17:50 Limerick

Ireland

Irish Wire Products Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

2m4f · Hurdle · Soft · 18 runners · €5,900 · Thursday, 28 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 13th

1st
Larkins Lane (IRE)
Tiernan Power Roche·P J Rothwell
13/2·7.50
SP
2nd
Ballinagaine Girl (IRE)
Danny Mullins·John Joseph Hanlon·beaten 0.3 lengths
7/1·8.00
SP
3rd
Run For The Border (IRE)
Josh Williamson·John Patrick Ryan·beaten 5 lengths
12/1·13.00
SP

Race time

5m 12.90s+24.20s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Larkins Lane (IRE))

“Towards rear - midfield halfway - headway from 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - challenging run-in - ridden to lead final 110yds - kept on well”

AI top-rated Amburana (score 56.9) finished 13th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 16.00 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: Amburana

The vote goes to AMBURANA, returning to a longer trip after a fair Punchestown run

Forecast 7/2 Let Him B, 4/1 Whitewinewednesday, 5/1 Gaoithe Glory, 6/1 Amburana, 8/1 Ranting And Raven, Run For The Border, 10/1 She'll Be Kept, 14/1 Sekifi, 16/1 Boston Breeze, 20/1 Winter Carnival, Larkins Lane, 25/1 Ixigreczed, Thirsty Work, Wings Of Africa, Ballinagaine Girl, 33/1 Lost Features, Lake Okeechobee, Jollie Cosmos

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

Amburana

Brian Hayes · Padraig Butler · 8yo

Top-rated of 18

score 56.9 · +5.0 clear of next best (52.0)

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
15d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
61average
OR 80 · RPR 103 · TS 93 — above field median
Trainer20% weight
50no sample
Padraig Butler — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Form20% weight
31weak
Last 6: 6-0-4-3-7

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	17	Larkins Lane J: Tiernan Power Roche · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 7yo · M · b	04589	10-01	72	100	80	44.8	13/2·7.50 SP
2	12	Ballinagaine Girl J: Danny Mullins · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 6yo · M · b	06700	10-08	79	97	82	43.8	7/1·8.00 SP
3	3	Run For The Border J: Josh Williamson(5) · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 6yo · M · b	67157	11-07	92	100	69	44.8	12/1·13.00 SP
4	14	Lake Okeechobee J: Alan O'Sullivan(7) · T: Eugene M O'Sullivan · draw 0 5yo · M · bpFT P	00800	10-06	77	99	27	29.5	50/1·51.00 SP
5	2	Gaoithe Glory J: Sean Flanagan · T: E McNamara · draw 0 6yo · G · bt	75994	11-09	94	103	71	42.8	6/1·7.00 SP
6	11	Wings Of Africa J: P J O'Hanlon · T: W J Lanigan · draw 0 5yo · M · b	0PP0	10-09	80	81	68	52.0	50/1·51.00 SP
7	7	Boston Breeze J: Mr P W Gleeson(7) · T: Liam P Cusack · draw 0 6yo · M · bhFT H	604P7	10-12	83	94	62	38.1	14/1·15.00 SP
8	13	Lost Features J: Philip Donovan(3) · T: Darren Collins · draw 0 6yo · M · b	8P99	10-08	79	95	64	34.5	50/1·51.00 SP
9	6	Ranting And Raven J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 4yo · F · ch	80606	11-01	92	93	66	48.7	20/1·21.00 SP
10	4	She'll Be Kept J: James Smith(5) · T: Brian M McMahon · draw 0 6yo · M · b	23UF2	11-07	92	102	100	45.0	12/1·13.00 SP
11	9	Thirsty Work J: Phillip Enright · T: Oliver McKiernan · draw 0 5yo · M · bt	P0000	10-11	82	85	24	29.7	13/2·7.50 SP
12	1	Let Him B J: Philip Byrnes · T: C Byrnes · draw 0 6yo · G · ch	9120	11-12	97	100	70	48.5	11/2J·6.50 SP
13	10	Amburana J: Brian Hayes · T: Padraig Butler · draw 0 8yo · M · b	60437	10-09	80	103	93	56.9	16/1·17.00 SP
14	8	Ixigreczed J: Cian Quirke · T: E Seymour · draw 0 8yo · M · bb	09060	10-11	82	98	61	38.0	28/1·29.00 SP
15	18	Sekifi J: Daniel King · T: Matthew J Smith · draw 0 8yo · G · bt	P086	10-01	72	96	58	35.8	8/1·9.00 SP
16	15	Winter Carnival J: Alan King(7) · T: John Neilan · draw 0 11yo · G · b	0U70	10-02	73	102	—	36.6	28/1·29.00 SP
PU	5	Whitewinewednesday J: Ms M Laubies(7) · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 7yo · M · b	93470	11-04	89	104	65	49.0	11/2J·6.50 SP
F	16	Jollie Cosmos J: Dylan Robinson · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 10yo · M · brp	4P99P	10-01	72	100	51	33.9	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	Nashville Notions J: · T: Paul Stephen Kiely · draw 0 6yo · M · b	8PU58	11-06	91	99	73	38.6	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:50 Limerick on 28 May 2026?

Larkins Lane (IRE) won the 17:50 Limerick at SP 7.50. Ridden by Tiernan Power Roche. Trained by P J Rothwell.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:50 Limerick?

No — the AI top pick (Amburana) finished 13.

What were the placings in the 17:50 Limerick?

Top finishers: 1. Larkins Lane (IRE) (7.50), 2. Ballinagaine Girl (IRE) (8.00), 3. Run For The Border (IRE) (13.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:50 Limerick?

The winning time was 5m 12.90s, 24.20s slower than standard.

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