Who won the 17:35 Curragh on 26 June 2026?
Prevalence (GB) won the 17:35 Curragh at SP 5.50. Ridden by Colin Keane. Trained by G M Lyons.
17:35 Curragh
IrelandSilken Thomas And Lock 13 Handicap
1m · Flat · Good · 20 runners · €14,725 · Friday, 26 June 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 8thRace report
- 1stPrevalence (GB)Colin Keane·G M Lyons9/2·5.50SP
- 2ndNo More Porter (IRE)Adam Caffrey·Adrian McGuinness·beaten 1.25 lengths18/1·19.00SP
- 3rdNautic Star (IRE)Shane Foley·Mrs John Harrington·beaten 1.25 lengths9/1·10.00SP
Race time
1m 38.52s+1.82s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (Prevalence (GB))
“Towards the back of midfield - angled left on the outer from 2f out, moving into 7th - ridden 1.5f out into 3rd - seized the lead 1f out - extended clear final furlong”
AI top-rated Liberation Date (score 60.8) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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-partyPundit pick: Therewillbeglory
Therewillbeglory has been placed on multiple occasions over turf and performed honestly on her reappearance at Dundalk when a half-length third, suggesting her form is intact heading into her handicap bow with a first-time visor. She acts at seven to eleven furlongs and her placed record gives reason for confidence. Tachos and Tofino are the most plausible dangers — Tachos has distance and going form and remains capable, while Tofino was placed off this mark at Limerick last time. Therewillbeglory is our selection.
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
Liberation Date
W J Lee · Jack Foley · 3yo
Top-rated of 20
score 60.8 · +7.6 clear of next best (53.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=2)Jack Foley: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight85very strong33d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight49below averageOR 74
- Form20% weight38below averageLast 6: 5-3-1-9-6
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 — Curragh 1m
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–8)
IV 0.96
Mid (9–15)
IV 0.99
High (16–22)
IV 1.04
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 211 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | J: Colin Keane · T: G M Lyons · draw 20 3yo · F · b | 0130 | 82 | 43.4 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 2 | 15 | J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 11 8yo · G · btp | 44630 | 67 | 41.6 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 3 | 18 | J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 15 3yo · F · b | 542 | 75 | 52.8 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 4 | 14 | J: Declan McDonogh · T: J S Bolger · draw 9 5yo · M · bt | 241977 | 70 | 44.6 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 5 | 17 | J: Chris Hayes · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 14 4yo · F · b | 90905 | 66 | 42.8 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Leigh Roche · T: Maurice Andrew Ahern · draw 17 5yo · G · bt | 20000 | 75 | 40.5 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 7 | 22 | J: Wayne Lordan · T: W McCreery · draw 16 3yo · G · chv | 3736 | 72 | 41.0 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 8 | 21 | J: W J Lee · T: Jack Foley · draw 13 3yo · F · b | 53196 | 74 | 60.8 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 9 | 9 | J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: Gerard O'Leary · draw 21 4yo · G · ch | 70159 | 73 | 39.0 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 10 | 16 | J: Keithen Kennedy(5) · T: Richard John O'Brien · draw 18 5yo · G · bh | 39770 | 67 | 47.2 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 11 | 1 | J: Sam Coen(5) · T: D K Weld · draw 4 5yo · M · bt | 56069 | 78 | 45.4 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 12 | 2 | J: Nathan Crosse · T: William Harvey · draw 7 7yo · G · chbFT B | 080406 | 76 | 35.4 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 13 | 4 | J: Ben Coen · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 5 4yo · F · bvFT V | 22243 | 76 | 52.5 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 14 | 13 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 2 5yo · G · b | 802120 | 70 | 53.2 | 7/2F·4.50 SP |
| 15 | 19 | J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 8 4yo · F · b | 09752 | 65 | 38.2 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 16 | 10 | J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 12 4yo · G · b | 050403 | 73 | 46.0 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 17 | 3 | J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: Peter Lawlor · draw 22 6yo · M · grt | 80905 | 76 | 34.7 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 18 | 5 | J: Ronan Whelan · T: Edward Buckley · draw 19 4yo · F · ch | 10960 | 75 | 36.1 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 19 | 20 | J: Luke McAteer · T: Keith Henry Clarke · draw 3 5yo · G · br | 09849 | 64 | 33.2 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 20 | 12 | J: Adam Grant(7) · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 6 4yo · G · b | 5200 | 72 | 41.7 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Rory Cleary · T: C W J Farrell · draw 10 4yo · G · gr | 19808 | 73 | 46.9 | — |
| — | — | J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman · draw 1 7yo · G · bp | 223094 | 75 | 40.3 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:35 Curragh?
No — the AI top pick (Liberation Date) finished 8.
What were the placings in the 17:35 Curragh?
Top finishers: 1. Prevalence (GB) (5.50), 2. No More Porter (IRE) (19.00), 3. Nautic Star (IRE) (10.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:35 Curragh?
The winning time was 1m 38.52s, 1.82s slower than standard.
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