16:20 Nottingham

Conferences And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Fillies' Handicap

1m½f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Soft · 12 runners · £4,711 · Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th

1st
Wondrous Light (GB)
Rob Hornby·Jonathan Portman
4/1F·5.00
SP
2nd
Volendam (GB)
Joanna Mason·Tony Carroll·beaten 1.25 lengths
6/1·7.00
SP
3rd
Stella Lucente (IRE)
Oisin Murphy·Jack Morland·beaten 1 length
9/1·10.00
SP

Race time

1m 48.72s+8.62s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Wondrous Light (GB))

“Travelled strongly - held up in rear - smooth headway over 2f out - led inside final furlong - shaken up final 110yds - readily”

AI top-rated Galileo Charm (score 56.4) finished 7th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 8.50 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: Porth Eilian

The Verdict comprises the interesting handicap debutantes PORTH EILIAN and Ziata in that order of preference.

Forecast 9/2 Wondrous Light, Ziata, 5/1 Stella Lucente, 13/2 Jamie Sommers, 8/1 Espanita, 9/1 Porth Eilian, Pretty Spirited, 12/1 Galileo Charm, 14/1 Huggable, 20/1 Saliko, Volendam, Pretty Ambitious, 33/1 Katalyst

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

Galileo Charm

Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti · 3yo

Top-rated of 12

score 56.4 · +2.5 clear of next best (53.9)

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
23d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
73strong
Marco Botti: 4/14 winners last 14d (29%)
Form20% weight
52average
Last 6: 6-3-2-1-4-7
Ratings50% weight
43below average
OR 67 · RPR 72 · TS 55

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.

Draw bias — Nottingham 1m½f

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–5)

IV 0.91

Mid (6–9)

IV 0.99

High (10–13)

IV 1.11

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 196 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	2	Wondrous Light J: Rob Hornby · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 12 4yo · F · gr	46514	10-02	70	78	43	53.9	4/1F·5.00 SP
2	4	Volendam J: Joanna Mason · T: Tony Carroll · draw 8 4yo · F · b	262310	9-06	60	75	64	52.0	6/1·7.00 SP
3	8	Stella Lucente J: Oisin Murphy · T: Jack Morland · draw 7 3yo · F · b	2223	9-02	68	73	26	46.2	9/1·10.00 SP
4	13	Katalyst J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick · draw 6 3yo · F · bbFT B	55656	8-11	63	73	—	42.6	50/1·51.00 SP
5	5	Ziata J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 1 3yo · F · b	432	9-04	70	74	58	49.3	9/2·5.50 SP
6	3	Huggable J: Ray Dawson · T: Dylan Cunha · draw 3 4yo · F · b	01220	10-01	69	74	64	50.0	12/1·13.00 SP
7	11	Galileo Charm J: Marco Ghiani · T: Marco Botti · draw 2 3yo · F · bp	632147	9-01	67	72	55	56.4	17/2·9.50 SP
8	9	Espanita J: Oliver Stammers · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 11 3yo · F · gr	2165	9-02	68	73	—	49.2	18/1·19.00 SP
9	1	Saliko J: Hector Crouch · T: Jack Jones · draw 10 4yo · F · b	14607	10-02	70	77	64	37.8	14/1·15.00 SP
10	7	Pretty Ambitious J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Harry Eustace · draw 5 3yo · F · b	2280	9-03	69	71	56	48.1	18/1·19.00 SP
11	10	Jamie Sommers J: Rossa Ryan · T: David Loughnane · draw 4 3yo · F · bbFT B	77334	9-01	67	74	66	42.2	5/1·6.00 SP
12	12	Pretty Spirited J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Kevin Frost · draw 9 4yo · F · b	41133	9-00	54	75	55	44.9	11/1·12.00 SP
—	—	Porth Eilian J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Edward Bethell · draw 13 3yo · F · b	754	9-03	69	76	59	41.7	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:20 Nottingham on 19 May 2026?

Wondrous Light (GB) won the 16:20 Nottingham at SP 5.00. Ridden by Rob Hornby. Trained by Jonathan Portman.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:20 Nottingham?

No — the AI top pick (Galileo Charm) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 16:20 Nottingham?

Top finishers: 1. Wondrous Light (GB) (5.00), 2. Volendam (GB) (7.00), 3. Stella Lucente (IRE) (10.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:20 Nottingham?

The winning time was 1m 48.72s, 8.62s slower than standard.

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