16:54 Gowran Park

Ireland

Ladies Day July 25th Handicap (Div I)

1m1½f · Flat · Yielding · 14 runners · €5,900 · Monday, 1 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th

1st
Sweet Baby Zou (GB)
J M Sheridan·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
7/2·4.50
SP
2nd
Roaming Coyote (IRE)
Shane Foley·Kevin Thomas Coleman·beaten 1.25 lengths
4/1·5.00
SP
3rd
Cadreville (IRE)
Reese Holohan·Jarlath P Fahey·beaten 5.5 lengths
40/1·41.00
SP

Race time

2m 4.11s+5.41s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Sweet Baby Zou (GB))

“In touch with leaders - led 2f out - soon ridden and drifted right - ran on well from over 1f out”

AI top-rated Onyeisi (score 53.6) finished 7th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 66.00 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: Accelereight

Following his second place in a Ballinrobe race that is working out well, ACCELEREIGHT is tipped to reverse Navan form with Pliny

Forecast 9/4 Accelereight, 11/4 Pliny, 6/1 Sweet Baby Zou, 10/1 Connova, Swinging The World, 14/1 Roaming Coyote, Minella Buoy, 16/1 Onyeisi, Music And Song, 20/1 Dawson Street, Private Larry, Jewels Legacy, Cadreville, 25/1 Kart Of Gold

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

Onyeisi

Robbie Colgan · Karl Thornton · 3yo

Top-rated of 14

score 53.6 · +5.1 clear of next best (48.5)

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=6)
Karl Thornton: 3/6 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
14d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
35below average
Last 6: 2-2-2-7-0
Ratings50% weight
33weak
OR 58 · RPR 63 · TS 28

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.

Draw bias — Gowran Park 1m1½f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.13).

Low (1–5)

IV 1.11

Mid (6–10)

IV 0.73

High (11–14)

IV 1.13

Today: Music And Song (draw 11) and Swinging The World (draw 12) get the bias; Onyeisi (draw 10) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 95 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	2	Sweet Baby Zou J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 7 3yo · F · bpFT P	90078	9-13	59	60	56	33.5	7/2·4.50 SP
2	5	Roaming Coyote J: Shane Foley · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman · draw 1 3yo · C · b	076	9-11	57	67	18	31.8	4/1·5.00 SP
3	14	Cadreville J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Jarlath P Fahey · draw 2 3yo · G · b/br	8800	8-10	42	57	—	27.1	40/1·41.00 SP
4	10	Connova J: Chris Hayes · T: Ms Sheila Lavery · draw 8 3yo · F · ch	600	8-13	45	62	26	19.9	9/1·10.00 SP
5	4	Accelereight J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J P Murtagh · draw 6 3yo · G · grp	60862	9-11	57	67	37	39.8	100/30F·4.33 SP
6	9	Minella Buoy J: Gary Carroll · T: John J Nallen · draw 9 3yo · G · b	696	9-01	47	59	52	25.1	11/2·6.50 SP
7	3	Onyeisi J: Robbie Colgan · T: Karl Thornton · draw 10 3yo · G · bv	22270	9-12	58	63	28	53.6	66/1·67.00 SP
8	7	Private Larry J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: Alan McIntyre · draw 13 3yo · G · bhFT H	0000	9-09	55	64	—	26.3	50/1·51.00 SP
9	12	Swinging The World J: James Ryan · T: Mrs Denise Foster · draw 12 3yo · G · b	0800	8-13	45	64	41	31.6	16/1·17.00 SP
10	11	Jewels Legacy J: Luke McAteer · T: M A Cahill · draw 5 3yo · F · bp	0996	8-13	45	53	39	21.9	16/1·17.00 SP
11	6	Dawson Street J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: Charles Weld · draw 3 3yo · G · b/brbFT B	88680	9-09	55	60	27	27.5	33/1·34.00 SP
12	13	Music And Song J: Gavin Ryan · T: Thomas Dowling · draw 11 3yo · F · bbFT B	0996	8-12	44	63	—	48.5	50/1·51.00 SP
13	8	Kart Of Gold J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 14 3yo · G · bt	7009	9-02	48	61	—	31.4	80/1·81.00 SP
PU	1	Pliny J: Colin Keane · T: Noel Meade · draw 4 3yo · G · b	28583	10-00	60	70	43	38.8	11/2·6.50 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:54 Gowran Park on 1 June 2026?

Sweet Baby Zou (GB) won the 16:54 Gowran Park at SP 4.50. Ridden by J M Sheridan. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:54 Gowran Park?

No — the AI top pick (Onyeisi) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 16:54 Gowran Park?

Top finishers: 1. Sweet Baby Zou (GB) (4.50), 2. Roaming Coyote (IRE) (5.00), 3. Cadreville (IRE) (41.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:54 Gowran Park?

The winning time was 2m 4.11s, 5.41s slower than standard.

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