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17:12

Wexford

Ireland

Botanica International Rated Hurdle

Wednesday, 27 May 2026

2m1f·Hurdle·Good To Yielding·7 runners·€11,780
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th
  1. 1st
    Sageborough (FR)
    Sean O'Keeffe·Paul Nolan
    10/1·11.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Time Is A Thief (IRE)
    Darragh O'Keeffe·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 1.25 lengths
    3/1·4.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Ifiwerearichman (IRE)
    Sean Flanagan·Paul Nolan·beaten 3 lengths
    12/1·13.00
    SP
Race time
4m 14.00s+19.50s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Sageborough (FR))

In touch with leaders - went third before 2 out - went second approaching last - ridden and ran on well run-in - led towards finish

AI top-rated Colcannon (score 71.0) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.25 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 →
v1.071.0/100 rating
Colcannon
2.82Betfair Exchange

Passes the daily tip filter

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way68.2/100 rating
Berto Ramirez
13.00PricedUp Bet
Place portion settles at 3.40 · 1/5 odds · 3 places

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

Colcannon

Sam Ewing · Noel Meade · 6yo

71.0/100
+2.8 vs next best (68.2)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    27d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    87very strong
    OR 125 · RPR 137 · TS 128 — above field median
  • Form20% weight
    54average
    Last 6: 2-6-4-1-5
  • Trainer20% weight
    35below average
    Noel Meade: 3/22 winners last 14d (14%)
MarketBest price 2.82 (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
710
6yo · G · bh
26415
11-0912513712871.0
9/4F·3.25
SP
320
8yo · G · bpFT P
1F3P
11-0912513659.6
12/1·13.00
SP
630
6yo · G · b
23497
11-0712313211462.8
4/1·5.00
SP
140
5yo · G · btFT T
17F6
11-071231339956.1
10/1·11.00
SP
250
6yo · G · chh
2F1
11-041266765.3
3/1·4.00
SP
570
5yo · G · b
64301
10-1311412810360.9
13/2·7.50
SP
490
4yo · G · b
57401
10-1011813710968.2
9/1·10.00
SP
0
9yo · G · chtpFT TP
9P09
10-1311012910245.5
0
6yo · G · b
5160
11-031191332943.5

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:12 Wexford on 27 May 2026?

Sageborough (FR) won the 17:12 Wexford at SP 11.00. Ridden by Sean O'Keeffe. Trained by Paul Nolan.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:12 Wexford?

No — the AI top pick (Colcannon) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 17:12 Wexford?

Top finishers: 1. Sageborough (FR) (11.00), 2. Time Is A Thief (IRE) (4.00), 3. Ifiwerearichman (IRE) (13.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:12 Wexford?

The winning time was 4m 14.00s, 19.50s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

There are probably more races to be won with COLCANNON, despite his failure to live up to the expectations prompted by his bumper form

Racing Post pick: Colcannon

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/2 Colcannon, 4/1 Time Is A Thief, 5/1 Arch Empire, Berto Ramirez, 6/1 Ifiwerearichman, 13/2 Immutable, 8/1 Sageborough, Moon Mission, 25/1 Sonny May

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

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