What time is the Steve Donoghue Handicap Stakes?
The Steve Donoghue Handicap Stakes is off at 18:20 on 16 July 2026 at Epsom (Great Britain).
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Epsom
Great BritainSteve Donoghue Handicap Stakes
Thursday, 16 July 2026
1m½f·Flat·Class 5·9 runners·£4,449
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 →v1.058.0/100 rating
Eutropia
—· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Racing Alpha pick
Eutropia
Tom Marquand · Adrian Wintle · 4yo
58.0/100
+6.1 vs next best (51.9)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong32d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight73strongLast 6: 1-3-1-1-5-2
- Trainer20% weight63averageAdrian Wintle: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%)
- Ratings50% weight45below averageOR 67
Marketno market price available
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Pace map
inferred from last 6 runsShape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.
- Front-runners(2)
- Prominent(3)
- Mid-division(0)—
- Hold-up / closers(2)
- Unknown(2)
Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.
Runners
| # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | Best price | Add to betslip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4yo · G · b | 42263 | 10-02 | 68 | — | — | 42.0 | — | ||
| 2 | 1 | 6yo · G · brt | 52164 | 10-01 | 67 | — | — | 46.4 | — | ||
| 3 | 5 | 4yo · F · b | 131152 | 10-01 | 67 | — | — | 58.0 | — | ||
| 4 | 9 | 6yo · G · b | 76346 | 9-12 | 64 | — | — | 38.2 | — | ||
| 5 | 7 | 3yo · F · b | 33357 | 9-08 | 69 | — | — | 51.9 | — | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4yo · G · b | 09806 | 9-05 | 57 | — | — | 30.9 | — | ||
| 7 | 4 | 3yo · G · b | 5695 | 9-02 | 63 | — | — | 43.7 | — | ||
| 8 | 3 | 4yo · G · bp | 26304 | 8-11 | 49 | — | — | 49.8 | — | ||
| 9 | 6 | 3yo · G · b | 827684 | 8-11 | 58 | — | — | 38.2 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What is the field size and distance of the 18:20 Epsom?
1m½f, Class 5, Flat, 9 runners declared.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 18:20 Epsom?
The AI top-rated runner is Eutropia (score 58.0). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyIn this Class 5 event over 8f at Epsom, our selection is Eutropia, preferred to the higher-rated Kitaro Kich on her more progressive profile rather than pure figures alone. It's a competitive nine-runner field with barely three pounds separating the first four in our ratings, so this is no formality. Kitaro Kich, Trio and Penfolds Grange all pose the biggest threats to that selection, with Kitaro Kich the highest-rated of the trio on 77. Confidence in Eutropia is medium, reflecting just how tightly this field is matched at the top.
Racing Post pick: Eutropia
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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