Who won the 17:10 Southwell on 1 October 2026?
Spot On Soph (IRE) won the 17:10 Southwell at SP 3.50. Ridden by Rebecca Hitchen. Trained by Sam England.
17:10 Southwell
Weatherbys Nhstallions.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Race
2m4½f · Hurdle · Class 4 · Good · 3 runners · £4,066 · Thursday, 1 October 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 5/2·3.50Race report
- 1stSpot On Soph (IRE)AI top pick · 61.9Rebecca Hitchen·Sam England5/2·3.50SP
- 2ndCrack Ops (GB)Ben Smith·Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero·beaten 4.75 lengths2/1·3.00SP
Race time
4m 59.82s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Spot On Soph (IRE))
“Settled in rear of the first two - crept into contention for second after 3 out - went on before the last and stretched clear on the run-in to win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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-partyPundit pick: Crack Ops
Crack Ops looks the right choice in this four-runner Southwell staying contest, with our rating of 113 putting him a clear seven pounds ahead of Rock Hurley and Italian Spirit, who share 106. That is a meaningful edge at this level over 20 furlongs on good ground, and it gives him a solid platform if he runs to form. Rock Hurley and Italian Spirit are the obvious dangers on identical figures, while Spot On Soph is only a pound further back on 105 and cannot be dismissed in such a tight group behind our pick. Confidence is low given how compact the rivals are, but Crack Ops is the 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
Spot On Soph
Rebecca Hitchen(8) · Sam England · 10yo
Top-rated of 4
score 61.9 · +3.6 clear of next best (58.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong22d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight69strongOR 104
- Form20% weight54averageLast 6: 2-5-7-5-1
- Trainer20% weight33weakSam England: 2/15 winners last 14d (13%)
MarketBest price 4.90 (Matchbook) · 2nd in the market of 4.
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 | 2 | J: Rebecca Hitchen(8) · T: Sam England · draw 0 10yo · M · bt | 25751 | 104 | 61.9 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Ben Smith(3) · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · draw 0 4yo · G · bp | 63221 | 108 | 58.3 | 2/1·3.00 SP |
| PU | 3 | J: Harry Brown(8) · T: Donald McCain · draw 0 8yo · G · grtb | 43102 | 103 | 55.7 | 11/8F·2.38 SP |
| — | — | J: Megan Bevan(6) · T: Harriet Dickin · draw 0 10yo · G · bp | 35428 | 87 | 43.7 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:10 Southwell?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Spot On Soph, won the race (AI score 61.9).
What were the placings in the 17:10 Southwell?
Top finishers: 1. Spot On Soph (IRE) (3.50), 2. Crack Ops (GB) (3.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:10 Southwell?
The winning time was 4m 59.82s.
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