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17:45 Gowran Park

Ireland

Gowran Park Median Auction Fillies Maiden

1m · Flat · Good To Yielding · 9 runners · €9,424 · Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd
  1. 1st
    Sanctijude (IRE)
    W J Lee·W McCreery
    7/4F·2.75
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Fleur De Provence (IRE)AI top pick · 48.9
    Chris Hayes·D K Weld·beaten 0.1 lengths
    11/4·3.75
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Bofa Beach (GB)
    Shane Foley·Mrs John Harrington·beaten 2.25 lengths
    5/2·3.50
    SP
Race time
1m 42.84s+5.84s vs std

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

In-running (Sanctijude (IRE))

“Prominent - pressed leader over 3f out - led narrowly over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 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: Fleur De Provence

Although bred to stay further, FLEUR DE PROVENCE showed enough on her recent Naas debut over this trip to get the vote here

Forecast 15/8 Fleur De Provence, 5/2 Bofa Beach, 7/2 Sanctijude, 11/2 Nellcote, 12/1 Wildlife, 16/1 Jolie Cailin, Magical Mollie, 33/1 Themis, 50/1 Beo Go Deo

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

Fleur De Provence

Chris Hayes · D K Weld · 3yo

Top-rated of 9
score 48.9 · +0.3 clear of next best (48.7)
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
    85very strong
    59d since last run (fresh)
  • Form20% weight
    78strong
    Last 6: 2
  • Ratings50% weight
    50below average
    RPR 93 · TS 56
  • Trainer20% weight
    0small sample (n=9)
    D K Weld: 0/9 winners last 14d (0%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
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 — Gowran Park 1m

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.38).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.38
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.82
High (7–9)
IV 0.75

Today: Bofa Beach (draw 3) and Nellcote (draw 2) get the bias; Fleur De Provence (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. 145 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
17
Sanctijude
J: W J Lee · T: W McCreery · draw 6
3yo · F · ch
32434
7948.7
7/4F·2.75
SP
23
Fleur De Provence
J: Chris Hayes · T: D K Weld · draw 9
3yo · F · b
2
—48.9
11/4·3.75
SP
32
Bofa Beach
J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 3
3yo · F · gr
40
—40.2
5/2·3.50
SP
46
Nellcote
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 2
3yo · F · ch
——24.0
11/1·12.00
SP
54
Jolie Cailin
J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 8
3yo · F · b
——25.0
14/1·15.00
SP
65
Magical Mollie
J: Gary Carroll · T: Joseph G Murphy · draw 1
3yo · F · b
——15.0
40/1·41.00
SP
78
Themis
J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 4
3yo · F · b
0
—30.8
16/1·17.00
SP
89
Wildlife
J: Robert Whearty · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 7
3yo · F · b
——19.5
25/1·26.00
SP
91
Beo Go Deo
J: Ronan Whelan · T: P J F Murphy · draw 5
3yo · F · btFT T
0
—4.5
150/1·151.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:45 Gowran Park on 20 May 2026?

Sanctijude (IRE) won the 17:45 Gowran Park at SP 2.75. Ridden by W J Lee. Trained by W McCreery.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:45 Gowran Park?

No — the AI top pick (Fleur De Provence) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 17:45 Gowran Park?

Top finishers: 1. Sanctijude (IRE) (2.75), 2. Fleur De Provence (IRE) (3.75), 3. Bofa Beach (GB) (3.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:45 Gowran Park?

The winning time was 1m 42.84s, 5.84s slower than standard.

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