17:00 Kilbeggan

Ireland

GUY Clothing & KODE Clothing & Footwear Handicap Chase

2m4½f · Chase · Good To Yielding · 12 runners · €8,835 · Sunday, 31 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 7/2J·4.50

1st
Warriors Wood (GB)AI top pick · 72.9
Brian Hayes·Andrew McNamara
7/2J·4.50
SP
2nd
Trasna Na Pairce (IRE)
Darragh O'Keeffe·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 7 lengths
7/2J·4.50
SP
3rd
The Dara Man (IRE)
Daniel King·John Patrick Ryan·beaten 2.25 lengths
10/1·11.00
SP

Race time

5m 17.70s+17.70s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Warriors Wood (GB))

“In rear - headway 5th - pressed leader before 3 out - ridden and led last - went clear run-in - readily”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.50 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Warriors Wood

A dual hurdles winner on good ground, WARRIORS WOOD (nap) can make a winning handicap debut after a C&D second in a beginners' event

Forecast 3/1 Warriors Wood, 5/1 Iamagetaway, 6/1 Trasna Na Pairce, 13/2 General Clermont, 7/1 No Flies On Him, 8/1 Luimneach, 10/1 Bridie's Beau, Andys Flame, 14/1 Gaelic Arc, 20/1 Charlie Luciano, Vina Ardanza, The Dara Man

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

Warriors Wood

Brian Hayes · Andrew McNamara · 6yo

Top-rated of 12

score 72.9 · +2.5 clear of next best (70.3)

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)
Ratings50% weight
80strong
OR 115 · RPR 125 · TS 119
Trainer20% weight
63small sample (n=4)
Andrew McNamara: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Form20% weight
52average
Last 6: 3-1-4-U-2

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	5	Warriors Wood J: Brian Hayes · T: Andrew McNamara · draw 0 6yo · G · ch	314U2	11-07	115	125	119	72.9	7/2J·4.50 SP
2	3	Trasna Na Pairce J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 7yo · G · b	44205	11-10	118	125	107	70.3	7/2J·4.50 SP
3	11	The Dara Man J: Daniel King · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 11yo · G · b	46PP8	10-06	100	131	112	50.9	10/1·11.00 SP
4	6	Charlie Luciano J: Sam Ewing · T: Noel Meade · draw 0 7yo · G · b	PP0P	11-06	114	127	—	51.7	12/1·13.00 SP
5	12	Luimneach J: Charlie O'Dwyer(3) · T: Conor O'Dwyer · draw 0 9yo · G · bht	8U02P	10-05	99	126	114	58.5	6/1·7.00 SP
6	7	Andys Flame J: Alex Harvey · T: John C McConnell · draw 0 9yo · G · btp	7P14	11-05	113	124	109	52.9	25/1·26.00 SP
PU	1	Bridie's Beau J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 7yo · G · btpFT TP	120P0	11-13	121	123	101	59.3	13/2·7.50 SP
PU	2	No Flies On Him J: Peter Smithers(7) · T: E McNamara · draw 0 7yo · G · brpFT P	70P2	11-12	120	125	91	50.4	8/1·9.00 SP
F	4	Gaelic Arc J: Harry Sexton(7) · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 10yo · G · b	48460	11-07	115	129	126	58.8	12/1·13.00 SP
UR	8	Vina Ardanza J: Sean Flanagan · T: C A McBratney · draw 0 9yo · G · b	P33P4	11-05	113	127	71	46.1	33/1·34.00 SP
PU	9	General Clermont J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: D E Fitzgerald · draw 0 10yo · G · gr/b	29264	11-02	110	128	111	54.2	17/2·9.50 SP
—	10	Iamagetaway J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 7yo · G · cht	50730	10-08	102	129	105	58.0	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:00 Kilbeggan on 31 May 2026?

Warriors Wood (GB) won the 17:00 Kilbeggan at SP 4.50. Ridden by Brian Hayes. Trained by Andrew McNamara.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:00 Kilbeggan?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Warriors Wood, won the race (AI score 72.9).

What were the placings in the 17:00 Kilbeggan?

Top finishers: 1. Warriors Wood (GB) (4.50), 2. Trasna Na Pairce (IRE) (4.50), 3. The Dara Man (IRE) (11.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:00 Kilbeggan?

The winning time was 5m 17.70s, 17.70s slower than standard.

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