14:30 Curragh

Ireland

Keadeen Hotel Handicap (Premier Handicap)

1m2f · Flat · Good · 20 runners · €29,450 · Saturday, 23 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 16th

1st
Perry Mason (GB)
Leigh Roche·Maurice Andrew Ahern
16/1·17.00
SP
2nd
Perfect Your Craft (IRE)
W J Lee·P Twomey·beaten 0.05 lengths
4/1F·5.00
SP
3rd
Iron Fist (IRE)
Shane Foley·Mrs John Harrington·beaten 1.25 lengths
11/1·12.00
SP

Race time

2m 4.82s+0.02s vs std

On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.

In-running (Perry Mason (GB))

“Made virtually all - ridden over 1f out - faced challenge final furlong - kept on well and just did enough”

AI top-rated Iowa City (score 63.6) finished 16th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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: Iowa City

Paddy Twomey runs three and possibly has the class-act of the race in IOWA CITY who has held her own in strong company

Forecast 6/1 Fiver Friday, 8/1 Iowa City, In My Teens, Yulia, 10/1 Fixation, Deressa, Iron Fist, Perfect Your Craft, Perry Mason, 12/1 Retracement, 14/1 Apercu, Cloud Seeker, 16/1 Flame Of Forest, Dawn Rising, Playin Cool, 20/1 War Rooms, Calm The Jets, 25/1 Railwayview Lady, Dar Toungi, Dutch Gold, 33/1 Pillar Of Hope

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

Iowa City

Nicola Burns(5) · P Twomey · 4yo

Top-rated of 20

score 63.6 · +2.1 clear of next best (61.5)

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
65strong
62d since last run (rusty)
Ratings50% weight
64average
OR 97 · RPR 103 · TS 90
Trainer20% weight
63average
P Twomey: 3/12 winners last 14d (25%)
Form20% weight
62average
Last 6: 3-1-3-4

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.

Draw bias — Curragh 1m2f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.13).

Low (1–7)

IV 1.10

Mid (8–14)

IV 1.13

High (15–21)

IV 0.78

Today: Iowa City (draw 8) and Fixation (draw 12) get the bias; In My Teens (draw 16) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 126 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	10	Perry Mason J: Leigh Roche · T: Maurice Andrew Ahern · draw 9 5yo · G · b	29143	9-05	91	100	95	53.4	16/1·17.00 SP
2	9	Perfect Your Craft J: W J Lee · T: P Twomey · draw 1 4yo · F · gr	81517	9-05	91	106	92	59.4	4/1F·5.00 SP
3	8	Iron Fist J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 17 4yo · G · br	16102	9-06	92	103	74	57.0	11/1·12.00 SP
4	11	Fiver Friday J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 4 6yo · M · b	45031	9-04	90	102	88	57.4	5/1·6.00 SP
5	6	Cloud Seeker J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 5 5yo · G · b	67420	9-06	92	105	91	50.1	14/1·15.00 SP
6	12	Retracement J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 13 5yo · G · ch	68410	9-02	88	102	90	51.8	14/1·15.00 SP
7	17	Fixation J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 12 4yo · G · ch	26122	8-10	82	97	87	61.5	5/1·6.00 SP
8	16	Railwayview Lady J: Declan McDonogh · T: A Oliver · draw 15 4yo · F · bpFT P	51208	8-11	83	105	76	54.2	33/1·34.00 SP
9	2	In My Teens J: Gary Carroll · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 16 4yo · F · bh	2122	9-12	98	104	84	59.3	12/1·13.00 SP
10	5	Apercu J: Chris Hayes · T: A Oliver · draw 20 6yo · M · bb	07548	9-06	92	104	71	55.3	22/1·23.00 SP
11	18	Calm The Jets J: Rory Cleary · T: C W J Farrell · draw 14 4yo · G · gr	198	8-09	81	98	81	42.1	40/1·41.00 SP
12	1	Dawn Rising J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 7 9yo · G · b	04528	10-01	101	107	98	58.2	22/1·23.00 SP
13	14	War Rooms J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Gerard Keane · draw 3 5yo · G · b	56708	9-00	86	104	89	48.2	50/1·51.00 SP
14	21	Dutch Gold J: Jamie Powell · T: Noel Meade · draw 6 6yo · G · bp	80000	8-07	79	103	31	39.3	50/1·51.00 SP
15	15	Playin Cool J: Luke McAteer · T: John James Feane · draw 18 4yo · G · b	4318	8-11	83	101	94	49.5	12/1·13.00 SP
16	3	Iowa City J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: P Twomey · draw 8 4yo · F · bt	3134	9-11	97	103	90	63.6	10/1·11.00 SP
17	19	Flame Of Forest J: Wayne Lordan · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 2 4yo · G · b	71220	8-09	81	107	66	44.9	28/1·29.00 SP
18	20	Pillar Of Hope J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: P Sweeney · draw 21 8yo · G · b	12488	8-08	80	105	61	43.8	33/1·34.00 SP
19	7	Deressa J: Colin Keane · T: P Twomey · draw 10 4yo · F · bp	16480	9-06	92	104	90	53.0	10/1·11.00 SP
20	4	Dar Toungi J: Robbie Colgan · T: A J Martin · draw 19 8yo · G · grhtFT HT	64500	9-07	93	106	52	47.6	100/1·101.00 SP
—	—	Yulia J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 11 4yo · F · bt	21135	9-01	87	99	38	56.3	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:30 Curragh on 23 May 2026?

Perry Mason (GB) won the 14:30 Curragh at SP 17.00. Ridden by Leigh Roche. Trained by Maurice Andrew Ahern.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:30 Curragh?

No — the AI top pick (Iowa City) finished 16.

What were the placings in the 14:30 Curragh?

Top finishers: 1. Perry Mason (GB) (17.00), 2. Perfect Your Craft (IRE) (5.00), 3. Iron Fist (IRE) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:30 Curragh?

The winning time was 2m 4.82s, on standard time.

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