Who won the 16:50 Perth on 7 September 2026?
Down Around (IRE) won the 16:50 Perth at SP 2.75. Ridden by Sean Bowen. Trained by Gordon Elliott.
16:50 Perth
Auto Services Perth Sales And Rentals Handicap Hurdle Race
3m · Hurdle · Class 5 · Good · 8 runners · £4,489 · Monday, 7 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stDown Around (IRE)Sean Bowen·Gordon Elliott7/4F·2.75SP
- 2ndSauce Of Life (IRE)AI top pick · 66.4Danny McMenamin·Nicky Richards·beaten 1.75 lengths10/1·11.00SP
- 3rdC'mon So (IRE)Derek Fox·Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore·beaten 14 lengths4/1·5.00SP
Race time
5m 52.49s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Down Around (IRE))
“Tracked the pace early - moved up into third after 4 out - locked alongside the front-runner 2 out under a drive - battled on gamely and edged clear late to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.1-1.32 score
Down Around
4.40Matchbook
segment +6.2% · Hurdle · Good · Class 5
Each-way66.4/100 rating
Sauce Of Life
14.00Betfair Exchange
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: Down Around
Down Around arrives here on a progressive profile that suggests there is more to come, making a narrow 2 lb deficit to the joint top-rated pair of Midnight Moonshine and Sauce Of Life easier to overlook than the bare figures imply. Those two, along with Le Grand Vert, represent the chief dangers in a competitive Class 5 contest over this marathon 24-furlong trip at Perth, and neither of the top-rated runners can be dismissed lightly on good ground. However, a horse continuing to improve is often a sounder proposition at this level than one that has already reached its ceiling, and Down Around looks the one most likely to outrun his current rating. Down Around is our selection.
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
Sauce Of Life
Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards · 11yo
Top-rated of 8
score 66.4 · +8.8 clear of next best (57.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=2)Nicky Richards: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Ratings50% weight67strongOR 101 — above field median
- Freshness10% weight65strong86d since last run (rusty)
- Form20% weight31weakLast 6: 1-P-5-5
MarketBest price 14.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 5th in the market of 8.
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.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Down Aroundv1.1 J: Sean Bowen · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 9yo · G · bb | 36714 | 105 | 55.3 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Danny McMenamin · T: Nicky Richards · draw 0 11yo · G · bp | 1P55 | 101 | 66.4 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 69664 | 79 | 38.1 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Sean Quinlan · T: Noel C Kelly · draw 0 10yo · G · bay f.tp | 412P68 | 86 | 41.8 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 5 | 2 | J: Miss Becky Smith(7) · T: R Mike Smith · draw 0 7yo · G · b | 09056 | 105 | 57.6 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 6 | 8 | J: Toby Wynne · T: R Mike Smith · draw 0 9yo · G · b | 6P9PP | 78 | 47.5 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Joshua Thompson(5) · T: Mrs A M Thomson · draw 0 9yo · M · b | 45782 | 90 | 46.2 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 8 | 4 | J: Peter Kavanagh · T: Lisa Harrison · draw 0 11yo · G · b | 73117 | 100 | 55.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:50 Perth?
No — the AI top pick (Sauce Of Life) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 16:50 Perth?
Top finishers: 1. Down Around (IRE) (2.75), 2. Sauce Of Life (IRE) (11.00), 3. C'mon So (IRE) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:50 Perth?
The winning time was 5m 52.49s.
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