Who won the 17:18 Limerick on 21 May 2026?
Look To The West (IRE) won the 17:18 Limerick at SP 1.80. Ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe. Trained by Henry De Bromhead.
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Limerick
IrelandIrish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Chase
Thursday, 21 May 2026
2m4f·Chase·Good To Yielding·4 runners·€12,369
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 4/5F·1.80Race report
- 1stLook To The West (IRE)AI top pick · 70.4Darragh O'Keeffe·Henry De Bromhead4/5F·1.80SP
- 2ndAffinity Rock (IRE)Danny Gilligan·Cian Collins·beaten 4.25 lengths7/2·4.50SP
- 3rdBroomfield Bijou (IRE)Donagh Meyler·James William Hannon·beaten 32 lengths4/1·5.00SP
Race time
5m 3.50s+11.00s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Look To The West (IRE))
“Soon raced in second - led before 2 out - hung right and ridden before last - kept on run-in”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.80 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.070.4/100 rating
Look To The West
1.81Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Racing Alpha pick
Look To The West
Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead · 8yo
70.4/100
+4.3 vs next best (66.1)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Ratings50% weight92very strongOR 135 · RPR 152 · TS 131 — highest combined rating in the field
- Freshness10% weight85very strong49d since last run (fresh)
- Trainer20% weight53averageHenry De Bromhead: 9/43 winners last 14d (21%)
- Form20% weight26weakLast 6: 3-1-F-F
MarketBest price 1.81 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 6yo · M · b | 2102 | 10-11 | — | 143 | 129 | 66.1 | 7/2·4.50 SP | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 8yo · M · b | 2024 | 10-11 | 123 | 147 | 139 | 65.3 | 4/1·5.00 SP | |
| UR | 3 | 0 | 6yo · M · b | 76F35 | 10-11 | — | — | — | 12.9 | 17/2·9.50 SP | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 8yo · M · br | 31FF | 10-11 | 135 | 152 | 131 | 70.4 | 4/5F·1.80 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 6yo · M · b | 70PPU | 10-11 | 102 | 130 | 88 | 42.8 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:18 Limerick?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Look To The West, won the race (AI score 70.4).
What were the placings in the 17:18 Limerick?
Top finishers: 1. Look To The West (IRE) (1.80), 2. Affinity Rock (IRE) (4.50), 3. Broomfield Bijou (IRE) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:18 Limerick?
The winning time was 5m 3.50s, 11.00s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyLook To The West is taken on with BROOMFIELD BIJOU who should find this easier than the Grade 2 she contested last time
Racing Post pick: Broomfield Bijou
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
FormbookEvs Look To The West, 9/4 Affinity Rock, 7/2 Broomfield Bijou, 12/1 Eye Of A Tiger, 16/1 Justabitofyours
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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