Who won the 18:29 Downpatrick on 22 May 2026?
Joya Del Mar (IRE) won the 18:29 Downpatrick at SP 13.00. Ridden by Ricky Doyle. Trained by Dermot A McLoughlin.
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Downpatrick
IrelandFrank And Brian Fitzsimons Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Friday, 22 May 2026
2m6f·Hurdle·Good To Yielding·15 runners·€5,900
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stJoya Del Mar (IRE)Ricky Doyle·Dermot A McLoughlin12/1·13.00SP
- 2ndBayonetta (IRE)Kevin Healy·Gerald Stephen Quinn·beaten 14 lengths12/1·13.00SP
- 3rdScary Askari (GB)Shane Fitzgerald·S McParlan·beaten 2 lengths11/4F·3.75SP
Race time
5m 25.40s+13.40s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Joya Del Mar (IRE))
“In touch with leaders - headway before 4th - pushed along and led before last - went clear run-in - eased towards finish - readily”
AI top-rated Gangster Granny (score 71.5) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 11.00 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.071.5/100 rating
Gangster Granny
16.00Betfair Exchange
Passes the v1.0 card filter
v1.12.13 score
Mercurial Sea
8.00William Hill
segment +7.7% · Hurdle · Good To Yielding ·
Each-way64.1/100 rating
Mercurial Sea
9.20Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Gangster Granny
Kevin Sexton · C A McBratney · 5yo
71.5/100
+7.5 vs next best (64.1)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongC A McBratney: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%)
- Freshness10% weight100very strong14d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight65averageOR 97 · RPR 100 · TS 94 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight46below averageLast 6: 8-0-3-0-1
MarketBest price 16.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 7th pick of 15 in market. AI is contrarian here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 5yo · M · bp | 80301 | 11-12 | 97 | 100 | 94 | 71.5 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 8yo · M · bp | 33P34 | 11-07 | 92 | 102 | 93 | 47.5 | 12/1·13.00 SP | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 20860 | 11-07 | 92 | 97 | 39 | 44.3 | 11/4F·3.75 SP | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 5yo · M · bp | 63892 | 11-06 | 91 | 100 | 95 | 52.1 | 8/1·9.00 SP | |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Mercurial Seav1.1 5yo · M · b | 0P862 | 11-04 | 89 | 100 | 89 | 64.1 | 7/1·8.00 SP | |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 8yo · M · bp | 86490 | 11-03 | 88 | 106 | 90 | 50.8 | 12/1·13.00 SP | |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | 10yo · M · bb | 9P4FP | 11-02 | 87 | 101 | — | 41.2 | 66/1·67.00 SP | |
| BD | 8 | 0 | 5yo · M · ch | 9960 | 11-00 | 85 | 83 | 63 | 40.2 | 25/1·26.00 SP | |
| BD | 9 | 0 | 6yo · M · btFT T | 0357P | 10-12 | 83 | 104 | 87 | 43.0 | 14/1·15.00 SP | |
| 7 | 10 | 0 | 5yo · G · b | P8P03 | 10-09 | 80 | 105 | 96 | 45.5 | 6/1·7.00 SP | |
| F | 11 | 0 | 11yo · M · chtp | 40P0 | 10-07 | 78 | 101 | 75 | 45.6 | 66/1·67.00 SP | |
| 6 | 12 | 0 | 9yo · M · bt | 52006 | 10-07 | 78 | 103 | 86 | 40.0 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| 9 | 13 | 0 | 6yo · M · gr | 332P7 | 10-05 | 76 | 101 | 54 | 49.2 | 8/1·9.00 SP | |
| 12 | 14 | 0 | 6yo · M · ch | 700P0 | 10-04 | 75 | 96 | 75 | 42.5 | 25/1·26.00 SP | |
| 10 | 15 | 0 | 9yo · G · b | 48370 | 10-04 | 75 | 104 | 85 | 40.4 | 14/1·15.00 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 9yo · G · btb | 0816 | 12-01 | 100 | 101 | 85 | 48.3 | — | |
| — | — | 0 | 8yo · G · bb | 66P05 | 10-11 | 82 | 101 | 88 | 42.9 | — | |
| — | — | 0 | 5yo · G · b | U0000 | 10-06 | 77 | 77 | — | 34.2 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:29 Downpatrick?
No — the AI top pick (Gangster Granny) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 18:29 Downpatrick?
Top finishers: 1. Joya Del Mar (IRE) (13.00), 2. Bayonetta (IRE) (13.00), 3. Scary Askari (GB) (3.75).
What was the winning time for the 18:29 Downpatrick?
The winning time was 5m 25.40s, 13.40s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyJOYA DEL MAR wasn't near her best over C&D last time but looks well handicapped now on the pick of her form and is worth another chance
Racing Post pick: Joya Del Mar
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook7/2 Gangster Granny, 4/1 Artic Chief, 11/2 Annarubyrose, 7/1 Mercurial Sea, 9/1 Bayonetta, 14/1 Joya Del Mar, Gortmore Lady, Yoursimplythebest, Milesfromthehonk, 16/1 Phildante, 20/1 Toor Moon, 25/1 Boston Queen, 33/1 Game And Glory, Lady Iseult, 40/1 Scary Askari
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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