18:00 Leopardstown

Ireland

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

1m · Flat · Good · 6 runners · €13,200 · Thursday, 16 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 1/1F·2.00

1st
Bellesque (IRE)AI top pick · 40.1
Dylan Browne McMonagle·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
1/1F·2.00
SP
2nd
So Lovely (USA)
Wayne Lordan·A P O'Brien·beaten .75 lengths
6/1·7.00
SP
3rd
Exceptionally (USA)
Jack Cleary·A P O'Brien·beaten .5 lengths
18/1·19.00
SP

Race time

1m 43.48s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Bellesque (IRE))

“Led throughout - shaken up and stretched 2 lengths ahead over 1f out - put under pressure and stayed on strongly inside the final furlong before being geared down near the line”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.00 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

Bellesque

Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · 2yo

Top-rated of 6

score 40.1 · +7.6 clear of next best (32.5)

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
88very strong
Joseph Patrick O'Brien: 18/52 winners last 14d (35%)
Form20% weight
78strong
Last 6: 2
Freshness10% weight
70strong
7d since last run (quick turnaround)
Ratings50% weight
0weak
no Racing Post ratings on file

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 — Leopardstown 1m

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.16).

Low (1–3)

IV 1.16

Mid (4–6)

IV 0.88

High (7–8)

IV 0.94

Today: Sarah's Choice (draw 3) and So Lovely (draw 1) get the bias; Bellesque (draw 4) 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. 180 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	2	Bellesque J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 4 2yo · F · b	2	9-02	—	—	—	40.1	1/1F·2.00 SP
2	6	So Lovely J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 1 2yo · F · baybrown	—	9-02	—	—	—	21.5	6/1·7.00 SP
3	4	Exceptionally J: Jack Cleary(5) · T: A P O'Brien · draw 5 2yo · F · b	0	9-02	—	—	—	16.5	18/1·19.00 SP
4	5	Sarah's Choice J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 3 2yo · F · b	2	9-02	—	—	—	24.6	7/4·2.75 SP
5	1	Amsterdam's Law J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Robson De Aguiar · draw 7 2yo · F · b	7	9-02	—	—	—	11.5	25/1·26.00 SP
6	8	Thelymitra J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 8 2yo · F · ch	—	9-02	—	—	—	32.5	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	Cedrela J: W J Lee · T: Robson De Aguiar · draw 2 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	15.0	—
—	—	Spectrolyte J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 6 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	15.0	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:00 Leopardstown on 16 July 2026?

Bellesque (IRE) won the 18:00 Leopardstown at SP 2.00. Ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:00 Leopardstown?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Bellesque, won the race (AI score 40.1).

What were the placings in the 18:00 Leopardstown?

Top finishers: 1. Bellesque (IRE) (2.00), 2. So Lovely (USA) (7.00), 3. Exceptionally (USA) (19.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:00 Leopardstown?

The winning time was 1m 43.48s.

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