18+ • Bet Responsibly • Racing Alpha does not accept betsBeGambleAware.org
RacingAlpha

17:40 Fairyhouse

Ireland

Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

6f · Flat · Good · 8 runners · €12,958 · Wednesday, 8 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th
  1. 1st
    Nail House (IRE)
    J M Sheridan·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
    3/1·4.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Banks Of The Boyne (IRE)
    Wesley Joyce·Michael Mulvany·beaten .5 lengths
    100/1·101.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Supreme Lord (IRE)
    Donagh O'Connor·Robson De Aguiar·beaten .5 lengths
    5/2F·3.50
    SP
Race time
1m 14.09s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Nail House (IRE))

“set the early pace and travelled freely in front - fractionally hampered and overtaken after a furlong - 2nd at halfway - asked for effort with 2f to run - made ground to challenge from a furlong out - driven and found more to assert over the final 50 yards”

AI top-rated La Tache (score 31.5) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 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-way31.5/100 rating
La Tache
5.80Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Why the model rates this top

La Tache

Colin Keane · G M Lyons · 2yo

Top-rated of 8
score 31.5 · +6.5 clear of next best (25.0)
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
    95small sample (n=8)
    G M Lyons: 3/8 winners last 14d (38%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    35d since last run (fresh)
  • Form20% weight
    20weak
    Last 6: 6
  • Ratings50% weight
    0weak
    no Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 5.80 (Betfair Exchange) · 3rd in the market of 8.

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 6f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.10).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.08
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.81
High (7–8)
IV 1.10

Today: King's Fury (draw 8) and Mutamarid Lsk (draw 7) get the bias; La Tache (draw 5) 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. 47 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
17
Nail House
J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 2
2yo · C · ch
——22.5
3/1·4.00
SP
21
Banks Of The Boyne
J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 1
2yo · G · b
80
—13.2
100/1·101.00
SP
38
Supreme Lord
J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Robson De Aguiar · draw 3
2yo · C · b
——18.5
5/2F·3.50
SP
45
La Tache
J: Colin Keane · T: G M Lyons · draw 5
2yo · C · bbFT B
6
—31.5
9/2·5.50
SP
53
City Of Gold
J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 6
2yo · C · b
——25.0
4/1·5.00
SP
64
King's Fury
J: Chris Hayes · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 8
2yo · C · b
——21.5
7/1·8.00
SP
72
Captain James Cook
J: Jack Cleary(5) · T: A P O'Brien · draw 4
2yo · C · b
0
—18.0
8/1·9.00
SP
86
Mutamarid Lsk
J: Ben Coen · T: Daniel James Murphy · draw 7
2yo · C · b
——15.0
40/1·41.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:40 Fairyhouse on 8 July 2026?

Nail House (IRE) won the 17:40 Fairyhouse at SP 4.00. Ridden by J M Sheridan. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:40 Fairyhouse?

No — the AI top pick (La Tache) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 17:40 Fairyhouse?

Top finishers: 1. Nail House (IRE) (4.00), 2. Banks Of The Boyne (IRE) (101.00), 3. Supreme Lord (IRE) (3.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:40 Fairyhouse?

The winning time was 1m 14.09s.

Best price shown is the highest decimal price across bookmakers we track. Odds update every few minutes; settle at SP if unavailable. 18+ only · Bet responsibly · BeGambleAware.org