17:55 Leopardstown

IrelandFeature

XIN GIN Irish EBF Brownstown Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3)

7f · Flat · Class 1 · Good · 6 runners · €41,230 · Thursday, 9 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th

1st
Duckadilly (IRE)
Scott McCullagh·Daniel McLoughlin
4/1·5.00
SP
2nd
Phenomenal Filly (IRE)
W J Lee·P Twomey·beaten .5 lengths
6/4F·2.50
SP
3rd
Nancy J (IRE)
Ben Coen·J P Murtagh·beaten .5 lengths
10/1·11.00
SP

Race time

1m 28.85s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Duckadilly (IRE))

“Sat tucked in behind the front pack in 4th early - shaken up and moved into 3rd 1 1/2f out - driven to share the front out wide 1f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - battled on strongly and had to be fully extended near the line”

AI top-rated Bella Isabella (score 54.4) finished 5th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 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: Duckadilly

Duckadilly heads a competitive six-runner field on our figures for this Class 1 over today's seven furlongs on good to firm, four pounds clear of Chantez in second. Bella Isabella sits a further five pounds back in third, with Phenomenal Filly and Fingerpaint tied on rating just behind her and Nancy J trailing the group. Chantez, Bella Isabella and Phenomenal Filly represent the biggest dangers to the form pick given how well they compare on our figures, but Duckadilly's clear rating advantage makes her the one to beat. We're siding with Duckadilly with real confidence.

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

Bella Isabella

Chris Hayes · D K Weld · 4yo

Top-rated of 6

score 54.4 · +0.5 clear of next best (53.8)

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
85very strong
35d since last run (fresh)
Ratings50% weight
63average
OR 94
Form20% weight
38below average
Last 6: 6-0-7-0-1
Trainer20% weight
35small sample (n=7)
D K Weld: 1/7 winners last 14d (14%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard

MarketBest price 8.50 (Bet365) · 5th in the market of 6.

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 (1–2)

IV 1.16

Mid (3–4)

IV 0.88

High (5–6)

IV 0.94

Today: Bella Isabella (draw 2) and Phenomenal Filly (draw 1) get the bias; Nancy J (draw 3) 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	3	Duckadilly J: Scott McCullagh · T: Daniel McLoughlin · draw 4 5yo · M · b	40715	9-09	100	—	—	48.9	4/1·5.00 SP
2	6	Phenomenal Filly J: W J Lee · T: P Twomey · draw 1 3yo · F · b	515	9-01	90	—	—	50.7	6/4F·2.50 SP
3	5	Nancy J J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 3 4yo · F · b	58304	9-09	83	—	—	51.2	10/1·11.00 SP
4	2	Chantez J: Gary Carroll · T: G M Lyons · draw 5 4yo · F · bbFT B	76385	9-09	94	—	—	45.5	9/2·5.50 SP
5	1	Bella Isabella J: Chris Hayes · T: D K Weld · draw 2 4yo · F · gr	60701	9-09	94	—	—	54.4	9/2·5.50 SP
6	4	Fingerpaint J: Colin Keane · T: D K Weld · draw 6 4yo · F · bpFT P	1377	9-09	97	—	—	53.8	12/1·13.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:55 Leopardstown on 9 July 2026?

Duckadilly (IRE) won the 17:55 Leopardstown at SP 5.00. Ridden by Scott McCullagh. Trained by Daniel McLoughlin.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:55 Leopardstown?

No — the AI top pick (Bella Isabella) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 17:55 Leopardstown?

Top finishers: 1. Duckadilly (IRE) (5.00), 2. Phenomenal Filly (IRE) (2.50), 3. Nancy J (IRE) (11.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:55 Leopardstown?

The winning time was 1m 28.85s.

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