17:40 Bath

Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div II)

5½f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 13 runners · £4,711 · Friday, 22 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 4/1·5.00

1st
Neptune Legend (IRE)AI top pick · 43.0
Rossa Ryan·Tony Carroll
4/1·5.00
SP
2nd
She Went Whoosh (IRE)
Mikkel Mortensen·Scott Dixon·beaten 2.75 lengths
25/1·26.00
SP
3rd
Sioux Warrior (IRE)
Joe Leavy·Adrian Wintle·beaten .75 lengths
4/1·5.00
SP

Race time

1m 9.64s+2.04s vs std

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

In-running (Neptune Legend (IRE))

“In rear - switched right and good headway over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - won going away”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Newyorkstateofmind

Top of the list is NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND (nap), who turned things around with a strong-finishing second over 5f at Catterick last week.

Forecast 7/2 Sioux Warrior, 4/1 Newyorkstateofmind, 5/1 Mister Sandman, 11/2 Phoenix Beach, 6/1 Neptune Legend, 9/1 Scent Of May, 12/1 He's An Angel, 14/1 Up The Anti, 16/1 Rinky Tinky Tinky, She Went Whoosh, 33/1 Coco Hill, 50/1 Tilsworth Ony Ta, 66/1 Titus Thor, Bluesy Moon

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

Neptune Legend

Rossa Ryan · Tony Carroll · 7yo

Top-rated of 13

score 43.0 · +0.8 clear of next best (42.3)

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
85very strong
43d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
58average
Tony Carroll: 10/44 winners last 14d (23%)
Ratings50% weight
39below average
OR 51 · RPR 65 · TS 58
Form20% weight
19weak
Last 6: 8-7-8-6-5-7

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 — Bath 5½f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.12).

Low (1–5)

IV 1.12

Mid (6–10)

IV 1.06

High (11–14)

IV 0.81

Today: Up The Anti (draw 3) and Phoenix Beach (draw 5) get the bias; Titus Thor (draw 11) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 187 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	6	Neptune Legend J: Rossa Ryan · T: Tony Carroll · draw 7 7yo · G · btv	878657	9-05	51	65	58	43.0	4/1·5.00 SP
2	11	She Went Whoosh J: Mikkel Mortensen(5) · T: Scott Dixon · draw 2 4yo · F · btp	788435	9-00	46	60	37	35.3	25/1·26.00 SP
3	3	Sioux Warrior J: Joe Leavy · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 10 5yo · G · b	75652	9-08	54	66	72	38.4	4/1·5.00 SP
4	4	Mister Sandman J: David Probert · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 6 4yo · G · bhpFT HP	54234	9-06	52	67	59	37.2	7/2F·4.50 SP
5	8	Rinky Tinky Tinky J: Benoit De La Sayette · T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque · draw 4 4yo · F · bpFT P	67488	9-02	48	66	69	30.5	9/1·10.00 SP
6	9	Newyorkstateofmind J: Luke Morris · T: Ruth Carr · draw 1 9yo · G · bp	57002	9-01	47	68	52	34.6	5/1·6.00 SP
7	2	Phoenix Beach J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Scott Dixon · draw 5 7yo · G · bp	939355	9-09	55	67	—	38.1	10/1·11.00 SP
8	5	He's An Angel J: Sean D Bowen · T: Kevin Frost · draw 8 6yo · G · ch	556888	9-06	52	65	30	29.2	8/1·9.00 SP
9	10	Titus Thor J: Rhys Clutterbuck · T: Malcolm Saunders · draw 11 6yo · G · b	0070	9-00	46	60	—	35.1	33/1·34.00 SP
10	13	Tilsworth Ony Ta J: Oliver Carmichael(7) · T: J R Jenkins · draw 13 7yo · G · b	87909	9-00	46	60	31	26.4	66/1·67.00 SP
11	12	Coco Hill J: Taryn Langley(5) · T: Adrian Wintle · draw 9 6yo · M · b	34687	9-00	46	60	55	28.7	33/1·34.00 SP
12	7	Scent Of May J: Nicola Currie · T: Henry Candy · draw 12 4yo · F · ch	24195	9-04	50	65	30	33.2	14/1·15.00 SP
—	1	Up The Anti J: Jason Watson · T: Tony Carroll · draw 3 4yo · F · b	74648P	9-09	55	65	—	42.3	—
—	—	Bluesy Moon J: Kieren Fox · T: Michael Attwater · draw 14 4yo · F · bp	47909	9-00	46	63	36	32.8	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:40 Bath on 22 May 2026?

Neptune Legend (IRE) won the 17:40 Bath at SP 5.00. Ridden by Rossa Ryan. Trained by Tony Carroll.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:40 Bath?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Neptune Legend, won the race (AI score 43.0).

What were the placings in the 17:40 Bath?

Top finishers: 1. Neptune Legend (IRE) (5.00), 2. She Went Whoosh (IRE) (26.00), 3. Sioux Warrior (IRE) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:40 Bath?

The winning time was 1m 9.64s, 2.04s slower than standard.

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