19:30

Ballinrobe

Ireland

Portwest Handicap Hurdle

Tuesday, 26 May 2026

2m·Hurdle·Good·14 runners·€7,068

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th

1st
Can Happen (IRE)
Danny Gilligan·Peter John Flood
9/1·10.00
SP
2nd
Mary's Pride (IRE)
Sarah Kavanagh·Edward Cawley·beaten 1.5 lengths
14/1·15.00
SP
3rd
Moylussa (IRE)
Philip Donovan·Maike Magnussen·beaten .5 lengths
11/2·6.50
SP

Race time

4m 6.40s+19.50s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Can Happen (IRE))

“Midfield - pushed along after 3 out - headway after 2 out - ridden and ran on well run-in - led towards finish”

AI top-rated Bowgate Street (score 71.3) finished 8th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 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 →

v1.071.3/100 rating

Bowgate Street

8.40Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way71.3/100 rating

Bowgate Street

8.40Betfair 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

Bowgate Street

Alan O'Sullivan(7) · M Flannery · 7yo

71.3/100

+15.5 vs next best (55.8)

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
14d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
83very strong
M Flannery: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
Ratings50% weight
68strong
OR 91 · RPR 115 · TS 100
Form20% weight
54average
Last 6: 5-9-8-3-1

MarketBest price 8.40 (Betfair Exchange) — 3rd pick of 15 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
9	1	Ned In The Park 7yo · G · b	Mr D Doyle(7) Timothy Doyle	57414	11-12	110	113	96	53.4	8/1·9.00 SP
PU	2	Bhean Saibhre 5yo · M · bt	Peter Smithers(7) Aidan Anthony Howard	42U14	11-10	108	120	99	54.4	7/1·8.00 SP
10	3	Kazakh d'Arthel 6yo · G · bh	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	U414F	11-10	108	114	75	54.1	11/1·12.00 SP
PU	4	Wandering Rocks 7yo · G · chtp	Patrick M O'Brien(5) William Durkan	40039	11-10	108	115	—	43.9	11/1·12.00 SP
4	5	Allo Al Khawaneej 6yo · G · b	Philip Byrnes C Byrnes	4387	11-09	107	111	94	44.3	28/1·29.00 SP
3	6	Moylussa 7yo · G · bp	Philip Donovan(3) Maike Magnussen	4647	11-09	107	115	100	51.4	11/2·6.50 SP
1	7	Can Happen 6yo · G · btFT T	Danny Gilligan Peter John Flood	573P0	11-07	105	116	98	47.1	9/1·10.00 SP
5	8	Piccolo Player 5yo · G · br	Daniel King John Patrick Ryan	35642	11-07	105	114	99	55.8	7/2F·4.50 SP
2	11	Mary's Pride 9yo · G · bpFT P	Sarah Kavanagh(7) Edward Cawley	0380	11-01	99	115	103	44.7	14/1·15.00 SP
7	12	Atlantic Gamble 5yo · G · b	Jack G Gilligan(5) Paul John Gilligan	87476	10-13	97	112	83	46.9	25/1·26.00 SP
PU	13	Cornaroya Rocco 5yo · G · b	Darragh O'Keeffe John Joseph Hanlon	0P654	10-13	97	114	75	49.7	28/1·29.00 SP
11	14	Kelly's Cosmos 5yo · G · bhFT H	G B Noonan Eoin Christopher McCarthy	04386	10-11	95	116	94	53.4	16/1·17.00 SP
6	15	Valsorpresa 8yo · G · btFT T	Harry Sexton(7) Richard James Daniels	0095	10-10	94	106	74	47.7	50/1·51.00 SP
PU	16	Expert Analysis 4yo · G · bpFT P	Sean O'Keeffe Dermot Kilmartin	580	10-06	96	112	72	37.3	66/1·67.00 SP
8	17	Bowgate Street 7yo · M · bt	Alan O'Sullivan(7) M Flannery	59831	10-07	91	115	100	71.3	5/1·6.00 SP
—	—	Mon Sheriffe 5yo · G · bpFT P	P J Rothwell	36P6P	10-06	90	117	107	47.8	—
—	—	Free Flowing 10yo · G · bp	J J Slevin Norman Lee	6436	11-02	100	117	—	50.1	—
—	—	Cool Summer 6yo · M · bh	Miss Hilary McLoughlin	73806	10-04	88	116	74	42.9	—
—	—	Desert Haven 6yo · G · btb	Donagh Meyler Noel Meade	20054	11-03	101	116	95	53.8	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:30 Ballinrobe on 26 May 2026?

Can Happen (IRE) won the 19:30 Ballinrobe at SP 10.00. Ridden by Danny Gilligan. Trained by Peter John Flood.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:30 Ballinrobe?

No — the AI top pick (Bowgate Street) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 19:30 Ballinrobe?

Top finishers: 1. Can Happen (IRE) (10.00), 2. Mary's Pride (IRE) (15.00), 3. Moylussa (IRE) (6.50).

What was the winning time for the 19:30 Ballinrobe?

The winning time was 4m 6.40s, 19.50s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Preference is for DESERT HAVEN who was a close second in this last year off 2lb lower

Racing Post pick: Desert Haven

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

4/1 Piccolo Player, 9/2 Kazakh d'Arthel, 11/2 Ned In The Park, 13/2 Bhean Saibhre, 7/1 Desert Haven, 12/1 Cornaroya Rocco, 14/1 Allo Al Khawaneej, Kelly's Cosmos, 16/1 Moylussa, 18/1 Can Happen, 22/1 Free Flowing, 25/1 Wandering Rocks, Mary's Pride, Atlantic Gamble, Expert Analysis, 28/1 Valsorpresa

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

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