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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
  1. 1st
    What About Us (GB)
    J M Sheridan·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
    2/1F·3.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Wearing Stars (IRE)AI top pick · 55.1
    Ronan Whelan·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 3.5 lengths
    17/2·9.50
    SP
  3. 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#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
1412
4yo · F · b
10-0025.0
150/1·151.00
SP
1028
3yo · F · b
20504
9-0370797149.2
6/1·7.00
SP
939
3yo · F · b
0
9-034.5
400/1·401.00
SP
1144
3yo · F · b
30
9-03695232.7
16/1·17.00
SP
4512
3yo · F · b
9-0321.0
33/1·34.00
SP
8610
3yo · F · bhFT H
7
9-03533324.3
150/1·151.00
SP
373
3yo · F · ch
083
9-03754441.5
6/1·7.00
SP
7814
3yo · F · btbFT TB
3767
9-0383885150.4
3/1·4.00
SP
597
3yo · F · b
0
9-03502120.3
66/1·67.00
SP
61013
3yo · F · b
5
9-03773438.0
10/1·11.00
SP
13115
3yo · F · b
9-0315.0
40/1·41.00
SP
121211
3yo · F · b
9-0321.0
25/1·26.00
SP
2131
3yo · F · cht
63349
9-0368746555.1
17/2·9.50
SP
1146
3yo · F · ch
232
9-0379853050.0
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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