20:00

Down Royal

Ireland

BOYLE Sports Daily Racing Rewards Handicap

Friday, 29 May 2026

1m2½f·Flat·Good·12 runners·€8,835

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 11th

1st
Harmani (IRE)
Colin Keane·G M Lyons
3/1·4.00
SP
2nd
Oust (GB)
Rory Cleary·Josh Halley·beaten 6 lengths
12/1·13.00
SP
3rd
Lord Aus (IRE)
Jamie Powell·J P Murtagh·beaten .75 lengths
20/1·21.00
SP

Race time

2m 15.26s+2.26s vs std

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

In-running (Harmani (IRE))

“Midfield - headway 3f out - challenging under 2f out - pushed along to lead over 1f out - went clear inside final furlong - easily”

AI top-rated Misty Cove (score 61.0) finished 11th.

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 →

v1.061.0/100 rating

Misty Cove

11.00Unibet· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way61.0/100 rating

Misty Cove

11.00Unibet

Place portion settles at 3.00 · 1/5 odds · 4 places

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

Misty Cove

Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell · 3yo

61.0/100

+2.3 vs next best (58.7)

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
26d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
78strong
Last 6: 4-3-1
Ratings50% weight
54average
OR 74 · RPR 88 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
43below average
Gavin Cromwell: 8/47 winners last 14d (17%)

MarketBest price 11.00 (Unibet) — 4th pick of 12 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
9	1	4	Eniac 3yo · C · ch	Paddy Harnett(5) Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	9354	9-12	80	80	54	50.2	11/4F·3.75 SP
6	3	12	Chapel Lane 3yo · G · ch	W J Lee W McCreery	373	9-06	74	86	62	44.7	14/1·15.00 SP
11	4	11	Misty Cove 3yo · F · b	Gary Carroll Gavin Cromwell	431	9-06	74	88	—	61.0	17/2·9.50 SP
8	5	8	Rapide Vega 3yo · C · b	Scott McCullagh Mrs John Harrington	045	9-06	74	83	76	46.4	12/1·13.00 SP
5	6	5	Another Day Done 3yo · G · bv	Declan McDonogh Joseph Patrick O'Brien	07144	9-05	73	86	31	43.4	13/2·7.50 SP
12	7	13	Sutton Hoo 3yo · C · b	Wayne Lordan Miss Natalia Lupini	691	9-05	73	76	48	39.5	11/1·12.00 SP
7	8	3	Vantage Code 3yo · G · b	Ben Coen Emmet Mullins	6670	9-04	72	79	47	32.6	14/1·15.00 SP
1	9	9	Harmani 3yo · G · gr	Colin Keane G M Lyons	2732	9-03	71	86	70	58.7	3/1·4.00 SP
2	10	6	Oust 3yo · C · b	Rory Cleary Josh Halley	4653	9-03	71	81	48	46.0	12/1·13.00 SP
4	11	10	Chestnut Palace 3yo · F · ch	Adam Caffrey Noel Meade	5745	9-00	68	86	67	47.4	25/1·26.00 SP
3	12	1	Lord Aus 3yo · G · b	Jamie Powell J P Murtagh	805	8-10	64	80	78	43.0	20/1·21.00 SP
10	13	2	Grey Intentions 3yo · F · grpFT P	Chris Hayes Eddie & Patrick Harty	0706	8-07	61	88	58	35.2	25/1·26.00 SP
—	—	7	Pierre Grosse 3yo · G · ch	Keithen Kennedy(5) Mrs John Harrington	43632	9-12	80	86	34	49.6	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:00 Down Royal on 29 May 2026?

Harmani (IRE) won the 20:00 Down Royal at SP 4.00. Ridden by Colin Keane. Trained by G M Lyons.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:00 Down Royal?

No — the AI top pick (Misty Cove) finished 11.

What were the placings in the 20:00 Down Royal?

Top finishers: 1. Harmani (IRE) (4.00), 2. Oust (GB) (13.00), 3. Lord Aus (IRE) (21.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:00 Down Royal?

The winning time was 2m 15.26s, 2.26s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Denied a clear at Leopardstown, ENIAC was eating up the ground in the closing stages once switched, and could have a lot more to offer

Racing Post pick: Eniac

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/2 Eniac, 9/2 Harmani, 13/2 Pierre Grosse, Misty Cove, 8/1 Another Day Done, 9/1 Chapel Lane, 12/1 Sutton Hoo, Oust, Chestnut Palace, 16/1 Rapide Vega, Vantage Code, Lord Aus, Grey Intentions

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

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