15:53 Newton Abbot

Hugh Michelmore Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

3m2f · Chase · Class 3 · Good · 5 runners · £7,922 · Wednesday, 27 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 11/10F·2.10

1st
Rickety Bridge (FR)AI top pick · 81.5
Freddie Gingell·Paul Nicholls
11/10F·2.10
SP
2nd
Snipe (IRE)
Harry Skelton·Dan Skelton·beaten 5.5 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP
3rd
Time To Bite (IRE)
Bryan Carver·Chris Honour·beaten 1 length
100/30·4.33
SP

Race time

6m 35.76s+14.76s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Rickety Bridge (FR))

“Prominent - went second 8th - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden - challenging when hit 2 out - led before last - stayed on”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.10 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: Rickety Bridge

Preference is for RICKETY BRIDGE, who won on his chase debut over C&D this month and hit a personal best with that smooth success.

Forecast 6/4 Rickety Bridge, 9/4 Time To Bite, 7/2 Snipe, 13/2 Moroder, 12/1 Blackjack Magic

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

Rickety Bridge

Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls · 7yo

Top-rated of 5

score 81.5 · +2.7 clear of next best (78.8)

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
21d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
95small sample (n=8)
Paul Nicholls: 3/8 winners last 14d (38%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
84very strong
OR 113 · RPR 136 · TS 127
Form20% weight
54average
Last 6: P-0-4-1

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	5	Rickety Bridge J: Freddie Gingell · T: Paul Nicholls · draw 0 7yo · G · chp	P041	10-13	113	136	127	81.5	11/10F·2.10 SP
2	1	Snipe J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton · draw 0 9yo · G · bp	71416	12-00	128	131	123	78.8	5/1·6.00 SP
3	2	Time To Bite J: Bryan Carver · T: Chris Honour · draw 0 11yo · G · bb	41321	11-13	127	132	114	67.9	100/30·4.33 SP
—	3	Blackjack Magic J: Chad Bament(5) · T: Anthony Honeyball · draw 0 11yo · G · btb	P544	11-11	125	132	113	59.6	—
PU	4	Moroder J: James Best · T: Seamus Mullins · draw 0 12yo · G · bb	P3P42	11-07	121	133	131	76.0	9/1·10.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:53 Newton Abbot on 27 May 2026?

Rickety Bridge (FR) won the 15:53 Newton Abbot at SP 2.10. Ridden by Freddie Gingell. Trained by Paul Nicholls.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:53 Newton Abbot?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Rickety Bridge, won the race (AI score 81.5).

What were the placings in the 15:53 Newton Abbot?

Top finishers: 1. Rickety Bridge (FR) (2.10), 2. Snipe (IRE) (6.00), 3. Time To Bite (IRE) (4.33).

What was the winning time for the 15:53 Newton Abbot?

The winning time was 6m 35.76s, 14.76s slower than standard.

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