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14:30

Southwell

Great Britain

Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier)

Tuesday, 9 June 2026

3m½f·Chase·Class 5·Good·7 runners·£3,248
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th
  1. 1st
    No More No (IRE)
    David Bass·Lawney Hill
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Limerick Leader (FR)
    James Bowen·Nick Scholfield·beaten 0.3 lengths
    9/4·3.25
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Huckleberry Sting (GB)
    Jack Andrews·T Ellis·beaten 3.75 lengths
    13/8F·2.62
    SP
Race time
6m 26.53s+20.53s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (No More No (IRE))

In touch with leaders - headway 15th - pressed leader 3 out - drifted left and bumped rival approaching last - ridden and led narrowly last - kept on well run-in

AI top-rated Friends Don't Ask (score 61.1) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.061.1/100 rating
Friends Don't Ask
12.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way61.1/100 rating
Friends Don't Ask
12.00Betfair 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

Friends Don't Ask

Brendan Powell · Clare Ellam · 11yo

61.1/100
+0.1 vs next best (61.0)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    16d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    61average
    OR 87 · RPR 104 · TS 82
  • Form20% weight
    54average
    Last 6: P-P-3-3-2
  • Trainer20% weight
    50average
    Clare Ellam — no runners last 14 days
MarketBest price 12.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 4th pick of 7 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 · grtv
2171
12-00991057958.4
4/1·5.00
SP
220
9yo · G · bbFT B
21222
11-13981039961.0
9/4·3.25
SP
630
8yo · G · bb
42246
11-11961038059.5
16/1·17.00
SP
450
11yo · G · bp
PP332
11-02871048261.1
10/1·11.00
SP
360
7yo · G · bht
7712
10-13841089353.3
13/8F·2.62
SP
570
9yo · G · btb
53PU1
10-12831089847.3
9/1·10.00
SP
PU90
9yo · G · bp
3P344
10-0273958146.3
40/1·41.00
SP
0
6yo · G · bt
75431
10-098010710051.1
0
7yo · G · bp
90P23
11-06911038751.5

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:30 Southwell on 9 June 2026?

No More No (IRE) won the 14:30 Southwell at SP 5.00. Ridden by David Bass. Trained by Lawney Hill.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:30 Southwell?

No — the AI top pick (Friends Don't Ask) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 14:30 Southwell?

Top finishers: 1. No More No (IRE) (5.00), 2. Limerick Leader (FR) (3.25), 3. Huckleberry Sting (GB) (2.62).

What was the winning time for the 14:30 Southwell?

The winning time was 6m 26.53s, 20.53s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

This can go to HUCKLEBERRY STING (nap), who won in good style on his chasing debut and ended up with too much to do here last time.

Racing Post pick: Huckleberry Sting

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

3/1 Huckleberry Sting, 7/2 Limerick Leader, 9/2 No More No, 6/1 Friends Don't Ask, Milan Milos, 8/1 Another Mystery, 14/1 Anytrixwilldo, Wings On Wheels, 33/1 Pleasure Garden

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

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