17:40 Killarney

Ireland

Hotel Killarney Maiden

1m · Flat · Good · 7 runners · €6,601 · Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd

1st
Wild Sapphire (IRE)
Chris Hayes·D K Weld
6/4F·2.50
SP
2nd
Sron Na Caise (IRE)
W J Lee·K J Condon·beaten .75 lengths
6/1·7.00
SP
3rd
Dolly Hello (IRE)AI top pick · 43.7
Ben Coen·Ross O'Sullivan·beaten 1.25 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP

Race time

1m 43.64s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Wild Sapphire (IRE))

“settled in behind the front-runner - shaken up over 2f out - driven 2f out - in contention over 1f out - went to the front in the final 150 yards and stayed on strongly - pulled away in the closing stages”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 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.

Why the model rates this top

Dolly Hello

Ben Coen · Ross O'Sullivan · 4yo

Top-rated of 7

score 43.7 · +1.1 clear of next best (42.6)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Ratings50% weight
50average
OR 75
Freshness10% weight
45below average
260d since last run (long absence)
Form20% weight
36below average
Last 6: 0-7-3-4-5
Trainer20% weight
35below average
Ross O'Sullivan: 3/22 winners last 14d (14%)

MarketNo market price available yet.

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 — Killarney 1m

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.24).

Low (1–3)

IV 1.24

Mid (4–6)

IV 1.12

High (7–8)

IV 0.63

Today: Wild Sapphire (draw 1) and Sron Na Caise (draw 2) get the bias; Coul Dreamer (draw 8) 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. 72 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	7	Wild Sapphire J: Chris Hayes · T: D K Weld · draw 1 4yo · G · btFT T	2425	9-09	77	—	—	42.6	6/4F·2.50 SP
2	5	Sron Na Caise J: W J Lee · T: K J Condon · draw 2 4yo · G · bvFT V	4604	9-09	70	—	—	38.6	6/1·7.00 SP
3	8	Dolly Hello J: Ben Coen · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 5 4yo · F · b	07345	9-04	75	—	—	43.7	5/1·6.00 SP
4	1	Coul Dreamer J: Donagh O'Connor · T: W McCreery · draw 8 5yo · G · b	00394	9-09	71	—	—	41.9	5/1·6.00 SP
5	6	Tyraxes J: Oisin Murphy · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 6 4yo · G · btp	220304	9-09	72	—	—	40.1	3/1·4.00 SP
6	3	Medadthebookie J: Tom Buckley(3) · T: Edward Buckley · draw 4 6yo · G · b	6	9-09	—	—	—	14.0	125/1·126.00 SP
7	4	Mischievous Fun J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 7 4yo · G · ch	6	9-09	—	—	—	17.0	80/1·81.00 SP
—	—	Desert Swing J: Robbie Colgan · T: Andrew Kinirons · draw 3 4yo · G · b	—	9-09	—	—	—	27.5	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:40 Killarney on 14 July 2026?

Wild Sapphire (IRE) won the 17:40 Killarney at SP 2.50. Ridden by Chris Hayes. Trained by D K Weld.

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

No — the AI top pick (Dolly Hello) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 17:40 Killarney?

Top finishers: 1. Wild Sapphire (IRE) (2.50), 2. Sron Na Caise (IRE) (7.00), 3. Dolly Hello (IRE) (6.00).

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

The winning time was 1m 43.64s.

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