Who won the 16:25 Curragh on 16 August 2026?
A Boy Named Susie (IRE) won the 16:25 Curragh at SP 1.14. Ridden by Oisin Murphy. Trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien.
Newbridge Silverware Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3)
1m2f · Flat · Class 1 · Good · 4 runners · €42,000 · Sunday, 16 August 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 1/7F·1.14Race report
- 1stA Boy Named Susie (IRE)AI top pick · 61.0Oisin Murphy·Donnacha Aidan O'Brien1/7F·1.14SP
- 2ndCharles Fort (GB)Wayne Lordan·A P O'Brien·beaten 5 lengths22/1·23.00SP
- 3rdOmni Man (IRE)Dylan Browne McMonagle·Joseph Patrick O'Brien·beaten 2.25 lengths6/1·7.00SP
Race time
2m 5.23s
Race time recorded.
In-running (A Boy Named Susie (IRE))
“Quick start into second spot to halfway - asked for effort to hit the front two out - stormed away inside the last for a comfortable win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.14 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: A Boy Named Susie
A Boy Named Susie heads this field on a rating narrowly ahead of Omni Man and Cowardofthecounty, and the ten-furlong trip on good ground at the Curragh looks well suited to a horse of his class. Omni Man and Cowardofthecounty both rate as genuine dangers at identical ratings and could make this competitive in the middle stages, while Charles Fort cannot be entirely dismissed if conditions play to his strengths. The selection's superiority over the rest of the field, however, lends this a confident look, and A Boy Named Susie is taken to come out on top.
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
A Boy Named Susie
Oisin Murphy · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · 3yo
Top-rated of 4
score 61.0 · +3.5 clear of next best (57.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong43d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight79strongOR 118 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight66strongLast 6: 2-2-3-4-2
- Trainer20% weight0small sample (n=8)Donnacha Aidan O'Brien: 0/8 winners last 14d (0%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketBest price 1.17 (Octobet) · 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 — Curragh 1m2f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.13).
Low (1–2)
IV 1.10
Mid (3–4)
IV 1.13
High (5–5)
IV 0.78
Today: Cowardofthecounty (draw 3) and Omni Man (draw 4) get the bias; Rebel Ascendant (draw 5) 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. 126 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · draw 2 3yo · C · b | 22342 | 118 | 61.0 | 1/7F·1.14 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 1 3yo · C · b | 23419 | 89 | 57.3 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 4 4yo · G · bt | 39854 | 106 | 53.3 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 4 | 5 | J: James Ryan · T: Jack W Davison · draw 5 3yo · G · bpFT P | 14 | — | 19.2 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 3 4yo · G · bt | 821325 | 100 | 57.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:25 Curragh?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, A Boy Named Susie, won the race (AI score 61.0).
What were the placings in the 16:25 Curragh?
Top finishers: 1. A Boy Named Susie (IRE) (1.14), 2. Charles Fort (GB) (23.00), 3. Omni Man (IRE) (7.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:25 Curragh?
The winning time was 2m 5.23s.
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