17:25 Curragh

Ireland

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Habitat Handicap (Premier Handicap)

6f · Flat · Good · 22 runners · €29,450 · Saturday, 23 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 14th

1st
Headmaster (GB)
Dylan Browne McMonagle·Edward Lynam
14/1·15.00
SP
2nd
Fort Vega (FR)
Rory Cleary·Ms Sheila Lavery·beaten 0.3 lengths
16/1·17.00
SP
3rd
Aviatrice (IRE)
Luke McAteer·David Marnane·beaten .5 lengths
13/2F·7.50
SP

Race time

1m 10.93s+0.73s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Headmaster (GB))

“Ducked right start - in rear - going easily but waiting for room and plenty to do over 1f out - in the clear and rapid headway inside final 110yds - led towards finish”

AI top-rated Tina's Indian (score 67.5) finished 14th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 12.00 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: Tango Flare

Ultra competitive, a tentative vote going to last season's Bold Lad Handicap winner TANGO FLARE with a talented 5lb claimer booked

Forecast 15/2 Dmaniac, 9/1 Tango Flare, 10/1 Unique Journey, Sir Les Patterson, Aviatrice, 12/1 The Highway Rat, Indigo Dream, Bodhi Bear, Go Athletico, Moltophino, 14/1 Headmaster, Bishopton, Genesis, City House, 16/1 Tina's Indian, Barbapapa, Back Down Under, I Bid You Ajou, 20/1 Erosandpsyche, Fort Vega, Gerrit's Gem, 25/1 Sarahmae, Shadow Of The Moon

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

Tina's Indian

Joseph Harnett(7) · Mark Fahey · 5yo

Top-rated of 22

score 67.5 · +3.0 clear of next best (64.5)

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
85very strong
31d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
75strong
Mark Fahey: 3/10 winners last 14d (30%)
Ratings50% weight
63average
OR 96 · RPR 103 · TS 85
Form20% weight
62average
Last 6: 8-3-3-1-4

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 6f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.12).

Low (1–8)

IV 1.03

Mid (9–16)

IV 0.84

High (17–23)

IV 1.12

Today: Aviatrice (draw 21) and Barbapapa (draw 22) get the bias; I Bid You Ajou (draw 9) 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. 182 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	13	Headmaster J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Edward Lynam · draw 17 4yo · G · cht	00817	9-01	86	106	87	47.7	14/1·15.00 SP
2	8	Fort Vega J: Rory Cleary · T: Ms Sheila Lavery · draw 16 6yo · G · b	22125	9-09	94	105	94	50.3	16/1·17.00 SP
3	11	Aviatrice J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane · draw 21 4yo · F · b	73211	9-03	88	105	86	61.9	13/2F·7.50 SP
4	19	Back Down Under J: Leigh Roche · T: Padraig Roche · draw 1 5yo · M · b	33096	8-10	81	106	91	41.4	22/1·23.00 SP
5	6	Bodhi Bear J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J A Stack · draw 14 4yo · G · b	09018	9-10	95	101	94	55.4	10/1·11.00 SP
6	1	The Highway Rat J: Sam Coen(5) · T: A Oliver · draw 19 8yo · G · bb	47346	10-00	99	105	98	56.2	28/1·29.00 SP
7	20	I Bid You Ajou J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 9 5yo · G · b	U7282	8-09	80	101	91	64.5	9/1·10.00 SP
8	7	City House J: Ronan Whelan · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 10 5yo · G · bt	742054	9-10	95	103	94	58.7	20/1·21.00 SP
9	14	Moltophino J: Chris Hayes · T: John Andrew Kinsella · draw 11 5yo · G · btp	45450	9-00	85	105	92	50.6	16/1·17.00 SP
10	9	Sir Les Patterson J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Stephen Thorne · draw 6 5yo · G · b	41104	9-09	94	101	77	59.0	11/1·12.00 SP
11	2	Erosandpsyche J: Gary Carroll · T: Daniel James Murphy · draw 20 8yo · G · bv	72090	9-13	98	106	71	43.2	40/1·41.00 SP
12	18	Barbapapa J: Conor Cusack(7) · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 22 7yo · G · chtb	56513	8-11	82	102	86	59.0	22/1·23.00 SP
13	15	Gerrit's Gem J: Terry Casey(7) · T: J G Coogan · draw 15 6yo · G · ch	19240	8-12	83	101	87	47.1	50/1·51.00 SP
14	5	Tina's Indian J: Joseph Harnett(7) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 2 5yo · G · br	83314	9-11	96	103	85	67.5	12/1·13.00 SP
15	16	Go Athletico J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 12 8yo · G · bt	57703	8-12	83	105	70	53.1	14/1·15.00 SP
16	17	Indigo Dream J: Shane Foley · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 4 4yo · F · gr	31322	8-12	83	99	71	61.3	15/2·8.50 SP
17	23	Genesis J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 18 5yo · G · cht	65014	8-07	78	99	94	55.0	12/1·13.00 SP
18	3	Tango Flare J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: Patrick T Foley · draw 8 7yo · G · btp	07129	9-13	98	107	83	59.5	20/1·21.00 SP
19	12	Bishopton J: Wayne Lordan · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 5 4yo · G · bpFT P	16721	9-02	87	103	70	50.7	25/1·26.00 SP
20	21	Sarahmae J: Keithen Kennedy(5) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 3 4yo · F · bpFT P	46806	8-08	79	105	54	37.8	40/1·41.00 SP
21	4	Unique Journey J: Colin Keane · T: Daniel James Murphy · draw 13 4yo · G · bp	71124	9-13	98	103	92	55.1	10/1·11.00 SP
22	22	Shadow Of The Moon J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: John James Feane · draw 7 4yo · F · gr	0218	8-08	79	101	93	48.8	9/1·10.00 SP
—	—	Dmaniac J: Paddy Harnett(5) · T: Martin Hassett · draw 23 4yo · G · b	31152	9-07	92	101	90	55.7	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:25 Curragh on 23 May 2026?

Headmaster (GB) won the 17:25 Curragh at SP 15.00. Ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle. Trained by Edward Lynam.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:25 Curragh?

No — the AI top pick (Tina's Indian) finished 14.

What were the placings in the 17:25 Curragh?

Top finishers: 1. Headmaster (GB) (15.00), 2. Fort Vega (FR) (17.00), 3. Aviatrice (IRE) (7.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:25 Curragh?

The winning time was 1m 10.93s, 0.73s slower than standard.

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