17:35

Southwell

Great Britain

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Tuesday, 9 June 2026

3m½f·Hurdle·Class 5·Good·12 runners·£3,248

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd

1st
Artiste d'Ainay (FR)
James Bowen·Billy Aprahamian
11/2·6.50
SP
2nd
Indian Sunbird (IRE)
Harry Bannister·Sara Ender·beaten 3.25 lengths
14/1·15.00
SP
3rd
Danger Nap (IRE)AI top pick · 60.0
Lorcan Williams·Jonjo & A J O'Neill·beaten 1.25 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP

Race time

6m 18.86s+22.86s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Artiste d'Ainay (FR))

“Jumped well and made all - pushed along approaching last - kept on well - unchallenged”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 6.50 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 →

v1.060.0/100 rating

Danger Nap

8.00Betfair Exchange

Passes the v1.0 card filter

v1.1-2.13 score

Danger Nap

7.20Betfair Exchange

segment +6.2% · Hurdle · Good · Class 5

Each-way60.0/100 rating

Danger Nap

8.00Betfair 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

Danger Nap

Lorcan Williams · Jonjo & A J O'Neill · 5yo

60.0/100

+2.0 vs next best (58.0)

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

Freshness10% weight
85very strong
31d since last run (fresh)
Ratings50% weight
63average
OR 97 · RPR 98 · TS 90 — above field median
Trainer20% weight
53average
Jonjo & A J O'Neill: 3/14 winners last 14d (21%)
Form20% weight
47below average
Last 6: 6-P-4-2

MarketBest price 8.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 3rd pick of 12 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos	#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
3	1	Danger Napv1.1 5yo · G · bp	Lorcan Williams Jonjo & A J O'Neill	6P42	12-00	97	98	90	60.0	13/2·7.50 SP
7	2	Can U Feel It 5yo · G · bht	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	97053	11-13	96	97	74	44.3	13/2·7.50 SP
5	3	Copper Beach 9yo · G · cht	Oscar Palmer(7) Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	5P222	11-11	94	101	92	54.8	5/2F·3.50 SP
6	4	Iamcelestialgift 8yo · G · cht	Kielan Woods David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	140P	11-11	94	97	58	58.0	9/1·10.00 SP
2	5	Indian Sunbird 9yo · G · b	Harry Bannister Sara Ender	56153	11-10	93	99	96	51.0	14/1·15.00 SP
1	6	Artiste d'Ainay 8yo · G · cht	James Bowen Billy Aprahamian	3P315	11-08	91	92	86	50.4	11/2·6.50 SP
PU	8	East Eagle 6yo · G · bt	Charlie Maggs(3) Mike Sowersby	32156	11-07	90	98	86	50.3	13/2·7.50 SP
4	9	Fairly Fulling 8yo · G · btp	Nathan Moscrop Susan Corbett	2441P	11-01	84	98	91	49.7	14/1·15.00 SP
PU	10	Porridge 6yo · M · b	Tabitha Worsley Tracey Leeson	PP488	10-12	81	97	45	37.8	100/1·101.00 SP
PU	11	L'Air du Large 5yo · G · bp	Toby Wynne Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	709P	10-11	80	86	21	27.9	40/1·41.00 SP
PU	12	Getaway Glory 7yo · G · btvFT TV	Jack Quinlan Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	8PP09	10-11	80	89	77	37.9	11/1·12.00 SP
PU	13	Stripe Of Honour 13yo · G · bt	Isabelle Ryder(5) Anthony Day	53341	10-07	76	96	84	46.4	25/1·26.00 SP
—	—	Ikigai Star 6yo · G · brv	David Bass Charlie Longsdon	5533P	11-08	91	100	88	47.8	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:35 Southwell on 9 June 2026?

Artiste d'Ainay (FR) won the 17:35 Southwell at SP 6.50. Ridden by James Bowen. Trained by Billy Aprahamian.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:35 Southwell?

No — the AI top pick (Danger Nap) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 17:35 Southwell?

Top finishers: 1. Artiste d'Ainay (FR) (6.50), 2. Indian Sunbird (IRE) (15.00), 3. Danger Nap (IRE) (7.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:35 Southwell?

The winning time was 6m 18.86s, 22.86s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Topweight DANGER NAP ran a big race in defeat on last month's handicap debut and is taken to open his account.

Racing Post pick: Danger Nap

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

3/1 Danger Nap, 4/1 Copper Beach, 5/1 Can U Feel It, 8/1 Indian Sunbird, 10/1 Stripe Of Honour, 12/1 Artiste d'Ainay, East Eagle, Fairly Fulling, 14/1 Iamcelestialgift, Ikigai Star, 20/1 Getaway Glory, 25/1 L'Air du Large, 50/1 Porridge

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

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