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14:42

Fairyhouse

Ireland

Royal County Optional Claiming Race

Thursday, 28 May 2026

6f·Flat·Good·7 runners·€5,900
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Spirit Of Eagles (IRE)
    W J Lee·Thomas Dowling
    11/1·12.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Profit Surge (IRE)
    Colin Keane·Gerard Keane·beaten .75 lengths
    9/4·3.25
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Gloriously Glam (IRE)AI top pick · 45.9
    Adam Caffrey·Adrian McGuinness·beaten 4 lengths
    5/4F·2.25
    SP
Race time
1m 17.06s+3.26s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Spirit Of Eagles (IRE))

In rear - headway from over 2f out - ridden to lead against far rail inside final furlong - ran on well

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.25 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 →
v1.045.9/100 rating
Gloriously Glam
2.30Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

Gloriously Glam

Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness · 4yo

45.9/100
+4.2 vs next best (41.7)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    8d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Ratings50% weight
    49below average
    OR 77 · RPR 77 · TS 65 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    45below average
    Last 6: 9-0-4-8-1
  • Trainer20% weight
    28weak
    Adrian McGuinness: 2/19 winners last 14d (11%)
MarketBest price 2.30 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
412
8yo · G · btb
17380
10-0264705530.2
14/1·15.00
SP
624
4yo · G · bhFT H
050
10-0267593724.6
11/1·12.00
SP
331
4yo · F · chp
90481
9-1377776545.9
5/4F·2.25
SP
246
5yo · M · bbFT B
36632
9-0860684236.4
9/4·3.25
SP
557
6yo · G · btvFT TV
636608
9-0558741027.5
6/1·7.00
SP
165
6yo · M · btp
50003
9-0240615541.7
11/1·12.00
SP
773
5yo · M · bp
25700
9-0137625326.3
50/1·51.00
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:42 Fairyhouse on 28 May 2026?

Spirit Of Eagles (IRE) won the 14:42 Fairyhouse at SP 12.00. Ridden by W J Lee. Trained by Thomas Dowling.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:42 Fairyhouse?

No — the AI top pick (Gloriously Glam) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 14:42 Fairyhouse?

Top finishers: 1. Spirit Of Eagles (IRE) (12.00), 2. Profit Surge (IRE) (3.25), 3. Gloriously Glam (IRE) (2.25).

What was the winning time for the 14:42 Fairyhouse?

The winning time was 1m 17.06s, 3.26s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

An interesting rematch between GLORIOUSLY GLAM and Profit Surge, the former taken to confirm recent Gowran form

Racing Post pick: Gloriously Glam

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

11/10 Gloriously Glam, 5/2 Profit Surge, 15/2 Tawaazon, 10/1 Three Sixteen, Mehmar, 16/1 Spirit Of Eagles, 20/1 Lismacbryan

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

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