Who won the 16:05 Epsom on 31 August 2026?
Hello Cotai (IRE) won the 16:05 Epsom at SP 15.00. Ridden by Pat Cosgrave. Trained by Jim Boyle.
16:05 Epsom
Stanley Wootton Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
1m2f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Soft · 9 runners · £6,281 · Monday, 31 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stHello Cotai (IRE)Pat Cosgrave·Jim Boyle14/1·15.00SP
- 2ndAlmekarem (IRE)AI top pick · 68.1Dylan Hogan·Sir Mark Prescott Bt·beaten 1.5 lengths11/4F·3.75SP
- 3rdHengest (GB)Jason Watson·Dylan Cunha·beaten .5 lengths8/1·9.00SP
Race time
2m 15.34s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Hello Cotai (IRE))
“Stood up early - settled quickly to hit front before the 1f marker - set the pace throughout - never seriously tested - scored with plenty in hand”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way68.1/100 rating
Almekarem
4.50Hollywood Bets
Place portion settles at 1.70 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Arthur's Realm
Arthur's Realm holds a substantial advantage over this ten-runner field on ratings, sitting 14 lb clear of the next-best Hengest, and on good-to-soft ground over ten furlongs at Epsom the conditions look tailor-made for a horse of his calibre. Hengest, Mao Shang Wong and Almekarem represent the most credible dangers and will need career-best efforts to bridge that gap. The class edge here is pronounced and the confidence is high. Arthur's Realm is our selection.
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
Almekarem
Dylan Hogan · Sir Mark Prescott Bt · 4yo
Top-rated of 10
score 68.1 · +10.1 clear of next best (58.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongSir Mark Prescott Bt: 6/15 winners last 14d (40%)
- Freshness10% weight100very strong19d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight57averageLast 6: 6-4-1-7-2
- Ratings50% weight53averageOR 80 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 4.50 (Hollywood Bets) · market favourite.
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 (1–4)
IV 0.99
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.87
High (8–10)
IV 1.14
Today: Perfect Scoundrel (draw 8) and Trio (draw 10) get the bias; Crystal Pier (draw 5) 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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | J: Pat Cosgrave · T: Jim Boyle · draw 6 5yo · G · b | 361344 | 65 | 42.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Dylan Hogan · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt · draw 4 4yo · G · b | 64172 | 80 | 68.1 | 11/4F·3.75 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Jason Watson · T: Dylan Cunha · draw 9 4yo · G · b | 111890 | 80 | 51.0 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Robert Havlin · T: Amanda Perrett · draw 8 4yo · G · b | 86321 | 77 | 58.1 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 5 | 7 | J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 10 3yo · F · b | 357114 | 79 | 54.0 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 6 | 10 | 3yo · G · b | 231115 | 66 | 50.5 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: Darragh Keenan · T: Gihan Arnolda · draw 2 8yo · G · bp | 00775 | 76 | 35.2 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 8 | 6 | J: David Probert · T: Henry Candy · draw 3 5yo · G · grp | 184425 | 74 | 44.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 9 | 8 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 5 3yo · F · bt | 31257 | 77 | 49.9 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Saffie Osborne · T: David O'Meara · draw 7 4yo · G · b | 810275 | 74 | 46.1 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:05 Epsom?
No — the AI top pick (Almekarem) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 16:05 Epsom?
Top finishers: 1. Hello Cotai (IRE) (15.00), 2. Almekarem (IRE) (3.75), 3. Hengest (GB) (9.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:05 Epsom?
The winning time was 2m 15.34s.
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