14:50 Sligo

Ireland

Foley's Bar & Off Licence Handicap Hurdle

2m1½f · Hurdle · Good · 12 runners · €8,835 · Sunday, 12 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 13/2·7.50

1st
Wolf Prince (IRE)AI top pick · 73.4
Conor Smithers·Aidan Melia
13/2·7.50
SP
2nd
Dairy Force (IRE)
Kevin Sexton·Gordon Elliott·beaten 3.5 lengths
17/2·9.50
SP
3rd
Phoenix Arizona (IRE)
Thomas O'Connor·John F O'Neill·beaten 0.05 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP

Race time

4m 1.00s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Wolf Prince (IRE))

“sent forward and set the pace - went clear approaching 2 out - stumbled last and driven out - margin cut but battled on well”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 6.50 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-way73.4/100 rating

Wolf Prince

9.40Betfair 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: Wolf Prince

Wolf Prince is clear on our figures at Sligo, rated 137 and a full 14 lb clear of his nearest rival on our book, which makes him a confident selection in this competitive 18f contest on good to firm. Stormbreaker, Cappucino and One Last Tango are the chief dangers, but the gap back to our selection is substantial. It's a deep twelve-runner field, yet Wolf Prince's advantage on figures gives us high confidence in his claims.

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

Wolf Prince

Conor Smithers(7) · Aidan Melia · 10yo

Top-rated of 12

score 73.4 · +2.6 clear of next best (70.8)

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
83small sample (n=3)
Aidan Melia: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
80very strong
OR 120 — highest combined rating in the field
Form20% weight
72strong
Last 6: 0-8-1-1
Freshness10% weight
25weak
807d since last run (very long layoff)

MarketBest price 9.40 (Betfair Exchange) · 4th in the market of 12.

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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	1	Wolf Prince J: Conor Smithers(7) · T: Aidan Melia · draw 0 10yo · G · bpFT P	0811	11-12	120	—	—	73.4	13/2·7.50 SP
2	9	Dairy Force J: Kevin Sexton · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 7yo · G · bh	2F202	10-11	105	—	—	60.4	17/2·9.50 SP
3	12	Phoenix Arizona J: Thomas O'Connor(7) · T: John F O'Neill · draw 0 7yo · G · bpFT P	26004	10-00	90	—	—	43.1	5/1·6.00 SP
4	4	Bridgehead J: Alan O'Sullivan(5) · T: Noel Meade · draw 0 7yo · G · b	4102	11-05	113	—	—	63.3	9/2F·5.50 SP
5	7	Tell Us This J: Mike O'Connor · T: Andrew McNamara · draw 0 7yo · G · bt	72513	11-03	111	—	—	70.8	13/2·7.50 SP
6	6	Grange Walk J: Joshua Halford(7) · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 11yo · G · chb	90543	11-04	112	—	—	55.5	15/2·8.50 SP
7	5	Cappucino J: Richard Deegan · T: Liz Doyle · draw 0 7yo · G · b	B2P94	11-04	112	—	—	51.2	8/1·9.00 SP
8	3	One Last Tango J: Peter Smithers(7) · T: Eoin Griffin · draw 0 8yo · G · ch	245U	11-07	—	—	—	9.7	22/1·23.00 SP
9	10	Maxwell Smart J: Eoghan Finegan(5) · T: T G McCourt · draw 0 5yo · G · b	34U83	10-09	103	—	—	50.9	12/1·13.00 SP
10	11	Mary's Pride J: Sarah Kavanagh(7) · T: Edward Cawley · draw 0 9yo · G · bp	38027	10-06	100	—	—	48.1	17/2·9.50 SP
PU	2	Stormbreaker J: Ricky Doyle · T: James Fanshawe · draw 0 5yo · H · b	62000	11-09	117	—	—	43.9	50/1·51.00 SP
F	8	Listentillitellyea J: Harry Sexton(7) · T: Thomas Gibney · draw 0 10yo · G · br	F769	10-13	107	—	—	46.5	22/1·23.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:50 Sligo on 12 July 2026?

Wolf Prince (IRE) won the 14:50 Sligo at SP 7.50. Ridden by Conor Smithers. Trained by Aidan Melia.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:50 Sligo?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Wolf Prince, won the race (AI score 73.4).

What were the placings in the 14:50 Sligo?

Top finishers: 1. Wolf Prince (IRE) (7.50), 2. Dairy Force (IRE) (9.50), 3. Phoenix Arizona (IRE) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:50 Sligo?

The winning time was 4m 1.00s.

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