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.
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Ffos Las
Great BritainAdept GRP Cabinets Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
2m4f·Hurdle·Class 5·Good To Soft·7 runners·£3,248
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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.053.2/100 rating
Jlow
7.20Betfair Exchange
Passes the v1.0 card filter
v1.10.09 score
Forest Spirit
3.65Betfair Exchange
segment +13.6% · Hurdle · Good To Soft · Class 5
Each-way53.2/100 rating
Jlow
7.20Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Jlow
Brendan Powell · Ryan Potter · 5yo
53.2/100
+1.3 vs next best (52.0)
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% weight50averageRyan Potter — no runners last 14 days
- Form20% weight16weakLast 6: 6-P-4-6-P
MarketBest price 7.20 (Betfair Exchange) — 4th pick of 7 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 5yo · M · grtpFirst after wind op | 27P55 | 11-11 | 91 | 94 | 71 | 52.0 | 100/30·4.33 SP | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6yo · M · bt | 9542F | 11-10 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 46.7 | 4/1·5.00 SP | |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 5yo · M · b | 44 | 11-08 | 88 | 92 | 62 | 48.9 | 14/1·15.00 SP | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 6yo · M · b/brhFT H | 85U0 | 11-05 | 85 | 93 | 33 | 31.4 | 15/2·8.50 SP | |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | Forest Spiritv1.1 5yo · M · bpFT P | 09753 | 11-01 | 81 | 95 | 50 | 45.0 | 11/4F·3.75 SP | |
| 3 | 7 | 0 | 5yo · M · b | 6P46P | 11-01 | 81 | 94 | 96 | 53.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 4 | 9 | 0 | 4yo · F · b | 78555 | 10-12 | 86 | 87 | 64 | 46.6 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 4yo · F · b | F4063 | 10-13 | 87 | 100 | 85 | 46.5 | — | |
| — | — | 0 | 6yo · M · bt | 59634 | 11-12 | 92 | 92 | — | 48.2 | — |
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.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyThe 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
Racing Post pick: Forest Spirit
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook11/4 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
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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