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16:38 Fairyhouse

Ireland

Dino Family Day At Fairyhouse Optional Claiming Race

1m2f · Flat · Good · 9 runners · €5,900 · Wednesday, 8 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 11/8F·2.38
  1. 1st
    Pass The Buck (IRE)AI top pick · 48.0
    J M Sheridan·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
    11/8F·2.38
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Borora Aura (IRE)
    Gary Carroll·Michael Mulvany·beaten 6 lengths
    15/2·8.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Arizona Star (IRE)
    Leigh Roche·Peter McCreery·beaten 1.75 lengths
    33/1·34.00
    SP
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.

Other selections

Head-to-head dashboard →
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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Pass The Buck

Pass 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.

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

Pass The Buck

J M Sheridan · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · 3yo

Top-rated of 9
score 48.0 · +8.7 clear of next best (39.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    28d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    46below average
    OR 69 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    40below average
    Joseph Patrick O'Brien: 9/56 winners last 14d (16%)
  • Form20% weight
    35below average
    Last 6: 0-7-8-3-4
MarketBest price 2.68 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.

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 — Fairyhouse 1m2f

full course data →

Sample too small to call at this course and trip.

Low (1–3)
IV 1.30
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.75
High (7–9)
IV 0.91

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 34 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
13
Pass The Buck
J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 4
3yo · G · bvFT V
07834
6948.0
11/8F·2.38
SP
26
Borora Aura
J: Gary Carroll · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 5
3yo · F · bt
793694
4631.9
15/2·8.50
SP
34
Arizona Star
J: Leigh Roche · T: Peter McCreery · draw 7
3yo · F · br
00306
5331.4
33/1·34.00
SP
41
Henry Hudson
J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane · draw 9
3yo · G · b
754
6739.3
6/1·7.00
SP
59
Music And Song
J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: Thomas Dowling · draw 1
3yo · F · bp
099604
4027.0
80/1·81.00
SP
65
Zitkala Sa
J: Colin Keane · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman · draw 8
3yo · F · btp
6603
6034.5
100/30·4.33
SP
77
Akissfromarose
J: Diego Lima · T: Daniel James Murphy · draw 6
3yo · G · btpFT TP
0090
—10.4
125/1·126.00
SP
88
Tenacious
J: Nathan Crosse · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 3
3yo · F · b
09300
6135.9
10/1·11.00
SP
92
Mare Crisium
J: W J Lee · T: K J Condon · draw 2
3yo · F · chtFT T
685
6536.0
13/2·7.50
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

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.

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.

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