Who won the 16:30 Curragh on 27 June 2026?
Fixation (IRE) won the 16:30 Curragh at SP 3.00. Ridden by Miss Georgie Benson. Trained by J P Murtagh.
16:30 Curragh
IrelandReserve Ladies Derby Handicap
1m2f · Flat · Good To Firm · 13 runners · €17,670 · Saturday, 27 June 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 8thRace report
- 1stFixation (IRE)Miss Georgie Benson·J P Murtagh2/1F·3.00SP
- 2ndGenoah (IRE)Siobhan Rutledge·M D O'Callaghan·beaten 4 lengths9/1·10.00SP
- 3rdCooley's Mist (IRE)Orla Tynan·H Rogers·beaten .5 lengths5/1·6.00SP
Race time
2m 4.34s+1.14s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (Fixation (IRE))
“Settled behind leaders, 5th at halfway - progress when switched left over 2f out - led 1f out - kept on strongly to pull clear in closing stages”
AI top-rated Clear Quartz (score 69.8) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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: Senna's Girl
Senna's Girl was left with too much to reel in last time yet was beaten only 1.25 lengths, confirming her stamina; today's 10f is unexplored territory that should suit, and she wears first-time tongue-tie and cheekpieces. Clear Quartz, back from a break and performing off today's mark last time, is the main danger alongside Great Mover, who was well placed in a strongly-run race and handles this ground. Senna's Girl 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
Clear Quartz
Miss N Fahey(7) · Mark Fahey · 9yo
Top-rated of 13
score 69.8 · +12.6 clear of next best (57.2)
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=5)Mark Fahey: 2/5 winners last 14d (40%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight100very strong16d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight58averageOR 87 — above field median
- Form20% weight54averageLast 6: 0-1-3-8-2
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 1m2f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.13).
Low (1–5)
IV 1.10
Mid (6–9)
IV 1.13
High (10–13)
IV 0.78
Today: Clear Quartz (draw 6) and Touch The Moon (draw 8) get the bias; Fixation (draw 13) 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. 126 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Miss Georgie Benson(7) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 13 4yo · G · chpFT P | 61227 | 81 | 57.2 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 4 5yo · G · btpFT TP | 41190 | 77 | 41.8 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 3 | 13 | J: Orla Tynan(7) · T: H Rogers · draw 9 4yo · G · b | 74783 | 62 | 37.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Ms K M Ryan(7) · T: William Durkan · draw 8 5yo · G · b | 30382 | 91 | 47.8 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: Jessica Maye(7) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 5 5yo · M · b | 00048 | 81 | 50.6 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 6 | 10 | J: Megan Telford-Kelly(7) · T: W McCreery · draw 7 4yo · F · b | 056632 | 76 | 44.6 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: Miss S A Carter(7) · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 10 4yo · F · bp | 31318 | 81 | 56.9 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 8 | 2 | J: Miss N Fahey(7) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 6 9yo · G · gr | 01382 | 87 | 69.8 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 9 | 12 | J: Ms A M Connolly(7) · T: Martin Hassett · draw 3 4yo · F · cht | 29806 | 66 | 34.9 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 10 | 8 | J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) · T: William Delahunty · draw 12 6yo · G · b/br | 122598 | 77 | 42.3 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 11 | 9 | J: Miss A B O'Connor(3) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 2 4yo · G · btpFT TP | 21089 | 76 | 43.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 12 | 3 | J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 11 5yo · G · grvFT V | 74567 | 83 | 47.8 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| — | 11 | J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) · T: Diego Dias · draw 1 4yo · F · chtp | 04305 | 73 | 56.4 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:30 Curragh?
No — the AI top pick (Clear Quartz) finished 8.
What were the placings in the 16:30 Curragh?
Top finishers: 1. Fixation (IRE) (3.00), 2. Genoah (IRE) (10.00), 3. Cooley's Mist (IRE) (6.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:30 Curragh?
The winning time was 2m 4.34s, 1.14s slower than standard.
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