19:15 Galway

Ireland

Clayton Hotel Galway Handicap

7f · Flat · Yielding · 15 runners · €10,800 · Monday, 27 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 13/8F·2.62

1st
Dancing Saxon (IRE)AI top pick · 64.3
Dylan Browne McMonagle·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
13/8F·2.62
SP
2nd
Expert Dancer (GB)
Sam Coen·Andrew Slattery·beaten 4.25 lengths
11/1·12.00
SP
3rd
Motta Alta (IRE)
Shane Foley·Mrs John Harrington·beaten 0.1 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP

Race time

1m 32.81s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Dancing Saxon (IRE))

“Held up towards the back of the pack - made smooth progress into 6th out wide 2f out - driven into 2nd 1f out - went on inside the final furlong and held on gamely to the line”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.62 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Nazario

Nazario is the pick, only narrowly ahead of Expert Dancer (88) on a rating of 89 among these fifteen at Galway over seven furlongs on good ground. Dancing Saxon (86) also goes well on our figures, with Templenoe (82) another in the shake-up. Confidence in the selection is only medium, so it wouldn't take much for one of that leading trio to turn the form around.

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

Dancing Saxon

Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · 3yo

Top-rated of 15

score 64.3 · +8.9 clear of next best (55.4)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Form20% weight
78strong
Last 6: 4-6-1-1-2
Trainer20% weight
75strong
Joseph Patrick O'Brien: 19/64 winners last 14d (30%)
Freshness10% weight
70strong
5d since last run (quick turnaround)
Ratings50% weight
53average
OR 80 — highest combined rating in the field

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.

Draw bias — Galway 7f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.54).

Low (1–5)

IV 1.54

Mid (6–10)

IV 0.33

High (11–15)

IV 1.05

Today: Sagasti (draw 2) and Girl Bear (draw 1) get the bias; Dancing Saxon (draw 9) 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. 49 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	1	Dancing Saxon J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 9 3yo · F · b	46112	10-00	80	—	—	64.3	13/8F·2.62 SP
2	2	Expert Dancer J: Sam Coen(5) · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 7 3yo · F · b	33371	10-00	80	—	—	55.4	11/1·12.00 SP
3	3	Motta Alta J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 12 3yo · F · ch	61	9-10	76	—	—	52.0	13/2·7.50 SP
4	5	Nazario J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 14 3yo · G · b	37264	9-09	75	—	—	41.9	15/2·8.50 SP
5	13	Imnotleavinyou J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 3 3yo · F · bt	291550	8-09	61	—	—	47.1	16/1·17.00 SP
6	6	Caitouna J: Gary Carroll · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 6 3yo · F · b	455919	9-07	73	—	—	49.5	14/1·15.00 SP
7	12	Dervo Annie J: Rory Cleary · T: Ms Claire O'Connell · draw 10 3yo · F · b	721526	8-11	63	—	—	41.5	16/1·17.00 SP
8	10	Girl Bear J: W J Lee · T: Jack Foley · draw 1 3yo · F · b	37937	9-04	70	—	—	47.5	10/1·11.00 SP
9	11	Coincidental Glory J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 8 3yo · G · ch	504632	8-13	65	—	—	46.8	12/1·13.00 SP
10	7	Slight Of Foot J: Donagh O'Connor · T: R P Cody · draw 5 3yo · G · b	02694	9-07	73	—	—	39.0	50/1·51.00 SP
11	8	Templenoe J: Andrew Slattery · T: J A Stack · draw 11 3yo · G · b	6653	9-07	73	—	—	38.6	25/1·26.00 SP
12	9	Sagasti J: Colin Keane · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 2 3yo · F · chv	36302	9-06	72	—	—	50.4	11/1·12.00 SP
13	14	Coolshine J: Nathan Crosse · T: K A Heffernan · draw 15 3yo · G · b	9009	8-08	60	—	—	27.6	100/1·101.00 SP
14	15	Unfamiliar J: Chris Hayes · T: K Smith · draw 4 3yo · F · g	888851	8-07	59	—	—	46.3	22/1·23.00 SP
15	4	Final Boss J: Robbie Colgan · T: Matthew J Smith · draw 13 3yo · G · bb	93506	9-09	75	—	—	39.2	66/1·67.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:15 Galway on 27 July 2026?

Dancing Saxon (IRE) won the 19:15 Galway at SP 2.62. Ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:15 Galway?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Dancing Saxon, won the race (AI score 64.3).

What were the placings in the 19:15 Galway?

Top finishers: 1. Dancing Saxon (IRE) (2.62), 2. Expert Dancer (GB) (12.00), 3. Motta Alta (IRE) (7.50).

What was the winning time for the 19:15 Galway?

The winning time was 1m 32.81s.

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