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14:05 York

Tomahawk EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands A, B, C And D) (EBF Qualifier) (GBB Race)

6f · Flat · Class 3 · Good · 8 runners · £12,885 · Saturday, 23 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th
  1. 1st
    Possessive (GB)
    Shane Gray·K R Burke
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Stardom Glory (IRE)
    Jack Nicholls·Hugo Palmer·beaten 1 length
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Mussab (GB)
    Oisin Orr·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten 0.3 lengths
    7/1·8.00
    SP
Race time
1m 12.72s+2.52s vs std

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

In-running (Possessive (GB))

“In touch with leaders - pushed along and led narrowly over 1f out - ridden and flashed tail inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds”

AI top-rated Cuban Heels (score 54.7) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.00 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: Cuban Heels

After a promising debut third at Ascot, when sent off a well-backed favourite, CUBAN HEELS can strike at the second attempt.

Forecast 5/4 Cuban Heels, 7/2 Possessive, 9/2 Lake Muritz, 15/2 Mussab, 10/1 Stardom Glory, 14/1 Turnstile, 25/1 Ponte Carlo, 40/1 Ubetawatchout

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

Cuban Heels

Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden · 2yo

Top-rated of 8
score 54.7 · +5.6 clear of next best (49.1)
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
    14d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    60average
    Last 6: 3
  • Trainer20% weight
    53average
    John & Thady Gosden: 6/29 winners last 14d (21%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    44below average
    RPR 79 · TS 54
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 — York 6f

full course data →

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

Low (1–3)
IV 1.37
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.90
High (7–8)
IV 0.69

Today: Lake Muritz (draw 3) and Turnstile (draw 1) get the bias; Ponte Carlo (draw 8) 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. 137 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
15
Possessive
J: Shane Gray · T: K R Burke · draw 7
2yo · C · b
——24.0
5/1·6.00
SP
22
Stardom Glory
J: Jack Nicholls(5) · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 2
2yo · C · ch
——21.0
5/1·6.00
SP
33
Mussab
J: Oisin Orr · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 5
2yo · C · br
——21.5
7/1·8.00
SP
41
Cuban Heels
J: Robert Havlin · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 4
2yo · C · ch
3
—54.7
EvensF·2.00
SP
57
Lake Muritz
J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Tim Easterby · draw 3
2yo · F · b
216
—49.1
11/1·12.00
SP
68
Ponte Carlo
J: Cam Hardie · T: Tim Easterby · draw 8
2yo · C · b
38
—41.8
80/1·81.00
SP
76
Turnstile
J: Sean Kirrane · T: Tim Easterby · draw 1
2yo · C · ch
434
—46.0
12/1·13.00
SP
84
Ubetawatchout
J: Andrew Mullen · T: Nigel Tinkler · draw 6
2yo · C · b
——23.5
40/1·41.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:05 York on 23 May 2026?

Possessive (GB) won the 14:05 York at SP 6.00. Ridden by Shane Gray. Trained by K R Burke.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:05 York?

No — the AI top pick (Cuban Heels) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 14:05 York?

Top finishers: 1. Possessive (GB) (6.00), 2. Stardom Glory (IRE) (6.00), 3. Mussab (GB) (8.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:05 York?

The winning time was 1m 12.72s, 2.52s slower than standard.

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