Who won the 17:52 Gowran Park on 12 August 2026?
Reponse Finale (IRE) won the 17:52 Gowran Park at SP 5.50. Ridden by Robert Whearty. Trained by Gavin Cromwell.
17:52 Gowran Park
Ireland1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div II)
1m1½f · Flat · Good To Firm · 15 runners · €6,000 · Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stReponse Finale (IRE)Robert Whearty·Gavin Cromwell9/2·5.50SP
- 2ndMedieval Night (IRE)W J Lee·Denis Gerard Hogan·beaten 1.75 lengths6/1·7.00SP
- 3rdChapel Island (IRE)AI top pick · 52.9Wesley Joyce·A Oliver·beaten 1.75 lengths4/1·5.00SP
Race time
1m 59.82s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Reponse Finale (IRE))
“Settled behind the front group early - third by halfway point - closed in turning for home - hit the front with 2f remaining - opened a two length advantage inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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-partyPundit pick: Urban War
Urban War heads this 20-runner Gowran Park contest on good-to-firm ground over ten furlongs, rated narrowly ahead of Brewel Hill and the remainder of the field, with that modest edge providing a slim but genuine case for selection. Brewel Hill, Chapel Island and Dancing Steve represent the most credible dangers in a competitive and open-looking handicap, and with confidence in the outcome understandably tempered by the size of the field, the result could go several ways. That said, Urban War's superiority over the principals on our figures, even if modest, gives him the call. **Urban War** 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
Chapel Island
Wesley Joyce(3) · A Oliver · 3yo
Top-rated of 15
score 52.9 · +9.4 clear of next best (43.5)
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 strong26d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight83small sample (n=6)A Oliver: 2/6 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Ratings50% weight39below averageOR 58
- Form20% weight35below averageLast 6: 7-8-5-4-4
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 — Gowran Park 1m1½f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.13).
Low (1–7)
IV 1.11
Mid (8–14)
IV 0.73
High (15–20)
IV 1.13
Today: Urban War (draw 16) and Invincible Destiny (draw 20) get the bias; Nibras Rainbow (draw 11) 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. 95 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | J: Robert Whearty · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 2 4yo · F · g | 60084 | 42 | 26.3 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: W J Lee · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 4 4yo · G · btb | 830476 | 56 | 35.5 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 3 | 8 | J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: A Oliver · draw 5 3yo · C · brt | 78544 | 58 | 52.9 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 13 | J: Conor Cusack(7) · T: Eamonn O'Connell · draw 6 5yo · G · ch | 17990 | 49 | 25.1 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 5 | 15 | J: Terry Casey(7) · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 7 3yo · G · ch | 840516 | 54 | 37.0 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 12 7yo · G · gtp | 006079 | 54 | 35.6 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 7 | 12 | J: Paddy Harnett(5) · T: D P Coakley · draw 17 8yo · G · gv | 00000 | 49 | 32.8 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 8 | 6 | J: Robbie Colgan · T: Peter McCreery · draw 9 10yo · G · b | 03050 | 55 | 41.5 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 9 | 4 | J: Leigh Roche · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 11 6yo · G · bb | 013213 | 56 | 43.5 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 10 | 14 | J: Colin Keane · T: Gerard Keane · draw 8 9yo · M · btFT T | 64003 | 48 | 38.5 | 7/2F·4.50 SP |
| 11 | 2 | J: Ronan Whelan · T: Timothy Doyle · draw 18 4yo · F · baybrown | 080 | 57 | 29.7 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
| 12 | 9 | J: Chris Hayes · T: H Rogers · draw 10 8yo · M · chh | 20229 | 50 | 42.4 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 13 | 5 | J: Gavin Ryan · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 16 8yo · G · bt | 32065 | 56 | 33.1 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| 14 | 11 | J: James Ryan · T: W M Roper · draw 19 6yo · M · baybrownbFT B | 0680 | 50 | 24.6 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 15 | 10 | J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 20 3yo · F · btFT T | 007 | 58 | 32.8 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| — | — | J: · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 15 5yo · G · bv | 00008 | 58 | 29.5 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Liam P Cusack · draw 3 3yo · G · bhFT H | 088 | 50 | 28.3 | — |
| — | — | J: Gary Carroll · T: Peter Fahey · draw 14 4yo · F · b | 342437 | 60 | 39.1 | — |
| — | — | J: Ben Coen · T: Mrs Denise Foster · draw 1 5yo · M · br | 00642 | 43 | 32.7 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 13 4yo · F · ch | 990006 | 43 | 30.1 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:52 Gowran Park?
No — the AI top pick (Chapel Island) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 17:52 Gowran Park?
Top finishers: 1. Reponse Finale (IRE) (5.50), 2. Medieval Night (IRE) (7.00), 3. Chapel Island (IRE) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:52 Gowran Park?
The winning time was 1m 59.82s.
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