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17:05 Ballinrobe

Ireland

McHale Fusion 4 Range Maiden Hurdle

2m6½f · Hurdle · Good · 14 runners · €7,068 · Monday, 25 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Tinto De Verano (IRE)
    Cian Quirke·Yvonne Latta
    100/30·4.33
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Young Doran (IRE)
    Shane O'Callaghan·P J Rothwell·beaten 6 lengths
    33/1·34.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    De Jour En Jour (IRE)AI top pick · 69.2
    Keith Donoghue·Ross O'Sullivan·beaten 3.5 lengths
    7/4F·2.75
    SP
Race time
5m 46.60s+16.60s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Tinto De Verano (IRE))

Midfield - headway before 2 out - pressed leader before last - ridden and went clear run-in - readily

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.75 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: Tinto De Verano

De Jour En Jour should be thereabouts but TINTO DE VERANO (nap) stayed on strongly at Punchestown last time and he is preferred

Forecast 11/4 De Jour En Jour, 100/30 Tinto De Verano, 11/2 Jeroboam Machin, 13/2 Tradonthebay, 7/1 Working Away, 15/2 Benner Wenner, 10/1 Zambezi Moon, 18/1 Misery Hill, 20/1 Maison De Balzac, 28/1 Commodity Broker, 33/1 Young Doran, 40/1 Kilmond Knight, 50/1 Pets Georgina, 80/1 Tribal, 100/1 Urinmydreams

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

De Jour En Jour

Keith Donoghue · Ross O'Sullivan · 6yo

Top-rated of 14
score 69.2 · +10.1 clear of next best (59.1)
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
    26d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    78strong
    OR 117 · RPR 132 · TS 101 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    69strong
    Last 6: 3-4-3-2-2
  • Trainer20% weight
    33weak
    Ross O'Sullivan: 3/24 winners last 14d (13%)
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
19
J: Cian Quirke · T: Yvonne Latta · draw 0
6yo · G · bht
44633
56.6
100/30·4.33
SP
211
5yo · G · b
16.5
33/1·34.00
SP
35
J: Keith Donoghue · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 0
6yo · G · b
34322
11769.2
7/4F·2.75
SP
41
J: Donagh Meyler · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 0
7yo · G · ch
118
19.5
11/2·6.50
SP
510
5yo · G · b/br
3842
9552.8
12/1·13.00
SP
62
J: J J Slevin · T: David Richard Barry · draw 0
6yo · G · ch
3P15
51.8
28/1·29.00
SP
74
J: Sarah Kavanagh(7) · T: Edward Cawley · draw 0
6yo · G · b
25.0
200/1·201.00
SP
83
J: Mike O'Connor · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0
5yo · G · b
26.5
12/1·13.00
SP
916
5yo · G · bhFT H
1
36.5
16/5·4.20
SP
1015
J: Phillip Enright · T: Norman Lee · draw 0
4yo · G · b
0
30.3
300/1·301.00
SP
118
J: Paddy Cleary(7) · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0
6yo · G · gr
8
44.8
80/1·81.00
SP
127
J: Harry Sexton(7) · T: Adrian Sexton · draw 0
7yo · G · gr
2PP12
16.6
66/1·67.00
SP
1313
J: Daniel King · T: Norman Lee · draw 0
5yo · M · brh
80
7.7
300/1·301.00
SP
UR6
6yo · G · b
P
5.0
250/1·251.00
SP
UR12
6yo · M · b
77
13.5
33/1·34.00
SP
5yo · G · brhtFT HT
P0
24.0
J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0
8yo · M · bt
193
59.1

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:05 Ballinrobe on 25 May 2026?

Tinto De Verano (IRE) won the 17:05 Ballinrobe at SP 4.33. Ridden by Cian Quirke. Trained by Yvonne Latta.

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

No — the AI top pick (De Jour En Jour) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 17:05 Ballinrobe?

Top finishers: 1. Tinto De Verano (IRE) (4.33), 2. Young Doran (IRE) (34.00), 3. De Jour En Jour (IRE) (2.75).

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

The winning time was 5m 46.60s, 16.60s slower than standard.

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