstow?

No — the AI top pick (Some Nightmare) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 20:05 Chepstow?

Top finishers: 1. Secret Handsheikh (GB) (5.00), 2. Dragon God (GB) (6.00), 3. Some Nightmare (IRE) (3.50).

What was the winning time for the 20:05 Chepstow?

The winning time was 59.40s, 2.80s slower than standard.

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