Who won the 18:35 Galway on 31 July 2026?
Thread Of Gold (IRE) won the 18:35 Galway at SP 4.00. Ridden by W J Lee. Trained by W P Mullins.
18:35 Galway
IrelandGuinness Handicap
1m4f · Flat · Yielding To Soft · 18 runners · €65,999 · Friday, 31 July 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 3/1F·4.00Race report
- 1stThread Of Gold (IRE)AI top pick · 66.5W J Lee·W P Mullins3/1F·4.00SP
- 2ndImmutable (IRE)Gary Carroll·Joseph G Murphy·beaten 1.75 lengths12/1·13.00SP
- 3rdNight Moon (GER)Andrew Slattery·W P Mullins·beaten 0.2 lengths9/1·10.00SP
Race time
2m 54.81s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Thread Of Gold (IRE))
“Settled in the pack on the rail - squeezed for space approaching 2f out - driven up entering the straight and into 4th with a furlong left - hit the front inside the final furlong - kept finding more to the line”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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-way66.5/100 rating
Thread Of Gold
4.60Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: This Songisforyou
This Songisforyou arrives at Galway on a progressive profile that makes a rating four pounds below Shaool less daunting than it appears on paper, and a horse continuing to improve through the season can comfortably bridge that kind of gap over a thorough twelve furlongs on good ground. Shaool heads the field on ratings and cannot be dismissed, while Dawn Rising — level with our selection on paper — and Mr Vettori are the other principal dangers in what is a wide-open eighteen-runner contest. On the basis that a horse still moving through the gears holds a natural edge over rivals who may already be at their ceiling, **This Songisforyou** is the 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
Thread Of Gold
W J Lee · W P Mullins · 3yo
Top-rated of 18
score 66.5 · +4.3 clear of next best (62.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong22d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight71strongLast 6: 1-7-3-1
- Ratings50% weight65averageOR 97 — above field median
- Trainer20% weight50averageW P Mullins: 8/40 winners last 14d (20%)
MarketBest price 4.60 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.
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 1m4f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.34).
Low (1–6)
IV 1.34
Mid (7–12)
IV 0.82
High (13–18)
IV 0.81
Today: The Real Screamer (draw 1) and Kingstonian (draw 2) get the bias; Night Moon (draw 14) 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. 70 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | J: W J Lee · T: W P Mullins · draw 8 3yo · G · br | 1731 | 97 | 66.5 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| 2 | 14 | J: Gary Carroll · T: Joseph G Murphy · draw 7 6yo · G · b | 83592 | 85 | 53.3 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 3 | 16 | J: Andrew Slattery · T: W P Mullins · draw 14 6yo · G · b | 20311 | 85 | 62.3 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 4 | 9 | J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 2 4yo · G · bpFT P | 41329 | 89 | 55.9 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 5 | 15 | J: Leigh Roche · T: W McCreery · draw 6 5yo · M · gv | 8354 | 85 | 48.3 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 6 | 1 | J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 5 5yo · M · b | 11667 | 100 | 50.7 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 9 3yo · C · bp | 53750 | 102 | 53.7 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 8 | 8 | J: Chris Hayes · T: William Durkan · draw 15 5yo · G · b | 38124 | 90 | 50.7 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 9 | 2 | J: Ronan Whelan · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 3 8yo · G · g | 65502 | 100 | 53.8 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 10 | 11 | J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 11 5yo · G · bp | 443902 | 88 | 50.5 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 11 | 12 | J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 12 3yo · C · bp | 21254 | 98 | 55.6 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 12 | 17 | J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: M K Flannery · draw 10 8yo · G · bp | 311813 | 83 | 61.6 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 13 | 10 | J: Gavin Ryan · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 4 5yo · M · b | 05196 | 88 | 46.8 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 14 | 4 | J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 16 4yo · F · b | 02431 | 93 | 58.3 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 15 | 7 | J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 13 4yo · G · chp | 12271 | 90 | 54.5 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 16 | 6 | J: Luke McAteer · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 1 5yo · G · b | 44113 | 91 | 62.0 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 17 | 18 | J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: H Rogers · draw 18 7yo · M · bp | 45364 | 81 | 59.9 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 18 | 3 | J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 17 9yo · G · b | 28078 | 98 | 53.4 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:35 Galway?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Thread Of Gold, won the race (AI score 66.5).
What were the placings in the 18:35 Galway?
Top finishers: 1. Thread Of Gold (IRE) (4.00), 2. Immutable (IRE) (13.00), 3. Night Moon (GER) (10.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:35 Galway?
The winning time was 2m 54.81s.
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