Who won the 17:47 Wexford on 27 May 2026?
Kilt (IRE) won the 17:47 Wexford at SP 7.50. Ridden by Shane O'Callaghan. Trained by P J Rothwell.
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Wexford
IrelandTreo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
2m1f·Hurdle·Good To Yielding·13 runners·€5,900
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stKilt (IRE)Shane O'Callaghan·P J Rothwell13/2·7.50SP
- 2ndDemanding Gerry (IRE)AI top pick · 58.1Conor Smithers·James Andrew Fahey·beaten 4 lengths8/1·9.00SP
- 3rdEmesteraye (IRE)Danny Gilligan·Ross O'Sullivan·beaten 1.25 lengths5/1·6.00SP
Race time
4m 18.10s+23.60s vs std
Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.
In-running (Kilt (IRE))
“Took keen hold - held up in rear - hit 4th - headway 5th - led before 8th - soon clear - kept on well”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 8.00 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 →v1.058.1/100 rating
Demanding Gerry
9.60Betfair Exchange
Passes the daily tip filter
v1.12.84 score
Emesteraye
10.00William Hill
segment +7.7% · Hurdle · Good To Yielding ·
Each-way58.1/100 rating
Demanding Gerry
9.60Betfair 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
Demanding Gerry
Conor Smithers(7) · James Andrew Fahey · 7yo
58.1/100
+4.3 vs next best (53.9)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Ratings50% weight63averageOR 85 · RPR 104 · TS 93 — above field median
- Trainer20% weight63averageJames Andrew Fahey: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%)
- Form20% weight49below averageLast 6: 5-2-2-2-0
- Freshness10% weight45below average225d since last run (long absence)
MarketBest price 9.60 (Betfair Exchange) — 5th pick of 14 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Emesterayev1.1 5yo · M · b | 608 | 12-00 | 100 | 102 | 70 | 44.9 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 10yo · G · b | 14448 | 11-12 | 98 | 103 | 99 | 50.7 | 28/1·29.00 SP | |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 5yo · G · gr | 8303 | 11-12 | 98 | 99 | 95 | 53.9 | 5/2F·3.50 SP | |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 7yo · M · bh | 76704 | 11-11 | 97 | 102 | 86 | 46.0 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 6yo · G · ch | 70U8 | 11-09 | 95 | 95 | 43 | 35.5 | 18/1·19.00 SP | |
| UR | 6 | 0 | 6yo · M · gr | 54420 | 11-07 | 93 | 101 | 83 | 42.8 | 14/1·15.00 SP | |
| 4 | 7 | 0 | 5yo · M · ch | 0660 | 11-07 | 93 | 92 | 79 | 49.8 | 25/1·26.00 SP | |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | 8yo · G · ch | PF40 | 11-07 | 93 | 99 | 74 | 45.8 | 12/1·13.00 SP | |
| 11 | 9 | 0 | 5yo · G · grh | 7P0P | 11-06 | 92 | 93 | 66 | 42.7 | 50/1·51.00 SP | |
| PU | 10 | 0 | 4yo · G · btp | 800P | 11-04 | 96 | 88 | — | 39.4 | 28/1·29.00 SP | |
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 5yo · G · b | 68970 | 11-03 | 89 | 95 | 75 | 40.9 | 13/2·7.50 SP | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 7yo · M · bt | 52220 | 10-13 | 85 | 104 | 93 | 58.1 | 8/1·9.00 SP | |
| 6 | 14 | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 700 | 10-10 | 82 | 81 | 50 | 30.7 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| 9 | 15 | 0 | 6yo · M · b | 000 | 11-01 | 87 | 73 | 21 | 26.6 | 40/1·41.00 SP | |
| — | — | 0 | 6yo · G · b | 3082F | 11-09 | 95 | 104 | 75 | 44.3 | — | |
| — | — | 0 | 5yo · G · ch | 0000 | 10-12 | 84 | 94 | 21 | 26.6 | — | |
| — | — | 0 | 4yo · G · b | 0608 | 10-07 | 85 | 104 | 78 | 46.8 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:47 Wexford?
No — the AI top pick (Demanding Gerry) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 17:47 Wexford?
Top finishers: 1. Kilt (IRE) (7.50), 2. Demanding Gerry (IRE) (9.00), 3. Emesteraye (IRE) (6.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:47 Wexford?
The winning time was 4m 18.10s, 23.60s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyAlthough he still has a bit to learn in the jumping department, the locally-trained GREY GARDENS (nap) looks good enough in this grade
Racing Post pick: Grey Gardens
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook9/2 Grey Gardens, 11/2 Demanding Gerry, 8/1 Emesteraye, 9/1 Walk On Annilog, 10/1 Kome Dans Un Reve, Kentucky Bluebird, 12/1 Broken Ice, Backwithyourown, Single Edition, Ray Gun, Syosset, 14/1 Boltlander, Lunar Landscape, 16/1 Kilt
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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