4:55

Nottingham

Great Britain

£9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

5f·Flat·Class 6·Good To Soft·13 runners·£3,926

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th

1st
Sonic Si (GB)
Rossa Ryan·Tony Carroll
3.75
SP
2nd
Bang On The Bell (GB)
Jonny Peate·J R Jenkins·beaten 2 lengths
7.50
SP
3rd
Charging Bull (IRE)
Hector Crouch·Michael Keady·beaten 2.25 lengths
34.00
SP

Race time

1m 1.84s+4.24s vs std

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

In-running (Sonic Si (GB))

“Prominent - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ran on well final 110yds - won going away”

AI top-rated Timebar (score 50.8) finished 8th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 12.00 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 →

v1.050.8/100 rating

Timebar

18.50Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way50.2/100 rating

Sonic Si

4.60Betfair 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

Timebar

Lewis Edmunds · Roy Bowring · 5yo

50.8/100

+0.6 vs next best (50.2)

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

Trainer20% weight
83very strong
Roy Bowring: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
Form20% weight
56average
Last 6: 5-5-3-4-2
Freshness10% weight
45below average
341d since last run (long absence)
Ratings50% weight
37below average
OR 46 · RPR 67 · TS 54

MarketBest price 18.50 (Betfair Exchange) — 7th pick of 13 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	2	10	Bang On The Bell 7yo · G · bb	Jonny Peate J R Jenkins	878538	9-09	55	66	37	31.3	13/2 SP
1	3	11	Sonic Si 4yo · G · b	Rossa Ryan Tony Carroll	74343	9-08	54	69	—	50.2	11/4 SP
UR	4	13	Chasing Gold 4yo · G · bt	Darragh Keenan Michael Keady	46433	9-08	54	66	60	45.1	14/1 SP
7	5	14	Diamondsinthesand 9yo · G · b	Joanna Mason Adrian Wintle	26877	9-08	54	65	37	31.1	14/1 SP
12	6	6	Barmyblade 4yo · G · b	David Allan Tim Easterby	00046	9-07	53	62	53	33.4	15/2 SP
3	7	3	Charging Bull 4yo · G · bhtFT HT	Hector Crouch Michael Keady	500728	9-06	52	62	—	41.1	33/1 SP
4	8	7	Masterclass 7yo · G · grb	Oisin Murphy Paul Midgley	63848	9-03	49	64	48	42.7	2/1F SP
10	9	9	Top Star 4yo · G · chbFT B	David Egan Dean Ivory	528274	9-02	48	66	—	37.3	22/1 SP
9	10	2	Mister McGregor 4yo · G · chvFT V	Faye McManoman Michael Mullineaux	85290	9-01	47	67	43	30.3	33/1 SP
8	11	1	Timebar 5yo · G · btb	Lewis Edmunds Roy Bowring	55342	9-00	46	67	54	50.8	12/1 SP
5	12	8	Nad Alshiba Snow 4yo · F · bt	Rob Hornby Mike Murphy	45543	9-00	46	63	—	45.7	20/1 SP
6	13	4	Poetic Jack 6yo · G · bv	Marco Ghiani Robert Cowell	25448	9-00	46	62	—	40.2	16/1 SP
11	14	5	Dunnington Lad 6yo · G · ch	Ben Ffrench Davis(5) Peter Winks	779U9	9-00	46	60	51	25.7	40/1 SP
—	—	12	Irish Dancer 6yo · G · chtb	Harry Smith(7) Declan Carroll	22731	10-00	60	65	48	48.3	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 4:55 Nottingham on 19 May 2026?

Sonic Si (GB) won the 4:55 Nottingham at SP 3.75. Ridden by Rossa Ryan. Trained by Tony Carroll.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 4:55 Nottingham?

No — the AI top pick (Timebar) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 4:55 Nottingham?

Top finishers: 1. Sonic Si (GB) (3.75), 2. Bang On The Bell (GB) (7.50), 3. Charging Bull (IRE) (34.00).

What was the winning time for the 4:55 Nottingham?

The winning time was 1m 1.84s, 4.24s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Most of these have something to prove but IRISH DANCER won at Catterick last week and is a big player again under a penalty.

Racing Post pick: Irish Dancer

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

4/1 Irish Dancer, 11/2 Masterclass, 13/2 Chasing Gold, 7/1 Sonic Si, 15/2 Bang On The Bell, 9/1 Top Star, 10/1 Barmyblade, Nad Alshiba Snow, Poetic Jack, 12/1 Timebar, 20/1 Charging Bull, 25/1 Diamondsinthesand, 33/1 Mister McGregor, 50/1 Dunnington Lad

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

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