Who won the 17:00 Carlisle on 27 August 2026?
Farabove The Limit (IRE) won the 17:00 Carlisle at SP 9.50. Ridden by Sam James. Trained by Phillip Makin.
17:00 Carlisle
Racing Again Wednesday 9th Sept Handicap Stakes (Div II)
1m3f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 9 runners · £3,402 · Thursday, 27 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stFarabove The Limit (IRE)Sam James·Phillip Makin17/2·9.50SP
- 2ndAnnandale (IRE)AI top pick · 47.0Lauren Young·Jim Goldie·beaten .75 lengths11/4F·3.75SP
- 3rdHey Havana (IRE)P J McDonald·Geoffrey Harker·beaten .5 lengths6/1·7.00SP
Race time
2m 23.55s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Farabove The Limit (IRE))
“Held a midpack position - asked for effort a furlong out and finished strongly - drifted right on taking command inside the last 110yds - kept finding more to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 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 →Each-way43.0/100 rating
Farabove The Limit
11.00Matchbook
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Hey Havana
Hey Havana enters this Class 6 contest at Carlisle narrowly ahead of the field on form, and over eleven furlongs on good ground there is every reason to expect that edge to count. Rory's Gold, rated three pounds below, shapes as the chief threat alongside Farabove The Limit and Idyllic, both of whom are a further couple of pounds adrift and will need to find improvement to reverse the ratings picture. The confidence here is measured rather than absolute, but the case for our selection is straightforward enough in a nine-runner field where the remainder trail some way behind. Hey Havana is the pick.
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
Annandale
Lauren Young(5) · Jim Goldie · 8yo
Top-rated of 9
score 47.0 · +0.1 clear of next best (46.9)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong45d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight61averageLast 6: 2-4-1-3-3-4
- Ratings50% weight39below averageOR 58
- Trainer20% weight35below averageJim Goldie: 4/28 winners last 14d (14%)
MarketBest price 21.00 (LiveScore Bet) · 4th in the market of 9.
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 — Carlisle 1m3f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.31).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.31
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.89
High (7–9)
IV 0.75
Today: Lightning Galaxy (draw 2) and Zebra Star (draw 3) get the bias; Annandale (draw 8) 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. 52 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Sam James · T: Phillip Makin · draw 7 3yo · G · b | 03849 | 59 | 43.0 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Lauren Young(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 8 8yo · G · ch | 241334 | 58 | 47.0 | 11/4F·3.75 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: P J McDonald · T: Geoffrey Harker · draw 5 3yo · G · b | 252524 | 58 | 37.3 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Jake Dickson(5) · T: Katie Scott · draw 6 4yo · G · bv | 422732 | 47 | 46.2 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 5 | 9 | J: Faye McManoman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4 3yo · G · bb | 70555 | 45 | 29.5 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 6 | 1 | J: Greg Fairley · T: Wilf Storey · draw 9 5yo · M · b | 65403 | 60 | 46.9 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 7 | 2 | J: Amie Waugh(3) · T: Simon Waugh · draw 1 4yo · G · gr | 68288 | 58 | 34.2 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 8 | 4 | J: Connor Beasley · T: Michael Dods · draw 2 4yo · G · bt | 99594 | 54 | 42.3 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 9 | 8 | J: Sean Kirrane · T: R Mike Smith · draw 3 6yo · M · gr | 95499 | 45 | 38.4 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:00 Carlisle?
No — the AI top pick (Annandale) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 17:00 Carlisle?
Top finishers: 1. Farabove The Limit (IRE) (9.50), 2. Annandale (IRE) (3.75), 3. Hey Havana (IRE) (7.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:00 Carlisle?
The winning time was 2m 23.55s.
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