19:50 Galway

Ireland

Grá Chocolates Handicap

1m4½f · Flat · Yielding · 15 runners · €12,000 · Monday, 27 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 10th

1st
Madbadanddangerous (IRE)
Colin Keane·Noel Meade
11/2·6.50
SP
2nd
Sharkeyboy (FR)
W J Lee·W P Mullins·beaten 0.3 lengths
7/1·8.00
SP
3rd
Vantage Code (IRE)
Wayne Lordan·Emmet Mullins·beaten 1.25 lengths
100/30F·4.33
SP

Race time

2m 53.95s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Madbadanddangerous (IRE))

“Settled in the pack - shaken up in 8th 2f out and driven approaching the straight - advanced into 5th 1f out - went on to share the front inside the final furlong - found more to go on top near the line”

AI top-rated Themis (score 66.8) finished 10th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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-way66.8/100 rating

Themis

8.00Betfair 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-party

Pundit pick: Sir Benji

Sir Benji is the selection, only narrowly ahead of Madbadanddangerous (91) on a rating of 92 among these fifteen at Galway over twelve furlongs on good ground. So Must I (88) and Confused (86) are others capable of running into the finish. Confidence is only low here, with several in with a squeak on these figures.

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

Themis

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

Top-rated of 15

score 66.8 · +6.1 clear of next best (60.7)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
16d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
75strong
Joseph Patrick O'Brien: 19/64 winners last 14d (30%)
Form20% weight
62average
Last 6: 7-0-9-1-1
Ratings50% weight
59average
OR 88 — above field median

MarketBest price 8.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 3rd in the market of 15.

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	1	Madbadanddangerous J: Colin Keane · T: Noel Meade · draw 1 3yo · G · b	13271	10-00	89	—	—	60.7	11/2·6.50 SP
2	5	Sharkeyboy J: W J Lee · T: W P Mullins · draw 10 3yo · G · bpFT P	525	9-09	84	—	—	56.2	7/1·8.00 SP
3	14	Vantage Code J: Wayne Lordan · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 11 3yo · G · b	67072	8-08	69	—	—	52.2	100/30F·4.33 SP
4	9	Nermal J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 15 3yo · G · b	52231	9-03	78	—	—	59.5	12/1·13.00 SP
5	13	Ryefield Dasher J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: Thomas Gibney · draw 4 3yo · G · b	04560	8-10	71	—	—	35.6	16/1·17.00 SP
6	7	So Must I J: Shay Wallace(7) · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 12 3yo · F · chp	616444	9-05	80	—	—	57.8	25/1·26.00 SP
7	10	Nod Of Approval J: Keithen Kennedy(5) · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 13 3yo · G · b	56205	9-00	75	—	—	43.0	10/1·11.00 SP
8	12	Fits Perfect J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 7 3yo · C · b	5090	8-12	73	—	—	46.8	12/1·13.00 SP
9	8	Admiral Will Brown J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Patrick Magee · draw 8 3yo · G · b	87771	9-03	78	—	—	48.6	20/1·21.00 SP
10	3	Themis J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 5 3yo · F · b	70911	9-13	88	—	—	66.8	11/2·6.50 SP
11	4	Sir Benji J: Gary Carroll · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 3 3yo · G · b	135	9-10	85	—	—	51.2	12/1·13.00 SP
12	6	Darius Dark J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 14 3yo · G · bp	90111	9-07	82	—	—	51.9	11/1·12.00 SP
13	15	Solas Na Gealai J: N G McCullagh · T: J S Bolger · draw 2 3yo · F · b	778	8-07	68	—	—	40.7	22/1·23.00 SP
14	2	Confused J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 6 3yo · G · brpFT P	414	9-13	88	—	—	55.5	16/1·17.00 SP
15	11	Misty Cove J: Robert Whearty · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 9 3yo · F · b	4310	8-13	74	—	—	43.5	66/1·67.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:50 Galway on 27 July 2026?

Madbadanddangerous (IRE) won the 19:50 Galway at SP 6.50. Ridden by Colin Keane. Trained by Noel Meade.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:50 Galway?

No — the AI top pick (Themis) finished 10.

What were the placings in the 19:50 Galway?

Top finishers: 1. Madbadanddangerous (IRE) (6.50), 2. Sharkeyboy (FR) (8.00), 3. Vantage Code (IRE) (4.33).

What was the winning time for the 19:50 Galway?

The winning time was 2m 53.95s.

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