Who won the 17:42 Down Royal on 17 July 2026?
Viamonte (IRE) won the 17:42 Down Royal at SP 11.00. Ridden by Adam Browne-Souza. Trained by T Browne.
17:42 Down Royal
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5f · Flat · Good · 11 runners · €6,000 · Friday, 17 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 10thRace report
- 1stViamonte (IRE)Adam Browne-Souza·T Browne10/1·11.00SP
- 2ndDandy Land (IRE)W J Lee·W McCreery·beaten .75 lengths4/1C·5.00SP
- 3rdHot To Foxtrot (IRE)Ronan Whelan·John James Feane·beaten .5 lengths9/2·5.50SP
Race time
59.98s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Viamonte (IRE))
“up with the front-runner - second at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and hit the front over 1f out - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong”
AI top-rated Shamanka (score 45.0) finished 10th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 25.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way43.4/100 rating
Bye Bye Now
6.20Betfair 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-partyPundit pick: Shamanka
Shamanka heads a competitive field of twelve on our figures, but her margin over Viamonte, on 67, is just 2 lb - hardly a commanding lead. Viamonte and Spirit Of Eagles are the closest on rating and both have claims as the chief danger, with Bye Bye Now also not far behind. It's a tightly-bunched book through the middle of this field, so Shamanka is a moderate-confidence selection rather than a standout one.
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
Shamanka
Jack Cleary(5) · Harry Cleary · 4yo
Top-rated of 11
score 45.0 · +1.6 clear of next best (43.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong28d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight50no sampleHarry Cleary — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Ratings50% weight40below averageOR 60 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight25weakLast 6: 5-3-0-0-4
MarketBest price 32.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 10th in the market of 11.
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 — Down Royal 5f
full course data →Sample too small to call at this course and trip.
Low (1–4)
IV 0.58
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.33
High (9–12)
IV 1.13
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 30 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) · T: T Browne · draw 2 5yo · G · bp | 37004 | 60 | 34.2 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 2 | 9 | J: W J Lee · T: W McCreery · draw 6 4yo · F · bvFT V | 49683 | 51 | 38.6 | 4/1C·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: Ronan Whelan · T: John James Feane · draw 4 6yo · M · bp | 05436 | 52 | 34.5 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Luke McAteer · T: James Dowling · draw 7 3yo · F · b | 96509 | 56 | 35.4 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Batt Burke · draw 9 5yo · G · ch | 030263 | 52 | 32.8 | 4/1C·5.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Sam Coen(5) · T: Thomas Dowling · draw 11 6yo · M · btp | 003138 | 59 | 38.6 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: Paddy Harnett(5) · T: John C McConnell · draw 8 4yo · F · ch | 44142 | 60 | 43.4 | 4/1C·5.00 SP |
| 8 | 12 | J: Leigh Roche · T: W McCreery · draw 10 4yo · G · bp | 787859 | 44 | 30.1 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 9 | 11 | J: Robbie Colgan · T: Karl Thornton · draw 1 4yo · G · b | 00215 | 50 | 34.1 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 10 | 2 | J: Jack Cleary(5) · T: Harry Cleary · draw 3 4yo · F · btp | 53004 | 60 | 45.0 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 11 | 5 | J: Ben Coen · T: Edward Lynam · draw 12 3yo · F · b | 059 | 58 | 38.9 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Julian Pietropaolo(7) · T: Kevin Michael Smith · draw 5 3yo · G · b | 770240 | 55 | 30.9 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:42 Down Royal?
No — the AI top pick (Shamanka) finished 10.
What were the placings in the 17:42 Down Royal?
Top finishers: 1. Viamonte (IRE) (11.00), 2. Dandy Land (IRE) (5.00), 3. Hot To Foxtrot (IRE) (5.50).
What was the winning time for the 17:42 Down Royal?
The winning time was 59.98s.
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