17:35 Yarmouth

British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

5f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 10 runners · £5,940 · Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Havana Lightning (GB)
Billy Loughnane·George Boughey
3/1·4.00
SP
2nd
Havana Sprite (GB)AI top pick · 55.5
Hector Crouch·James Tate·beaten 1.5 lengths
4/6F·1.67
SP
3rd
Harlequin Sky (IRE)
George Wood·Jane Chapple-Hyam·beaten 1.25 lengths
18/1·19.00
SP

Race time

1m 2.12s+3.32s vs std

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

In-running (Havana Lightning (GB))

“Made all - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.67 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: Havana Sprite

Several possible improvers but none more so than HAVANA SPRITE, whose Newmarket fourth was most encouraging.

Forecast 5/4 Havana Sprite, 3/1 Havana Lightning, 7/1 Halliwell Stream, Havana Grey Star, 12/1 Persian Sunset, 16/1 Sable Island, Sydney Grace, 20/1 Harlequin Sky, 50/1 Alpaca's Bullet, Minnie Bear, 100/1 Sea Of Sardinia

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

Havana Sprite

Hector Crouch · James Tate · 2yo

Top-rated of 10

score 55.5 · +3.7 clear of next best (51.8)

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
17d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
66strong
RPR 99 · TS 99 — highest combined rating in the field
Form20% weight
45below average
Last 6: 4
Trainer20% weight
18weak
James Tate: 1/14 winners last 14d (7%)

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 — Yarmouth 5f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.37).

Low (1–4)

IV 1.37

Mid (5–8)

IV 0.88

High (9–11)

IV 0.70

Today: Havana Grey Star (draw 1) and Havana Lightning (draw 4) get the bias; Alpaca's Bullet (draw 10) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 146 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	5	Havana Lightning J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey · draw 4 2yo · F · gr	5	9-02	—	78	75	44.5	3/1·4.00 SP
2	6	Havana Sprite J: Hector Crouch · T: James Tate · draw 5 2yo · F · gr	4	9-02	—	99	99	55.5	4/6F·1.67 SP
3	3	Harlequin Sky J: George Wood · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 9 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	19.0	18/1·19.00 SP
4	2	Halliwell Stream J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 11 2yo · F · ch	—	9-02	—	—	—	19.0	8/1·9.00 SP
5	4	Havana Grey Star J: Jamie Spencer · T: Richard Hughes · draw 1 2yo · F · gr	4	9-02	—	78	53	48.3	8/1·9.00 SP
6	11	Sydney Grace J: Paddy Bradley · T: Charlie Fellowes · draw 6 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	21.5	16/1·17.00 SP
7	1	Alpaca's Bullet J: William Carson · T: Adam Kirby · draw 10 2yo · F · b	8	9-02	—	45	34	30.7	125/1·126.00 SP
8	7	Minnie Bear J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Adam Kirby · draw 3 2yo · F · b	8	9-02	—	45	—	34.0	80/1·81.00 SP
9	8	Persian Sunset J: Rowan Scott · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy · draw 2 2yo · F · gr	3	9-02	—	60	37	43.7	25/1·26.00 SP
10	10	Sea Of Sardinia J: Dylan Hogan · T: Hayley Burton · draw 7 2yo · F · btFT T	8	9-02	—	47	43	35.5	125/1·126.00 SP
—	—	Sable Island J: Liam Wright(5) · T: Chris Dwyer · draw 8 2yo · F · b	3	9-02	—	73	—	51.8	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:35 Yarmouth on 20 May 2026?

Havana Lightning (GB) won the 17:35 Yarmouth at SP 4.00. Ridden by Billy Loughnane. Trained by George Boughey.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:35 Yarmouth?

No — the AI top pick (Havana Sprite) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 17:35 Yarmouth?

Top finishers: 1. Havana Lightning (GB) (4.00), 2. Havana Sprite (GB) (1.67), 3. Harlequin Sky (IRE) (19.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:35 Yarmouth?

The winning time was 1m 2.12s, 3.32s slower than standard.

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