17:50

Roscommon

Ireland

Knockcroghery Handicap

Monday, 18 May 2026

7½f·Flat·Good To Yielding·15 runners·€7,068

DrawStrong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.26)· 66 races · full map →

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 15th

1st
Thrifty Of Digby (IRE)
Shane Foley·Mrs John Harrington
11/1·12.00
SP
2nd
Zabriskie Point (GB)
Adam Caffrey·Adrian McGuinness·beaten 2.5 lengths
9/1·10.00
SP
3rd
Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE)
Sam Coen·Ian Patrick Donoghue·beaten .75 lengths
9/2·5.50
SP

Race time

1m 33.64s+2.74s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Thrifty Of Digby (IRE))

“Made all - soon pestered - joined and clear with one other over 1f out - asserted final 110yds - gamely”

AI top-rated Irish Rumour (score 46.2) finished 15th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 12.00 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.046.2/100 rating

Irish Rumour

19.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way44.7/100 rating

Queen Aethelflaed

9.40Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Irish Rumour

Dylan Browne McMonagle · Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch · 6yo

46.2/100

+1.5 vs next best (44.7)

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

Trainer20% weight
50average
Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch — no runners last 14 days
Ratings50% weight
47below average
OR 61 · RPR 74 · TS 77 — highest combined rating in the field
Freshness10% weight
45below average
194d since last run (long absence)
Form20% weight
41below average
Last 6: 3-5-8-2-5

MarketBest price 19.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 10th pick of 15 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos	#	Dr	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
4	1	2	Mercurial 7yo · G · b	Darragh O'Sullivan(7) John J Nallen	08429	10-02	72	71	61	33.8	17/2·9.50 SP
11	2	12	Free Solo 9yo · G · chtp	Conor Cusack(7) P J F Murphy	80007	10-00	70	75	59	33.8	14/1·15.00 SP
1	3	11	Thrifty Of Digby 5yo · M · chp	Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	17308	10-00	70	76	26	38.4	11/1·12.00 SP
6	4	6	Royal Impact 4yo · G · b	Jack Kearney(3) Jack W Davison	43145	9-13	69	71	57	41.0	3/1F·4.00 SP
9	5	13	Go Out 4yo · G · btp	Terry Casey(7) Daniel James Murphy	228776	9-12	68	72	63	37.5	14/1·15.00 SP
7	6	5	Famed Again 4yo · F · b	Donagh O'Connor Miss Hilary McLoughlin	0500	9-11	67	71	19	23.1	50/1·51.00 SP
3	7	3	Bucaneer's Spirit 5yo · G · bp	Sam Coen(5) Ian Patrick Donoghue	00016	9-10	66	73	67	41.6	9/2·5.50 SP
14	8	15	Lohengrin 6yo · G · cht	Ben Coen E D Delany	610B0	9-10	66	70	13	29.5	50/1·51.00 SP
8	9	7	Blue Anthem 4yo · G · btFT T	Siobhan Rutledge(3) Gerard O'Leary	29500	9-08	64	72	58	34.0	20/1·21.00 SP
12	10	4	Queen Aethelflaed 4yo · F · bt	Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	01328	9-08	64	69	45	44.7	13/2·7.50 SP
5	11	8	Bella Colombia 5yo · M · b	W J Lee W McCreery	26713	9-06	62	70	55	42.3	6/1·7.00 SP
15	12	16	Irish Rumour 6yo · M · bt	Dylan Browne McMonagle Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	35825	9-05	61	74	77	46.2	12/1·13.00 SP
13	13	18	Suerte 4yo · F · chht	Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery	07697	9-05	61	72	64	32.9	50/1·51.00 SP
10	14	14	Tara Na Ri 4yo · G · bpFT P	Colin Keane Noel Meade	9980	9-05	61	74	51	33.1	28/1·29.00 SP
2	15	9	Zabriskie Point 5yo · G · bv	Adam Caffrey Adrian McGuinness	8P9835	9-05	61	73	64	41.7	9/1·10.00 SP
—	—	10	Loingseoir 10yo · G · bt	Jack Cleary(5) M C Grassick	01097	10-01	71	72	52	42.1	—
—	—	1	Buttermere Ridge 5yo · G · chbFT B	Oliver McKiernan	0600	10-01	71	68	43	38.0	—
—	—	17	Lust 8yo · G · bt	Conor David Maxwell	80500	8-11	53	69	49	24.8	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:50 Roscommon on 18 May 2026?

Thrifty Of Digby (IRE) won the 17:50 Roscommon at SP 12.00. Ridden by Shane Foley. Trained by Mrs John Harrington.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:50 Roscommon?

No — the AI top pick (Irish Rumour) finished 15.

What were the placings in the 17:50 Roscommon?

Top finishers: 1. Thrifty Of Digby (IRE) (12.00), 2. Zabriskie Point (GB) (10.00), 3. Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:50 Roscommon?

The winning time was 1m 33.64s, 2.74s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Dundalk winner ROYAL IMPACT has performed creditably in two soft-ground handicaps at the Curragh and can score on better ground here

Racing Post pick: Royal Impact

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

11/2 Royal Impact, 6/1 Bella Colombia, 7/1 Zabriskie Point, 8/1 Irish Rumour, 10/1 Go Out, Bucaneer's Spirit, Queen Aethelflaed, 12/1 Mercurial, Thrifty Of Digby, 14/1 Free Solo, Famed Again, Suerte, Tara Na Ri, 20/1 Lohengrin, Blue Anthem

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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