Who won the 18:30 Southwell (AW) on 27 August 2026?
Shades Of May (GB) won the 18:30 Southwell (AW) at SP 7.00. Ridden by Rose Dawes. Trained by Mark Usher.
18:30 Southwell (AW)
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7f · Flat · Class 6 · Standard · 10 runners · £3,245 · Thursday, 27 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stShades Of May (GB)Rose Dawes·Mark Usher6/1·7.00SP
- 2ndKing Sharja (GB)James Sullivan·Ruth Carr·beaten 3.5 lengths6/1·7.00SP
- 3rdAdelaide Bay (GB)AI top pick · 43.9Billy Loughnane·Jane Chapple-Hyam·beaten 0.3 lengths7/4F·2.75SP
Race time
1m 26.50s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Shades Of May (GB))
“Set the pace from the start - clear throughout - won without being pressed”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.75 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 →v1.11.78 score
Shades Of May
7.80Matchbook
segment +7.8% · Flat · Standard · Class 6
Each-way38.7/100 rating
Shades Of May
8.00BetWright
Place portion settles at 2.40 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
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: King Sharja
King Sharja rates 6 lb below the top-rated Give Me The Night on paper, but a progressive profile and a fitness edge over those ahead of him in the ratings make him an interesting proposition in this modest Class 6 seven-furlong contest at Southwell. Give Me The Night and Al Suil Eile head the field on ratings and must be respected, while Adelaide Bay, rated level with Respectable Jack, could also make her presence felt if reproducing her best. King Sharja is our selection, taken on trust that his upward curve continues here.
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
Adelaide Bay
Billy Loughnane · Jane Chapple-Hyam · 4yo
Top-rated of 10
score 43.9 · +1.0 clear of next best (42.9)
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 strong33d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight45below averageLast 6: 8-2-5-2-6-4
- Trainer20% weight43below averageJane Chapple-Hyam: 2/12 winners last 14d (17%)
- Ratings50% weight36below averageOR 54
MarketBest price 67.00 (LiveScore Bet) · 3rd in the market of 10.
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) 7f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–4)
IV 0.96
Mid (5–7)
IV 1.04
High (8–10)
IV 1.01
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 587 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Shades Of Mayv1.1 J: Rose Dawes(5) · T: Mark Usher · draw 4 6yo · G · b | 411834 | 53 | 38.7 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 3 6yo · G · b | 224056 | 51 | 37.1 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 5 4yo · G · b | 825264 | 54 | 43.9 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: Warren Fentiman(3) · T: Matt Crawley · draw 10 5yo · G · btb | 53255 | 53 | 42.9 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: David Simcock · draw 2 4yo · G · chpFT P | 87555 | 52 | 32.7 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: George Wood · T: Derek Shaw · draw 7 10yo · G · gr | 67370 | 53 | 24.0 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: Christian Howarth(3) · T: Scott Dixon · draw 6 4yo · F · bp | 068535 | 46 | 31.2 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: Alistair Rawlinson · T: Lawrence Mullaney · draw 8 6yo · G · b | 240348 | 45 | 28.1 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 9 | 1 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Mark Rimell · draw 9 4yo · G · bt | 48050 | 55 | 29.3 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 10 | 10 | J: Mikkel Mortensen(5) · T: Scott Dixon · draw 1 5yo · M · b | 66900 | 45 | 21.0 | 200/1·201.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:30 Southwell (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (Adelaide Bay) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 18:30 Southwell (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Shades Of May (GB) (7.00), 2. King Sharja (GB) (7.00), 3. Adelaide Bay (GB) (2.75).
What was the winning time for the 18:30 Southwell (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 26.50s.
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