17:50

Limerick

Ireland

Irish Wire Products Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Thursday, 28 May 2026

2m4f·Hurdle·Soft·18 runners·€5,900

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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.056.9/100 rating

Amburana

22.00Betfair Exchange

Passes the daily tip filter

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way49.0/100 rating

Whitewinewednesday

8.60Betfair 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

Amburana

Brian Hayes · Padraig Butler · 8yo

56.9/100

+5.0 vs next best (52.0)

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
50average
Padraig Butler — no runners last 14 days
Form20% weight
31weak
Last 6: 6-0-4-3-7

MarketBest price 22.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 10th pick of 18 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos	#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
12	1	Let Him B 6yo · G · ch	Philip Byrnes C Byrnes	9120	11-12	97	100	70	48.5	11/2J·6.50 SP
5	2	Gaoithe Glory 6yo · G · bt	Sean Flanagan E McNamara	75994	11-09	94	103	71	42.8	6/1·7.00 SP
3	3	Run For The Border 6yo · M · b	Josh Williamson(5) John Patrick Ryan	67157	11-07	92	100	69	44.8	12/1·13.00 SP
10	4	She'll Be Kept 6yo · M · b	James Smith(5) Brian M McMahon	23UF2	11-07	92	102	100	45.0	12/1·13.00 SP
PU	5	Whitewinewednesday 7yo · M · b	Ms M Laubies(7) W P Mullins	93470	11-04	89	104	65	49.0	11/2J·6.50 SP
9	6	Ranting And Raven 4yo · F · ch	Conor Stone-Walsh Gavin Cromwell	80606	11-01	92	93	66	48.7	20/1·21.00 SP
7	7	Boston Breeze 6yo · M · bhFT H	Mr P W Gleeson(7) Liam P Cusack	604P7	10-12	83	94	62	38.1	14/1·15.00 SP
14	8	Ixigreczed 8yo · M · bb	Cian Quirke E Seymour	09060	10-11	82	98	61	38.0	28/1·29.00 SP
11	9	Thirsty Work 5yo · M · bt	Phillip Enright Oliver McKiernan	P0000	10-11	82	85	24	29.7	13/2·7.50 SP
13	10	Amburana 8yo · M · b	Brian Hayes Padraig Butler	60437	10-09	80	103	93	56.9	16/1·17.00 SP
6	11	Wings Of Africa 5yo · M · b	P J O'Hanlon W J Lanigan	0PP0	10-09	80	81	68	52.0	50/1·51.00 SP
2	12	Ballinagaine Girl 6yo · M · b	Danny Mullins John Joseph Hanlon	06700	10-08	79	97	82	43.8	7/1·8.00 SP
8	13	Lost Features 6yo · M · b	Philip Donovan(3) Darren Collins	8P99	10-08	79	95	64	34.5	50/1·51.00 SP
4	14	Lake Okeechobee 5yo · M · bpFT P	Alan O'Sullivan(7) Eugene M O'Sullivan	00800	10-06	77	99	27	29.5	50/1·51.00 SP
16	15	Winter Carnival 11yo · G · b	Alan King(7) John Neilan	0U70	10-02	73	102	—	36.6	28/1·29.00 SP
F	16	Jollie Cosmos 10yo · M · brp	Dylan Robinson P J Rothwell	4P99P	10-01	72	100	51	33.9	40/1·41.00 SP
1	17	Larkins Lane 7yo · M · b	Tiernan Power Roche P J Rothwell	04589	10-01	72	100	80	44.8	13/2·7.50 SP
15	18	Sekifi 8yo · G · bt	Daniel King Matthew J Smith	P086	10-01	72	96	58	35.8	8/1·9.00 SP
—	—	Nashville Notions 6yo · M · b	Paul Stephen Kiely	8PU58	11-06	91	99	73	38.6	—

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.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Racing Post pick: Amburana

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

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

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