17:40

Galway

Ireland

EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle

Monday, 27 July 2026

2m½f·Hurdle·Good·20 runners·€10,500

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 16th

1st
Timurshah (IRE)
Conor Smithers·Aidan Melia
12/1·13.00
SP
2nd
Whats New (IRE)
Darragh O'Keeffe·Andrew Slattery·beaten 6.5 lengths
10/1·11.00
SP
3rd
Soldante (IRE)
Eoghan Finegan·Ciaran Murphy·beaten 3.75 lengths
15/2·8.50
SP

Race time

3m 54.90s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Timurshah (IRE))

“Shared the front early - raced freely - moved in front from 2nd and remained in command - opened a decisive advantage after 2 out - driven and kept finding more to the line for a comfortable success”

AI top-rated Sestini (score 73.8) finished 16th.

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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.073.8/100 rating

Sestini

32.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way64.6/100 rating

Soldante

11.50Betfair Exchange

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

Sestini

Calum Hogan(5) · Brian M McMahon · 4yo

73.8/100

+3.4 vs next best (70.5)

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
21d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
83very strong
Brian M McMahon: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
Ratings50% weight
73strong
OR 109
Form20% weight
55average
Last 6: 3-4-3

MarketBest price 32.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 14th pick of 20 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos	#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
9	1	Can Happen 6yo · G · bt	Danny Gilligan Peter John Flood	73P01	11-13	111	—	—	55.5	15/2·8.50 SP
17	2	Drombane 6yo · G · bt	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	50242	11-12	110	—	—	66.8	11/1·12.00 SP
6	3	Let's Go La Fichad 5yo · G · brh	Ricky Doyle Ross O'Sullivan	06391	11-12	110	—	—	55.1	14/1·15.00 SP
19	4	Allo Al Khawaneej 6yo · G · bp	Tom Kelly(7) C Byrnes	43874	11-11	109	—	—	65.7	16/1·17.00 SP
10	5	Bruant 5yo · G · b	Daniel King A J Martin	1P01	11-11	109	—	—	54.8	18/1·19.00 SP
15	6	Hopeful Hero 5yo · G · bh	Alan O'Sullivan(5) T Hogan	22331	11-11	109	—	—	61.7	9/2F·5.50 SP
1	7	Timurshah 5yo · G · b	Conor Smithers Aidan Melia	06011	11-11	109	—	—	57.4	12/1·13.00 SP
11	8	Claude 5yo · G · gtb	Aidan Kelly Sarah Joanna Connell	67P03	11-08	106	—	—	47.0	33/1·34.00 SP
18	9	In The Minus 4yo · G · b	Shane Fitzgerald Brian Francis Cawley	41555	11-08	110	—	—	63.2	40/1·41.00 SP
13	10	Westoftignes 7yo · G · b	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	09421	11-08	106	—	—	57.1	7/1·8.00 SP
5	11	Dairy Force 7yo · G · bh	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	F2022	11-07	105	—	—	60.9	10/1·11.00 SP
7	12	Quint Major 8yo · G · ch	Donagh Meyler M A Molloy	3040	11-07	105	—	—	48.9	33/1·34.00 SP
16	13	Sestini 4yo · G · b	Calum Hogan(5) Brian M McMahon	343	11-07	109	—	—	73.8	25/1·26.00 SP
12	14	Woodstream Lad 9yo · G · bb	Shane O'Callaghan(3) David O'Sullivan	3PP25	11-07	105	—	—	70.5	50/1·51.00 SP
20	15	Desert Friend 10yo · G · cht	J J Slevin P J F Murphy	37U5U	11-06	104	—	—	44.5	33/1·34.00 SP
14	16	Inchiquin Star 7yo · M · b	Michael Kenneally(5) Terence O'Brien	89474	11-06	104	—	—	50.6	20/1·21.00 SP
8	17	Mart Lane 5yo · G · b	Mr Finian Maguire Barry Connell	59524	11-06	104	—	—	62.6	13/2·7.50 SP
3	18	Soldante 8yo · G · b	Eoghan Finegan(5) Ciaran Murphy	4331	11-06	104	—	—	64.6	15/2·8.50 SP
2	19	Whats New 4yo · G · b	Darragh O'Keeffe Andrew Slattery	3R22U	11-06	108	—	—	59.1	10/1·11.00 SP
4	20	Searcog 4yo · F · bt	Eoin Walsh Patrick Magee	4465	11-03	105	—	—	52.3	66/1·67.00 SP
—	—	Figero 5yo · G · b	Thomas Mullins	00015	11-05	103	—	—	58.7	—
—	—	Brosna Town 5yo · G · btpFT TP	Jessica Bedi	5472	11-05	103	—	—	53.9	—
—	—	Metamorpheus 7yo · G · b	Andrew McNamara	08324	11-05	103	—	—	54.2	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:40 Galway on 27 July 2026?

Timurshah (IRE) won the 17:40 Galway at SP 13.00. Ridden by Conor Smithers. Trained by Aidan Melia.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:40 Galway?

No — the AI top pick (Sestini) finished 16.

What were the placings in the 17:40 Galway?

Top finishers: 1. Timurshah (IRE) (13.00), 2. Whats New (IRE) (11.00), 3. Soldante (IRE) (8.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:40 Galway?

The winning time was 3m 54.90s.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Whats New is our selection, preferred on a progressive profile even though the figures place it just behind the leading contender. Claude sits on top, only a couple of pounds better on paper, while Inchiquin Star and Desert Friend also loom as the main dangers in this field of 23. Confidence in the pick is low given how tightly this group is bunched, but the shape of its recent form still edges Whats New in front for us.

Racing Post pick: Whats New

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

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