19:20 Hexham

Lynn Siddall Memorial Handicap Chase

3m · Chase · Class 5 · Good · 7 runners · £5,281 · Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick was a non-runner

1st
West Lawn (GB)
Danny McMenamin·James Walton
10/1·11.00
SP
2nd
Worth The Walk (IRE)
Alice Stevens·Micky Hammond·beaten 5.5 lengths
17/2·9.50
SP
3rd
The Clonmel Kid (IRE)
Joe Williamson·Philip Kirby·beaten 1.25 lengths
9/2·5.50
SP

Race time

6m 47.35s+27.35s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (West Lawn (GB))

“Led - headed and prominent 2nd - disputed lead after 2 out - soon ridden - briefly headed but left in lead last - stayed on”

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: Katie's Melody

Harry Derham sends his only runner KATIE'S MELODY up here from Berkshire for her chase debut. The Clonmel Kid is the danger.

Forecast 15/8 Katie's Melody, 9/2 Kells Priory, 5/1 Killybegs Jet Lady, Milan Milos, 6/1 The Clonmel Kid, 12/1 Dr Shirocco, 16/1 Worth The Walk, 33/1 Don Brocco, 50/1 West Lawn

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

Kells Priory

NON-RUNNER · Olly Murphy · 9yo

Top-rated of 7

score 65.1 · +0.4 clear of next best (64.7)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
27d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
73strong
Olly Murphy: 12/41 winners last 14d (29%)
Ratings50% weight
68strong
OR 102
Form20% weight
33weak
Last 6: 0-7-4-4-5

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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	8	West Lawn J: Danny McMenamin · T: James Walton · draw 0 10yo · M · b	632P6	10-02	78	100	81	45.1	10/1·11.00 SP
2	9	Worth The Walk J: Alice Stevens(3) · T: Micky Hammond · draw 0 9yo · M · b	PP22F	10-02	78	98	68	50.9	17/2·9.50 SP
3	1	The Clonmel Kid J: Joe Williamson · T: Philip Kirby · draw 0 7yo · G · bp	77413	12-00	104	107	93	52.5	9/2·5.50 SP
4	7	Dr Shirocco J: Harry Reed · T: Sandy Forster · draw 0 11yo · G · ch	74463	10-02	78	110	90	59.2	3/1·4.00 SP
PU	2	Katie's Melody J: Paul O'Brien · T: Harry Derham · draw 0 6yo · M · b	25342	11-13	103	—	—	64.7	6/4F·2.50 SP
—	4	Killybegs Jet Lady J: Alan Doyle(3) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · draw 0 9yo · M · btv	52PB2	11-00	90	110	97	56.2	—
PU	5	Don Brocco J: Bruce Lynn · T: Gary Rutherford · draw 0 10yo · G · grtp	8P258	10-08	84	109	79	45.7	17/2·9.50 SP
—	—	Kells Priory J: NON-RUNNER · T: Olly Murphy · draw 0 9yo · G · bb	07445	11-12	102	—	—	65.1	—
—	—	Milan Milos J: NON-RUNNER · T: Tom Gretton · draw 0 6yo · G · bt	75431	10-04	80	114	102	54.1	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:20 Hexham on 19 May 2026?

West Lawn (GB) won the 19:20 Hexham at SP 11.00. Ridden by Danny McMenamin. Trained by James Walton.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:20 Hexham?

No — the AI top pick (Kells Priory) was a non-runner or unplaced.

What were the placings in the 19:20 Hexham?

Top finishers: 1. West Lawn (GB) (11.00), 2. Worth The Walk (IRE) (9.50), 3. The Clonmel Kid (IRE) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 19:20 Hexham?

The winning time was 6m 47.35s, 27.35s slower than standard.

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