16:55 Nottingham

£9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap

5f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Soft · 13 runners · £3,926 · Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th

1st
Sonic Si (GB)
Rossa Ryan·Tony Carroll
11/4·3.75
SP
2nd
Bang On The Bell (GB)
Jonny Peate·J R Jenkins·beaten 2 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP
3rd
Charging Bull (IRE)
Hector Crouch·Michael Keady·beaten 2.25 lengths
33/1·34.00
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

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: Irish Dancer

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

Forecast 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

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

Timebar

Lewis Edmunds · Roy Bowring · 5yo

Top-rated of 13

score 50.8 · +0.6 clear of next best (50.2)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
83small sample (n=3)
Roy Bowring: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
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

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 5f

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–5)

IV 0.90

Mid (6–10)

IV 1.04

High (11–14)

IV 1.08

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 149 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	3	Sonic Si J: Rossa Ryan · T: Tony Carroll · draw 11 4yo · G · b	74343	9-08	54	69	—	50.2	11/4·3.75 SP
2	2	Bang On The Bell J: Jonny Peate · T: J R Jenkins · draw 10 7yo · G · bb	878538	9-09	55	66	37	31.3	13/2·7.50 SP
3	7	Charging Bull J: Hector Crouch · T: Michael Keady · draw 3 4yo · G · bhtFT HT	500728	9-06	52	62	—	41.1	33/1·34.00 SP
4	8	Masterclass J: Oisin Murphy · T: Paul Midgley · draw 7 7yo · G · grb	63848	9-03	49	64	48	42.7	2/1F·3.00 SP
5	12	Nad Alshiba Snow J: Rob Hornby · T: Mike Murphy · draw 8 4yo · F · bt	45543	9-00	46	63	—	45.7	20/1·21.00 SP
6	13	Poetic Jack J: Marco Ghiani · T: Robert Cowell · draw 4 6yo · G · bv	25448	9-00	46	62	—	40.2	16/1·17.00 SP
7	5	Diamondsinthesand J: Joanna Mason · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 14 9yo · G · b	26877	9-08	54	65	37	31.1	14/1·15.00 SP
8	11	Timebar J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Roy Bowring · draw 1 5yo · G · btb	55342	9-00	46	67	54	50.8	12/1·13.00 SP
9	10	Mister McGregor J: Faye McManoman · T: Michael Mullineaux · draw 2 4yo · G · chvFT V	85290	9-01	47	67	43	30.3	33/1·34.00 SP
10	9	Top Star J: David Egan · T: Dean Ivory · draw 9 4yo · G · chbFT B	528274	9-02	48	66	—	37.3	22/1·23.00 SP
11	14	Dunnington Lad J: Ben Ffrench Davis(5) · T: Peter Winks · draw 5 6yo · G · ch	779U9	9-00	46	60	51	25.7	40/1·41.00 SP
12	6	Barmyblade J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 6 4yo · G · b	00046	9-07	53	62	53	33.4	15/2·8.50 SP
UR	4	Chasing Gold J: Darragh Keenan · T: Michael Keady · draw 13 4yo · G · bt	46433	9-08	54	66	60	45.1	14/1·15.00 SP
—	—	Irish Dancer J: Harry Smith(7) · T: Declan Carroll · draw 12 6yo · G · chtb	22731	10-00	60	65	48	48.3	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:55 Nottingham on 19 May 2026?

Sonic Si (GB) won the 16:55 Nottingham at SP 3.75. Ridden by Rossa Ryan. Trained by Tony Carroll.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:55 Nottingham?

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

What were the placings in the 16:55 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 16:55 Nottingham?

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

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