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18:18 Limerick

Ireland

Moloney's Bus Hire & Martin's Coaches Handicap Chase

2m4f · Chase · Good To Yielding · 11 runners · €7,068 · Thursday, 21 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 9th
  1. 1st
    Toon Town (IRE)
    Shane O'Callaghan·David O'Sullivan
    11/2·6.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    One Way Traffic (IRE)
    Phillip Enright·Oliver McKiernan·beaten 1.25 lengths
    9/1·10.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Carlas Big Jim (IRE)
    G B Noonan·L J Archdeacon·beaten 9 lengths
    17/2·9.50
    SP
Race time
5m 9.50s+17.00s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Toon Town (IRE))

“Held up in rear - steady headway from 8th - led before 2 out - hung left when ridden before last - stayed on”

AI top-rated Springboard (score 60.0) finished 9th.
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: Springboard

Keeping on well to win over hurdles here last month, SPRINGBOARD goes chasing now and looks like a big player

Forecast 3/1 Springboard, 9/2 General Clermont, Doyen Magic, 13/2 Toon Town, 15/2 Glitz And Glamour, 10/1 Carlas Big Jim, 11/1 Golden Temple, 14/1 One Way Traffic, 22/1 Temptationinmilan, The Dara Man, 33/1 Back The West

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

Springboard

Cian Quirke · Michael J McDonagh · 7yo

Top-rated of 11
score 60.0 · +3.2 clear of next best (56.8)
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
    35d since last run (fresh)
  • Form20% weight
    63average
    Last 6: 3-7-4-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    58average
    OR 87
  • Trainer20% weight
    50no sample
    Michael J McDonagh — no runners last 14 days — 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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
17
Toon Town
J: Shane O'Callaghan(5) · T: David O'Sullivan · draw 0
9yo · G · bp
64263
9451.4
11/2·6.50
SP
28
One Way Traffic
J: Phillip Enright · T: Oliver McKiernan · draw 0
9yo · G · bt
86F9
9247.3
9/1·10.00
SP
310
Carlas Big Jim
J: G B Noonan · T: L J Archdeacon · draw 0
8yo · G · gr
P609F
8452.1
17/2·9.50
SP
41
General Clermont
J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: D E Fitzgerald · draw 0
10yo · G · gr/b
32926
11249.5
5/1·6.00
SP
56
Doyen Magic
J: Tiernan Power Roche · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0
7yo · M · b
31P22
9556.8
4/1J·5.00
SP
63
Golden Temple
J: Donagh Meyler · T: Noel Meade · draw 0
6yo · G · bt
09969
10344.6
9/1·10.00
SP
74
Temptationinmilan
J: Ms A T O'Reilly(7) · T: Eamon Courtney · draw 0
10yo · G · bbFT B
4P450
10243.6
40/1·41.00
SP
85
The Dara Man
J: J J Slevin · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0
11yo · G · b
U46PP
10243.8
20/1·21.00
SP
99
Springboard
J: Cian Quirke · T: Michael J McDonagh · draw 0
7yo · G · b
3741
8760.0
4/1J·5.00
SP
PU2
Glitz And Glamour
J: Harry Cobden · T: E McNamara · draw 0
5yo · M · b
61839
10445.5
15/2·8.50
SP
PU11
Back The West
J: Paddy Cleary(7) · T: I Madden · draw 0
11yo · G · btv
9759P
8441.5
66/1·67.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:18 Limerick on 21 May 2026?

Toon Town (IRE) won the 18:18 Limerick at SP 6.50. Ridden by Shane O'Callaghan. Trained by David O'Sullivan.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:18 Limerick?

No — the AI top pick (Springboard) finished 9.

What were the placings in the 18:18 Limerick?

Top finishers: 1. Toon Town (IRE) (6.50), 2. One Way Traffic (IRE) (10.00), 3. Carlas Big Jim (IRE) (9.50).

What was the winning time for the 18:18 Limerick?

The winning time was 5m 9.50s, 17.00s slower than standard.

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