16:00 Kilbeggan

Ireland

Midland Veterinary Handicap Hurdle

1m7½f · Hurdle · Good To Yielding · 13 runners · €5,900 · Sunday, 31 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th

1st
Secret Rock (IRE)
Danny Gilligan·Cian Collins
15/2·8.50
SP
2nd
Walk Win (FR)
E Walsh·John M Burke·beaten 1.75 lengths
33/1·34.00
SP
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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Chesterbaylad

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

Forecast 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

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

Diamond Secret

Ricky Doyle · Philip Fenton · 5yo

Top-rated of 13

score 60.3 · +2.3 clear of next best (58.0)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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
83small sample (n=3)
Philip Fenton: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
59average
OR 94 · RPR 98 · TS 73
Form20% weight
22weak
Last 6: 6-5-5-6-7

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	Secret Rock J: Danny Gilligan · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 7yo · G · b	155	11-12	98	97	65	46.7	15/2·8.50 SP
2	9	Walk Win J: E Walsh · T: John M Burke · draw 0 4yo · G · grpFT P	0699	11-00	92	102	75	58.0	33/1·34.00 SP
3	1	High Notions J: Alan O'Sullivan(7) · T: S G Carey · draw 0 6yo · M · b	18P09	12-00	100	103	85	52.5	15/2·8.50 SP
4	8	I Feel Fine J: Daniel King · T: M A Molloy · draw 0 6yo · G · bl	08U6P	11-05	91	99	49	34.4	17/2·9.50 SP
5	7	Diamond Secret J: Ricky Doyle · T: Philip Fenton · draw 0 5yo · G · b	65567	11-08	94	98	73	60.3	16/1·17.00 SP
6	11	Benzine J: Niall Moore(5) · T: J Morrison · draw 0 7yo · G · b	60602	10-10	82	106	82	43.3	15/2·8.50 SP
7	13	Chesterbaylad J: Gavin Brouder · T: Ms Helen P Markham · draw 0 5yo · G · b	09002	10-04	76	103	53	51.1	17/2·9.50 SP
8	10	El Regalo J: Eoghan Finegan(7) · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 0 5yo · G · bpFT P	896P	10-11	83	102	71	34.6	10/1·11.00 SP
9	12	Mount Hotham J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 7yo · G · ch	70000	10-09	81	92	63	39.4	25/1·26.00 SP
10	2	Premier Rogue J: Sam Ewing · T: Noel Meade · draw 0 5yo · G · b	33009	12-00	100	104	70	50.3	11/2J·6.50 SP
11	3	Le Diablo J: J J Slevin · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 5yo · G · b	07P17	11-13	99	110	67	51.4	11/2J·6.50 SP
12	6	Make The Plan J: Phillip Enright · T: Oliver McKiernan · draw 0 8yo · G · br	P067	11-09	95	104	—	38.1	16/1·17.00 SP
13	5	Laurie Blue J: Keith Donoghue · T: E D Delany · draw 0 8yo · M · bt	176P4	11-09	95	108	63	45.1	13/2·7.50 SP

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

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.

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