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.
18:28 Leopardstown
IrelandHarry Meighan Memorial Handicap
1m · Flat · Good · 13 runners · €11,780 · Thursday, 9 July 2026
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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Dark Viper
Dark 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.
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
Ocean Manifest
Jack Kearney(3) · Stephen Thorne · 5yo
Top-rated of 14
score 52.0 · +5.0 clear of next best (47.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
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% weight43small sample (n=6)Stephen Thorne: 1/6 winners last 14d (17%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketBest price 10.00 (Bet365) · 6th in the market of 14.
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 1m
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–5)
IV 1.16
Mid (6–10)
IV 0.88
High (11–14)
IV 0.94
Today: Ocean Manifest (draw 4) and Heliogabalus (draw 2) get the bias; Dark Viper (draw 7) 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 | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | J: Ben Coen · T: Mrs Denise Foster · draw 5 5yo · G · b | 26045 | 72 | 36.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Keithen Kennedy(5) · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 7 5yo · G · gr/bb | 06885 | 75 | 47.0 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 3 | 8 | J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 6 4yo · G · bt | 54062 | 73 | 46.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 4 | 11 | J: Chris Hayes · T: D K Weld · draw 14 3yo · G · bpFT P | 92340 | 77 | 46.1 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 5 | 1 | J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: Gerard O'Leary · draw 12 4yo · G · b | 81107 | 82 | 45.1 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Colin Keane · T: Sean Byrne · draw 2 5yo · G · br | 31001 | 74 | 44.8 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| 7 | 13 | J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane · draw 3 4yo · G · b | 76017 | 64 | 38.4 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 8 | 10 | J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 8 5yo · M · chtp | 26008 | 71 | 43.4 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 9 | 7 | J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 13 5yo · G · bt | 3693 | 73 | 47.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 10 | 2 | J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Stephen Thorne · draw 4 5yo · G · chtb | 13164 | 78 | 52.0 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 11 | 6 | J: W J Lee · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 11 4yo · G · gr | 80000 | 73 | 43.0 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 12 | 3 | J: Jamie Orr(7) · T: Harry Eustace · draw 9 4yo · G · gr | 6205P | 75 | 33.5 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 13 | 14 | J: Jared Huggan(10) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 10 4yo · F · ch | 06800 | 62 | 30.1 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| — | — | J: J M Sheridan · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 1 4yo · F · bpFT P | 09055 | 66 | 42.8 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
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.
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