5:50

Roscommon

Ireland

Knockcroghery Handicap

Monday, 18 May 2026

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

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 15th

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 SP
14	8	15	Lohengrin 6yo · G · cht	Ben Coen E D Delany	610B0	9-10	66	70	13	29.5	50/1 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 SP
12	10	4	Queen Aethelflaed 4yo · F · bt	Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	01328	9-08	64	69	45	44.7	13/2 SP
5	11	8	Bella Colombia 5yo · M · b	W J Lee W McCreery	26713	9-06	62	70	55	42.3	6/1 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 SP
13	13	18	Suerte 4yo · F · chht	Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery	07697	9-05	61	72	64	32.9	50/1 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 SP
2	15	9	Zabriskie Point 5yo · G · bv	Adam Caffrey Adrian McGuinness	8P9835	9-05	61	73	64	41.7	9/1 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 5:50 Roscommon on 18 May 2026?

Thrifty Of Digby (IRE) won the 5:50 Roscommon at SP 12.00. Ridden by Shane Foley. Trained by Mrs John Harrington.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 5:50 Roscommon?

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

What were the placings in the 5:50 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 5:50 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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