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16:00

Southwell

Great Britain

Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Maiden Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Tuesday, 9 June 2026

2m4½f·Hurdle·Class 4·Good·9 runners·£5,446
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th
  1. 1st
    Manalishi (IRE)
    Harry Bannister·Richard Phillips
    EvensF·2.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Rock Sensation (IRE)
    Jonathan Burke·Nick Scholfield·beaten 2.5 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Trigger The Light (IRE)
    Miss Lily Bradstock·Mrs Sara V Bradstock·beaten 8 lengths
    28/1·29.00
    SP
Race time
5m 9.58s+15.58s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Manalishi (IRE))

Didn't always jump with fluency - led narrowly or disputed lead - pushed along and headed 2 out - rallied to lead last - ridden and kept on well run-in - won going away

AI top-rated Granite Sands (score 70.9) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 8.50 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
Granite Sands
11.50Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way70.9/100 rating
Granite Sands
11.50Betfair 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

Granite Sands

Nick Slatter(3) · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson · 5yo

70.9/100
+8.1 vs next best (62.9)

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    David Killahena & Graeme McPherson: 7/10 winners last 14d (70%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    23d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    66strong
    RPR 109 · TS 90
  • Form20% weight
    39below average
    Last 6: 4-9-5-3
MarketBest price 11.50 (Betfair Exchange) — 4th pick of 9 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
510
5yo · G · bh
4953
11-041099070.9
17/2·9.50
SP
PU20
6yo · G · grp
52034
11-041198954.9
14/1·15.00
SP
130
7yo · G · b
2322
11-0411211810161.7
EvensF·2.00
SP
PU40
8yo · G · brt
367
11-04914146.8
200/1·201.00
SP
350
6yo · G · bhFirst after wind op
23P
11-0421.1
28/1·29.00
SP
460
5yo · G · ch
33732
11-0410611910362.9
100/30·4.33
SP
PU70
4yo · G · b
435
10-1226.0
28/1·29.00
SP
680
6yo · M · b
6077
10-118049.2
300/1·301.00
SP
290
6yo · M · b
4U34
10-111058356.4
9/2·5.50
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:00 Southwell on 9 June 2026?

Manalishi (IRE) won the 16:00 Southwell at SP 2.00. Ridden by Harry Bannister. Trained by Richard Phillips.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:00 Southwell?

No — the AI top pick (Granite Sands) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 16:00 Southwell?

Top finishers: 1. Manalishi (IRE) (2.00), 2. Rock Sensation (IRE) (5.50), 3. Trigger The Light (IRE) (29.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:00 Southwell?

The winning time was 5m 9.58s, 15.58s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Interesting if judged on his third in a competitive Musselburgh series final in March, WHO'S GLEN might be the answer.

Racing Post pick: Who's Glen

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

15/8 Manalishi, 5/2 Who's Glen, 11/4 Hawk's Rock, 6/1 Rock Sensation, 16/1 Run Happy, 20/1 Trigger The Light, 25/1 Granite Sands, 100/1 Papillondelumiere, 200/1 Jacquette

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

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