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19:48 Limerick

Ireland

Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase (Div II)

2m6½f · Chase · Good · 12 runners · €5,900 · Thursday, 21 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th
  1. 1st
    A Year Older (IRE)
    Ben Harvey·Karl Thornton
    17/2·9.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Cullenwaine (IRE)
    Shane O'Callaghan·David O'Sullivan·beaten .75 lengths
    11/2·6.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Stormy Master (IRE)
    Liam Quinlan·Ray Hackett·beaten 1.25 lengths
    50/1·51.00
    SP
Race time
6m 13.80s+34.80s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (A Year Older (IRE))

Soon prominent - led before 5th - pressed leader before 8th - disputed lead after 3 out - led narrowly run-in - ridden and kept on final 110yds

AI top-rated Oneforgonzo (score 56.0) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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: My Cullen

MY CULLEN made up a lot of ground when falling late on at Down Royal and he's a certain player if the tumble hasn't left its mark

Forecast 5/2 Oneforgonzo, 9/2 Snow Punt, 6/1 A Year Older, 8/1 Love Like This, Cullenwaine, 9/1 My Cullen, 12/1 Uptaurintop, 16/1 Kilkee Bay, Without Exception, 20/1 Stormy Master, La Tene, 33/1 Malton Groove, 50/1 Pure Decent, 66/1 Fr Gilligansvoyge

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

Oneforgonzo

Sean O'Keeffe · Sean Aherne · 8yo

Top-rated of 12
score 56.0 · +1.3 clear of next best (54.7)
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
    70strong
    10d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Form20% weight
    62average
    Last 6: 8-2-5-4-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    62average
    OR 101 · RPR 101 · TS 77
  • Trainer20% weight
    28small sample (n=9)
    Sean Aherne: 1/9 winners last 14d (11%) — 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
16
J: Ben Harvey · T: Karl Thornton · draw 0
8yo · G · b
P81F
8743.9
17/2·9.50
SP
212
8yo · G · chp
50502
7442.5
11/2·6.50
SP
35
J: Liam Quinlan · T: Ray Hackett · draw 0
12yo · G · bb
0170
9039.3
50/1·51.00
SP
414
J: Sarah Kavanagh(7) · T: John G Carr · draw 0
13yo · G · btb
56P44
7253.9
40/1·41.00
SP
51
J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: Sean Aherne · draw 0
8yo · G · bp
82541
10156.0
3/1F·4.00
SP
62
9yo · G · bt
2P223
9954.7
4/1·5.00
SP
77
9yo · G · brt
558PP
8649.0
16/1·17.00
SP
84
J: Sean Flanagan · T: E McNamara · draw 0
7yo · G · brp
8F6U
9240.1
14/1·15.00
SP
93
6yo · G · b
2660F
9539.5
16/1·17.00
SP
1010
8yo · M · b
P0042
8045.6
10/1·11.00
SP
119
6yo · G · bt
03P43
8344.2
5/1·6.00
SP
PU13
8yo · M · b
7P39F
7237.9
12/1·13.00
SP
7yo · G · bp
203P4
8045.6
11yo · G · b
8900
8430.9

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:48 Limerick on 21 May 2026?

A Year Older (IRE) won the 19:48 Limerick at SP 9.50. Ridden by Ben Harvey. Trained by Karl Thornton.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:48 Limerick?

No — the AI top pick (Oneforgonzo) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 19:48 Limerick?

Top finishers: 1. A Year Older (IRE) (9.50), 2. Cullenwaine (IRE) (6.50), 3. Stormy Master (IRE) (51.00).

What was the winning time for the 19:48 Limerick?

The winning time was 6m 13.80s, 34.80s slower than standard.

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