18:00 Leopardstown

Ireland

BOYLE Sports Apprentice Handicap

7f · Flat · Soft · 10 runners · €14,725 · Thursday, 4 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th

1st
Bella Isabella (IRE)
Sam Coen·D K Weld
9/1·10.00
SP
2nd
Playin Cool (IRE)
Jack Cleary·John James Feane·beaten 0.05 lengths
100/30F·4.33
SP
3rd
Great Mover (IRE)
Paddy Harnett·W McCreery·beaten 1.25 lengths
9/2·5.50
SP

Race time

1m 32.13s+4.53s vs std

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

In-running (Bella Isabella (IRE))

“Midfield - headway 2f out - pressed leaders 1f out - bumped then edged right and bumped rival inside final furlong - led post”

AI top-rated Mallavelly (score 67.3) finished 7th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 8.00 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: Send Harry

Consistent on turf last season before opening his account at Dundalk, SEND HARRY is put forward as an each-way prospect

Forecast 7/2 Mehman, 11/2 Mallavelly, 13/2 Great Mover, 7/1 Eddie G, 8/1 Bella Isabella, Flaming Rib, Thru And Thru, 10/1 Send Harry, 12/1 Playin Cool, Dark Viper, Loingseoir

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

Mallavelly

Jack Kearney · G M Lyons · 5yo

Top-rated of 10

score 67.3 · +6.8 clear of next best (60.6)

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
100very strong
G M Lyons: 5/11 winners last 14d (45%)
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
25d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
59average
OR 85 · RPR 95 · TS 84 — highest combined rating in the field
Form20% weight
40below average
Last 6: 1-1-6-3-0

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 — Leopardstown 7f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.16).

Low (1–4)

IV 1.16

Mid (5–8)

IV 0.88

High (9–11)

IV 0.94

Today: Mehman (draw 3) and Playin Cool (draw 1) get the bias; Bella Isabella (draw 7) 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. 180 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	1	Bella Isabella J: Sam Coen(2) · T: D K Weld · draw 7 4yo · F · gr	36070	10-00	88	92	76	60.6	9/1·10.00 SP
2	3	Playin Cool J: Jack Cleary · T: John James Feane · draw 1 4yo · G · b	43180	9-06	80	92	75	41.2	100/30F·4.33 SP
3	9	Great Mover J: Paddy Harnett · T: W McCreery · draw 4 4yo · F · b	50566	8-12	72	90	81	41.0	9/2·5.50 SP
4	11	Loingseoir J: E E Ryan(7) · T: M C Grassick · draw 2 10yo · G · bt	01097	8-10	70	91	71	38.3	14/1·15.00 SP
5	5	Flaming Rib J: Reese Holohan(4) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 9 7yo · G · b	44940	9-05	79	94	82	39.3	20/1·21.00 SP
6	8	Thru And Thru J: Patrick McGettigan(2) · T: Rory Anthony Devine · draw 5 4yo · F · rot	20230	9-00	74	93	80	43.3	7/1·8.00 SP
7	2	Mallavelly J: Jack Kearney · T: G M Lyons · draw 10 5yo · M · bt	11630	9-11	85	95	84	67.3	8/1·9.00 SP
8	4	Dark Viper J: Keithen Kennedy · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 11 5yo · G · gr/bp	10068	9-05	79	95	64	44.0	4/1·5.00 SP
9	7	Eddie G J: Nicola Burns(2) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 6 5yo · G · bt	1936	9-01	75	90	75	36.6	28/1·29.00 SP
10	6	Mehman J: Conor Cusack(7) · T: P J F Murphy · draw 3 7yo · G · chb	322923	9-03	77	91	82	49.4	9/1·10.00 SP
—	—	Send Harry J: Jimmy Dalton(7) · T: Miss Evanna McCutcheon · draw 8 4yo · G · bht	31206	8-11	71	91	81	54.9	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:00 Leopardstown on 4 June 2026?

Bella Isabella (IRE) won the 18:00 Leopardstown at SP 10.00. Ridden by Sam Coen. Trained by D K Weld.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:00 Leopardstown?

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

What were the placings in the 18:00 Leopardstown?

Top finishers: 1. Bella Isabella (IRE) (10.00), 2. Playin Cool (IRE) (4.33), 3. Great Mover (IRE) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 18:00 Leopardstown?

The winning time was 1m 32.13s, 4.53s slower than standard.

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