Who won the 17:57 Kelso on 24 May 2026?
You Be Lucky Jean (GB) won the 17:57 Kelso at SP 5.00. Ridden by Sean Quinlan. Trained by Micky Hammond.
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Kelso
Great BritainSee You In September Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
Sunday, 24 May 2026
2m·NH Flat·Class 4·Good·6 runners·£2,723
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stYou Be Lucky Jean (GB)Sean Quinlan·Micky Hammond4/1·5.00SP
- 2ndBoy Aaron (IRE)Mr A P Ryan·Andrew Slattery·beaten 1.25 lengths4/7F·1.57SP
- 3rdKoa Beau (IRE)Danny McMenamin·Ewan Whillans·beaten 6.5 lengths13/2·7.50SP
Race time
3m 50.86s+9.86s vs std
Slow — soft ground or steady early gallop common over jumps.
In-running (You Be Lucky Jean (GB))
“Steadied start - held up in last - headway over 2f out - pressed leader over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ridden out final 110yds - won going away”
AI top-rated Little Mayhem (score 33.7) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 80.00 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 →v1.033.7/100 rating
Little Mayhem
80.00Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way29.5/100 rating
Ebchester
14.00Betfair 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
Little Mayhem
Joshua Thompson(5) · David Thompson · 5yo
33.7/100
+4.2 vs next best (29.5)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight70strong13d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight49below averageRPR 91 · TS 57 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight10weakLast 6: 8-8
- Trainer20% weight0weakDavid Thompson: 0/3 winners last 14d (0%)
MarketBest price 80.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 6th pick of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 5yo · G · b | — | 11-02 | — | — | — | 19.0 | 4/7F·1.57 SP | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 5yo · G · ch | — | 11-02 | — | — | — | 29.5 | 12/1·13.00 SP | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 5yo · G · bhFT H | — | 11-02 | — | — | — | 15.0 | 13/2·7.50 SP | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5yo · M · b | 88 | 10-09 | — | 91 | 57 | 33.7 | 80/1·81.00 SP | |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 4yo · F · b | 7 | 10-03 | — | 102 | 29 | 29.3 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 4yo · F · b | — | 10-03 | — | — | — | 15.0 | 4/1·5.00 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 5yo · G · btFT TFirst after wind op | 1 | 11-02 | — | — | — | 25.0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:57 Kelso?
No — the AI top pick (Little Mayhem) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 17:57 Kelso?
Top finishers: 1. You Be Lucky Jean (GB) (5.00), 2. Boy Aaron (IRE) (1.57), 3. Koa Beau (IRE) (7.50).
What was the winning time for the 17:57 Kelso?
The winning time was 3m 50.86s, 9.86s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyThe betting should reveal lots here but Andrew Slattery has a good record in bumpers so his BOY AARON is taken to make a winning start
Racing Post pick: Boy Aaron
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
FormbookEvs Boy Aaron, 11/4 Maximus Oxo, 8/1 Koa Beau, 9/1 You Be Lucky Jean, 10/1 Susie Q, 12/1 Ebchester, 66/1 Little Mayhem
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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