Who won the 18:28 Leopardstown on 9 July 2026?
Frank Pickle (IRE) won the 18:28 Leopardstown at SP 9.00. Ridden by Ben Coen. Trained by Mrs Denise Foster.
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Leopardstown
IrelandHarry Meighan Memorial Handicap
Thursday, 9 July 2026
1m·Flat·Good·13 runners·€11,780
Result
AI top pick finished 10thRace report
- 1stFrank Pickle (IRE)Ben Coen·Mrs Denise Foster8/1·9.00SP
- 2ndDark Viper (GB)Keithen Kennedy·Mrs John Harrington·beaten .75 lengths15/2·8.50SP
- 3rdZaraahmando (IRE)Andrew Slattery·Andrew Slattery·beaten 1.5 lengths5/1·6.00SP
Race time
1m 39.60s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Frank Pickle (IRE))
“Sat close up in 2nd - shaken up and hit the front 1 1/2f out - soon driven and battled on strongly to the line”
AI top-rated Ocean Manifest (score 52.0) finished 10th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 25.00 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.052.0/100 rating
Ocean Manifest
10.00Bet365· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way52.0/100 rating
Ocean Manifest
10.00Bet365
Place portion settles at 2.80 · 1/5 odds · 4 places
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Ocean Manifest
Jack Kearney(3) · Stephen Thorne · 5yo
52.0/100
+5.0 vs next best (47.0)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight65strong111d since last run (rusty)
- Form20% weight55averageLast 6: 1-3-1-6-4
- Ratings50% weight52averageOR 78 — above field median
- Trainer20% weight43below averageStephen Thorne: 1/6 winners last 14d (17%)
MarketBest price 10.00 (Bet365) — 6th pick of 14 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 12 | 4yo · G · b | 81107 | 10-02 | 82 | — | — | 45.1 | 66/1·67.00 SP | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 5yo · G · chtb | 13164 | 9-12 | 78 | — | — | 52.0 | 25/1·26.00 SP | |
| 12 | 3 | 9 | 4yo · G · gr | 6205P | 9-09 | 75 | — | — | 33.5 | 28/1·29.00 SP | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 5yo · G · gr/bb | 06885 | 9-09 | 75 | — | — | 47.0 | 15/2·8.50 SP | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 5yo · G · br | 31001 | 9-08 | 74 | — | — | 44.8 | 3/1F·4.00 SP | |
| 11 | 6 | 11 | 4yo · G · gr | 80000 | 9-07 | 73 | — | — | 43.0 | 18/1·19.00 SP | |
| 9 | 7 | 13 | 5yo · G · bt | 3693 | 9-07 | 73 | — | — | 47.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 4yo · G · bt | 54062 | 9-07 | 73 | — | — | 46.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 1 | 9 | 5 | 5yo · G · b | 26045 | 9-06 | 72 | — | — | 36.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP | |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 5yo · M · chtp | 26008 | 9-05 | 71 | — | — | 43.4 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| 4 | 11 | 14 | 3yo · G · bpFT P | 92340 | 9-02 | 77 | — | — | 46.1 | 17/2·9.50 SP | |
| 7 | 13 | 3 | 4yo · G · b | 76017 | 8-12 | 64 | — | — | 38.4 | 4/1·5.00 SP | |
| 13 | 14 | 10 | 4yo · F · ch | 06800 | 8-10 | 62 | — | — | 30.1 | 66/1·67.00 SP | |
| — | — | 1 | 4yo · F · bpFT P | 09055 | 9-00 | 66 | — | — | 42.8 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:28 Leopardstown?
No — the AI top pick (Ocean Manifest) finished 10.
What were the placings in the 18:28 Leopardstown?
Top finishers: 1. Frank Pickle (IRE) (9.00), 2. Dark Viper (GB) (8.50), 3. Zaraahmando (IRE) (6.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:28 Leopardstown?
The winning time was 1m 39.60s.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyDark Viper is our selection for this eight-furlong renewal at Leopardstown, edging clear at the top of our figures on 86 in a maximum field of fourteen. Bill Silvers and Glyndwr are tied on 84 and both loom as the biggest dangers, with Dark Summit (82) also firmly involved just behind that pair. Confidence in the selection is only low given how tightly this field is bunched on figures, but Dark Viper still holds the narrowest of edges at the top.
Racing Post pick: Dark Viper
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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