15:20 Galway

Ireland

Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)

2m2f · Chase · Class 1 · Good To Yielding · 7 runners · €25,199 · Thursday, 30 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th

1st
Shadow Paddy (IRE)
G B Noonan·Eoin Christopher McCarthy
5/2F·3.50
SP
2nd
Lady Bluebird (IRE)
Ben Harvey·Hugh Paul Finegan·beaten 1.25 lengths
16/1·17.00
SP
3rd
Soir De Garde (FR)
Paul Townend·W P Mullins·beaten 2 lengths
7/2·4.50
SP

Race time

4m 35.10s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Shadow Paddy (IRE))

“Pecked at the 1st - up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - minor error 4 out - threw down a challenge 2 out - pushed along in 3rd after the last - 4th and hard at work 1f out - ground on to hit the front inside the final 100 yards and asserted”

AI top-rated Le Coq Hardi (score 73.3) finished 4th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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-way73.3/100 rating

Le Coq Hardi

6.60Betfair Exchange

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

Why the model rates this top

Le Coq Hardi

Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead · 7yo

Top-rated of 7

score 73.3 · +1.0 clear of next best (72.3)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Ratings50% weight
90very strong
OR 135
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
45d since last run (fresh)
Form20% weight
64average
Last 6: 3-4-P-2-1
Trainer20% weight
35below average
Henry De Bromhead: 6/42 winners last 14d (14%)

MarketBest price 6.60 (Betfair Exchange) · 4th in the market of 7.

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	Shadow Paddy J: G B Noonan · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy · draw 0 6yo · G · bt	11P11	11-05	136	—	—	72.3	5/2F·3.50 SP
2	6	Lady Bluebird J: Ben Harvey · T: Hugh Paul Finegan · draw 0 9yo · M · b	12631	10-08	—	—	—	22.6	16/1·17.00 SP
3	4	Soir De Garde J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 8yo · G · b	2FP1	11-01	—	—	—	29.1	7/2·4.50 SP
4	3	Le Coq Hardi J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 7yo · G · bpFT P	34P21	11-01	135	—	—	73.3	4/1·5.00 SP
5	2	Court Canyon J: Sam Ewing · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue · draw 0 6yo · G · bt	51201	11-01	—	—	—	19.4	10/1·11.00 SP
6	5	Wild Bill Hickok J: Eoghan Finegan · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 0 4yo · G · bh	P0131	10-11	135	—	—	71.9	5/1·6.00 SP
PU	7	Queenofthelodge J: Phillip Enright · T: S Curling · draw 0 6yo · M · chp	74431	10-08	—	—	—	26.6	8/1·9.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:20 Galway on 30 July 2026?

Shadow Paddy (IRE) won the 15:20 Galway at SP 3.50. Ridden by G B Noonan. Trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:20 Galway?

No — the AI top pick (Le Coq Hardi) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 15:20 Galway?

Top finishers: 1. Shadow Paddy (IRE) (3.50), 2. Lady Bluebird (IRE) (17.00), 3. Soir De Garde (FR) (4.50).

What was the winning time for the 15:20 Galway?

The winning time was 4m 35.10s.

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