17:00

York

Great Britain

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Saturday, 23 May 2026

7f·Flat·Class 4·Good·22 runners·£12,885

DrawStrong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.22)· 91 races · full map →

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 11th

1st
Golden Strike (IRE)
Oisin Orr·Richard & Peter Fahey
11/1·12.00
SP
2nd
Signcastle City (IRE)
Alec Voikhansky·Richard Hannon·beaten .5 lengths
9/1·10.00
SP
3rd
Quest For Fun (GB)
Sean Kirrane·Tim Easterby·beaten .75 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP

Race time

1m 25.00s+2.10s vs std

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

In-running (Golden Strike (IRE))

“Midfield - ridden 2f out - headway over 1f out - challenging inside final furlong - kept on to lead final strides”

AI top-rated Lady Mariko (score 57.9) finished 11th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.057.9/100 rating

Lady Mariko

26.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way50.1/100 rating

Signcastle City

13.50Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Lady Mariko

Zak Wheatley(3) · Dylan Cunha · 4yo

57.9/100

+1.0 vs next best (56.9)

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
25d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
58average
Dylan Cunha: 6/26 winners last 14d (23%)
Form20% weight
57average
Last 6: 3-5-2-1-6
Ratings50% weight
50average
OR 80 · RPR 92 · TS 53

MarketBest price 26.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 12th pick of 22 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos	#	Dr	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
17	1	20	Leadman 6yo · G · b	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	U6862	9-13	84	96	73	43.3	100/30F·4.33 SP
11	2	6	Lady Mariko 4yo · F · b	Zak Wheatley(3) Dylan Cunha	35216	9-09	80	92	53	57.9	14/1·15.00 SP
18	3	5	Paladin 5yo · G · ch	Oliver Stammers Kevin Frost	17251	9-08	79	89	81	47.3	33/1·34.00 SP
22	4	11	Bloodsweatandtyres 4yo · G · b	P J McDonald Brian Ellison	31	9-08	79	84	—	51.5	12/1·13.00 SP
16	5	16	Rascal Recknell 5yo · G · b	Darragh Keenan Michael Appleby	1612	9-07	78	93	72	46.5	20/1·21.00 SP
12	6	13	It Just Takes Time 8yo · G · br	Jack Garritty Mark Walford	37086	9-07	78	91	81	43.9	28/1·29.00 SP
15	7	1	Mereside Diva 6yo · M · chb	William Pyle David & Nicola Barron	317928	9-06	77	94	81	45.9	14/1·15.00 SP
7	8	17	Silver Trumpet 5yo · G · grp	Callum Hutchinson Eve Johnson Houghton	72543	9-06	77	91	—	56.9	33/1·34.00 SP
4	9	18	Inspired 4yo · G · b	Jack Nicholls(5) K R Burke	21236	9-06	77	90	—	54.7	16/1·17.00 SP
3	10	7	Quest For Fun 8yo · G · cht	Sean Kirrane Tim Easterby	20955	9-06	77	94	76	43.8	13/2·7.50 SP
14	11	8	Havana Prince 5yo · G · grp	Tom Eaves Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	56310	9-05	76	91	76	42.7	22/1·23.00 SP
20	12	14	Documenting 13yo · G · b	Cam Hardie Kevin Frost	50957	9-04	75	94	97	41.3	50/1·51.00 SP
8	13	12	Jersey Maverick 4yo · G · bv	Mikkel Mortensen(5) Charlie Fellowes	54262	9-03	74	90	—	51.3	25/1·26.00 SP
21	14	10	Feel The Need 6yo · G · b	Shane Gray Michael Herrington	64002	9-03	74	94	89	45.7	16/1·17.00 SP
9	15	21	Pulsar Star 4yo · G · bp	Robert Havlin Thomas Faulkner	02422	9-03	74	92	58	46.6	18/1·19.00 SP
19	16	19	Follow Your Heart 8yo · G · bt	Warren Fentiman(3) Mark Loughnane	71464	9-02	73	93	74	41.9	80/1·81.00 SP
2	17	2	Signcastle City 6yo · G · gr	Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon	154023	9-02	73	92	66	50.1	9/1·10.00 SP
5	18	4	Commander Of Life 5yo · G · b	George Wood Jessica Macey	242435	9-02	73	92	54	44.5	18/1·19.00 SP
10	19	3	Highfield Viking 6yo · G · bv	Joanna Mason John & Sean Quinn	57365	9-02	73	92	86	50.2	22/1·23.00 SP
6	20	22	Modern Times 5yo · G · bt	Oisin McSweeney Tim Easterby	41535	9-02	73	91	84	51.7	22/1·23.00 SP
1	21	15	Golden Strike 5yo · G · chv	Oisin Orr Richard & Peter Fahey	81220	9-01	72	91	75	51.5	11/1·12.00 SP
13	22	9	Beale Street 5yo · G · b	Connor Beasley Bryan Smart	72101	9-01	72	91	80	50.0	14/1·15.00 SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:00 York on 23 May 2026?

Golden Strike (IRE) won the 17:00 York at SP 12.00. Ridden by Oisin Orr. Trained by Richard & Peter Fahey.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:00 York?

No — the AI top pick (Lady Mariko) finished 11.

What were the placings in the 17:00 York?

Top finishers: 1. Golden Strike (IRE) (12.00), 2. Signcastle City (IRE) (10.00), 3. Quest For Fun (GB) (7.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:00 York?

The winning time was 1m 25.00s, 2.10s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Leadman is the headline candidate following last week's eye-grabbing C&D second but RASCAL RECKNELL could still have more to give.

Racing Post pick: Rascal Recknell

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

6/1 Leadman, Bloodsweatandtyres, 9/1 Lady Mariko, 10/1 Quest For Fun, 12/1 Silver Trumpet, Beale Street, Rascal Recknell, 14/1 Inspired, Jersey Maverick, Modern Times, 16/1 Feel The Need, Pulsar Star, Signcastle City, Commander Of Life, Highfield Viking, 20/1 Mereside Diva, Havana Prince, Paladin, Golden Strike, 33/1 Follow Your Heart, 40/1 It Just Takes Time, Documenting

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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