What time is the Mervue Equine Handicap?
The Mervue Equine Handicap is off at 19:45 on 16 July 2026 at Leopardstown (Ireland).
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Leopardstown
IrelandMervue Equine Handicap
Thursday, 16 July 2026
1m2f·Flat·9 runners·€12,000
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.060.7/100 rating
Daler
—· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Racing Alpha pick
Daler
Colin Keane · G M Lyons · 4yo
60.7/100
+15.2 vs next best (45.4)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong24d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight60averageLast 6: 4-8-7-1-2
- Ratings50% weight55averageOR 83 — above field median
- Trainer20% weight55averageG M Lyons: 5/23 winners last 14d (22%)
Marketno market price available
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Pace map
inferred from last 6 runsShape: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.
- Front-runners(1)
- Prominent(1)
- Mid-division(4)
- Hold-up / closers(2)
- Unknown(1)
Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.
Runners
| # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | Best price | Add to betslip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8yo · G · bt | 70900 | 10-04 | 84 | — | — | 43.9 | — | ||
| 2 | 8 | 4yo · G · btp | 48712 | 10-03 | 83 | — | — | 60.7 | — | ||
| 3 | 7 | 7yo · G · b | 511108 | 9-12 | 78 | — | — | 45.4 | — | ||
| 4 | 2 | 5yo · M · b | 81432 | 9-09 | 75 | — | — | 45.0 | — | ||
| 5 | 6 | 5yo · M · bt | 419774 | 9-04 | 70 | — | — | 39.7 | — | ||
| 6 | 5 | 5yo · G · b | 33986 | 9-04 | 70 | — | — | 37.8 | — | ||
| 7 | 4 | 4yo · G · chb | 10417 | 9-01 | 67 | — | — | 44.8 | — | ||
| 8 | 3 | 10yo · G · b | 00020 | 8-13 | 65 | — | — | 44.3 | — | ||
| 9 | 9 | 4yo · G · chb | 00117 | 8-12 | 64 | — | — | 41.7 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What is the field size and distance of the 19:45 Leopardstown?
1m2f, Flat, 9 runners declared.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 19:45 Leopardstown?
The AI top-rated runner is Daler (score 60.7). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyDaler is our selection at Leopardstown, the highest-rated of these nine runners on our figures. En Or, Marmeladova and Unterberg fill out the principal dangers, all rated close behind on the same book and the clear threats to the selection. With the clearest claim on figures in the race, this is a confident selection.
Racing Post pick: Daler
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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