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16:15 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 7th
  1. 1st
    Lope Y Linda (GB)
    Jake Dickson·Tim Easterby
    9/1·10.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Supreme Dancer (IRE)
    Oisin McSweeney·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten .5 lengths
    18/1·19.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Trucial Pearl (GB)
    Mason Paetel·Michael & David Easterby·beaten 2.25 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
Race time
1m 26.14s+2.94s vs std

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

In-running (Lope Y Linda (GB))

Prominent - pushed along over 1f out - pressed leader inside final furlong - ridden to lead final 110yds - ran on

AI top-rated South Coast Star (score 46.4) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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: Musical Soldier

Assuming that the switch back to turf isn't troublesome, the recent Wolverhampton scorer MUSICAL SOLDIER is the likeliest candidate.

Forecast 9/4 Musical Soldier, 9/2 Hood Wink, Lope Y Linda, 7/1 Trucial Pearl, 15/2 South Coast Star, 10/1 Hear The Drums, 12/1 Belling The Cat, 20/1 Supreme Dancer, Dream Forever, 25/1 Rocklaw, 33/1 Antique Blue

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

South Coast Star

Jack Nicholls(5) · Hugo Palmer · 3yo

Top-rated of 11
score 46.4 · +2.5 clear of next best (43.9)
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
    85very strong
    52d since last run (fresh)
  • Trainer20% weight
    48below average
    Hugo Palmer: 5/26 winners last 14d (19%)
  • Form20% weight
    44below average
    Last 6: 4-3-5-2-6
  • Ratings50% weight
    39below average
    OR 55 · RPR 62 — highest combined rating in the field
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: South Coast Star (draw 8) and Lope Y Linda (draw 7) get the bias; Supreme Dancer (draw 9) 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
111
J: Jake Dickson(7) · T: Tim Easterby · draw 7
3yo · F · br
95554
4638.8
9/1·10.00
SP
25
3yo · G · ch
42557
5540.8
18/1·19.00
SP
310
3yo · F · bv
442365
4737.5
9/2·5.50
SP
49
3yo · F · bpFT P
66245
4834.5
10/1·11.00
SP
54
J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 1
3yo · G · bt
55671
5543.9
5/2F·3.50
SP
66
J: Sean Kirrane · T: Tim Easterby · draw 3
3yo · G · bb
40714
5039.0
11/2·6.50
SP
73
J: Jack Nicholls(5) · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 8
3yo · F · b
43526
5546.4
11/2·6.50
SP
81
3yo · G · b
88910
5542.4
7/1·8.00
SP
97
J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 6
3yo · G · bh
39080
4929.7
25/1·26.00
SP
102
3yo · F · b
8848
5533.0
50/1·51.00
SP
118
3yo · G · ch
82400
4835.5
33/1·34.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:15 Catterick on 21 May 2026?

Lope Y Linda (GB) won the 16:15 Catterick at SP 10.00. Ridden by Jake Dickson. Trained by Tim Easterby.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:15 Catterick?

No — the AI top pick (South Coast Star) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 16:15 Catterick?

Top finishers: 1. Lope Y Linda (GB) (10.00), 2. Supreme Dancer (IRE) (19.00), 3. Trucial Pearl (GB) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 16:15 Catterick?

The winning time was 1m 26.14s, 2.94s slower than standard.

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