18:49

Wexford

Ireland

Discover Wexford Maiden Hurdle

Wednesday, 27 May 2026

2m4f·Hurdle·Good To Yielding·11 runners·€7,068

Result

Race report

Result settled

1st
Karlynn (FR)
E Walsh·John M Burke
5/2F·3.50
SP
2nd
Clone Cross (GB)
Kevin Sexton·Simon Cavanagh·beaten 15 lengths
100/1·101.00
SP
3rd
Lumiere Du Large (FR)
Josh Williamson·Gordon Elliott·beaten 5 lengths
9/1·10.00
SP

Race time

5m 7.10s+26.10s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Karlynn (FR))

“Made all - travelled strongly - went clear before 2 out - went further clear last - eased final 110yds - easily”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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 →

v1.070.6/100 rating

Happy Me

7.80Betfair Exchange

Passes the daily tip filter

v1.12.92 score

Tiger Twins

10.00Boyle Sports

segment +7.7% · Hurdle · Good To Yielding ·

Each-way70.6/100 rating

Happy Me

7.80Betfair 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

Happy Me

Darragh O'Keeffe · W J Burke · 6yo

70.6/100

+5.3 vs next best (65.3)

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

Trainer20% weight
100very strong
W J Burke: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%)
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
16d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
72strong
OR 102 · RPR 119 · TS 103
Form20% weight
23weak
Last 6: 4-8-3-0-6

MarketBest price 7.80 (Betfair Exchange) — 3rd pick of 11 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
4	1	Old Saxony 5yo · G · b	Alan O'Sullivan(7) Paul Nolan	079	11-12	105	98	71	44.5	10/1·11.00 SP
3	2	Lumiere Du Large 5yo · M · bt	Josh Williamson(5) Gordon Elliott	4582	11-05	107	114	88	60.8	9/1·10.00 SP
PU	3	Casual Water 5yo · G · gr	Paul Townend W P Mullins	593	11-04	—	117	61	53.1	16/1·17.00 SP
2	4	Clone Cross 5yo · G · b	Kevin Sexton Simon Cavanagh	36PFP	11-04	87	82	—	39.5	100/1·101.00 SP
PU	5	Grandy Lane 6yo · G · bt	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	2686F	11-04	108	115	103	56.3	4/1·5.00 SP
PU	6	Happy Me 6yo · G · b	Darragh O'Keeffe W J Burke	48306	11-04	102	119	103	70.6	7/1·8.00 SP
7	7	Jonny Carrol 5yo · G · b	Conor Stone-Walsh Moses McCabe	353P	11-04	106	111	85	56.1	50/1·51.00 SP
5	8	Jury Foreman 5yo · G · grtpFT TP	Carl Millar(5) Paul Nolan	6440U	11-04	100	108	96	49.5	13/2·7.50 SP
PU	11	Youneedabitofluck 6yo · G · bh	Brian Hayes Liam P Cusack	8622	11-04	108	121	94	54.3	9/1·10.00 SP
6	12	Forever And A Day 7yo · M · b	Sean O'Keeffe Peter Maher	7362	10-11	98	121	111	65.3	12/1·13.00 SP
1	14	Karlynn 4yo · G · b	E Walsh John M Burke	6452	10-10	110	127	102	57.9	5/2F·3.50 SP
—	—	Tiger Twinsv1.1 5yo · G · b	Daniel King Eoin Christopher McCarthy	75405	11-04	108	120	104	57.2	—
—	—	Tippawan Haa 7yo · G · b	John Shinnick Terence O'Brien	65240	11-04	104	122	88	56.5	—
—	—	Maybe Someday 5yo · M · btpFT TP	Cian Quirke M O Quigley	0050	10-11	—	113	22	28.8	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:49 Wexford on 27 May 2026?

Karlynn (FR) won the 18:49 Wexford at SP 3.50. Ridden by E Walsh. Trained by John M Burke.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:49 Wexford?

No — the AI top pick (Happy Me) finished PU.

What were the placings in the 18:49 Wexford?

Top finishers: 1. Karlynn (FR) (3.50), 2. Clone Cross (GB) (101.00), 3. Lumiere Du Large (FR) (10.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:49 Wexford?

The winning time was 5m 7.10s, 26.10s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

If handling the ground YOUNEEDABITOFLUCK has the form to win a maiden of this standard judged on a pair mid-winter seconds

Racing Post pick: Youneedabitofluck

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/2 Casual Water, 9/2 Lumiere Du Large, 5/1 Youneedabitofluck, 11/2 Karlynn, 13/2 Tiger Twins, 8/1 Grandy Lane, 10/1 Tippawan Haa, 12/1 Happy Me, Jury Foreman, 14/1 Old Saxony, 16/1 Forever And A Day, 20/1 Jonny Carrol, 66/1 Maybe Someday, 100/1 Clone Cross

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

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