17:05

Down Royal

Ireland

BOYLE Sports Money Back Meetings Every Day Fillies & Mares Maiden

Friday, 29 May 2026

7f·Flat·Good·14 runners·€7,657

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
What About Us (GB)
J M Sheridan·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2/1F·3.00
SP
2nd
Wearing Stars (IRE)AI top pick · 55.1
Ronan Whelan·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 3.5 lengths
17/2·9.50
SP
3rd
Hasita (IRE)
Ben Coen·J P Murtagh·beaten 2 lengths
6/1·7.00
SP

Race time

1m 27.18s+1.08s vs std

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

In-running (What About Us (GB))

“Prominent - led 2f out - soon shaken up and went clear - comfortably”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 8.50 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 →

v1.055.1/100 rating

Wearing Stars

13.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way55.1/100 rating

Wearing Stars

13.00Betfair 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

Wearing Stars

Ronan Whelan · Henry De Bromhead · 3yo

55.1/100

+4.7 vs next best (50.4)

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

Freshness10% weight
85very strong
32d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
83very strong
Henry De Bromhead: 11/33 winners last 14d (33%)
Ratings50% weight
46below average
OR 68 · RPR 74 · TS 65 — above field median
Form20% weight
35below average
Last 6: 6-3-3-4-9

MarketBest price 13.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 6th 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
14	1	2	Youse Raven Mad 4yo · F · b	Gavin Ryan Garry Caldwell	—	10-00	—	—	—	25.0	150/1·151.00 SP
10	2	8	Cactus 3yo · F · b	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	20504	9-03	70	79	71	49.2	6/1·7.00 SP
9	3	9	Courtlough Gula 3yo · F · b	Robert Whearty P Cluskey	0	9-03	—	—	—	4.5	400/1·401.00 SP
11	4	4	Croi Gra 3yo · F · b	Leigh Roche Miss Natalia Lupini	30	9-03	—	69	52	32.7	16/1·17.00 SP
4	5	12	Dandymaria 3yo · F · b	Gary Carroll A Oliver	—	9-03	—	—	—	21.0	33/1·34.00 SP
8	6	10	Due In June 3yo · F · bhFT H	Adam Caffrey Ian Patrick Donoghue	7	9-03	—	53	33	24.3	150/1·151.00 SP
3	7	3	Hasita 3yo · F · ch	Ben Coen J P Murtagh	083	9-03	—	75	44	41.5	6/1·7.00 SP
7	8	14	Justiciar 3yo · F · btbFT TB	Colin Keane G M Lyons	3767	9-03	83	88	51	50.4	3/1·4.00 SP
5	9	7	Miss Moore Cen 3yo · F · b	Scott McCullagh Daniel McLoughlin	0	9-03	—	50	21	20.3	66/1·67.00 SP
6	10	13	Rebel Wave 3yo · F · b	W J Lee W McCreery	5	9-03	—	77	34	38.0	10/1·11.00 SP
13	11	5	Ruby Vega 3yo · F · b	Ruby Kinkaid(10) Miss Natalia Lupini	—	9-03	—	—	—	15.0	40/1·41.00 SP
12	12	11	Sioux The Boss 3yo · F · b	Nathan Crosse Mrs John Harrington	—	9-03	—	—	—	21.0	25/1·26.00 SP
2	13	1	Wearing Stars 3yo · F · cht	Ronan Whelan Henry De Bromhead	63349	9-03	68	74	65	55.1	17/2·9.50 SP
1	14	6	What About Us 3yo · F · ch	J M Sheridan Joseph Patrick O'Brien	232	9-03	79	85	30	50.0	2/1F·3.00 SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:05 Down Royal on 29 May 2026?

What About Us (GB) won the 17:05 Down Royal at SP 3.00. Ridden by J M Sheridan. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:05 Down Royal?

No — the AI top pick (Wearing Stars) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 17:05 Down Royal?

Top finishers: 1. What About Us (GB) (3.00), 2. Wearing Stars (IRE) (9.50), 3. Hasita (IRE) (7.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:05 Down Royal?

The winning time was 1m 27.18s, 1.08s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Runner-up to a smart type at Killarney on return, WHAT ABOUT US can make it fourth time lucky

Racing Post pick: What About Us

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

6/5 What About Us, 7/1 Cactus, Justiciar, Rebel Wave, 8/1 Hasita, 9/1 Wearing Stars, 14/1 Sioux The Boss, 20/1 Dandymaria, 25/1 Croi Gra, Ruby Vega, 50/1 Due In June, 66/1 Youse Raven Mad, Miss Moore Cen, 150/1 Courtlough Gula

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

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