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17:00

Southwell

Great Britain

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Tuesday, 2 June 2026

2m·Hurdle·Class 4·Good·5 runners·£4,066
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Squeezebox (IRE)
    Stan Sheppard·Tom Lacey
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Captain Cool (IRE)
    Sean Quinlan·Jennie Candlish·beaten 3 lengths
    8/13F·1.62
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Scottish Anthem (GB)AI top pick · 70.9
    Charlie Hammond·Stuart Edmunds·beaten 6.5 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
Race time
3m 56.46s+12.46s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Squeezebox (IRE))

Held up in last - smooth headway after 3 out - led 2 out - nudged along run-in - easily

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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.070.9/100 rating
Scottish Anthem
7.20Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Scottish Anthem

Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds · 7yo

70.9/100
+2.6 vs next best (68.4)

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    Stuart Edmunds: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    40d since last run (fresh)
  • Ratings50% weight
    68strong
    OR 110 · RPR 111 · TS 87
  • Form20% weight
    41below average
    Last 6: P-2-5
MarketBest price 7.20 (Betfair Exchange) — 3rd pick of 5 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
110
7yo · G · chht
151
11-071111208965.4
5/1·6.00
SP
320
7yo · G · grtpFT TP
P25
11-061101118770.9
9/2·5.50
SP
430
9yo · G · gr
33137
11-051091177452.4
17/2·9.50
SP
240
6yo · G · btp
U2211
11-0510911768.4
8/13F·1.62
SP
550
9yo · G · bt
38506
11-0210611751.3
28/1·29.00
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:00 Southwell on 2 June 2026?

Squeezebox (IRE) won the 17:00 Southwell at SP 6.00. Ridden by Stan Sheppard. Trained by Tom Lacey.

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

No — the AI top pick (Scottish Anthem) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 17:00 Southwell?

Top finishers: 1. Squeezebox (IRE) (6.00), 2. Captain Cool (IRE) (1.62), 3. Scottish Anthem (GB) (5.50).

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

The winning time was 3m 56.46s, 12.46s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Jennie Candlish's CAPTAIN COOL (nap) arrives on the back of two chase wins and can complete a hat-trick back hurdling off a lower mark

Racing Post pick: Captain Cool

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/4 Squeezebox, 11/8 Captain Cool, 9/2 Scottish Anthem, 12/1 Pahlavi, 14/1 Harel Du Marais

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

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