17:45

Galway

Ireland

COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Steeplechase

Tuesday, 28 July 2026

2m2f·Chase·Good·20 runners·€10,200

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Tell Us This (IRE)
Conor Stone-Walsh·Andrew McNamara
12/1·13.00
SP
2nd
Herja (IRE)AI top pick · 62.7
Harry Sexton·Patrick Griffin·beaten 2.5 lengths
16/1·17.00
SP
3rd
Leave In Secret (IRE)
James Smith·Thomas Gibney·beaten 2.5 lengths
11/1·12.00
SP

Race time

4m 37.90s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Tell Us This (IRE))

“Sat behind front pack early - improved into 4th four out - made ground to loom into contention two out - moved up to second and pressed rivals turning in - hit the front with a furlong and a half left - held on gamely to the finish”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 16.00 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 →

v1.062.7/100 rating

Herja

30.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way61.1/100 rating

Fort Randall

6.40Betfair 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

Herja

Harry Sexton(7) · Patrick Griffin · 6yo

62.7/100

+1.6 vs next best (61.1)

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

Freshness10% weight
85very strong
37d since last run (fresh)
Ratings50% weight
68strong
OR 102
Form20% weight
51average
Last 6: 7-2-3-2-6
Trainer20% weight
50average
Patrick Griffin — no runners last 14 days

MarketBest price 30.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 11th 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
11	1	Crescent Moon 6yo · M · btpFT TP	Eoin Staples(5) Gavin Cromwell	PPP55	12-00	112	—	—	51.9	25/1·26.00 SP
5	2	Fort Randall 7yo · G · b	Mr O McGill(5) Noel C Kelly	7131	11-12	110	—	—	61.1	9/2F·5.50 SP
3	3	Leave In Secret 7yo · G · bt	James Smith(5) Thomas Gibney	46774	11-12	110	—	—	52.2	11/1·12.00 SP
7	4	Butter Fingers 5yo · G · g	Shane Markey(7) Ross O'Sullivan	04361	11-11	109	—	—	54.2	14/1·15.00 SP
UR	5	Ned In The Park 7yo · G · b	Mr D Doyle(7) Timothy Doyle	14932	11-11	109	—	—	57.5	20/1·21.00 SP
16	6	Finnians Row 10yo · G · btb	Liam McKenna(3) Dermot A McLoughlin	3PP11	11-09	107	—	—	57.0	25/1·26.00 SP
13	7	Truckers Cruising 8yo · G · bt	Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	1U60P	11-08	106	—	—	50.5	50/1·51.00 SP
9	8	Kilbrin Rocco 7yo · G · bt	G B Noonan Eoin Christopher McCarthy	19512	11-07	105	—	—	58.7	25/1·26.00 SP
14	9	Party President 6yo · G · br	Dylan O'Connor(7) A D Leahy	9P266	11-07	105	—	—	47.6	28/1·29.00 SP
1	10	Tell Us This 7yo · G · bt	Conor Stone-Walsh Andrew McNamara	25135	11-07	105	—	—	56.0	12/1·13.00 SP
F	11	Cahirdown Boy 11yo · G · baybrownt	Calum Hogan(5) E McNamara	84U5	11-06	104	—	—	49.1	50/1·51.00 SP
6	12	Drop A Threat 7yo · G · bt	Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) W P Mullins	740P5	11-06	104	—	—	57.6	10/1·11.00 SP
UR	13	A Snow White Park 5yo · M · b	Danny Mullins Ms Margaret Mullins	94522	11-04	102	—	—	55.8	11/1·12.00 SP
2	14	Herja 6yo · M · brt	Harry Sexton(7) Patrick Griffin	72326	11-04	102	—	—	62.7	16/1·17.00 SP
12	15	Giant Haystacks 7yo · G · brt	Danny Gilligan Ross O'Sullivan	75431	11-03	101	—	—	56.3	5/1·6.00 SP
15	16	Driveonwill 6yo · G · brt	Donagh Meyler Ross O'Sullivan	44U1U	11-02	100	—	—	49.0	17/2·9.50 SP
4	17	Stoneyford Lady 7yo · M · btp	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	18753	11-02	100	—	—	55.6	11/1·12.00 SP
8	18	That's About Right 8yo · G · brtp	Mr R Sugrue(7) P J Rothwell	45P04	11-02	100	—	—	50.7	40/1·41.00 SP
UR	19	Sea Of Doubt 6yo · M · brt	Caragh Monaghan(7) Ian Patrick Donoghue	16232	10-09	93	—	—	54.4	15/2·8.50 SP
10	20	Mount Shenshan 8yo · M · b	Phillip Enright Thomas Mullins	45356	10-05	89	—	—	54.9	25/1·26.00 SP
—	—	My Cullen 6yo · G · bp	John Joseph Hanlon	F9052	10-04	88	—	—	45.8	—
—	—	Stily 6yo · G · b	Michael J McDonagh	6332P	10-00	84	—	—	52.9	—
—	—	Max Time 9yo · G · bt	I Madden	0PP04	10-00	72	—	—	46.5	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:45 Galway on 28 July 2026?

Tell Us This (IRE) won the 17:45 Galway at SP 13.00. Ridden by Conor Stone-Walsh. Trained by Andrew McNamara.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:45 Galway?

No — the AI top pick (Herja) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 17:45 Galway?

Top finishers: 1. Tell Us This (IRE) (13.00), 2. Herja (IRE) (17.00), 3. Leave In Secret (IRE) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:45 Galway?

The winning time was 4m 37.90s.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Crescent Moon rates the highest of this 23-strong field, but Tell Us This is our selection, preferred on a fitness edge and a progressive profile through his recent starts. He arrives with today's trip and going already covered and a win in that recent form to fall back on. Leave In Secret and Butter Fingers join Crescent Moon as the chief dangers, all rated inside the leading handful, which keeps confidence in the selection at medium.

Racing Post pick: Tell Us This

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

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