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4:35

Carlisle

Great Britain

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Monday, 18 May 2026

1m·Flat·Class 6·Soft·10 runners·£3,402
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th
  1. 1st
    Mereside Princess (IRE)
    Mark Winn·David & Nicola Barron
    4.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Hatamoto (GB)
    Sean Kirrane·Tim Easterby·beaten 1.5 lengths
    2.62
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Cobalt Comet (GB)
    Cam Hardie·John Mackie·beaten 0.3 lengths
    9.50
    SP
Race time
1m 47.25s+10.45s vs std

Markedly slow — strong soft ground or a deeply tactical race.

In-running (Mereside Princess (IRE))

Made all - led field to near side home straight - ridden 2f out - ran on inside final furlong

AI top-rated Thankfully Simmy (score 44.7) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 6.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

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 →
v1.044.7/100 rating
Thankfully Simmy
6.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way44.7/100 rating
Thankfully Simmy
6.00Betfair 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

Thankfully Simmy

David Nolan · Richard & Peter Fahey · 3yo

44.7/100
+1.9 vs next best (42.8)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    23d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    42below average
    Last 6: 5-4-2-4-6
  • Ratings50% weight
    40below average
    OR 60 · RPR 69 · TS 53 — above field median
  • Trainer20% weight
    30weak
    Richard & Peter Fahey: 6/50 winners last 14d (12%)
MarketBest price 6.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 3rd pick of 10 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
511
3yo · F · b
3588
9-0960671635.7
22/1
SP
626
3yo · G · bpFT P
54246
9-0960695344.7
6/1
SP
335
3yo · G · bh
0663
9-07586737.6
17/2
SP
2410
3yo · G · b
556
9-0455646339.7
13/8F
SP
753
3yo · G · bpFT P
66420
8-13506742.8
11/2
SP
1068
3yo · G · b
058
8-1249641832.6
18/1
SP
179
3yo · F · br/grb
376643
8-1249675734.0
7/2
SP
984
3yo · G · b
5700
8-1047653424.4
33/1
SP
892
3yo · G · bh
57556
8-0946544430.9
50/1
SP
4107
3yo · F · b
660
8-0946535023.1
22/1
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 4:35 Carlisle on 18 May 2026?

Mereside Princess (IRE) won the 4:35 Carlisle at SP 4.50. Ridden by Mark Winn. Trained by David & Nicola Barron.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 4:35 Carlisle?

No — the AI top pick (Thankfully Simmy) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 4:35 Carlisle?

Top finishers: 1. Mereside Princess (IRE) (4.50), 2. Hatamoto (GB) (2.62), 3. Cobalt Comet (GB) (9.50).

What was the winning time for the 4:35 Carlisle?

The winning time was 1m 47.25s, 10.45s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

A maiden handicap in all but name. THANKFULLY SIMMY may be one to get off the mark. Cobalt Comet is second pick.

Racing Post pick: Thankfully Simmy

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

4/1 Mereside Princess, 9/2 Thankfully Simmy, Cobalt Comet, Hatamoto, 11/2 Smoker Bellamy, 7/1 Too Darn Spicy, 14/1 Helios Path, 20/1 The Floors Munky, Dandy Orton, Royal Baroness

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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