17:50 Roscommon

Ireland

Knockcroghery Handicap

7½f · Flat · Good To Yielding · 15 runners · €7,068 · Monday, 18 May 2026

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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Royal Impact

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

Forecast 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

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

Irish Rumour

Dylan Browne McMonagle · Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch · 6yo

Top-rated of 15

score 46.2 · +1.5 clear of next best (44.7)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
50no sample
Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
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

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 (1–6)

IV 1.26

Mid (7–12)

IV 1.09

High (13–18)

IV 0.64

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

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

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.

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