Who won the 15:55 Nottingham on 31 May 2026?
Sugar Hill Babe (IRE) won the 15:55 Nottingham at SP 4.50. Ridden by Lewis Edmunds. Trained by Lisa Williamson.
15:55 Nottingham
Wildwest Beer Festival 4th July Fillies' Handicap
5f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 7 runners · £7,328 · Sunday, 31 May 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 7thRace report
- 1stSugar Hill Babe (IRE)Lewis Edmunds·Lisa Williamson7/2·4.50SP
- 2ndChicory (GB)Cieren Fallon·Ed Walker·beaten 2.5 lengths7/1·8.00SP
- 3rdEmerald Harmony (IRE)David Nolan·Paul Midgley·beaten .5 lengths4/1·5.00SP
Race time
59.13s+1.53s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (Sugar Hill Babe (IRE))
“Taken down early - prominent early - led after 1f - kept on well from over 1f out”
AI top-rated Time To Take Off (score 56.8) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 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-partyPundit pick: Time To Take Off
Wateen is interesting on her stable debut but TIME TO TAKE OFF, a C&D winner, is preferred now moving into handicap company.
Forecast 5/2 Time To Take Off, 11/4 Ruby's Profit, 7/2 Novelette, 6/1 Wateen, 7/1 Sugar Hill Babe, 12/1 Chicory, 20/1 Emerald Harmony
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
Time To Take Off
James Doyle · James Tate · 3yo
Top-rated of 7
score 56.8 · +6.1 clear of next best (50.7)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong36d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight82very strongLast 6: 1-2-2
- Ratings50% weight51averageOR 84 · RPR 82 · TS 63
- Trainer20% weight33small sample (n=8)James Tate: 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 — Nottingham 5f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–3)
IV 0.90
Mid (4–5)
IV 1.04
High (6–7)
IV 1.08
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 149 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Lisa Williamson · draw 7 6yo · M · b | 20692 | 80 | 44.2 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: Ed Walker · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 51707 | 80 | 44.2 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: David Nolan · T: Paul Midgley · draw 1 5yo · M · b | 32730 | 76 | 43.4 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Jack Doughty · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · draw 2 4yo · F · bt | 54046 | 87 | 47.5 | 100/30F·4.33 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Simon & Ed Crisford · draw 5 3yo · F · bh | 32115 | 86 | 50.7 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 6 | 3 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Robert Cowell · draw 4 3yo · F · b | 21430 | 87 | 44.9 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 7 | 6 | J: James Doyle · T: James Tate · draw 3 3yo · F · b | 122 | 84 | 56.8 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:55 Nottingham?
No — the AI top pick (Time To Take Off) finished 7.
What were the placings in the 15:55 Nottingham?
Top finishers: 1. Sugar Hill Babe (IRE) (4.50), 2. Chicory (GB) (8.00), 3. Emerald Harmony (IRE) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 15:55 Nottingham?
The winning time was 59.13s, 1.53s slower than standard.
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