17:03 Bath

Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div I)

5½f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 13 runners · £4,711 · Friday, 22 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick was a non-runner

1st
Legendsoftheland (IRE)
Joe Leavy·Adrian Wintle
11/2·6.50
SP
2nd
Big Time Rascal (GB)
Benoit De La Sayette·Michael Attwater·beaten .5 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP
3rd
Sisters In The Sky (GB)
Rossa Ryan·Grace Harris·beaten 1.5 lengths
14/1·15.00
SP

Race time

1m 9.47s+1.87s vs std

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

In-running (Legendsoftheland (IRE))

“Towards rear - midfield 2f out - in touch with leaders over 1f out - pressed leader inside final furlong - led and kept on final 110yds”

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: Southbank

Top of the list is last year's winner SOUTHBANK, who was a good second at Lingfield last month. Legendsoftheland is feared most.

Forecast 7/2 Legendsoftheland, 4/1 Southbank, 11/2 Tomarlo, Big Time Rascal, 15/2 Zambezi Diamond, 8/1 Vault Of Heaven, 10/1 Comedian Leader, 14/1 Sisters In The Sky, 16/1 Secret Handsheikh, 25/1 Haworth Star, Little Miss Magic, Port Hedland, 33/1 Spirited Dancer, Washington Heir, 40/1 Coast

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

Comedian Leader

William Cox · Jim & Suzi Best · 6yo

Top-rated of 13

score 45.8 · +2.1 clear of next best (43.8)

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=6)
Jim & Suzi Best: 2/6 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
65strong
63d since last run (rusty)
Ratings50% weight
38below average
OR 50 · RPR 64 · TS 59
Form20% weight
18weak
Last 6: 7-7-8-9-6-5

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 — Bath 5½f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.12).

Low (1–5)

IV 1.12

Mid (6–10)

IV 1.06

High (11–15)

IV 0.81

Today: Port Hedland (draw 1) and Tomarlo (draw 5) get the bias; Washington Heir (draw 12) 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. 187 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	6	Legendsoftheland J: Joe Leavy · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 15 4yo · G · ch	63212	9-05	51	65	16	38.7	11/2·6.50 SP
2	9	Big Time Rascal J: Benoit De La Sayette · T: Michael Attwater · draw 10 5yo · G · b	59562	9-02	48	65	55	41.7	13/2·7.50 SP
3	10	Sisters In The Sky J: Rossa Ryan · T: Grace Harris · draw 2 7yo · G · chp	512748	9-00	46	65	58	38.0	14/1·15.00 SP
4	15	Coast J: Mikkel Mortensen(5) · T: Scott Dixon · draw 9 7yo · M · bb	579077	9-00	46	62	—	29.8	33/1·34.00 SP
5	7	Spirited Dancer J: David Probert · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler · draw 11 4yo · F · b	08770	9-04	50	63	49	26.2	10/1·11.00 SP
6	2	Southbank J: William Carson · T: Chris Gordon · draw 6 5yo · G · b	42342	9-09	55	64	51	41.6	7/2F·4.50 SP
7	12	Little Miss Magic J: Charlie Tucker(7) · T: Patrick Chamings · draw 8 5yo · M · bv	03776	9-00	46	63	65	33.7	12/1·13.00 SP
8	5	Haworth Star J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Max Young · draw 3 6yo · G · bh	50270	9-06	52	67	—	30.7	40/1·41.00 SP
9	13	Port Hedland J: Jason Watson · T: Tony Carroll · draw 1 5yo · G · bh	734757	9-00	46	64	—	43.8	5/1·6.00 SP
10	3	Secret Handsheikh J: Luke Morris · T: John Gallagher · draw 13 8yo · G · bv	00830	9-09	55	64	30	30.2	14/1·15.00 SP
11	14	Washington Heir J: Jack Doughty · T: Tony Carroll · draw 12 4yo · G · ch	53559	9-00	46	62	—	43.2	28/1·29.00 SP
12	1	Zambezi Diamond J: Thomas Greatrex · T: Henry Candy · draw 4 5yo · M · b	88404	9-09	55	68	—	35.7	11/1·12.00 SP
PU	11	Vault Of Heaven J: Hollie Doyle · T: Kevin Frost · draw 14 4yo · G · bb	05093	9-00	46	65	46	32.6	13/2·7.50 SP
—	—	Tomarlo J: Sean D Bowen · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 5 4yo · G · bt	67704	9-07	53	64	68	41.8	—
—	—	Comedian Leader J: William Cox · T: Jim & Suzi Best · draw 7 6yo · M · b	778965	9-04	50	64	59	45.8	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:03 Bath on 22 May 2026?

Legendsoftheland (IRE) won the 17:03 Bath at SP 6.50. Ridden by Joe Leavy. Trained by Adrian Wintle.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:03 Bath?

No — the AI top pick (Comedian Leader) was a non-runner or unplaced.

What were the placings in the 17:03 Bath?

Top finishers: 1. Legendsoftheland (IRE) (6.50), 2. Big Time Rascal (GB) (7.50), 3. Sisters In The Sky (GB) (15.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:03 Bath?

The winning time was 1m 9.47s, 1.87s slower than standard.

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