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18:20 Gowran Park

Ireland

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1m · Flat · Good To Yielding · 15 runners · €7,657 · Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Rolltight (IRE)
    Ben Coen·J P Murtagh
    11/10F·2.10
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Loughrea (IRE)
    Andrew Slattery·Andrew Slattery·beaten .75 lengths
    16/1·17.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Big Cypress (GB)AI top pick · 52.3
    Declan McDonogh·Joseph Patrick O'Brien·beaten 6 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
Race time
1m 38.79s+1.79s vs std

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

In-running (Rolltight (IRE))

“Raced in second - ridden and challenging over 1f out - ran on well to lead towards finish”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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: Big Cypress

Joseph O'Brien has a really strong hand, BIG CYPRESS preferred to stablemate Chamonix

Forecast 5/2 Chamonix, 11/4 Big Cypress, 100/30 Rolltight, 8/1 Loughrea, 12/1 Hassaniya, 16/1 Little Wing, 20/1 Uncle Goalie, Flagstone Lady, 25/1 Time Whisperer, 33/1 Ryans Hope, Ravens Can Fly, Roman Sands, 50/1 Kingcharles, 66/1 Zammawar, Hello Garda

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

Big Cypress

Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · 3yo

Top-rated of 15
score 52.3 · +2.6 clear of next best (49.7)
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
    100very strong
    25d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    53average
    RPR 82 · TS 76 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    45below average
    Joseph Patrick O'Brien: 12/66 winners last 14d (18%)
  • Form20% weight
    35below average
    Last 6: 7-4
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 (1–5)
IV 1.38
Mid (6–10)
IV 0.82
High (11–15)
IV 0.75

Today: Flagstone Lady (draw 3) and Roman Sands (draw 5) get the bias; Rolltight (draw 11) 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
110
Rolltight
J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 11
3yo · G · b
82
—49.7
11/10F·2.10
SP
21
Loughrea
J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 9
4yo · G · b
5
—37.3
16/1·17.00
SP
34
Big Cypress
J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 10
3yo · C · b
74
—52.3
4/1·5.00
SP
413
Uncle Goalie
J: Luke McAteer · T: Rory Anthony Devine · draw 12
3yo · C · b
——25.0
12/1·13.00
SP
56
Hassaniya
J: Colin Keane · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 6
3yo · C · b
84
—34.0
3/1·4.00
SP
65
Chamonix
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 7
3yo · G · bt
54
—44.3
13/2·7.50
SP
712
Time Whisperer
J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Liam P Cusack · draw 1
3yo · G · b
——15.0
66/1·67.00
SP
88
Kingcharles
J: Rory Cleary · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman · draw 13
3yo · C · gr
0
—26.3
100/1·101.00
SP
915
Little Wing
J: Shane Foley · T: Charles O'Brien · draw 8
3yo · F · b
——15.0
50/1·51.00
SP
107
Hello Garda
J: Gavin Ryan · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 14
3yo · G · ch
8
—15.8
125/1·126.00
SP
119
Ravens Can Fly
J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 2
3yo · G · b
——20.5
50/1·51.00
SP
1211
Roman Sands
J: Scott McCullagh · T: C P Donoghue · draw 5
3yo · G · b
——25.0
150/1·151.00
SP
1314
Flagstone Lady
J: Jamie Powell · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 3
3yo · F · gr
8
—32.3
80/1·81.00
SP
142
Ryans Hope
J: Siobhan Rutledge(3) · T: G A Kingston · draw 15
6yo · G · b
37
—32.0
150/1·151.00
SP
153
Zammawar
J: Neve Bennett(7) · T: Jarlath P Fahey · draw 4
4yo · G · b
00508
—13.5
300/1·301.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:20 Gowran Park on 20 May 2026?

Rolltight (IRE) won the 18:20 Gowran Park at SP 2.10. Ridden by Ben Coen. Trained by J P Murtagh.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:20 Gowran Park?

No — the AI top pick (Big Cypress) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 18:20 Gowran Park?

Top finishers: 1. Rolltight (IRE) (2.10), 2. Loughrea (IRE) (17.00), 3. Big Cypress (GB) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:20 Gowran Park?

The winning time was 1m 38.79s, 1.79s slower than standard.

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