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18:55 Epsom

Chantilly Handicap Stakes

1m2f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 4 runners · £4,449 · Thursday, 16 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Perfect Scoundrel (GB)
    Robert Havlin·Amanda Perrett
    11/8F·2.38
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Booziebrunch (IRE)
    Tom Marquand·S Woods·beaten 3.25 lengths
    5/2·3.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Show Biz Kid (IRE)AI top pick · 63.9
    Dylan Hogan·Julia & Shelley Birkett·beaten .5 lengths
    10/1·11.00
    SP
Race time
2m 9.09s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Perfect Scoundrel (GB))

“Pursued the front-runner early - edged right 3f out - came under pressure to hit the front 2f out - stayed on strongly in the final furlong”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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: Tiger

Tiger heads this Class 5 over 10 furlongs at Epsom on figures, rated 80 and clear of the rest of this five-runner field. Booziebrunch (77), Perfect Scoundrel (76) and Show Biz Kid (69) make up the danger list, with Booziebrunch and Perfect Scoundrel the closest on rating, while Hello Cotai (66) is more of an also-ran on these figures. Tiger is our selection on the strength of his rating advantage, with the tight gap to those three dangers keeping confidence at medium rather than high.

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

Show Biz Kid

Dylan Hogan · Julia & Shelley Birkett · 5yo

Top-rated of 4
score 63.9 · +14.0 clear of next best (49.9)
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=5)
    Julia & Shelley Birkett: 2/5 winners last 14d (40%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    28d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    49below average
    Last 6: 7-6-4-1-5
  • Ratings50% weight
    48below average
    OR 72
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 1m2f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.14).

Low (1–2)
IV 0.99
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.87
High (5–5)
IV 1.14

Today: Tiger (draw 5) gets the bias; Show Biz Kid (draw 3) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 119 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
13
Perfect Scoundrel
J: Robert Havlin · T: Amanda Perrett · draw 4
4yo · G · b
48632
7143.7
11/8F·2.38
SP
25
Booziebrunch
J: Tom Marquand · T: S Woods · draw 2
3yo · G · bb
24431
7548.9
5/2·3.50
SP
32
Show Biz Kid
J: Dylan Hogan · T: Julia & Shelley Birkett · draw 3
5yo · G · bb
76415
7263.9
10/1·11.00
SP
44
Hello Cotai
J: Jack Mitchell · T: Jim Boyle · draw 1
5yo · G · b
83613
6647.4
9/4·3.25
SP
——
Tiger
J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ian Williams · draw 5
4yo · G · b
34642
7549.9—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:55 Epsom on 16 July 2026?

Perfect Scoundrel (GB) won the 18:55 Epsom at SP 2.38. Ridden by Robert Havlin. Trained by Amanda Perrett.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:55 Epsom?

No — the AI top pick (Show Biz Kid) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 18:55 Epsom?

Top finishers: 1. Perfect Scoundrel (GB) (2.38), 2. Booziebrunch (IRE) (3.50), 3. Show Biz Kid (IRE) (11.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:55 Epsom?

The winning time was 2m 9.09s.

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