17:45 Curragh

Ireland

WTW Willis Handicap

5f · Flat · Good To Firm · 18 runners · €15,000 · Saturday, 18 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th

1st
Mary Shoelaces (IRE)
Jessica O'Gorman·Eddie & Patrick Harty
22/1·23.00
SP
2nd
Harry's Hill (GB)
Colin Keane·Martin Hassett·beaten .5 lengths
11/1·12.00
SP
3rd
Namiid (IRE)
Jessica Maye·J P Murtagh·beaten 0.3 lengths
9/1·10.00
SP

Race time

58.55s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Mary Shoelaces (IRE))

“handy from the break and soon sharing the lead - went on and asked for an effort - a length clear 1f out and driven out to score”

AI top-rated Lamar Canyon (score 61.8) finished 6th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 33.00 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-way56.3/100 rating

Namiid

13.00Betfair 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-party

Pundit pick: Real Encounter

Real Encounter is our selection over today's five furlongs, narrowly ahead of Namiid at the top of this field on our figures. She arrives in good order, with a win and three places from her last five starts, and has run over today's trip and going before. Her yard's recent quiet spell is a mild concern, but her own form has held up well throughout. Namiid, Apache Outlaw and Daneh Of Dandy are the chief dangers on their own solid recent efforts, though Real Encounter's placed-heavy record and rating edge should make her hard to oppose.

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

Lamar Canyon

Adam Browne-Souza(7) · T Browne · 3yo

Top-rated of 18

score 61.8 · +5.5 clear of next best (56.3)

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
100small sample (n=1)
T Browne: 1/1 winners last 14d (100%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
34d since last run (fresh)
Ratings50% weight
53average
OR 80 — above field median
Form20% weight
33weak
Last 6: 0-0-7-1-8

MarketBest price 50.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 15th in the market of 18.

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 — Curragh 5f

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Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.12).

Low (1–6)

IV 1.03

Mid (7–12)

IV 0.84

High (13–18)

IV 1.12

Today: Lamar Canyon (draw 18) and Happy Henry (draw 13) get the bias; Daneh Of Dandy (draw 11) 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. 182 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	12	Mary Shoelaces J: Jessica O'Gorman(7) · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty · draw 7 5yo · M · brb	91067	9-00	66	—	—	46.8	22/1·23.00 SP
2	10	Harry's Hill J: Colin Keane · T: Martin Hassett · draw 4 8yo · G · bt	670606	9-01	67	—	—	41.7	11/1·12.00 SP
3	1	Namiid J: Jessica Maye(7) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 1 3yo · G · bp	43142	10-00	84	—	—	56.3	9/1·10.00 SP
4	11	Nouvel Espoir J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: James M Barcoe · draw 5 6yo · G · b	236414	9-01	67	—	—	43.8	22/1·23.00 SP
5	9	Happy Henry J: Leigh Roche · T: W McCreery · draw 13 5yo · G · bp	233131	9-01	67	—	—	51.3	10/1·11.00 SP
6	4	Lamar Canyon J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) · T: T Browne · draw 18 3yo · G · b	00718	9-10	80	—	—	61.8	33/1·34.00 SP
7	7	Focaccia J: Gavin Ryan · T: J A Stack · draw 6 3yo · F · b	372071	9-06	76	—	—	54.9	20/1·21.00 SP
8	6	Sovereign Cry J: Terry Casey(7) · T: Daniel James Murphy · draw 10 3yo · G · b	04691	9-08	78	—	—	51.5	9/1·10.00 SP
9	18	Tawaazon J: Keithen Kennedy(5) · T: John Andrew Kinsella · draw 16 8yo · G · btb	40295	8-08	60	—	—	36.0	12/1·13.00 SP
10	16	Nebrook Star J: Diego Lima · T: Diego Dias · draw 2 3yo · F · bb	40346	8-11	67	—	—	35.6	66/1·67.00 SP
11	8	Apache Outlaw J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 15 6yo · G · chp	806435	9-05	71	—	—	41.6	13/2·7.50 SP
12	3	Real Encounter J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 8 3yo · F · bpFT P	21623	9-11	81	—	—	49.7	5/1F·6.00 SP
13	2	Daneh Of Dandy J: W J Lee · T: P Twomey · draw 11 3yo · F · b	58505	9-11	81	—	—	53.9	7/1·8.00 SP
14	13	Gonna Be Golden J: Nathan Crosse · T: A Oliver · draw 9 3yo · F · bt	0U036	8-12	68	—	—	38.7	33/1·34.00 SP
15	15	Imperial Dream J: Alan Persse(5) · T: Patrick J Flynn · draw 3 6yo · G · b	24000	8-11	63	—	—	35.2	50/1·51.00 SP
16	5	Final Melody J: Oisin Murphy · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 17 3yo · F · b	22129	9-09	79	—	—	45.0	8/1·9.00 SP
17	17	Absoluteassignment J: Wayne Lordan · T: Anthony Mullins · draw 12 3yo · G · b	07727	8-08	64	—	—	44.5	16/1·17.00 SP
18	14	Carrigans Grove J: Chris Hayes · T: Patrick J Flynn · draw 14 5yo · M · bp	84007	8-11	63	—	—	35.3	10/1·11.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:45 Curragh on 18 July 2026?

Mary Shoelaces (IRE) won the 17:45 Curragh at SP 23.00. Ridden by Jessica O'Gorman. Trained by Eddie & Patrick Harty.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:45 Curragh?

No — the AI top pick (Lamar Canyon) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 17:45 Curragh?

Top finishers: 1. Mary Shoelaces (IRE) (23.00), 2. Harry's Hill (GB) (12.00), 3. Namiid (IRE) (10.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:45 Curragh?

The winning time was 58.55s.

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