Who won the 19:20 Curragh on 3 June 2026?
Poetic Sound (IRE) won the 19:20 Curragh at SP 11.00. Ridden by Colin Keane. Trained by G M Lyons.
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Curragh
IrelandSky Bet Race To The Ebor Handicap
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
1m6f·Flat·Good To Yielding·12 runners·€29,450
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stPoetic Sound (IRE)Colin Keane·G M Lyons10/1·11.00SP
- 2ndFactual Fact (FR)Andrew Slattery·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 1.5 lengths100/30F·4.33SP
- 3rdGranite Bay (GB)Ronan Whelan·Jarlath P Fahey·beaten 1 length7/1·8.00SP
Race time
3m 2.16s+3.66s vs std
Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.
In-running (Poetic Sound (IRE))
“Prominent on inner - raced in third and pushed along over 2f out - went second inside final furlong - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - kept on well”
AI top-rated Perry Mason (score 74.3) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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 →v1.074.3/100 rating
Perry Mason
11.50Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way74.3/100 rating
Perry Mason
11.50Betfair 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
Perry Mason
Leigh Roche · Maurice Andrew Ahern · 5yo
74.3/100
+3.4 vs next best (70.9)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongMaurice Andrew Ahern: 1/1 winners last 14d (100%)
- Form20% weight72strongLast 6: 9-1-4-3-1
- Freshness10% weight70strong11d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight66strongOR 97 · RPR 104 · TS 95
MarketBest price 11.50 (Betfair Exchange) — 6th pick of 12 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4yo · G · bt | 22435 | 10-00 | 106 | 116 | 90 | 59.3 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 9yo · G · b | 45280 | 9-09 | 101 | 113 | 70 | 51.1 | 16/1·17.00 SP | |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 5yo · G · b | 1241 | 9-06 | 98 | 105 | 81 | 55.9 | 22/1·23.00 SP | |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 5yo · G · b | 91431 | 9-05 | 97 | 104 | 95 | 74.3 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 9yo · G · chp | 3461 | 9-04 | 96 | 109 | — | 58.4 | 16/1·17.00 SP | |
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 5yo · G · br | 37063 | 9-02 | 94 | 103 | 90 | 67.2 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | 5yo · G · bt | 2030 | 8-12 | 90 | 109 | 94 | 47.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 5yo · G · b | 22424 | 8-11 | 89 | 108 | 86 | 52.0 | 7/1·8.00 SP | |
| 9 | 9 | 11 | 5yo · G · bp | 33443 | 8-10 | 88 | 109 | 75 | 52.8 | 16/1·17.00 SP | |
| 8 | 10 | 12 | 4yo · F · bt | 21135 | 8-09 | 87 | 105 | 44 | 55.1 | 11/2·6.50 SP | |
| 12 | 11 | 5 | 8yo · G · bt | 7090 | 8-08 | 86 | 106 | 94 | 46.9 | 40/1·41.00 SP | |
| 2 | 12 | 8 | 7yo · G · b | 32221 | 8-07 | 85 | 103 | 83 | 70.9 | 100/30F·4.33 SP |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:20 Curragh?
No — the AI top pick (Perry Mason) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 19:20 Curragh?
Top finishers: 1. Poetic Sound (IRE) (11.00), 2. Factual Fact (FR) (4.33), 3. Granite Bay (GB) (8.00).
What was the winning time for the 19:20 Curragh?
The winning time was 3m 2.16s, 3.66s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyA tentative vote goes to POETIC SOUND, on the back of a promising comeback run at Leopardstown
Racing Post pick: Poetic Sound
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook6/1 Factual Fact, 13/2 Emit, Perry Mason, 7/1 Granite Bay, 15/2 Holy See, 8/1 Poetic Sound, Too Bossy For Us, 10/1 Dawn Rising, Tribal Star, 12/1 Yulia, 14/1 Tyson Fury, 16/1 En Or
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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