Who won the 17:22 Ffos Las on 20 May 2026?
Kates Choice (IRE) won the 17:22 Ffos Las at SP 5.00. Ridden by James Best. Trained by Nikki Evans.
17:22 Ffos Las
Adept GRP Cabinets Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
2m4f · Hurdle · Class 5 · Good To Soft · 7 runners · £3,248 · Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stKates Choice (IRE)James Best·Nikki Evans4/1·5.00SP
- 2ndForest Spirit (IRE)James Bowen·Mickey Bowen·beaten 1.5 lengths11/4F·3.75SP
- 3rdJlow (IRE)AI top pick · 53.2Brendan Powell·Ryan Potter·beaten 3.75 lengths5/1·6.00SP
Race time
5m 5.50s+20.50s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Kates Choice (IRE))
“Held up in rear - headway 7th - led narrowly and going easily when hit 2 out - cajoled along approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - pushed out”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.10.09 score
Forest Spirit
3.65Betfair Exchange
segment +13.6% · Hurdle · Good To Soft · Class 5
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Forest Spirit
The vote is for FOREST SPIRIT ahead of Mystical Mabel. They both ran well last time and Forest Spirit may have come on from that run
Forecast 11/4 Forest Spirit, 4/1 Barafundle Bay, Mystical Mabel, 7/1 Kates Choice, 8/1 La Belle Argentee, 9/1 Freddiemissmolli, Mya Du Clos, 12/1 Jlow
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
Jlow
Brendan Powell · Ryan Potter · 5yo
Top-rated of 7
score 53.2 · +1.3 clear of next best (52.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong16d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight60averageOR 81 · RPR 94 · TS 96 — above field median
- Trainer20% weight50no sampleRyan Potter — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight16weakLast 6: 6-P-4-6-P
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 | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | J: James Best · T: Nikki Evans · draw 0 6yo · M · bt | 9542F | 90 | 46.7 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 2 | 6 | Forest Spiritv1.1 J: James Bowen · T: Mickey Bowen · draw 0 5yo · M · bpFT P | 09753 | 81 | 45.0 | 11/4F·3.75 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Brendan Powell · T: Ryan Potter · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 6P46P | 81 | 53.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 4 | 9 | J: Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) · T: Christian Williams · draw 0 4yo · F · b | 78555 | 86 | 46.6 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 5 | 2 | J: David Bass · T: Max Comley · draw 0 5yo · M · grtpFirst after wind op | 27P55 | 91 | 52.0 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Shane Fenelon(5) · T: Barry John Murphy · draw 0 6yo · M · b/brhFT H | 85U0 | 85 | 31.4 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: David Noonan · T: Christian Williams · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 44 | 88 | 48.9 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Freddie Mitchell(3) · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 0 4yo · F · b | F4063 | 87 | 46.5 | — |
| — | — | J: NON-RUNNER · T: Jeremy Scott · draw 0 6yo · M · bt | 59634 | 92 | 48.2 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:22 Ffos Las?
No — the AI top pick (Jlow) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 17:22 Ffos Las?
Top finishers: 1. Kates Choice (IRE) (5.00), 2. Forest Spirit (IRE) (3.75), 3. Jlow (IRE) (6.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:22 Ffos Las?
The winning time was 5m 5.50s, 20.50s slower than standard.
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