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17:35

Ballinrobe

Ireland

McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle

Monday, 25 May 2026

2m6½f·Hurdle·Good·15 runners·€17,670
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 11th
  1. 1st
    Billy Lee Swagger (IRE)
    Tiernan Power Roche·P J Rothwell
    14/1·15.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Jacovec Cavern (GB)
    Richard Condon·Paul Hennessy·beaten 8 lengths
    7/1·8.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Thornleigh Frank (IRE)
    Danny Gilligan·Cian Collins·beaten 4 lengths
    18/1·19.00
    SP
Race time
5m 32.30s+2.30s vs std

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

In-running (Billy Lee Swagger (IRE))

“Towards rear - headway final circuit - in touch with leaders last”

AI top-rated Burru (score 77.9) finished 11th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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 →
v1.077.9/100 rating
Burru
10.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way77.9/100 rating
Burru
10.00Betfair Exchange

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

Burru

Calum Hogan(5) · Bernard Martin Crowley · 8yo

77.9/100
+7.3 vs next best (70.6)

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    Bernard Martin Crowley: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    14d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    78strong
    OR 110 · RPR 134 · TS 107
  • Form20% weight
    45below average
    Last 6: 6-3-8-P-1
MarketBest price 10.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 3rd pick of 16 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
F10
Winning Smut
7yo · G · btpFT TP
Gordon Elliott
12188
11-1213013212768.8
13/2·7.50
SP
920
Grann's Boy
6yo · G · bp
H Rogers
01260
11-1112913411258.5
9/1·10.00
SP
840
Fiveonefive
8yo · G · b
Cian Collins
65P00
11-0712513911656.3
25/1·26.00
SP
BD50
Maverick Mack
5yo · G · b
Gordon Elliott
813U
11-0412212511264.7
50/1·51.00
SP
760
Sign From Above
8yo · G · bp
Peter Fahey
51P8
11-0312113611256.4
8/1·9.00
SP
470
Collaborative
6yo · G · bvFT V
Oliver McKiernan
02243
11-0212013411469.5
15/2·8.50
SP
280
Jacovec Cavern
7yo · G · bp
Paul Hennessy
13001
11-0212013212261.2
7/1·8.00
SP
390
Thornleigh Frank
9yo · G · bpFT P
Cian Collins
969
11-0212013310653.0
18/1·19.00
SP
12100
Toll Stone
6yo · G · ch
Emmet Mullins
7523
11-0111913411662.0
5/1F·6.00
SP
10110
Zoffman
7yo · G · b
Noel Meade
1484
11-0011813111958.4
10/1·11.00
SP
1120
Billy Lee Swagger
7yo · G · bb
P J Rothwell
1P0P7
10-1311713311454.3
14/1·15.00
SP
14130
Make Good
11yo · G · btp
Cian Collins
859
10-131171277847.7
33/1·34.00
SP
11140
Burru
8yo · G · b
Bernard Martin Crowley
638P1
10-0611013410777.9
7/1·8.00
SP
13150
Tullyveery Lad
10yo · G · b
R P Cody
21385
10-0611013411170.6
40/1·41.00
SP
6160
Lady Bluebird
9yo · M · bb
Hugh Paul Finegan
07512
10-0210613511661.8
9/1·10.00
SP
5170
Digby
11yo · G · btvFT TV
Dermot A McLoughlin
0P067
10-02106135—55.7
20/1·21.00
SP
——0
Jabbar
7yo · G · b
Gerard O'Leary
1234
11-11129131—62.2—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:35 Ballinrobe on 25 May 2026?

Billy Lee Swagger (IRE) won the 17:35 Ballinrobe at SP 15.00. Ridden by Tiernan Power Roche. Trained by P J Rothwell.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:35 Ballinrobe?

No — the AI top pick (Burru) finished 11.

What were the placings in the 17:35 Ballinrobe?

Top finishers: 1. Billy Lee Swagger (IRE) (15.00), 2. Jacovec Cavern (GB) (8.00), 3. Thornleigh Frank (IRE) (19.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:35 Ballinrobe?

The winning time was 5m 32.30s, 2.30s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Peter Fahey's SIGN FROM ABOVE should strip fitter for his latest run at Punchestown and this shorter trip will suit

Racing Post pick: Sign From Above

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

9/2 Jacovec Cavern, 5/1 Toll Stone, 11/2 Burru, 6/1 Collaborative, 15/2 Lady Bluebird, 11/1 Sign From Above, 12/1 Winning Smut, Billy Lee Swagger, 14/1 Grann's Boy, Zoffman, 20/1 Maverick Mack, Tullyveery Lad, 22/1 Fiveonefive, 25/1 Thornleigh Frank, 33/1 Make Good

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

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