Who won the 16:00 Galway on 2 August 2026?
Dunum (IRE) won the 16:00 Galway at SP 12.00. Ridden by W J Lee. Trained by Miss Natalia Lupini.
16:00 Galway
IrelandIrish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap
7f · Flat · Yielding · 14 runners · €65,999 · Sunday, 2 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stDunum (IRE)W J Lee·Miss Natalia Lupini11/1·12.00SP
- 2ndUnique Journey (IRE)Terry Casey·Daniel James Murphy·beaten 1.75 lengths28/1·29.00SP
- 3rdVafortino (IRE)Ronan Whelan·Charlie Fellowes·beaten 0.3 lengths15/2·8.50SP
Race time
1m 27.05s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Dunum (IRE))
“Went straight to front - pushed along with a furlong and a half left before edging clear inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line”
AI top-rated Pierre Royal (score 54.5) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.75 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-partyPundit pick: Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge sits just 4 points below Vafortino on our ratings but is preferred on the strength of a progressive profile that suggests there is more to come, making the gap in raw numbers less telling than it appears on paper. Vafortino, Dorset and Dunum are the principal dangers — all three rate narrowly ahead and carry solid claims in a competitive 17-runner field over seven furlongs at Galway on good ground. The case for our selection rests on trajectory rather than current standing, with the expectation that a horse still moving through the gears can bridge that modest deficit. **Jagged Edge** 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
Pierre Royal
Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness · 4yo
Top-rated of 14
score 54.5 · +0.3 clear of next best (54.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight70strong5d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Form20% weight66strongLast 6: 1-6-6-1-2
- Ratings50% weight61averageOR 91
- Trainer20% weight20weakAdrian McGuinness: 2/24 winners last 14d (8%)
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.
Draw bias — Galway 7f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.54).
Low (1–6)
IV 1.54
Mid (7–12)
IV 0.33
High (13–18)
IV 1.05
Today: Bold Style (draw 6) and Dos Mukasan (draw 2) get the bias; Pierre Royal (draw 7) 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. 49 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | J: W J Lee · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 4 8yo · G · b | 01300 | 96 | 44.1 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Terry Casey(7) · T: Daniel James Murphy · draw 11 4yo · G · bp | 11240 | 96 | 48.0 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Ronan Whelan · T: Charlie Fellowes · draw 3 8yo · C · b | 450789 | 100 | 44.2 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 4 | 14 | J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 7 4yo · G · b | 16612 | 91 | 54.5 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Gary Carroll · T: Joseph G Murphy · draw 9 6yo · G · brtFT T | 636780 | 95 | 48.6 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Stephen Thorne · draw 17 6yo · G · bp | 04516 | 96 | 48.1 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 7 | 10 | J: James Ryan · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 15 5yo · G · bt | 054840 | 92 | 49.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 8 | 16 | J: Chris Hayes · T: Brian Ellison · draw 1 7yo · G · b | 302457 | 87 | 44.8 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 9 | 13 | J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: Gerard O'Leary · draw 2 4yo · G · ch | 31000 | 91 | 47.3 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 10 | 1 | J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Stephen Thorne · draw 14 4yo · G · b | 10103 | 102 | 50.3 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 11 | 6 | J: Robbie Colgan · T: A J Martin · draw 18 8yo · G · bay f.t | 00781 | 89 | 53.5 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 12 | 11 | J: J M Sheridan · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 16 4yo · G · b | 11330 | 92 | 54.3 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 13 | 3 | J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 13 3yo · C · g | 78940 | 102 | 52.1 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 14 | 15 | J: Rory Cleary · T: Gerard Keane · draw 10 6yo · G · btp | 57050 | 87 | 48.4 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Jamie Powell · T: Stephen Thorne · draw 5 4yo · G · bp | 642200 | 92 | 43.9 | — |
| — | — | J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 6 5yo · G · b | 60063 | 92 | 50.5 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 12 4yo · F · gr | 226294 | 85 | 53.5 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: M C Grassick · draw 8 4yo · F · chp | 795210 | 84 | 46.9 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:00 Galway?
No — the AI top pick (Pierre Royal) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 16:00 Galway?
Top finishers: 1. Dunum (IRE) (12.00), 2. Unique Journey (IRE) (29.00), 3. Vafortino (IRE) (8.50).
What was the winning time for the 16:00 Galway?
The winning time was 1m 27.05s.
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