Who won the 20:28 Leopardstown on 23 July 2026?
Tatum (IRE) won the 20:28 Leopardstown at SP 3.00. Ridden by Paddy Harnett. Trained by Noel Meade.
20:28 Leopardstown
IrelandTurkish Jockey Club Handicap
1m7f · Flat · Good · 9 runners · €9,000 · Thursday, 23 July 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stTatum (IRE)Paddy Harnett·Noel Meade2/1F·3.00SP
- 2ndFriary Road (IRE)AI top pick · 62.5Sam Coen·T M Walsh·beaten 1.25 lengths13/2·7.50SP
- 3rdMiss Gitana (IRE)Robbie Colgan·Joseph Anthony Murray·beaten 0.05 lengths33/1·34.00SP
Race time
3m 16.95s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Tatum (IRE))
“up with the front pair - 3rd soon - shaken up into 2nd turning in - closed in and got there by a whisker 1f out - driven out final 150 yards but found more”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 6.50 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-way62.5/100 rating
Friary Road
9.20Betfair 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: Party Dress
Party Dress is our selection, preferred to the head of our figures purely on a more progressive recent profile. Friary Road heads the figures and remains the chief threat, with Jr Mahon four pounds back and Tatum a further seven behind him still capable of running into the frame. Party Dress herself sits five pounds off Friary Road at the top, a gap our figures suggest is bridgeable given the shape of her form. Confidence in the selection is medium, with this trio the ones most likely to spoil it.
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
Friary Road
Sam Coen(5) · T M Walsh · 6yo
Top-rated of 9
score 62.5 · +13.1 clear of next best (49.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=2)T M Walsh: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight100very strong14d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight48below averageOR 72 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight42below averageLast 6: 8-3-3-9-3
MarketBest price 9.20 (Betfair Exchange) · 5th in the market of 9.
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 1m7f
full course data →Sample too small to call at this course and trip.
Low (1–3)
IV 1.18
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.89
High (7–9)
IV 0.91
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 33 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | J: Paddy Harnett(5) · T: Noel Meade · draw 6 5yo · M · b | 21753 | 65 | 42.6 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Sam Coen(5) · T: T M Walsh · draw 2 6yo · G · bt | 83393 | 72 | 62.5 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Robbie Colgan · T: Joseph Anthony Murray · draw 5 5yo · M · bt | 60980 | 62 | 28.7 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 4 | 9 | J: Jack Cleary(5) · T: M A Molloy · draw 1 8yo · M · b | 47208 | 57 | 30.8 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 5 | 3 | J: Donagh O'Connor · T: W McCreery · draw 8 6yo · M · gt | 70064 | 67 | 38.6 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Gabriella Hill(7) · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 3 4yo · G · chp | 64180 | 70 | 45.3 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Eoin Doyle · draw 4 4yo · G · bt | 60084 | 62 | 44.5 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 8 | 6 | J: Leigh Roche · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 9 5yo · G · ch | 532125 | 63 | 49.4 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 9 | 5 | J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue · draw 7 4yo · G · bvFT V | 44008 | 63 | 30.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:28 Leopardstown?
No — the AI top pick (Friary Road) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 20:28 Leopardstown?
Top finishers: 1. Tatum (IRE) (3.00), 2. Friary Road (IRE) (7.50), 3. Miss Gitana (IRE) (34.00).
What was the winning time for the 20:28 Leopardstown?
The winning time was 3m 16.95s.
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