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14:22 Gowran Park

Ireland

Gowran Park Golf Optional Claiming Race

1m · Flat · Good To Firm · 18 runners · €6,000 · Wednesday, 12 August 2026

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Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

AI top-rated
Star Of Beauty · No. 5 · best 15/2·8.50 Boyle Sports

Highest AI score (57.3) in the field, 10.9 clear of the next best. Best price is currently 30% below the market's fair price — no value at the current quote. Not on today's published card — the v1.0 filter rejects this race profile.

Each-way57.3/100 rating
Star Of Beauty
8.50Boyle Sports
Place portion settles at 2.50 · 1/5 odds · 3 places

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

Star Of Beauty

W J Lee · K J Condon · 3yo

57.3/100
+10.9 vs next best (46.4)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    18d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    63average
    K J Condon: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    51average
    OR 76 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    47below average
    Last 6: 5-0-2-2-3-6
MarketBest price 8.50 (Boyle Sports) — 5th pick of 18 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: 4 confirmed front-runners — expect a pace duel; closers from the rear advantaged.

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — Gowran Park 1m

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.38).

Low (1–6)
IV 1.38
Mid (7–12)
IV 0.82
High (13–18)
IV 0.75

Today: Contrite (draw 1) and Jp's Express (draw 6) get the bias; Star Of Beauty (draw 18) 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. 145 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
5
J: W J Lee · T: K J Condon · draw 18 · combo 3/24 (13%)
3yo · F · chvOnly pairing
502236
7657.311/1·12.0715/2·8.50
Boyle Sports · -30% vs fair
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2
J: Colin Keane · T: D K Weld · draw 1 · combo 2/7 (29%)
3yo · F · brtpFT TPOnly pairing
493
6646.411/1·12.0715/2·8.50
Bet365 · -30% vs fair
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8
J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 15 · combo 2/5 (40%)
4yo · F · chtpDOnly pairing
281127
6544.814/1·15.099/1·10.00
Bet365 · -34% vs fair
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18
J: · T: Tom McGuinness · draw 14
7yo · M · bOnly runner
90009
3742.8150/1·152.41100/1·101.00
Bet365 · -34% vs fair
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3
J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 6 · combo 7/61 (11%)
3yo · G · bpDOnly pairing
600315
7042.89/1·9.8113/2·7.50
Bet365 · -23% vs fair
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13
J: Robbie Colgan · T: Oliver McKiernan · draw 11
5yo · G · chtpOnly runner
09740
6239.822/1·24.1418/1·19.00
Bet365 · -21% vs fair
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12
J: Sean Davis · T: C Byrnes · draw 10
5yo · G · brvFT VOnly runner
176202
6539.413/2·7.556.8·6.80
Betfair Exchange · -10% vs fair
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7
J: Mel Sheridan(7) · T: Raymond Hurley · draw 9
6yo · G · blackgreyOnly pairing
3100
5437.750/1·51.3140/1·41.00
Bet365 · -20% vs fair
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14
J: Chris Hayes · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 3 · combo 4/20 (20%)
4yo · F · bp
090559
6537.711/2·6.534.7·4.70
Betfair Exchange · -28% vs fair
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17
J: · T: R P Cody · draw 13
3yo · G · bhFT HOnly runner
69409
6637.133/1·34.7125/1·26.00
Boyle Sports · -25% vs fair
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10
J: Ronan Whelan · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 5 · combo 0/11 (0%)
4yo · G · ch
037360
5935.525/1·25.6518/1·19.00
Boyle Sports · -26% vs fair
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6
J: Jamie Orr(7) · T: William Durkan · draw 4
6yo · G · brvFT VOnly rideOnly runner
205P0
7435.416/1·16.6010/1·11.00
Bet365 · -34% vs fair
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11
8yo · G · chOnly pairing
50703
5234.850/1·51.3140/1·41.00
Bet365 · -20% vs fair
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15
J: Shane Foley · T: E Sheehy · draw 8
3yo · F · bpOnly runner
66036
5933.533/1·31.6925/1·26.00
Bet365 · -18% vs fair
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16
J: Terry Casey(7) · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 12 · combo 2/11 (18%)
3yo · G · ch
00050
4627.4100/1·101.1080/1·81.00
Bet365 · -20% vs fair
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4
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 16 · combo 38/186 (20%)
3yo · C · b
35
22.010/1·10.5613/2·7.50
Bet365 · -29% vs fair
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9
J: Luke McAteer · T: James Dowling · draw 17
3yo · F · bOnly runner
37
16.040/1·43.7633/1·34.00
Bet365 · -22% vs fair
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1
J: Leigh Roche · T: Liam P Cusack · draw 2
4yo · G · bOnly pairing
08
9.8150/1·152.41125/1·126.00
Bet365 · -17% vs fair
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OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 25–28 bookmakers per horse with the 51% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Gowran Park Golf Optional Claiming Race?

The Gowran Park Golf Optional Claiming Race is off at 14:22 on 12 August 2026 at Gowran Park (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 14:22 Gowran Park?

1m, Flat, 18 runners declared.

What is the going for the 14:22 Gowran Park?

Going is reported as Good To Firm on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 14:22 Gowran Park?

The AI top-rated runner is Star Of Beauty (score 57.3, best price 8.50). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 14:22 Gowran Park?

The market favourite is Liberate at a best price of 4.70. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Star Of Beauty.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Bill Silvers holds a clear advantage at the head of the ratings, sitting 10 lb clear of Slight Of Foot and 11 lb ahead of Star Of Beauty in a wide-open 18-runner field at Gowran Park over eight furlongs on good-to-firm ground. Slight Of Foot and Star Of Beauty represent the most credible threats from the chasing pack, while Minaun View cannot be entirely dismissed, though the rating gap makes it a tall order for any of them. The confidence here is high that Bill Silvers's superiority on form is enough to see him through, even in such a competitive contest. **Bill Silvers** is our selection.

Racing Post pick: Bill Silvers

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

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