19:20 Killarney

Ireland

Kerry Drains Handicap Hurdle

2m1f · Hurdle · Good · 15 runners · €7,200 · Thursday, 16 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 5/1F·6.00

1st
Lips Freedom (GER)AI top pick · 57.8
Donagh Meyler·Andrew Kinirons
5/1F·6.00
SP
2nd
Midnight Eagle (IRE)
Phillip Enright·Andrew McNamara·beaten 1 length
18/1·19.00
SP
3rd
Claude (IRE)
Aidan Kelly·Sarah Joanna Connell·beaten 11 lengths
18/1·19.00
SP

Race time

4m 12.80s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Lips Freedom (GER))

“Up with the pace early - 5th before the 5th - 4th after the 6th - moved up to 2nd before 3 out but untidy there - went on after 2 out and stayed on strongest through the finish”

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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Party President

Party President is our selection, preferred to the higher-rated Claude on a progressive profile and a clear fitness edge into this contest. Our figures only place him third in the field on 114, but the overall shape of his form and his readiness argue he is better than that bare figure suggests. Claude, rated top of the field on 119, is the obvious chief danger, with Kamino Bello (115) and Kabylia (113) also warranting plenty of respect. Confidence in the selection is only low given the strength in depth on offer, but Party President is our pick in a wide-open renewal.

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

Lips Freedom

Donagh Meyler · Andrew Kinirons · 6yo

Top-rated of 15

score 57.8 · +1.3 clear of next best (56.5)

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
69strong
OR 104
Freshness10% weight
65strong
109d since last run (rusty)
Trainer20% weight
50small sample (n=5)
Andrew Kinirons: 1/5 winners last 14d (20%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Form20% weight
33weak
Last 6: 0-0-0-0-1

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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	5	Lips Freedom J: Donagh Meyler · T: Andrew Kinirons · draw 0 6yo · G · cht	00001	11-06	104	—	—	57.8	5/1F·6.00 SP
2	13	Midnight Eagle J: Phillip Enright · T: Andrew McNamara · draw 0 6yo · M · b	00030	10-08	92	—	—	42.4	18/1·19.00 SP
3	2	Claude J: Aidan Kelly · T: Sarah Joanna Connell · draw 0 5yo · G · gtbFT TB	367P0	11-09	107	—	—	54.1	18/1·19.00 SP
4	14	Kingdom Calling J: Daniel King · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy · draw 0 6yo · G · bt	7P060	10-03	87	—	—	40.3	14/1·15.00 SP
5	12	Kilt J: Shane O'Callaghan(3) · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 5yo · G · b	97014	11-00	98	—	—	53.5	15/2·8.50 SP
6	6	Party President J: Dylan O'Connor(7) · T: A D Leahy · draw 0 6yo · G · br	59P26	11-06	104	—	—	50.7	6/1·7.00 SP
7	15	Corkbeg J: Cian Quirke · T: David Harry Kelly · draw 0 9yo · G · bt	23209	10-02	86	—	—	39.3	18/1·19.00 SP
8	10	Regards To Rose J: G B Noonan · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy · draw 0 7yo · M · bt	35189	11-02	100	—	—	49.9	25/1·26.00 SP
9	3	Kabylia J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 6yo · M · bht	23069	11-07	105	—	—	48.6	10/1·11.00 SP
10	4	Secret Rock J: Eoin Walsh · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 7yo · G · b	1551	11-07	105	—	—	56.5	8/1·9.00 SP
11	7	Katakana J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 6yo · M · bht	06910	11-05	103	—	—	51.9	15/2·8.50 SP
12	11	Rattledelatch J: John Shinnick · T: John Queally · draw 0 5yo · G · bh	P096	11-01	99	—	—	43.5	33/1·34.00 SP
13	1	Kamino Bello J: Eoghan Finegan(5) · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 6yo · G · b	15606	12-01	113	—	—	51.4	11/2·6.50 SP
14	8	Mc Swagger J: Thomas O'Connor(7) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy · draw 0 5yo · G · b	39U90	11-04	102	—	—	43.8	12/1·13.00 SP
15	9	Home By The Sea J: Richard Condon(5) · T: P A Fahy · draw 0 6yo · G · b	5004	11-02	100	—	—	44.5	20/1·21.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:20 Killarney on 16 July 2026?

Lips Freedom (GER) won the 19:20 Killarney at SP 6.00. Ridden by Donagh Meyler. Trained by Andrew Kinirons.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:20 Killarney?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Lips Freedom, won the race (AI score 57.8).

What were the placings in the 19:20 Killarney?

Top finishers: 1. Lips Freedom (GER) (6.00), 2. Midnight Eagle (IRE) (19.00), 3. Claude (IRE) (19.00).

What was the winning time for the 19:20 Killarney?

The winning time was 4m 12.80s.

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