18:50 Gowran Park

Ireland

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1m · Flat · Good To Yielding · 15 runners · €5,900 · Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th

1st
Ballymagreehan (GB)
Luke McAteer·David Marnane
4/1·5.00
SP
2nd
Chipsrdown (IRE)
Andrew Slattery·Andrew Slattery·beaten 4 lengths
14/1·15.00
SP
3rd
Hale Bopp (IRE)
Patrick McGettigan·R Donohoe·beaten 1.5 lengths
15/2·8.50
SP

Race time

1m 39.98s+2.98s vs std

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

In-running (Ballymagreehan (GB))

“Made virtually all - shaken up under 2f out - ridden clear 1f out - ran on well - comfortably”

AI top-rated Master Garvey (score 40.7) finished 5th.

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

The vote goes to ALTA SAX who has come back to form with a Dundalk win and a Leopardstown fifth that can be upgraded

Forecast 4/1 Mythical Rock, 9/2 Staywitherjohnny, 11/2 Alto Sax, 9/1 Rampage, 10/1 Chipsrdown, River Derwent, 12/1 Just Another Eagle, Bright Image, Half Nutz, 14/1 Ballymagreehan, Master Garvey, 16/1 Roderick, 20/1 Hastily, Oreeda, 25/1 Son Of Wind, 33/1 Al Rojo Vivo

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

Master Garvey

Declan McDonogh · Joseph Anthony Murray · 6yo

Top-rated of 15

score 40.7 · +0.6 clear of next best (40.1)

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
27d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
50no sample
Joseph Anthony Murray — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
31weak
OR 40 · RPR 62 · TS 36
Form20% weight
27weak
Last 6: 4-5-3-8-7

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 (1–6)

IV 1.38

Mid (7–12)

IV 0.82

High (13–18)

IV 0.75

Today: Ballymagreehan (draw 2) and Alto Sax (draw 4) get the bias; Just Another Eagle (draw 15) 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

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	5	Ballymagreehan J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane · draw 2 4yo · G · b	33760	9-11	55	62	43	38.9	4/1·5.00 SP
2	3	Chipsrdown J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 10 4yo · F · bvFT V	00350	9-12	56	54	44	33.6	14/1·15.00 SP
3	17	Hale Bopp J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: R Donohoe · draw 5 8yo · G · bt	400667	8-10	40	65	52	27.4	15/2·8.50 SP
4	10	Alto Sax J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: Peter Fahey · draw 4 5yo · G · bb	70015	9-01	45	65	55	34.4	11/4F·3.75 SP
5	15	Master Garvey J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Anthony Murray · draw 11 6yo · G · bt	45387	8-10	40	62	36	40.7	12/1·13.00 SP
6	1	Mythical Rock J: Paddy Harnett(5) · T: C Byrnes · draw 9 5yo · G · br	98217	10-02	60	62	36	37.4	5/1·6.00 SP
7	2	Rampage J: Cian Fahy(10) · T: T G McCourt · draw 6 7yo · G · btv	07086	9-13	57	65	52	31.6	8/1·9.00 SP
8	14	Half Nutz J: E E Ryan(10) · T: James M Barcoe · draw 13 9yo · G · ch	77085	8-10	40	63	48	32.9	20/1·21.00 SP
9	4	Staywitherjohnny J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 12 4yo · F · gr	70963	9-12	56	66	54	40.1	6/1·7.00 SP
10	13	Al Rojo Vivo J: Gavin Ryan · T: Mrs Mary Whelehan · draw 1 4yo · F · gr	0800	8-10	40	61	34	22.4	66/1·67.00 SP
11	16	Oreeda J: Ghulam Abbas(7) · T: Patrick J Flynn · draw 7 4yo · F · b	00008	8-10	40	64	50	34.8	50/1·51.00 SP
12	11	Bright Image J: Rory Cleary · T: C P Donoghue · draw 14 7yo · G · bt	9045	8-11	41	60	—	34.6	33/1·34.00 SP
13	6	Son Of Wind J: Robbie Colgan · T: Matthew J Smith · draw 18 4yo · G · bh	88509	9-11	55	65	—	30.5	100/1·101.00 SP
14	12	River Derwent J: James Ryan · T: Thomas Coyle · draw 16 8yo · G · bb	44004	8-11	41	62	43	28.0	28/1·29.00 SP
15	8	Hastily J: Jack Cleary(5) · T: Tom McGuinness · draw 8 7yo · M · b	02090	9-04	48	63	55	27.9	66/1·67.00 SP
16	7	Just Another Eagle J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) · T: Patrick J Flynn · draw 15 6yo · M · b	642F	9-07	51	58	14	37.5	33/1·34.00 SP
—	—	Not Simple J: Ronan Whelan · T: James M Barrett · draw 3 4yo · F · b	80059	9-13	57	64	44	27.5	—
—	—	Roderick J: Shane Foley · T: P Sweeney · draw 17 10yo · G · btp	40770	9-04	48	64	57	29.3	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:50 Gowran Park on 20 May 2026?

Ballymagreehan (GB) won the 18:50 Gowran Park at SP 5.00. Ridden by Luke McAteer. Trained by David Marnane.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:50 Gowran Park?

No — the AI top pick (Master Garvey) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 18:50 Gowran Park?

Top finishers: 1. Ballymagreehan (GB) (5.00), 2. Chipsrdown (IRE) (15.00), 3. Hale Bopp (IRE) (8.50).

What was the winning time for the 18:50 Gowran Park?

The winning time was 1m 39.98s, 2.98s slower than standard.

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