18:18 Roscommon

Ireland

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2m½f · Chase · Soft · 8 runners · €9,424 · Monday, 8 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Wild Bill Hickok (IRE)
Eoghan Finegan·Ciaran Murphy
9/2·5.50
SP
2nd
Workahead (IRE)AI top pick · 83.5
Mike O'Connor·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 4.75 lengths
1/3F·1.33
SP
3rd
Scalpnagoon (IRE)
Kevin Sexton·Gordon Elliott·beaten 15 lengths
9/1·10.00
SP

Race time

4m 11.80s+12.30s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Wild Bill Hickok (IRE))

“Prominent - jumped right 1st - went second 3 out - led and pushed along after 2 out - kept on well”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.33 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: Workahead

WORKAHEAD made a promising start to his chasing career at Wexford and he can go in again under a 5lb penalty

Forecast 8/11 Workahead, 9/2 Wild Bill Hickok, 11/2 Talk In The Park, 13/2 Scalpnagoon, 12/1 Reiki Revolution, 25/1 Bannow Blaze, 28/1 Haveigotnewsforyou, 66/1 Positive Energy

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

Workahead

Mike O'Connor · Henry De Bromhead · 8yo

Top-rated of 8

score 83.5 · +11.1 clear of next best (72.5)

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
23d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
96very strong
RPR 156 · TS 139 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
65strong
Henry De Bromhead: 11/42 winners last 14d (26%)
Form20% weight
62average
Last 6: 4-2-9-1

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	8	Wild Bill Hickok J: Eoghan Finegan(7) · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 0 4yo · G · bh	7P013	10-12	128	142	124	63.3	9/2·5.50 SP
2	1	Workahead J: Mike O'Connor · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 8yo · G · b	4291	11-07	—	156	139	83.5	1/3F·1.33 SP
3	6	Scalpnagoon J: Kevin Sexton · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 6yo · G · bt	06322	11-02	120	139	125	72.5	9/1·10.00 SP
4	3	Haveigotnewsforyou J: Aidan Kelly(3) · T: C A Murphy · draw 0 7yo · G · b	19U	11-02	—	114	68	50.6	25/1·26.00 SP
5	4	Positive Energy J: Shane Fitzgerald · T: Brian Francis Cawley · draw 0 5yo · G · b	6409	11-02	—	111	56	40.5	200/1·201.00 SP
F	2	Bannow Blaze J: John Shinnick · T: Jonathan Fogarty · draw 0 6yo · G · gr	2120U	11-02	—	—	—	13.8	40/1·41.00 SP
UR	5	Reiki Revolution J: Kieren Buckley · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 6yo · G · bht	21P4U	11-02	—	—	—	22.6	14/1·15.00 SP
PU	7	Talk In The Park J: Alan O'Sullivan(7) · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 0 8yo · G · b	34U25	11-02	125	143	122	68.5	8/1·9.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:18 Roscommon on 8 June 2026?

Wild Bill Hickok (IRE) won the 18:18 Roscommon at SP 5.50. Ridden by Eoghan Finegan. Trained by Ciaran Murphy.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:18 Roscommon?

No — the AI top pick (Workahead) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 18:18 Roscommon?

Top finishers: 1. Wild Bill Hickok (IRE) (5.50), 2. Workahead (IRE) (1.33), 3. Scalpnagoon (IRE) (10.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:18 Roscommon?

The winning time was 4m 11.80s, 12.30s slower than standard.

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