17:05

Curragh

Ireland

Velo Coffee Handicap

Sunday, 24 May 2026

1m·Flat·Good·19 runners·€14,725

DrawNo meaningful draw bias· 211 races · full map →

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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.060.4/100 rating

Merlin The Wizard

12.00William Hill· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way60.4/100 rating

Merlin The Wizard

12.00William Hill

Place portion settles at 3.20 · 1/5 odds · 5 places

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

Merlin The Wizard

Reese Holohan(7) · R P Cody · 6yo

60.4/100

+3.6 vs next best (56.8)

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
83very strong
R P Cody: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
Ratings50% weight
50average
OR 74 · RPR 87 · TS 66
Form20% weight
44below average
Last 6: 0-0-2-5-3

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

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.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Racing Post pick: Java Wood

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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