16:50 Roscommon

Ireland

Roscommon Claiming Maiden

7½f · Flat · Good To Yielding · 10 runners · €7,068 · Monday, 18 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Mo Anam Chara (IRE)
Ronan Whelan·Mark Fahey
6/5F·2.20
SP
2nd
Star Of Beauty (IRE)AI top pick · 51.1
W J Lee·K J Condon·beaten 1.25 lengths
5/2·3.50
SP
3rd
Queen Of Newark (IRE)
Wesley Joyce·Matthew J Smith·beaten .5 lengths
66/1·67.00
SP

Race time

1m 34.38s+3.48s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Mo Anam Chara (IRE))

“Led - headed and raced in second after 2f - pushed along and led again from over 1f out - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong”

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-party

Pundit pick: Mo Anam Chara

A tenyative vote goes to MO ANAM CHARA who showed some promise at Dundalk at two. Soft going may not have suited her on seasonal debut

Forecast 2/1 Star Of Beauty, 9/4 Cosmic Funk, 11/4 Mo Anam Chara, 10/1 Prince Andorra, Due In June, Monamie, 20/1 Schoolyard Days, 25/1 Queen Of Newark, 50/1 Fay Og, Six Wings

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

Star Of Beauty

W J Lee · K J Condon · 3yo

Top-rated of 10

score 51.1 · +12.5 clear of next best (38.5)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
14d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
55small sample (n=9)
K J Condon: 2/9 winners last 14d (22%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
51average
OR 75 · RPR 82 · TS 74 — highest combined rating in the field
Form20% weight
22weak
Last 6: 5-3-6-5-0

MarketNo market price available yet.

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 — Roscommon 7½f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.26).

Low (1–4)

IV 1.26

Mid (5–7)

IV 1.09

High (8–10)

IV 0.64

Today: Star Of Beauty (draw 1) and Mo Anam Chara (draw 2) get the bias; Cosmic Funk (draw 9) 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. 66 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	5	Mo Anam Chara J: Ronan Whelan · T: Mark Fahey · draw 2 3yo · F · b	96420	9-02	70	80	33	35.4	6/5F·2.20 SP
2	3	Star Of Beauty J: W J Lee · T: K J Condon · draw 1 3yo · F · chv	53650	9-05	75	82	74	51.1	5/2·3.50 SP
3	10	Queen Of Newark J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Matthew J Smith · draw 8 3yo · F · b	07700	8-10	49	67	41	37.0	66/1·67.00 SP
4	4	Cosmic Funk J: Colin Keane · T: G M Lyons · draw 9 3yo · G · b	805	9-02	68	82	68	38.5	7/2·4.50 SP
5	7	Schoolyard Days J: N G McCullagh · T: M C Grassick · draw 3 3yo · F · bpFT P	608	8-13	54	64	41	32.3	33/1·34.00 SP
6	1	Prince Andorra J: James Ryan · T: Ms Claire O'Connell · draw 4 3yo · G · br	75	9-08	—	68	13	27.0	12/1·13.00 SP
7	2	Due In June J: Gary Carroll · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue · draw 6 3yo · F · b	—	9-05	—	—	—	20.0	25/1·26.00 SP
8	6	Fay Og J: Chris Hayes · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 7 3yo · G · b	00	8-13	—	39	35	32.3	40/1·41.00 SP
9	8	Six Wings J: Robert Whearty · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 5 3yo · F · cht	0	8-13	—	39	—	30.0	50/1·51.00 SP
10	9	Monamie J: Leigh Roche · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 10 3yo · F · b	—	8-10	—	—	—	25.0	25/1·26.00 SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:50 Roscommon on 18 May 2026?

Mo Anam Chara (IRE) won the 16:50 Roscommon at SP 2.20. Ridden by Ronan Whelan. Trained by Mark Fahey.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:50 Roscommon?

No — the AI top pick (Star Of Beauty) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 16:50 Roscommon?

Top finishers: 1. Mo Anam Chara (IRE) (2.20), 2. Star Of Beauty (IRE) (3.50), 3. Queen Of Newark (IRE) (67.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:50 Roscommon?

The winning time was 1m 34.38s, 3.48s slower than standard.

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