16:35 Curragh

Ireland

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6f · Flat · Good To Firm · 14 runners · €15,000 · Sunday, 9 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 9th

1st
Mint Man (GB)
Chris Hayes·P J F Murphy
5/1·6.00
SP
2nd
Hugo's Girl (IRE)
Oisin Murphy·Thomas Dowling·beaten .5 lengths
9/2·5.50
SP
3rd
Nouvel Espoir (IRE)
Dylan Browne McMonagle·James M Barcoe·beaten 0.1 lengths
14/1·15.00
SP

Race time

1m 11.18s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Mint Man (GB))

“Held up towards the back early - improved into 5th by halfway then hit the front approaching the final 2f - driven out to assert and stayed on strongly to the line”

AI top-rated All Hail (score 58.4) finished 9th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 33.00 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: Go Athletico

Go Athletico heads this 15-runner sprint at the Curragh on good-to-firm ground, narrowly ahead of the chasing pack on ratings but with enough of an edge over Nazario, Gerrit's Gem and Jon Riggens to make a compelling case. The main threat comes from Nazario, five points adrift, while Gerrit's Gem and Jon Riggens are closely matched just behind and could complicate matters if Go Athletico fails to reproduce best form. Confidence is medium rather than high, so the selection will need to run to its ceiling to hold off those dangers over the six furlongs. Go Athletico 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

All Hail

Gary Carroll · A Oliver · 3yo

Top-rated of 14

score 58.4 · +8.2 clear of next best (50.2)

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=4)
A Oliver: 2/4 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
18d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
47below average
OR 70
Form20% weight
25weak
Last 6: 8-2-8-4-0

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 — Curragh 6f

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Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.12).

Low (1–5)

IV 1.03

Mid (6–10)

IV 0.84

High (11–15)

IV 1.12

Today: Nouvel Espoir (draw 15) and Sovereign Cry (draw 13) get the bias; Jon Riggens (draw 6) 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. 182 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	10	Mint Man J: Chris Hayes · T: P J F Murphy · draw 5 5yo · G · btv	784803	9-00	66	—	—	37.4	5/1·6.00 SP
2	7	Hugo's Girl J: Oisin Murphy · T: Thomas Dowling · draw 8 4yo · F · bt	303244	9-02	68	—	—	41.1	9/2·5.50 SP
3	8	Nouvel Espoir J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: James M Barcoe · draw 15 6yo · G · b	364144	9-01	67	—	—	43.1	14/1·15.00 SP
4	4	Sovereign Cry J: Shane Foley · T: Daniel James Murphy · draw 13 3yo · G · b	046918	9-08	78	—	—	43.0	8/1·9.00 SP
5	1	Go Athletico J: Ronan Whelan · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 10 8yo · G · bt	300262	10-01	81	—	—	47.5	100/30F·4.33 SP
6	13	Beat The Devil J: Rory Cleary · T: Patrick Magee · draw 9 4yo · G · bt	247250	8-10	62	—	—	37.1	66/1·67.00 SP
7	6	Nazario J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 4 3yo · G · btpFT TP	72644	9-04	74	—	—	46.6	13/2·7.50 SP
8	5	Lohoobb J: W J Lee · T: M C Grassick · draw 14 3yo · C · b	52524	9-05	75	—	—	42.8	11/2·6.50 SP
9	9	All Hail J: Gary Carroll · T: A Oliver · draw 3 3yo · G · bbFT B	82840	9-00	70	—	—	58.4	33/1·34.00 SP
10	2	Gerrit's Gem J: Scott McCullagh · T: J G Coogan · draw 7 6yo · G · ch	24007	9-10	76	—	—	45.1	40/1·41.00 SP
11	15	Rosato J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: Charles Weld · draw 2 5yo · M · b	89072	8-07	58	—	—	35.6	7/1·8.00 SP
12	14	Caislean Ni Cuan J: N G McCullagh · T: Thomas Mullins · draw 12 3yo · F · b	475	8-10	66	—	—	34.5	28/1·29.00 SP
13	11	Yutori J: Nathan Crosse · T: Daniel McLoughlin · draw 11 4yo · F · b	36827	9-00	66	—	—	35.4	50/1·51.00 SP
14	12	Aurora Nova J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Andrew McNamara · draw 1 7yo · M · b	03590	8-10	62	—	—	37.3	33/1·34.00 SP
—	—	Jon Riggens J: James Ryan · T: Edward Lynam · draw 6 8yo · G · btv	07671	9-09	75	—	—	50.2	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:35 Curragh on 9 August 2026?

Mint Man (GB) won the 16:35 Curragh at SP 6.00. Ridden by Chris Hayes. Trained by P J F Murphy.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:35 Curragh?

No — the AI top pick (All Hail) finished 9.

What were the placings in the 16:35 Curragh?

Top finishers: 1. Mint Man (GB) (6.00), 2. Hugo's Girl (IRE) (5.50), 3. Nouvel Espoir (IRE) (15.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:35 Curragh?

The winning time was 1m 11.18s.

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