17:40 Tramore

Ireland

I.P.R.S. Handicap Steeplechase

2m6f · Chase · Good · 13 runners · €6,000 · Friday, 14 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th

1st
Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB)
Patrick M O'Brien·John G Carr
14/1·15.00
SP
2nd
Set The Tone (IRE)
Josh Williamson·David M O'Brien·beaten 4.75 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP
3rd
Menas Miracle (IRE)
Conor Stone-Walsh·Brendan Oliver Walsh·beaten 4.75 lengths
13/2·7.50
SP

Race time

5m 27.90s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB))

“Set the pace from the off - clear by two lengths at halfway - eased further ahead before the second-last surging along easily - drifted left at that fence - stayed on determinedly to win with plenty in hand”

AI top-rated Mercurial Sea (score 69.4) finished 8th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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: Shantou Show

Shantou Show arrives here on a par with Not So Serious on ratings and just a pound behind the top-rated Our Zebo, but it is a fitness edge that tips the balance in favour of our selection in what looks a competitive renewal over this marathon trip at Tramore. Our Zebo and Not So Serious are the most obvious threats, with Pirate Island also capable of making his presence felt from a rating of 98, and in a field of seventeen over twenty-two furlongs the race is unlikely to be straightforward for any of them. The selection is Shantou Show.

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

Mercurial Sea

Carl Millar(5) · Nigel Thomas Slevin · 5yo

Top-rated of 13

score 69.4 · +11.0 clear of next best (58.4)

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=2)
Nigel Thomas Slevin: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
31d since last run (fresh)
Ratings50% weight
63average
OR 94 — above field median
Form20% weight
48below average
Last 6: 8-6-2-8-2

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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	12	Fr Gilligansvoyge J: Patrick M O'Brien(5) · T: John G Carr · draw 0 13yo · G · btb	42132	10-05	75	—	—	50.1	14/1·15.00 SP
2	13	Set The Tone J: Josh Williamson(3) · T: David M O'Brien · draw 0 5yo · M · bt	0P216	10-05	75	—	—	41.8	13/2·7.50 SP
3	1	Menas Miracle J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Brendan Oliver Walsh · draw 0 7yo · M · bt	2561P	12-00	98	—	—	49.1	13/2·7.50 SP
4	4	My Cullen J: Harry Sexton(7) · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 6yo · G · bp	F9052	11-06	90	—	—	47.0	11/1·12.00 SP
5	6	Thewaybackhome J: John Shinnick · T: Terence O'Brien · draw 0 5yo · G · bp	70342	11-05	89	—	—	58.4	11/2·6.50 SP
6	9	Corkbeg J: Alan O'Sullivan(5) · T: David Harry Kelly · draw 0 9yo · G · bt	20974	11-00	84	—	—	40.1	10/1·11.00 SP
7	7	Dunany Point J: Kieren Buckley · T: Conor David Maxwell · draw 0 7yo · G · bp	890P3	11-01	85	—	—	55.1	7/1·8.00 SP
8	2	Mercurial Sea J: Carl Millar(5) · T: Nigel Thomas Slevin · draw 0 5yo · M · b	86282	11-10	94	—	—	69.4	14/1·15.00 SP
9	14	Robin Elite J: Daniel King · T: Eugene M O'Sullivan · draw 0 8yo · G · bt	PP0P6	10-02	72	—	—	35.3	40/1·41.00 SP
UR	8	Not So Serious J: J J Slevin · T: W J Lanigan · draw 0 5yo · G · bp	0PPP1	11-01	85	—	—	45.0	20/1·21.00 SP
UR	10	Bob The Builder J: Eoin Staples(5) · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 9yo · G · bp	75503	10-12	82	—	—	43.5	9/2F·5.50 SP
PU	11	Amburana J: Michael Kenneally · T: Padraig Butler · draw 0 8yo · M · b	43704	10-06	76	—	—	41.1	7/1·8.00 SP
F	16	U Asking Me J: Joshua Halford(7) · T: Eoin Doyle · draw 0 9yo · G · btp	37P08	10-08	78	—	—	37.9	20/1·21.00 SP
—	—	Pirate Island J: Sean Flanagan · T: James William Hannon · draw 0 8yo · G · chtp	4P589	11-08	92	—	—	40.4	—
—	—	Shantou Show J: · T: Noel C Kelly · draw 0 10yo · G · btp	5P73P	11-11	95	—	—	51.4	—
—	—	Tropical Image J: · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy · draw 0 9yo · M · btp	P7625	11-03	87	—	—	52.9	—
—	—	Our Zebo J: Simon Torrens · T: Noel C Kelly · draw 0 7yo · G · grb	02316	11-06	90	—	—	51.1	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:40 Tramore on 14 August 2026?

Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB) won the 17:40 Tramore at SP 15.00. Ridden by Patrick M O'Brien. Trained by John G Carr.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:40 Tramore?

No — the AI top pick (Mercurial Sea) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 17:40 Tramore?

Top finishers: 1. Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB) (15.00), 2. Set The Tone (IRE) (7.50), 3. Menas Miracle (IRE) (7.50).

What was the winning time for the 17:40 Tramore?

The winning time was 5m 27.90s.

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