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16:30

Down Royal

Ireland

BOYLE Sports Money Back If 2nd To SP Fav Handicap

Friday, 29 May 2026

5f·Flat·Good·10 runners·€7,068
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th
  1. 1st
    Cashel Blue (IRE)
    W J Lee·K J Condon
    9/1·10.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Spirit Above (IRE)
    Julian Pietropaolo·Kevin Michael Smith·beaten 0.3 lengths
    16/1·17.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Hooves Your Daddy (IRE)
    Ronan Whelan·Jarlath P Fahey·beaten .5 lengths
    11/2·6.50
    SP
Race time
1m 1.30s+2.10s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Cashel Blue (IRE))

“In touch with leaders on inner - went second over 1f out - switched left 1f out - ridden and ran on well to lead towards finish”

AI top-rated Baggot Street (score 51.8) 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 →
v1.051.8/100 rating
Baggot Street
6.60Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way51.8/100 rating
Baggot Street
6.60Betfair 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

Baggot Street

Rory Mulligan(5) · John S O'Donoghue · 3yo

51.8/100
+1.4 vs next best (50.4)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    13d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Trainer20% weight
    63average
    John S O'Donoghue: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%)
  • Form20% weight
    59average
    Last 6: 5-4-5-4-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    41below average
    OR 65 · RPR 72 · TS 47
MarketBest price 6.60 (Betfair Exchange) — 2nd favourite. AI sees slight value vs consensus.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
818
Baggot Street
3yo · F · bb
John S O'Donoghue
54541
9-1265724751.8
5/1·6.00
SP
429
This Guy
3yo · G · b
Daniel James Murphy
235678
9-1164746737.6
3/1F·4.00
SP
10310
Love Bomb
3yo · F · bv
W McCreery
89047
9-0962724637.2
12/1·13.00
SP
947
Plushy
3yo · F · bh
Gavin Cromwell
02369
9-0760712341.6
11/2·6.50
SP
154
Cashel Blue
3yo · F · b
K J Condon
705
9-0558654629.3
9/1·10.00
SP
363
Hooves Your Daddy
3yo · F · b
Jarlath P Fahey
57002
9-0457713332.4
11/2·6.50
SP
671
Spiced Gold
3yo · G · b
T G McCourt
9000
9-0255651922.6
50/1·51.00
SP
282
Spirit Above
3yo · G · b
Kevin Michael Smith
7770
8-135266—30.0
16/1·17.00
SP
595
Lady Landhort
3yo · F · b
Mark Fahey
00183
8-115069—50.4
17/2·9.50
SP
7106
Mini Cotai
3yo · F · b
Michael Mulvany
50304
8-0746715136.5
7/1·8.00
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:30 Down Royal on 29 May 2026?

Cashel Blue (IRE) won the 16:30 Down Royal at SP 10.00. Ridden by W J Lee. Trained by K J Condon.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:30 Down Royal?

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

What were the placings in the 16:30 Down Royal?

Top finishers: 1. Cashel Blue (IRE) (10.00), 2. Spirit Above (IRE) (17.00), 3. Hooves Your Daddy (IRE) (6.50).

What was the winning time for the 16:30 Down Royal?

The winning time was 1m 1.30s, 2.10s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

HOOVES YOUR DADDY had three of today's rivals behind when runner-up on return at Dundalk and should improve again

Racing Post pick: Hooves Your Daddy

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

5/2 Hooves Your Daddy, 7/2 Baggot Street, 4/1 Lady Landhort, 7/1 Mini Cotai, 9/1 Plushy, 11/1 This Guy, 14/1 Love Bomb, Cashel Blue, 33/1 Spiced Gold, 66/1 Spirit Above

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

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