Who won the 15:05 Haydock on 5 September 2026?
Aegean Prince (GB) won the 15:05 Haydock at SP 2.75. Ridden by William Buick. Trained by Charlie Appleby.
15:05 Haydock
Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
1m6f · Flat · Class 2 · Soft · 10 runners · £51,540 · Saturday, 5 September 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 7/4F·2.75Race report
- 1stAegean Prince (GB)AI top pick · 71.4William Buick·Charlie Appleby7/4F·2.75SP
- 2ndIn The Breeze (IRE)Ray Dawson·Henrietta C Knight·beaten 7.5 lengths12/1·13.00SP
- 3rdPole Star (GB)Hector Crouch·Charlie Johnston·beaten 5.5 lengths14/1·15.00SP
Race time
3m 13.98s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Aegean Prince (GB))
“Up with the pace from the off - hit the front momentarily after 1f then dropped back to third - moving well took over 3f out - four lengths to the good over 1f out and extending inside the final furlong - allowed to coast home - won with plenty in hand”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.75 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 →v1.13.75 score
Aegean Prince
3.05Betfair Exchange
segment +19.6% · Flat · Heavy · Class 2
Each-way66.7/100 rating
Valedictory
11.00BetWright
Place portion settles at 3.00 · 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: Stressfree
Stressfree arrives at Haydock with a clear edge over this eleven-runner field on fourteen furlongs of heavy ground, sitting a solid eight pounds ahead of Aegean Prince and a further two pounds clear of the next challenger, In The Breeze, with Finalise also meriting respect in a race where the testing conditions will ruthlessly expose any stamina limitations. Aegean Prince is the obvious threat and will press hardest if he handles the mud, while In The Breeze and Finalise are capable of making the frame should the selection have an off day. On balance, however, Stressfree looks the one to be with and 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
Aegean Prince
William Buick · Charlie Appleby · 4yo
Top-rated of 14
score 71.4 · +4.4 clear of next best (67.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight87very strongLast 6: 3-1-1-2
- Trainer20% weight83very strongCharlie Appleby: 4/12 winners last 14d (33%)
- Ratings50% weight66strongOR 99 — highest combined rating in the field
- Freshness10% weight45below average320d since last run (long absence)
MarketBest price 3.10 (Matchbook) · 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 — Haydock 1m6f
full course data →Sample too small to call at this course and trip.
Low (1–5)
IV 1.16
Mid (6–10)
IV 0.94
High (11–14)
IV 0.88
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 33 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aegean Princev1.1 J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 9 4yo · G · ch | 3112 | 99 | 71.4 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| 2 | 5 | J: Ray Dawson · T: Henrietta C Knight · draw 3 8yo · G · b | 71010 | 92 | 48.9 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 3 | 10 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 12 4yo · G · bpFT P | 350953 | 83 | 47.9 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara · draw 7 6yo · G · ch | 27086 | 97 | 53.1 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 5 | 14 | J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4 5yo · G · ch | 84292 | 78 | 52.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 6 | 13 | J: Sean D Bowen · T: William Haggas · draw 1 4yo · F · ch | 182 | 79 | 56.1 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 7 | 7 | J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 2 4yo · F · ch | 22123 | 91 | 65.1 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara · draw 10 4yo · G · b | 83427 | 89 | 54.4 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 9 | 12 | J: Stevie Donohoe · T: Nick Scholfield · draw 8 4yo · G · bp | 29709 | 80 | 48.4 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 10 | 11 | J: David Egan · T: Ian Williams · draw 14 4yo · G · gr | 44644 | 81 | 51.0 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt · draw 13 4yo · G · bpFT P | 53134 | 91 | 67.0 | — |
| — | — | J: James Doyle · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 5 4yo · G · bb | 261157 | 95 | 66.7 | — |
| — | — | J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jim Goldie · draw 11 7yo · G · b | 435132 | 92 | 59.2 | — |
| — | — | J: David Egan · T: Ian Williams · draw 6 6yo · G · b | 09051 | 93 | 55.4 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:05 Haydock?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Aegean Prince, won the race (AI score 71.4).
What were the placings in the 15:05 Haydock?
Top finishers: 1. Aegean Prince (GB) (2.75), 2. In The Breeze (IRE) (13.00), 3. Pole Star (GB) (15.00).
What was the winning time for the 15:05 Haydock?
The winning time was 3m 13.98s.
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