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16:00

Kilbeggan

Ireland

Midland Veterinary Handicap Hurdle

Sunday, 31 May 2026

1m7½f·Hurdle·Good To Yielding·13 runners·€5,900
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th
  1. 1st
    Secret Rock (IRE)
    Danny Gilligan·Cian Collins
    15/2·8.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Walk Win (FR)
    E Walsh·John M Burke·beaten 1.75 lengths
    33/1·34.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    High Notions (IRE)
    Alan O'Sullivan·S G Carey·beaten 3.75 lengths
    15/2·8.50
    SP
Race time
3m 45.80s+10.10s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Secret Rock (IRE))

“In rear - headway before 2 out - ridden and led before last - kept on”

AI top-rated Diamond Secret (score 60.3) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 16.00 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 →
v1.060.3/100 rating
Diamond Secret
18.00Betfair Exchange

Passes the v1.0 card filter

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way52.5/100 rating
High Notions
10.50Betfair 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

Diamond Secret

Ricky Doyle · Philip Fenton · 5yo

60.3/100
+2.3 vs next best (58.0)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    16d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    83very strong
    Philip Fenton: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    59average
    OR 94 · RPR 98 · TS 73
  • Form20% weight
    22weak
    Last 6: 6-5-5-6-7
MarketBest price 18.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 10th pick of 13 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
310
High Notions
6yo · M · b
S G Carey
18P09
12-001001038552.5
15/2·8.50
SP
1020
Premier Rogue
5yo · G · b
Noel Meade
33009
12-001001047050.3
11/2J·6.50
SP
1130
Le Diablo
5yo · G · b
John Patrick Ryan
07P17
11-13991106751.4
11/2J·6.50
SP
140
Secret Rock
7yo · G · b
Cian Collins
155
11-1298976546.7
15/2·8.50
SP
1350
Laurie Blue
8yo · M · bt
E D Delany
176P4
11-09951086345.1
13/2·7.50
SP
1260
Make The Plan
8yo · G · br
Oliver McKiernan
P067
11-0995104—38.1
16/1·17.00
SP
570
Diamond Secret
5yo · G · b
Philip Fenton
65567
11-0894987360.3
16/1·17.00
SP
480
I Feel Fine
6yo · G · bl
M A Molloy
08U6P
11-0591994934.4
17/2·9.50
SP
290
Walk Win
4yo · G · grpFT P
John M Burke
0699
11-00921027558.0
33/1·34.00
SP
8100
El Regalo
5yo · G · bpFT P
Ciaran Murphy
896P
10-11831027134.6
10/1·11.00
SP
6110
Benzine
7yo · G · b
J Morrison
60602
10-10821068243.3
15/2·8.50
SP
9120
Mount Hotham
7yo · G · ch
John Joseph Hanlon
70000
10-0981926339.4
25/1·26.00
SP
7130
Chesterbaylad
5yo · G · b
Ms Helen P Markham
09002
10-04761035351.1
17/2·9.50
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:00 Kilbeggan on 31 May 2026?

Secret Rock (IRE) won the 16:00 Kilbeggan at SP 8.50. Ridden by Danny Gilligan. Trained by Cian Collins.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:00 Kilbeggan?

No — the AI top pick (Diamond Secret) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 16:00 Kilbeggan?

Top finishers: 1. Secret Rock (IRE) (8.50), 2. Walk Win (FR) (34.00), 3. High Notions (IRE) (8.50).

What was the winning time for the 16:00 Kilbeggan?

The winning time was 3m 45.80s, 10.10s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Bottom weight in a modest contest, CHESTERBAYLAD is tipped to take advantage of this opportunity following a good run at Punchestown.

Racing Post pick: Chesterbaylad

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/2 Chesterbaylad, 4/1 Benzine, 6/1 Le Diablo, Laurie Blue, 8/1 I Feel Fine, 9/1 Premier Rogue, 10/1 Secret Rock, 12/1 Diamond Secret, 14/1 High Notions, Make The Plan, 16/1 Walk Win, El Regalo, 33/1 Mount Hotham

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

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