17:35 Ballinrobe

Ireland

McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle

2m6½f · Hurdle · Good · 15 runners · €17,670 · Monday, 25 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 11th

1st
Billy Lee Swagger (IRE)
Tiernan Power Roche·P J Rothwell
14/1·15.00
SP
2nd
Jacovec Cavern (GB)
Richard Condon·Paul Hennessy·beaten 8 lengths
7/1·8.00
SP
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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Sign From Above

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

Forecast 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

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

Burru

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

Top-rated of 15

score 77.9 · +7.3 clear of next best (70.6)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=2)
Bernard Martin Crowley: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
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

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

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	12	Billy Lee Swagger J: Tiernan Power Roche · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 7yo · G · bb	1P0P7	10-13	117	133	114	54.3	14/1·15.00 SP
2	8	Jacovec Cavern J: Richard Condon(5) · T: Paul Hennessy · draw 0 7yo · G · bp	13001	11-02	120	132	122	61.2	7/1·8.00 SP
3	9	Thornleigh Frank J: Danny Gilligan · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 9yo · G · bpFT P	969	11-02	120	133	106	53.0	18/1·19.00 SP
4	7	Collaborative J: Phillip Enright · T: Oliver McKiernan · draw 0 6yo · G · bvFT V	02243	11-02	120	134	114	69.5	15/2·8.50 SP
5	17	Digby J: Alix Balfe(7) · T: Dermot A McLoughlin · draw 0 11yo · G · btvFT TV	0P067	10-02	106	135	—	55.7	20/1·21.00 SP
6	16	Lady Bluebird J: Shane O'Callaghan(5) · T: Hugh Paul Finegan · draw 0 9yo · M · bb	07512	10-02	106	135	116	61.8	9/1·10.00 SP
7	6	Sign From Above J: Sam Ewing · T: Peter Fahey · draw 0 8yo · G · bp	51P8	11-03	121	136	112	56.4	8/1·9.00 SP
8	4	Fiveonefive J: Ben Harvey · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 8yo · G · b	65P00	11-07	125	139	116	56.3	25/1·26.00 SP
9	2	Grann's Boy J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: H Rogers · draw 0 6yo · G · bp	01260	11-11	129	134	112	58.5	9/1·10.00 SP
10	11	Zoffman J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Noel Meade · draw 0 7yo · G · b	1484	11-00	118	131	119	58.4	10/1·11.00 SP
11	14	Burru J: Calum Hogan(5) · T: Bernard Martin Crowley · draw 0 8yo · G · b	638P1	10-06	110	134	107	77.9	7/1·8.00 SP
12	10	Toll Stone J: Donagh Meyler · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 0 6yo · G · ch	7523	11-01	119	134	116	62.0	5/1F·6.00 SP
13	15	Tullyveery Lad J: Daniel King · T: R P Cody · draw 0 10yo · G · b	21385	10-06	110	134	111	70.6	40/1·41.00 SP
14	13	Make Good J: Kevin Healy(7) · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 11yo · G · btp	859	10-13	117	127	78	47.7	33/1·34.00 SP
F	1	Winning Smut J: Josh Williamson(5) · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 7yo · G · btpFT TP	12188	11-12	130	132	127	68.8	13/2·7.50 SP
BD	5	Maverick Mack J: James Smith(5) · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 5yo · G · b	813U	11-04	122	125	112	64.7	50/1·51.00 SP
—	—	Jabbar J: NON-RUNNER · T: Gerard O'Leary · draw 0 7yo · G · b	1234	11-11	129	131	—	62.2	—

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

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.

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