17:10 Galway

Ireland

Galmont Hotel & The Galway Bay Hotel Novice Hurdle

2m½f · Hurdle · Good · 11 runners · €12,600 · Monday, 27 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th

1st
Witches Familiar (FR)
Paul Townend·W P Mullins
13/8F·2.62
SP
2nd
Mino Des Mottes (FR)
Jack Kennedy·Gordon Elliott·beaten 8.5 lengths
8/1·9.00
SP
3rd
Arouet (FR)
Daniel King·P Twomey·beaten 4.75 lengths
7/1·8.00
SP

Race time

3m 58.10s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Witches Familiar (FR))

“Settled just off the pace - made smooth progress to share the front 2 out - went in front approaching the straight - driven and kept finding more up the run-in for a comfortable success”

AI top-rated Dawn Coming (score 75.7) finished 4th.

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.

Why the model rates this top

Dawn Coming

Darragh O'Keeffe · C Byrnes · 4yo

Top-rated of 11

score 75.7 · +2.2 clear of next best (73.5)

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
83small sample (n=3)
C Byrnes: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
78strong
OR 117
Freshness10% weight
70strong
11d since last run (quick turnaround)
Form20% weight
66strong
Last 6: 3-2-2-3-3

MarketNo market price available yet.

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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	9	Witches Familiar J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 4yo · F · b	1	11-00	—	—	—	37.0	13/8F·2.62 SP
2	3	Mino Des Mottes J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 4yo · G · bay f.t	52021	11-07	123	—	—	68.8	8/1·9.00 SP
3	1	Arouet J: Daniel King · T: P Twomey · draw 0 4yo · C · bp	31	11-07	—	—	—	34.8	7/1·8.00 SP
4	5	Dawn Coming J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: C Byrnes · draw 0 4yo · G · bt	32233	11-00	117	—	—	75.7	25/1·26.00 SP
5	8	William F Browne J: Danny Gilligan · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 0 4yo · G · bp	7R	11-00	—	—	—	16.0	300/1·301.00 SP
6	2	Mento J: Donagh Meyler · T: Thomas Cooper · draw 0 4yo · G · b	701	11-07	112	—	—	68.8	66/1·67.00 SP
7	6	Like An Ocean J: Harry Sexton(7) · T: Adrian Sexton · draw 0 4yo · F · br	1	11-00	—	—	—	30.0	40/1·41.00 SP
8	11	The Chancie Grey J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 4yo · F · g	56	10-07	—	—	—	17.2	250/1·251.00 SP
9	10	Tex Amare J: Danny Mullins · T: Anthony Mullins · draw 0 4yo · F · ch	33	10-07	—	—	—	22.0	50/1·51.00 SP
F	4	Carmel's Phoenix J: Thomas O'Connor(7) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 0 4yo · F · bht	1	11-00	—	—	—	38.5	3/1·4.00 SP
F	7	Munsif J: Phillip Enright · T: C Byrnes · draw 0 4yo · G · ch	53382	11-00	121	—	—	73.5	3/1·4.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:10 Galway on 27 July 2026?

Witches Familiar (FR) won the 17:10 Galway at SP 2.62. Ridden by Paul Townend. Trained by W P Mullins.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:10 Galway?

No — the AI top pick (Dawn Coming) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 17:10 Galway?

Top finishers: 1. Witches Familiar (FR) (2.62), 2. Mino Des Mottes (FR) (9.00), 3. Arouet (FR) (8.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:10 Galway?

The winning time was 3m 58.10s.

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