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14:15 Curragh

IrelandFeature

Al Shira'aa Racing Meadow Court Stakes (Group 3)

1m2f · Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 8 runners · €42,000 · Saturday, 18 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Moody (IRE)
    W J Lee·P Twomey
    15/2·8.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Rhapsody (IRE)
    Ryan Moore·William Haggas·beaten 3.5 lengths
    10/1·11.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Nyra (GER)AI top pick · 74.7
    Dylan Browne McMonagle·Joseph Patrick O'Brien·beaten 0.3 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
Race time
2m 4.53s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Moody (IRE))

“led throughout from the front - a length and a half up at halfway - driven 2f out and given a squeeze over 1f out - stayed on strongly to open up a big margin in the final 100 yards for an easy win”

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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: One Look

One Look is our selection, leading these Curragh figures on merit at ten furlongs and rated 6 lb up on Nyra with Francophone and Moody further back. Nyra, Francophone and Moody all pose danger, with Moody the sharpest of that trio on recent form, but none matches the top rating. Confidence is high that she proves best on the day.

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

Nyra

Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · 4yo

Top-rated of 8
score 74.7 · +0.8 clear of next best (73.9)
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
    90very strong
    Joseph Patrick O'Brien: 21/59 winners last 14d (36%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    34d since last run (fresh)
  • Ratings50% weight
    71strong
    OR 106 — above field median
  • Form20% weight
    64average
    Last 6: 3-2-3-4-2
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 (1–3)
IV 1.10
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.13
High (7–8)
IV 0.78

Today: Nyra (draw 6) and Dreamasar (draw 4) get the bias; Francophone (draw 8) 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

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
13
Moody
J: W J Lee · T: P Twomey · draw 1
4yo · F · btp
2111
10073.9
15/2·8.50
SP
26
Rhapsody
J: Ryan Moore · T: William Haggas · draw 2
4yo · F · ch
85134
9257.8
10/1·11.00
SP
34
Nyra
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 6
4yo · F · b
32342
10674.7
5/1·6.00
SP
42
Francophone
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 8
5yo · M · b
61400
10252.2
14/1·15.00
SP
51
Dreamasar
J: Billy Loughnane · T: Ed Walker · draw 4
4yo · F · b
14114
10268.9
5/1·6.00
SP
65
One Look
J: James Doyle · T: P Twomey · draw 3
5yo · M · bp
23942
11172.0
5/6F·1.83
SP
78
Subsonic
J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 5
4yo · F · bhtFT HT
67138
9553.2
50/1·51.00
SP
87
Spicy Margarita
J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Robson De Aguiar · draw 7
4yo · F · ch
50584
9546.8
150/1·151.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:15 Curragh on 18 July 2026?

Moody (IRE) won the 14:15 Curragh at SP 8.50. Ridden by W J Lee. Trained by P Twomey.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:15 Curragh?

No — the AI top pick (Nyra) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 14:15 Curragh?

Top finishers: 1. Moody (IRE) (8.50), 2. Rhapsody (IRE) (11.00), 3. Nyra (GER) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:15 Curragh?

The winning time was 2m 4.53s.

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