19:55 Limerick

Ireland

Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

2m6f · Hurdle · Soft · 12 runners · €5,900 · Thursday, 28 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 3/1F·4.00

1st
Mickey Hulie (IRE)AI top pick · 65.7
Cian Quirke·David Harry Kelly
3/1F·4.00
SP
2nd
Island McCoo (IRE)
Sean Flanagan·Donncha Duggan·beaten 2.5 lengths
7/2·4.50
SP
3rd
The Striker Dylan (IRE)
Brian Hayes·Liam P Cusack·beaten 5.5 lengths
8/1·9.00
SP

Race time

5m 43.50s+22.50s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Mickey Hulie (IRE))

“Prominent behind clear leader - shaken up to lead before 2 out - faced challenge last - ridden out - kept on well”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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.

Other selections

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.12.63 score

Rizedda

11.00Coral

segment +7.7% · Hurdle · Good To Yielding ·

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Poetic Focus

The switch to the Andy Slattery yard could improve POETIC FOCUS significantly and it would be no surprise to see money come for her

Forecast 5/1 Head For Home, 11/2 The Striker Dylan, 6/1 Island McCoo, Love Like This, 7/1 Je Suis, 10/1 Doing It In Style, Queen Kulina, 14/1 Mickey Hulie, Craic Eile, 16/1 Charlie's Gift, Rizedda, 20/1 Poetic Focus, Anysignofhim, 40/1 Something Simple

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Mickey Hulie

Cian Quirke · David Harry Kelly · 6yo

Top-rated of 12

score 65.7 · +5.8 clear of next best (59.8)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=2)
David Harry Kelly: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
34d since last run (fresh)
Ratings50% weight
60average
OR 91 · RPR 104 · TS 73
Form20% weight
37below average
Last 6: 9-0-2-3-7

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	4	Mickey Hulie J: Cian Quirke · T: David Harry Kelly · draw 0 6yo · G · b	90237	11-05	91	104	73	65.7	3/1F·4.00 SP
2	9	Island McCoo J: Sean Flanagan · T: Donncha Duggan · draw 0 9yo · G · cht	9P884	10-12	84	99	89	54.2	7/2·4.50 SP
3	6	The Striker Dylan J: Brian Hayes · T: Liam P Cusack · draw 0 8yo · G · b	93215	11-05	91	103	77	46.7	8/1·9.00 SP
4	11	Something Simple J: Philip Byrnes · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 6yo · G · b	58PP0	10-10	82	98	60	42.8	16/1·17.00 SP
5	10	Love Like This J: Brian Barry(7) · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 8yo · M · b	00420	10-12	84	103	95	46.3	20/1·21.00 SP
6	12	Craic Eile J: Carl Millar(5) · T: David Kenneth Budds · draw 0 9yo · G · bp	0595	10-08	80	89	75	38.1	16/1·17.00 SP
7	7	Poetic Focus J: Philip Donovan(3) · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 0 6yo · M · b	5P4F0	11-03	89	90	77	37.1	8/1·9.00 SP
8	13	Head For Home J: Phillip Enright · T: Oliver McKiernan · draw 0 6yo · G · grp	025P4	10-07	79	106	96	47.5	6/1·7.00 SP
9	1	Doing It In Style J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 6yo · M · bpFT P	F8976	12-00	100	102	73	51.7	18/1·19.00 SP
PU	2	Je Suis J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: S Curling · draw 0 7yo · M · ch	69966	11-10	96	103	30	33.0	14/1·15.00 SP
F	3	Charlie's Gift J: Daniel King · T: John M Burke · draw 0 6yo · G · b	73877	11-07	93	102	69	59.8	10/1·11.00 SP
PU	8	Anysignofhim J: Liam Quinlan · T: Ray Hackett · draw 0 7yo · G · b	35F79	10-13	85	105	78	42.6	12/1·13.00 SP
—	—	Queen Kulina J: Tiernan Power Roche · T: Eoin Griffin · draw 0 10yo · M · bp	548F	10-06	78	104	85	42.7	—
—	—	Rizeddav1.1 J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 6yo · M · b	8748	11-05	91	99	84	51.3	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:55 Limerick on 28 May 2026?

Mickey Hulie (IRE) won the 19:55 Limerick at SP 4.00. Ridden by Cian Quirke. Trained by David Harry Kelly.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:55 Limerick?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Mickey Hulie, won the race (AI score 65.7).

What were the placings in the 19:55 Limerick?

Top finishers: 1. Mickey Hulie (IRE) (4.00), 2. Island McCoo (IRE) (4.50), 3. The Striker Dylan (IRE) (9.00).

What was the winning time for the 19:55 Limerick?

The winning time was 5m 43.50s, 22.50s slower than standard.

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