Who won the 16:55 Carlisle on 30 May 2026?
St Anton (IRE) won the 16:55 Carlisle at SP 2.75. Ridden by Sean Levey. Trained by Richard Hannon.
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Carlisle
Great BritainBetway Bet £10 Get £60 Handicap
Saturday, 30 May 2026
1m·Flat·Class 4·Good To Firm·8 runners·£6,281
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stSt Anton (IRE)Sean Levey·Richard Hannon7/4F·2.75SP
- 2ndWild Thoughts (IRE)Saffie Osborne·Richard Spencer·beaten 0.2 lengths7/2·4.50SP
- 3rdKanishka (IRE)Tom Marquand·Brian Ellison·beaten 3.5 lengths28/1·29.00SP
Race time
1m 39.48s+2.68s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (St Anton (IRE))
“Towards rear - headway from over 2f out - hung right inside final furlong - ran on to lead towards finish”
AI top-rated Blue To Blue (score 71.5) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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 →v1.071.5/100 rating
Blue To Blue
17.00BetWright· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way64.2/100 rating
Secret History
8.60Betfair 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
Blue To Blue
Jack Nicholls(5) · Ruth Jefferson · 3yo
71.5/100
+7.3 vs next best (64.2)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongRuth Jefferson: 1/1 winners last 14d (100%)
- Freshness10% weight100very strong21d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight63averageLast 6: 1-1-2-9-2
- Ratings50% weight58averageOR 84 · RPR 93 · TS 83
MarketBest price 17.00 (BetWright) — 6th pick of 8 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 3yo · C · b | 1214 | 9-10 | 86 | 94 | 78 | 60.4 | 100/30·4.33 SP | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 3yo · C · b | 32231 | 9-09 | 85 | 97 | 87 | 62.8 | 7/4F·2.75 SP | |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 3yo · G · b | 11292 | 9-08 | 84 | 93 | 83 | 71.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 3yo · G · b | 61111 | 9-08 | 84 | 91 | 86 | 57.9 | 7/2·4.50 SP | |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 3yo · G · b | 42312 | 9-08 | 84 | 93 | 72 | 56.8 | 9/1·10.00 SP | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 3yo · F · bh | 2311 | 9-03 | 79 | 92 | 83 | 64.2 | 15/2·8.50 SP | |
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 3yo · G · bp | 07344 | 9-01 | 77 | 90 | 87 | 44.9 | 28/1·29.00 SP | |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 3yo · G · chpFT P | 45353 | 8-10 | 72 | 91 | 63 | 51.0 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:55 Carlisle?
No — the AI top pick (Blue To Blue) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 16:55 Carlisle?
Top finishers: 1. St Anton (IRE) (2.75), 2. Wild Thoughts (IRE) (4.50), 3. Kanishka (IRE) (29.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:55 Carlisle?
The winning time was 1m 39.48s, 2.68s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyPreference for ST ANTON is marginal but he is consistent and progressive and his form looks solid. Wild Thoughts is second choice.
Racing Post pick: St Anton
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook7/2 Factual, St Anton, 100/30 Wild Thoughts, 9/2 Secret History, 6/1 Sovereign View, 9/1 Blue To Blue, 20/1 Horu Kanu, 25/1 Kanishka
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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