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17:22 Gowran Park

Ireland

1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div I)

1m1½f · Flat · Good To Firm · 20 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
Onyeisi · No. 11 · best 33/1·34.00 Bet365

Highest AI score (51.5) in the field, 4.5 clear of the next best. Drawn 18, inside the favoured high third at this course and trip. Best price is currently 23% 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-way46.4/100 rating
No More Hiding
13.00Bet365
Place portion settles at 3.40 · 1/5 odds · 5 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

Onyeisi

Ben Coen · Karl Thornton · 3yo

51.5/100
+4.5 vs next best (47.0)

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    Karl Thornton: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    26d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    37below average
    OR 55
  • Form20% weight
    16weak
    Last 6: 7-0-7-4-0-7
MarketBest price 34.00 (Bet365) — 16th pick of 20 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: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.

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 1m1½f

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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: Onyeisi (draw 18) and Pimlico Piranha (draw 15) get the bias; Giselles Defence (draw 12) 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 AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
11
J: Ben Coen · T: Karl Thornton · draw 18
3yo · G · bbOnly runner
707407
5551.540/1·44.3533/1·34.00
Bet365 · -23% vs fair
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5
J: Sean Davis · T: Sean Davis · draw 12
6yo · G · btOnly runner
005905
5347.022/1·24.1914/1·15.00
Bet365 · -38% vs fair
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14
J: Rory Cleary · T: Brendan W Duke · draw 15 · combo 3/13 (23%)
3yo · C · bOnly runner
980
5246.740/1·41.9328/1·29.00
Bet365 · -31% vs fair
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8
J: W J Lee · T: A Oliver · draw 9 · combo 3/28 (11%)
3yo · F · b
70958
5646.420/1·20.9712/1·13.00
Bet365 · -38% vs fair
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3
J: Ronan Whelan · T: P J F Murphy · draw 1 · combo 0/8 (0%)
5yo · G · bOnly pairing
477750
5845.012/1·13.7117/2·9.50
Bet365 · -31% vs fair
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1
J: Sam Coen(5) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 4 · combo 0/7 (0%)
4yo · F · brpDOnly ride
438771
6042.99/1·10.486/1·7.00
BetWright · -33% vs fair
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6
5yo · G · btvFT TVOnly runner
44150
5140.922/1·24.1914/1·15.00
Bet365 · -38% vs fair
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7
3yo · G · bhtFT HTOnly runner
909
5837.120/1·20.9714/1·15.00
Bet365 · -28% vs fair
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13
J: Colin Keane · T: Gerard Keane · draw 19 · combo 2/11 (18%)
4yo · F · chtp
50754
4536.117/2·9.6811/2·6.50
Bet365 · -33% vs fair
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17
J: Chris Hayes · T: Ms Sheila Lavery · draw 5
3yo · F · chOnly runner
00433
4634.34/1·5.243.8·3.80
Betfair Exchange · -28% vs fair
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2
6yo · M · btOnly rideOnly runner
632U7
5833.814/1·14.5217/2·9.50
Bet365 · -35% vs fair
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18
J: Reserve 1 · T: Eamonn O'Connell · draw 20
4yo · G · bt
21005
5333.433/1·37.0925/1·26.00
CopyBet · -30% vs fair
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12
J: James Ryan · T: Jack W Davison · draw 2 · combo 0/23 (0%)
3yo · G · baybrownpOnly runner
84992
5333.316/1·17.7412/1·13.00
Bet365 · -27% vs fair
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20
J: Reserve 3 · T: Liam McAteer · draw 17
6yo · G · bOnly runner
090060
4032.966/1·66.1340/1·41.00
Coral · -38% vs fair
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9
J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) · T: Noel Meade · draw 16
5yo · G · btbOnly ride
00607
4829.825/1·27.4216/1·17.00
Bet365 · -38% vs fair
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4
J: Gary Carroll · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 14
4yo · G · bpOnly pairing
03787
5629.433/1·33.8722/1·23.00
Bet365 · -32% vs fair
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19
J: Reserve 2 · T: Mrs Denise Foster · draw 13
4yo · G · b
099
4827.050/1·54.8433/1·34.00
Bet365 · -38% vs fair
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10
J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: E D Delany · draw 3
6yo · G · chtOnly rideOnly runner
000000
4725.740/1·44.3533/1·34.00
Bet365 · -23% vs fair
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15
J: Luke McAteer · T: Donal Kinsella · draw 8
4yo · G · chtOnly runner
0088
4324.266/1·66.1340/1·41.00
Bet365 · -38% vs fair
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16
J: Nathan Crosse · T: Eamonn O'Connell · draw 7
4yo · G · bhtFT HTOnly pairing
50900
4022.540/1·41.9328/1·29.00
Bet365 · -31% 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 61% 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 1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div I)?

The 1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div I) is off at 17:22 on 12 August 2026 at Gowran Park (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 17:22 Gowran Park?

1m1½f, Flat, 20 runners declared.

What is the going for the 17:22 Gowran Park?

Going is reported as Good To Firm on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 17:22 Gowran Park?

The AI top-rated runner is Onyeisi (score 51.5, best price 34.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 17:22 Gowran Park?

The market favourite is Connova at a best price of 3.80. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Onyeisi.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

She's Ideal has shown a progressive profile that makes her an appealing pick ahead of Perfect Judgement, despite sitting 4 lb behind the top-rated on our figures. Connova matches her on the ratings and Keilah is not far behind, so this is far from a one-horse race, but She's Ideal's upward trajectory suggests there is more to come. **She's Ideal** is our selection.

Racing Post pick: She's Ideal

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

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