Who won the 16:38 Fairyhouse on 8 July 2026?
Pass The Buck (IRE) won the 16:38 Fairyhouse at SP 2.38. Ridden by J M Sheridan. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.
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Fairyhouse
IrelandDino Family Day At Fairyhouse Optional Claiming Race
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
1m2f·Flat·Good·9 runners·€5,900
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 11/8F·2.38Race report
- 1stPass The Buck (IRE)AI top pick · 48.0J M Sheridan·Joseph Patrick O'Brien11/8F·2.38SP
- 2ndBorora Aura (IRE)Gary Carroll·Michael Mulvany·beaten 6 lengths15/2·8.50SP
- 3rdArizona Star (IRE)Leigh Roche·Peter McCreery·beaten 1.75 lengths33/1·34.00SP
Race time
2m 6.06s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Pass The Buck (IRE))
“sat behind the pace - 3rd at halfway - made ground on the outside to hit the front with 2f to run before being driven and finding more inside the final furlong”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.38 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 →v1.048.0/100 rating
Pass The Buck
2.68Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way39.3/100 rating
Henry Hudson
6.00Betfair Exchange
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
Pass The Buck
J M Sheridan · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · 3yo
48.0/100
+8.7 vs next best (39.3)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong28d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight46below averageOR 69 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight40below averageJoseph Patrick O'Brien: 9/56 winners last 14d (16%)
- Form20% weight35below averageLast 6: 0-7-8-3-4
MarketBest price 2.68 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 9 | 3yo · G · b | 754 | 10-00 | 67 | — | — | 39.3 | 6/1·7.00 SP | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 3yo · F · chtFT T | 685 | 10-00 | 65 | — | — | 36.0 | 13/2·7.50 SP | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 3yo · G · bvFT V | 07834 | 10-00 | 69 | — | — | 48.0 | 11/8F·2.38 SP | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 3yo · F · br | 00306 | 9-01 | 53 | — | — | 31.4 | 33/1·34.00 SP | |
| 6 | 5 | 8 | 3yo · F · btp | 6603 | 9-00 | 60 | — | — | 34.5 | 100/30·4.33 SP | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 3yo · F · bt | 793694 | 8-13 | 46 | — | — | 31.9 | 15/2·8.50 SP | |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 3yo · G · btpFT TP | 0090 | 8-11 | — | — | — | 10.4 | 125/1·126.00 SP | |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | 3yo · F · b | 09300 | 8-11 | 61 | — | — | 35.9 | 10/1·11.00 SP | |
| 5 | 9 | 1 | 3yo · F · bp | 099604 | 8-10 | 40 | — | — | 27.0 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:38 Fairyhouse?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Pass The Buck, won the race (AI score 48.0).
What were the placings in the 16:38 Fairyhouse?
Top finishers: 1. Pass The Buck (IRE) (2.38), 2. Borora Aura (IRE) (8.50), 3. Arizona Star (IRE) (34.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:38 Fairyhouse?
The winning time was 2m 6.06s.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyPass The Buck heads this Fairyhouse field on our figures and gets the vote as the one to beat over today's ten furlongs. His rating of 63 is the best of these nine, giving him a clear yet not overwhelming edge, which keeps this at medium confidence. Zitkala Sa, Tenacious and Henry Hudson are the main dangers on the figures below him, but Pass The Buck remains our selection.
Racing Post pick: Pass The Buck
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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