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

1st
Toon Town (IRE)
Shane O'Callaghan·David O'Sullivan
11/2·6.50
SP
2nd
One Way Traffic (IRE)
Phillip Enright·Oliver McKiernan·beaten 1.25 lengths
9/1·10.00
SP
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

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	7	Toon Town J: Shane O'Callaghan(5) · T: David O'Sullivan · draw 0 9yo · G · bp	64263	10-10	94	117	102	51.4	11/2·6.50 SP
2	8	One Way Traffic J: Phillip Enright · T: Oliver McKiernan · draw 0 9yo · G · bt	86F9	10-08	92	112	60	47.3	9/1·10.00 SP
3	10	Carlas Big Jim J: G B Noonan · T: L J Archdeacon · draw 0 8yo · G · gr	P609F	10-00	84	112	99	52.1	17/2·9.50 SP
4	1	General Clermont J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: D E Fitzgerald · draw 0 10yo · G · gr/b	32926	12-00	112	116	99	49.5	5/1·6.00 SP
5	6	Doyen Magic J: Tiernan Power Roche · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 7yo · M · b	31P22	10-11	95	115	109	56.8	4/1J·5.00 SP
6	3	Golden Temple J: Donagh Meyler · T: Noel Meade · draw 0 6yo · G · bt	09969	11-05	103	103	75	44.6	9/1·10.00 SP
7	4	Temptationinmilan J: Ms A T O'Reilly(7) · T: Eamon Courtney · draw 0 10yo · G · bbFT B	4P450	11-04	102	114	50	43.6	40/1·41.00 SP
8	5	The Dara Man J: J J Slevin · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 11yo · G · b	U46PP	11-04	102	115	101	43.8	20/1·21.00 SP
9	9	Springboard J: Cian Quirke · T: Michael J McDonagh · draw 0 7yo · G · b	3741	10-03	87	—	—	60.0	4/1J·5.00 SP
PU	2	Glitz And Glamour J: Harry Cobden · T: E McNamara · draw 0 5yo · M · b	61839	11-06	104	111	92	45.5	15/2·8.50 SP
PU	11	Back The West J: Paddy Cleary(7) · T: I Madden · draw 0 11yo · G · btv	9759P	10-00	84	111	—	41.5	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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