17:05 Curragh

Ireland

Velo Coffee Handicap

1m · Flat · Good · 19 runners · €14,725 · Sunday, 24 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th

1st
Pretty Omagh Girl (IRE)
Ben Coen·A Oliver
11/1·12.00
SP
2nd
Summer Island (USA)
Paddy Harnett·Miss Natalia Lupini·beaten 4.25 lengths
100/30F·4.33
SP
3rd
No More Porter (IRE)
Adam Caffrey·Adrian McGuinness·beaten 0.1 lengths
18/1·19.00
SP

Race time

1m 38.15s+1.45s vs std

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

In-running (Pretty Omagh Girl (IRE))

“Made all - ridden and clear over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - unchallenged”

AI top-rated Merlin The Wizard (score 60.4) finished 8th.

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: Java Wood

Julian Pietropaolo's useful 7lb claim means JAVA WOOD gets plenty of weight from his rivals here and the 6yo can take advantage

Forecast 7/2 Spanish Temptress, 5/1 Summer Island, 8/1 Highbury See See, 9/1 Java Wood, 10/1 Grecian Power, Greek Flower, 12/1 Merlin The Wizard, Neo Smart, Navagio, No More Porter, 14/1 Blues Emperor, Hexagonal, Pretty Omagh Girl, 16/1 Albion Power, Thaloria, Liberate, 20/1 Zaraahmando, Banner Beauty, Summer Snow, 25/1 Va Va Vroom

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

Merlin The Wizard

Reese Holohan(7) · R P Cody · 6yo

Top-rated of 19

score 60.4 · +3.6 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
100very strong
16d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
83small sample (n=3)
R P Cody: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
50average
OR 74 · RPR 87 · TS 66
Form20% weight
44below average
Last 6: 0-0-2-5-3

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 1m

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–7)

IV 0.96

Mid (8–14)

IV 0.99

High (15–20)

IV 1.04

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 211 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	Pretty Omagh Girl J: Ben Coen · T: A Oliver · draw 4 4yo · F · ch	424	9-06	72	87	75	51.2	11/1·12.00 SP
2	9	Summer Island J: Paddy Harnett(5) · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 8 4yo · G · b	01631	9-08	74	82	74	48.9	100/30F·4.33 SP
3	17	No More Porter J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 10 8yo · G · btp	24446	9-01	67	86	79	47.5	18/1·19.00 SP
4	19	Hexagonal J: J M Sheridan · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 12 5yo · G · btp	50782	9-00	66	84	53	39.3	20/1·21.00 SP
5	16	Liberate J: Chris Hayes · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 7 4yo · F · b	89090	9-02	68	87	—	36.5	66/1·67.00 SP
6	14	Zaraahmando J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 3 4yo · G · b	31540	9-06	72	82	67	42.6	22/1·23.00 SP
7	10	Neo Smart J: Declan McDonogh · T: J S Bolger · draw 2 5yo · M · bt	24197	9-07	73	85	45	42.6	12/1·13.00 SP
8	8	Merlin The Wizard J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: R P Cody · draw 6 6yo · G · b	00253	9-08	74	87	66	60.4	10/1·11.00 SP
9	18	Albion Power J: Luke McAteer · T: Keith Henry Clarke · draw 13 5yo · G · br	10984	9-00	66	87	—	37.1	50/1·51.00 SP
10	5	Banner Beauty J: Tom Buckley(3) · T: Edward Buckley · draw 18 4yo · F · ch	1096	9-11	77	88	68	34.4	66/1·67.00 SP
11	6	Highbury See See J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 14 4yo · G · b	10504	9-10	76	85	74	42.6	9/1·10.00 SP
12	20	Java Wood J: Julian Pietropaolo(7) · T: Kevin Michael Smith · draw 9 6yo · G · grh	80154	8-12	64	81	80	40.7	15/2·8.50 SP
13	3	Blues Emperor J: Nathan Crosse · T: William Harvey · draw 15 7yo · G · chp	60804	9-13	79	87	58	47.1	9/1·10.00 SP
14	12	Navagio J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 20 7yo · G · bt	43506	9-06	72	89	45	37.6	33/1·34.00 SP
15	1	Summer Snow J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: Peter Lawlor · draw 16 6yo · M · grt	13809	10-03	83	88	66	37.1	28/1·29.00 SP
16	4	Va Va Vroom J: Robert Whearty · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 1 4yo · F · brt	80500	9-13	79	76	52	40.8	33/1·34.00 SP
17	2	Spanish Temptress J: W J Lee · T: Richard John O'Brien · draw 5 4yo · F · gr	10632	10-01	81	82	65	44.4	7/2·4.50 SP
18	15	Grecian Power J: Gary Carroll · T: Edward Lynam · draw 11 5yo · M · btFT T	386	9-04	70	87	56	56.8	33/1·34.00 SP
19	11	Thaloria J: Wayne Lordan · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 17 4yo · F · b	91026	9-07	73	87	68	42.1	22/1·23.00 SP
—	—	Greek Flower J: Ronan Whelan · T: John James Feane · draw 19 7yo · M · b	06536	9-08	74	85	80	41.3	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:05 Curragh on 24 May 2026?

Pretty Omagh Girl (IRE) won the 17:05 Curragh at SP 12.00. Ridden by Ben Coen. Trained by A Oliver.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:05 Curragh?

No — the AI top pick (Merlin The Wizard) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 17:05 Curragh?

Top finishers: 1. Pretty Omagh Girl (IRE) (12.00), 2. Summer Island (USA) (4.33), 3. No More Porter (IRE) (19.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:05 Curragh?

The winning time was 1m 38.15s, 1.45s slower than standard.

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