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20:30 Leopardstown

Ireland

Sandyford Business District Handicap

1m1f · Flat · Soft · 17 runners · €7,068 · Thursday, 11 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick was a non-runner
  1. 1st
    Khormor Syd (IRE)
    W J Lee·Gillian Scott
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Ella's Gold (IRE)
    Ben Coen·Matthew J Smith·beaten .5 lengths
    9/2F·5.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Nibras Rainbow (IRE)
    Leigh Roche·Paul W Flynn·beaten 0.05 lengths
    11/1·12.00
    SP
Race time
2m 4.68s+13.18s vs std

Markedly slow — strong soft ground or a deeply tactical race.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 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.

Why the model rates this top

Slaney Swagger

Rory Cleary · Aidan Melia · 5yo

Top-rated of 17
score 48.1 · +0.5 clear of next best (47.6)
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
    100small sample (n=4)
    Aidan Melia: 3/4 winners last 14d (75%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Freshness10% weight
    45below average
    183d since last run (long absence)
  • Ratings50% weight
    37below average
    OR 55
  • Form20% weight
    26weak
    Last 6: 6-2-3-8-0
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 1m1f

full course data →

Strong: middle favoured (IV 1.24).

Low (1–8)
IV 1.12
Mid (9–15)
IV 1.24
High (16–22)
IV 0.64

Today: Rockbury Lad (draw 10) and Colugo (draw 14) get the bias; Slaney Swagger (draw 17) 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. 113 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
11
J: W J Lee · T: Gillian Scott · draw 15
5yo · G · brt
07922
5938.2
5/1·6.00
SP
212
J: Ben Coen · T: Matthew J Smith · draw 12
3yo · F · ch
70220
5938.1
9/2F·5.50
SP
311
J: Leigh Roche · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 5
6yo · G · bb
93601
5040.8
11/1·12.00
SP
414
J: Shane Foley · T: P Sweeney · draw 9
10yo · G · btp
40770
4724.2
18/1·19.00
SP
59
4yo · F · gr
09639
5440.1
14/1·15.00
SP
622
3yo · F · b/br
0904
4934.2
5/1·6.00
SP
78
J: Paddy Harnett(5) · T: Martin Hassett · draw 1
7yo · G · bb
008030
5428.1
22/1·23.00
SP
819
J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 16
3yo · G · ch
00404
5238.1
6/1·7.00
SP
95
J: Robbie Colgan · T: Cian Hughes · draw 22
4yo · G · bp
34814
5547.6
13/2·7.50
SP
103
J: Jamie Powell · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 10
7yo · G · grt
59230
5947.5
25/1·26.00
SP
1118
J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: R Donohoe · draw 8
8yo · G · bt
066730
4024.7
12/1·13.00
SP
1220
J: Ghulam Abbas(7) · T: Patrick J Flynn · draw 3
4yo · F · b
00080
4023.9
50/1·51.00
SP
1316
J: Ronan Whelan · T: E McNamara · draw 6
4yo · F · bt
96070
4429.6
33/1·34.00
SP
1421
J: Chris Hayes · T: Andrew McNamara · draw 11
3yo · G · ch
099
4937.3
25/1·26.00
SP
1510
J: Colin Keane · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue · draw 14
5yo · M · bht
46333
5341.4
16/1·17.00
SP
162
J: Conor Cusack(7) · T: P J F Murphy · draw 21
5yo · G · ch
72243
5938.0
22/1·23.00
SP
1715
J: Luke McAteer · T: P Sweeney · draw 13
5yo · M · b
0900
4521.7
66/1·67.00
SP
——
J: James Ryan · T: T G McCourt · draw 18
7yo · G · btp
70867
5434.7—
——
J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) · T: T G McCourt · draw 7
5yo · G · bp
42327
4034.1—
——
J: Rory Cleary · T: Aidan Melia · draw 17
5yo · G · brp
62380
5548.1—
——
J: J M Sheridan · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 2
4yo · G · b
80808
5731.2—
——
J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J A Nash · draw 20
4yo · G · ch
0005
4738.1—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:30 Leopardstown on 11 June 2026?

Khormor Syd (IRE) won the 20:30 Leopardstown at SP 6.00. Ridden by W J Lee. Trained by Gillian Scott.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:30 Leopardstown?

No — the AI top pick (Slaney Swagger) was a non-runner or unplaced.

What were the placings in the 20:30 Leopardstown?

Top finishers: 1. Khormor Syd (IRE) (6.00), 2. Ella's Gold (IRE) (5.50), 3. Nibras Rainbow (IRE) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:30 Leopardstown?

The winning time was 2m 4.68s, 13.18s slower than standard.

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