18:40 York

Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race)

7f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Firm · 8 runners · £12,885 · Friday, 24 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th

1st
Coral Cove (FR)
Kieran Shoemark·James Owen
4/7F·1.57
SP
2nd
Sweet Iris (IRE)
Oisin Orr·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten 4.75 lengths
14/1·15.00
SP
3rd
Rule Of The Agency (GB)
David Allan·Tim Easterby·beaten 2.25 lengths
50/1·51.00
SP

Race time

1m 28.17s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Coral Cove (FR))

“close order behind the pace-setters - driven 2f out to sweep to the front and drift right - drew off comfortably in the final furlong”

AI top-rated Travellers Girl (score 47.8) finished 5th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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-way47.8/100 rating

Travellers Girl

8.00Unibet

Place portion settles at 2.40 · 1/5 odds · 3 places

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Travellers Girl

Kevin Stott · Roger Fell · 2yo

47.8/100

+5.7 vs next best (42.1)

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
18d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
58average
Last 6: 4-3-3
Ratings50% weight
47below average
OR 70 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
15weak
Roger Fell: 1/17 winners last 14d (6%)

MarketBest price 8.00 (Unibet) — 3rd pick of 8 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — York 7f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.22).

Low (1–3)

IV 1.22

Mid (4–6)

IV 1.06

High (7–8)

IV 0.71

Today: Coral Cove (draw 3) and Diplomacy (draw 2) get the bias; Travellers Girl (draw 8) 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. 91 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	8	Coral Cove J: Kieran Shoemark · T: James Owen · draw 3 2yo · F · b	2	8-13	—	—	—	41.1	4/7F·1.57 SP
2	6	Sweet Iris J: Oisin Orr · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 1 2yo · F · ch	0	9-02	—	—	—	15.0	14/1·15.00 SP
3	2	Rule Of The Agency J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 7 2yo · C · b	7	9-07	—	—	—	17.5	50/1·51.00 SP
4	5	Special Operations J: Sean Kirrane · T: Tim Easterby · draw 6 2yo · C · b	—	9-04	—	—	—	21.0	33/1·34.00 SP
5	7	Travellers Girl J: Kevin Stott · T: Roger Fell · draw 8 2yo · F · b	433	9-02	70	—	—	47.8	7/1·8.00 SP
6	1	Diplomacy J: Billy Garritty · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 2 2yo · G · ch	—	9-07	—	—	—	21.0	40/1·41.00 SP
7	4	The Resdev Rocket J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 4 2yo · G · b	8	9-07	—	—	—	18.0	28/1·29.00 SP
8	3	The First Drop J: Barry McHugh · T: Adrian Keatley · draw 5 2yo · C · b	2	9-07	—	—	—	42.1	11/4·3.75 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:40 York on 24 July 2026?

Coral Cove (FR) won the 18:40 York at SP 1.57. Ridden by Kieran Shoemark. Trained by James Owen.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:40 York?

No — the AI top pick (Travellers Girl) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 18:40 York?

Top finishers: 1. Coral Cove (FR) (1.57), 2. Sweet Iris (IRE) (15.00), 3. Rule Of The Agency (GB) (51.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:40 York?

The winning time was 1m 28.17s.

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