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16:50 Catterick

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7f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 11 runners · £3,664 · Thursday, 21 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th
  1. 1st
    Filey Beach (IRE)
    James Sullivan·Ruth Carr
    6/5F·2.20
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Emerald Army (IRE)
    Warren Fentiman·Ruth Carr·beaten 0.3 lengths
    10/1·11.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Ideal Guest (FR)
    Ethan Tindall·Harriet Bethell·beaten 1.25 lengths
    11/1·12.00
    SP
Race time
1m 25.39s+2.19s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Filey Beach (IRE))

In touch with leaders - headway against far rail 3f out - ridden to lead 1f out - soon went clear - much reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough

AI top-rated Saisons d'Or (score 48.6) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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: Filey Beach

Recent C&D winner FILEY BEACH is handily drawn and escapes a penalty. His principal threat is Saisons d'Or.

Forecast 9/4 Filey Beach, 4/1 Saisons d'Or, 11/2 Emerald Army, 15/2 Without Delay, 10/1 East Tyrone, 12/1 Dolly's Delight, Ideal Guest, Blue Jay Way, 14/1 Roundhay Park, 25/1 Monotone, Indy's Angel

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

Saisons d'Or

Callum Rodriguez · Jedd O'Keeffe · 11yo

Top-rated of 11
score 48.6 · +3.3 clear of next best (45.3)
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)
  • Form20% weight
    48below average
    Last 6: 8-7-0-4-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    45below average
    OR 60 · RPR 75 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    33small sample (n=8)
    Jedd O'Keeffe: 1/8 winners last 14d (13%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
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 — Catterick 7f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.13).

Low (1–4)
IV 1.02
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.13
High (9–11)
IV 0.86

Today: Roundhay Park (draw 8) and Dolly's Delight (draw 7) get the bias; Emerald Army (draw 11) 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. 98 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
16
J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 2
5yo · G · b
00841
5442.2
6/5F·2.20
SP
27
J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Ruth Carr · draw 11
5yo · G · b
73054
5340.7
10/1·11.00
SP
35
7yo · G · bh
42350
5733.3
11/1·12.00
SP
48
J: Sean Kirrane · T: John David Riches · draw 6
6yo · G · b
81187
5137.0
11/1·12.00
SP
52
J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Jedd O'Keeffe · draw 4
11yo · G · gr
87041
6048.6
4/1·5.00
SP
64
J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 7
4yo · F · bt
69365
5740.4
9/1·10.00
SP
73
J: Faye McManoman · T: Nigel Tinkler · draw 8
11yo · G · chp
42858
5945.3
33/1·34.00
SP
811
J: Shay Farmer(7) · T: Philip Kirby · draw 1
4yo · F · bpFT P
60878
4630.8
33/1·34.00
SP
910
J: Mason Paetel(5) · T: Philip Kirby · draw 10
4yo · G · bb
433733
4739.8
28/1·29.00
SP
109
J: Amie Waugh(3) · T: Tracy Waggott · draw 3
7yo · M · chp
60053
4933.8
12/1·13.00
SP
111
J: Harry Russell · T: Antony Brittain · draw 9
4yo · G · bt
89950
6030.6
33/1·34.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:50 Catterick on 21 May 2026?

Filey Beach (IRE) won the 16:50 Catterick at SP 2.20. Ridden by James Sullivan. Trained by Ruth Carr.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:50 Catterick?

No — the AI top pick (Saisons d'Or) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 16:50 Catterick?

Top finishers: 1. Filey Beach (IRE) (2.20), 2. Emerald Army (IRE) (11.00), 3. Ideal Guest (FR) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:50 Catterick?

The winning time was 1m 25.39s, 2.19s slower than standard.

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