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.
17:00 Southwell
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2m · Hurdle · Class 4 · Good · 5 runners · £4,066 · Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stSqueezebox (IRE)Stan Sheppard·Tom Lacey5/1·6.00SP
- 2ndCaptain Cool (IRE)Sean Quinlan·Jennie Candlish·beaten 3 lengths8/13F·1.62SP
- 3rdScottish Anthem (GB)AI top pick · 70.9Charlie Hammond·Stuart Edmunds·beaten 6.5 lengths9/2·5.50SP
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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Captain Cool
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
Forecast 7/4 Squeezebox, 11/8 Captain Cool, 9/2 Scottish Anthem, 12/1 Pahlavi, 14/1 Harel Du Marais
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
Scottish Anthem
Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds · 7yo
Top-rated of 5
score 70.9 · +2.6 clear of next best (68.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=2)Stuart Edmunds: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight85very strong40d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight68strongOR 110 · RPR 111 · TS 87
- Form20% weight41below averageLast 6: P-2-5
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.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | J: Stan Sheppard · T: Tom Lacey · draw 0 7yo · G · chht | 151 | 111 | 65.4 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Sean Quinlan · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 0 6yo · G · btp | U2211 | 109 | 68.4 | 8/13F·1.62 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Charlie Hammond · T: Stuart Edmunds · draw 0 7yo · G · grtpFT TP | P25 | 110 | 70.9 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: James Bowen · T: Charles & Adam Pogson · draw 0 9yo · G · gr | 33137 | 109 | 52.4 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Paddy Hanlon(5) · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 9yo · G · bt | 38506 | 106 | 51.3 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
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.
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