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17:00

Kilbeggan

Ireland

GUY Clothing & KODE Clothing & Footwear Handicap Chase

Sunday, 31 May 2026

2m4½f·Chase·Good To Yielding·12 runners·€8,835
Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 7/2J·4.50
  1. 1st
    Warriors Wood (GB)AI top pick · 72.9
    Brian Hayes·Andrew McNamara
    7/2J·4.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Trasna Na Pairce (IRE)
    Darragh O'Keeffe·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 7 lengths
    7/2J·4.50
    SP
  3. 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.072.9/100 rating
Warriors Wood
4.80Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way72.9/100 rating
Warriors Wood
4.80Betfair 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

Warriors Wood

Brian Hayes · Andrew McNamara · 6yo

72.9/100
+2.5 vs next best (70.3)

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
    63average
    Andrew McNamara: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%)
  • Form20% weight
    52average
    Last 6: 3-1-4-U-2
MarketBest price 4.80 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
PU10
Bridie's Beau
7yo · G · btpFT TP
Gavin Cromwell
120P0
11-1312112310159.3
13/2·7.50
SP
PU20
No Flies On Him
7yo · G · brpFT P
E McNamara
70P2
11-121201259150.4
8/1·9.00
SP
230
Trasna Na Pairce
7yo · G · b
Henry De Bromhead
44205
11-1011812510770.3
7/2J·4.50
SP
F40
Gaelic Arc
10yo · G · b
John Patrick Ryan
48460
11-0711512912658.8
12/1·13.00
SP
150
Warriors Wood
6yo · G · ch
Andrew McNamara
314U2
11-0711512511972.9
7/2J·4.50
SP
460
Charlie Luciano
7yo · G · b
Noel Meade
PP0P
11-06114127—51.7
12/1·13.00
SP
670
Andys Flame
9yo · G · btp
John C McConnell
7P14
11-0511312410952.9
25/1·26.00
SP
UR80
Vina Ardanza
9yo · G · b
C A McBratney
P33P4
11-051131277146.1
33/1·34.00
SP
PU90
General Clermont
10yo · G · gr/b
D E Fitzgerald
29264
11-0211012811154.2
17/2·9.50
SP
—100
Iamagetaway
7yo · G · cht
Gordon Elliott
50730
10-0810212910558.0—
3110
The Dara Man
11yo · G · b
John Patrick Ryan
46PP8
10-0610013111250.9
10/1·11.00
SP
5120
Luimneach
9yo · G · bht
Conor O'Dwyer
8U02P
10-059912611458.5
6/1·7.00
SP

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.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Racing Post pick: Warriors Wood

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

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

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