18:05 Galway

Ireland

Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle

2m½f · Hurdle · Good · 20 runners · €18,000 · Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th

1st
Venusienne (FR)
Harry Cobden·W P Mullins
11/1·12.00
SP
2nd
Fratas (IRE)
J J Slevin·Joseph Patrick O'Brien·beaten 2.5 lengths
4/1F·5.00
SP
3rd
Emesteraye (IRE)
Daniel King·Ross O'Sullivan·beaten 0.1 lengths
16/1·17.00
SP

Race time

3m 59.80s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Venusienne (FR))

“settled midfield early - moved up into 6th with three left before improving into 3rd - into second turning for home - hit the front at the final marker - stayed on strongly to assert - clear-cut winner”

AI top-rated Cleopatra's Needle (score 78.2) finished 4th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 22.00 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: She's A Fine Wine

She's A Fine Wine heads this 23-runner field on our figures, rated 131 after wins last time out and two starts back. Venusienne, Zahra Dodville and Billie Frechette are the chief dangers, each with useful recent form of their own, though Venusienne is closest at 124, some way behind the selection's figure. A below-par run three starts back is the only blemish on that formline, but the stronger efforts either side of it outweigh it in what remains a competitive race. She's A Fine Wine is our selection.

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

Cleopatra's Needle

Sean Flanagan · H Rogers · 8yo

Top-rated of 20

score 78.2 · +0.8 clear of next best (77.4)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=3)
H Rogers: 2/3 winners last 14d (67%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
18d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
73strong
OR 109
Form20% weight
59average
Last 6: 2-2-1-7

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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	2	Venusienne J: Harry Cobden · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 6yo · M · noipanh	0P13	11-09	122	—	—	69.5	11/1·12.00 SP
2	10	Fratas J: J J Slevin · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 0 6yo · M · ch	0220	10-13	112	—	—	65.6	4/1F·5.00 SP
3	21	Emesteraye J: Daniel King · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 0 5yo · M · btFT T	60833	10-01	100	—	—	51.2	16/1·17.00 SP
4	13	Cleopatra's Needle J: Sean Flanagan · T: H Rogers · draw 0 8yo · M · chh	2217	10-10	109	—	—	78.2	22/1·23.00 SP
5	18	Bossy Bird J: Harry Sexton(7) · T: Thomas Gibney · draw 0 6yo · M · bt	8842	10-04	103	—	—	53.9	18/1·19.00 SP
6	16	Simple Things J: Simon Torrens · T: J P Dempsey · draw 0 4yo · F · chh	86225	10-05	108	—	—	54.5	20/1·21.00 SP
7	9	Camlin Park J: Alex Harvey · T: John C McConnell · draw 0 6yo · M · bt	01PP	10-13	112	—	—	47.8	125/1·126.00 SP
8	1	She's A Fine Wine J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 8yo · M · bt	36911	11-12	125	—	—	71.2	8/1·9.00 SP
9	3	Missus Beeton J: Keith Donoghue · T: J P Dempsey · draw 0 8yo · M · bvFT V	41170	11-07	120	—	—	58.1	33/1·34.00 SP
10	11	Wonderfulwonderful J: Danny Gilligan · T: John C McConnell · draw 0 4yo · F · bp	145	10-12	115	—	—	56.2	12/1·13.00 SP
11	15	Two Pair J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Paul Nolan · draw 0 6yo · M · b	25518	10-07	106	—	—	50.9	28/1·29.00 SP
12	8	Zahra Dodville J: Calum Hogan(5) · T: James Owen · draw 0 4yo · F · bpFT P	5132	11-00	117	—	—	77.4	15/2·8.50 SP
13	14	Hillhead Runner J: Tom Kelly(7) · T: C Byrnes · draw 0 6yo · M · bt	28974	10-07	106	—	—	60.7	40/1·41.00 SP
14	19	Small Bucks J: Patrick M O'Brien(5) · T: P E Collins · draw 0 5yo · M · ch	P7401	10-03	102	—	—	52.9	14/1·15.00 SP
15	6	Ardeen Joy J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 5yo · M · bh	83F31	11-02	115	—	—	66.4	22/1·23.00 SP
16	4	Billie Frechette J: Donagh Meyler · T: Noel Meade · draw 0 5yo · M · gt	12243	11-05	118	—	—	73.3	12/1·13.00 SP
17	12	Crohan Lady J: Luke Burke Ott(7) · T: Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor · draw 0 8yo · M · btp	89142	10-11	110	—	—	67.1	40/1·41.00 SP
18	7	Splashing Out J: Peter Smithers(7) · T: Eoin Griffin · draw 0 8yo · M · bb	68731	11-00	113	—	—	55.2	20/1·21.00 SP
UR	5	Samba Train J: Joshua Halford(7) · T: E Bolger · draw 0 5yo · M · b	16141	11-05	118	—	—	60.8	6/1·7.00 SP
PU	17	Astelia J: Sam Ewing · T: Peter Fahey · draw 0 7yo · M · ch	70222	10-04	103	—	—	64.0	8/1·9.00 SP
—	—	Sea Of Doubt J: Caragh Monaghan(7) · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue · draw 0 6yo · M · brt	16232U	10-02	101	—	—	50.2	—
—	—	Tingarran Express J: · T: Miss Denise Marie O'Shea · draw 0 9yo · M · b	14629	10-01	100	—	—	51.2	—
—	—	You Make Me Smile J: · T: P A Fahy · draw 0 8yo · M · b	31532	10-00	98	—	—	55.7	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:05 Galway on 29 July 2026?

Venusienne (FR) won the 18:05 Galway at SP 12.00. Ridden by Harry Cobden. Trained by W P Mullins.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:05 Galway?

No — the AI top pick (Cleopatra's Needle) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 18:05 Galway?

Top finishers: 1. Venusienne (FR) (12.00), 2. Fratas (IRE) (5.00), 3. Emesteraye (IRE) (17.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:05 Galway?

The winning time was 3m 59.80s.

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