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Next · 7m19:00Wolverhampton (AW)

17:57 Southwell (AW)

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5f · Flat · Class 5 · Standard · 10 runners · £4,449 · Thursday, 21 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th
  1. 1st
    Cayman Tai (IRE)
    Seamus Cronin·Richard Hannon
    7/2·4.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Fantasy Obsessor (GB)
    Ray Dawson·Michael Appleby·beaten 4 lengths
    7/2·4.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    J Street (GB)
    Joanna Mason·Michael & David Easterby·beaten .5 lengths
    11/2·6.50
    SP
Race time
56.96s+0.66s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Cayman Tai (IRE))

“In touch with leaders - nudged along 2f out - switched left and headway over 1f out - led and ran on well final 110yds - readily”

AI top-rated Westgate Warrior (score 54.3) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.33 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.

Other selections

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.12.37 score
Westgate Warrior
4.40Betfair Exchange

segment +9.3% · Flat · Standard · Class 5

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: J Street

A chance is taken on the free-going J STREET who's back on a workable mark having missed a year. Westgate Warrior is second choice.

Forecast 7/2 Cayman Tai, 4/1 Fantasy Obsessor, 5/1 Westgate Warrior, 6/1 Peregrine Falcon, 7/1 J Street, 12/1 Hover On The Wind, Shalaa Asker, Man On A Mission, 14/1 Popular Dream, 25/1 Toomuchforme

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

Westgate Warrior

Lewis Edmunds · Roy Bowring · 4yo

Top-rated of 10
score 54.3 · +4.2 clear of next best (50.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    12d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Trainer20% weight
    63small sample (n=4)
    Roy Bowring: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Form20% weight
    58average
    Last 6: 1-4-2-7-2
  • Ratings50% weight
    46below average
    OR 64 · RPR 81 · TS 63
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.

Draw bias — Southwell (AW) 5f

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–4)
IV 1.09
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.96
High (8–10)
IV 0.94

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 436 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
12
Cayman Tai
J: Seamus Cronin(5) · T: Richard Hannon · draw 3
4yo · G · gr
552532
6850.1
7/2·4.50
SP
26
Fantasy Obsessor
J: Ray Dawson · T: Michael Appleby · draw 1
4yo · F · bp
99502
6536.8
7/2·4.50
SP
33
J Street
J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 6
4yo · F · b
70286
6842.4
11/2·6.50
SP
41
Hover On The Wind
J: Barry McHugh · T: Paul Midgley · draw 8
6yo · G · b
17730
7046.3
11/1·12.00
SP
57
Peregrine Falcon
J: Ryan Kavanagh(5) · T: Patrick Morris · draw 9
4yo · F · b
33623
6441.8
22/1·23.00
SP
65
Shalaa Asker
J: Jason Watson · T: Charlie Wallis · draw 2
8yo · G · btp
152226
6543.6
17/2·9.50
SP
710
Man On A Mission
J: Liam Wright(5) · T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck · draw 5
7yo · G · btv
274219
5843.3
20/1·21.00
SP
88
Westgate Warriorv1.1
J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Roy Bowring · draw 10
4yo · G · b
14272
6454.3
100/30F·4.33
SP
99
Popular Dream
J: Darragh Keenan · T: Derek Shaw · draw 4
6yo · G · b
556668
5935.0
22/1·23.00
SP
104
Toomuchforme
J: Cam Hardie · T: Antony Brittain · draw 7
4yo · F · btv
731878
6539.6
40/1·41.00
SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:57 Southwell (AW) on 21 May 2026?

Cayman Tai (IRE) won the 17:57 Southwell (AW) at SP 4.50. Ridden by Seamus Cronin. Trained by Richard Hannon.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:57 Southwell (AW)?

No — the AI top pick (Westgate Warrior) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 17:57 Southwell (AW)?

Top finishers: 1. Cayman Tai (IRE) (4.50), 2. Fantasy Obsessor (GB) (4.50), 3. J Street (GB) (6.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:57 Southwell (AW)?

The winning time was 56.96s, 0.66s slower than standard.

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