Who won the 14:10 Curragh on 16 August 2026?
Fighting Tears (IRE) won the 14:10 Curragh at SP 6.50. Ridden by Ronan Whelan. Trained by A Oliver.
14:10 Curragh
IrelandIrish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden
6f · Flat · Good · 18 runners · €15,000 · Sunday, 16 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 7thRace report
- 1stFighting Tears (IRE)Ronan Whelan·A Oliver11/2·6.50SP
- 2ndRoeillaun (IRE)Chris Hayes·Noel Meade·beaten .5 lengths50/1·51.00SP
- 3rdKindacan (IRE)Ben Coen·J P Murtagh·beaten .5 lengths12/1·13.00SP
Race time
1m 12.89s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Fighting Tears (IRE))
“Sat just behind the front group early - third at the halfway point - driven into contention with a furlong and a half left - edged into second and asked for more inside the final furlong before getting on top close home”
AI top-rated The Pipeman (score 36.6) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way36.6/100 rating
The Pipeman
6.40Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Why the model rates this top
The Pipeman
Wayne Lordan · Miss Natalia Lupini · 2yo
Top-rated of 18
score 36.6 · +11.6 clear of next best (25.0)
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 strong36d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight78strongLast 6: 2
- Trainer20% weight63small sample (n=4)Miss Natalia Lupini: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Ratings50% weight0weakno Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 6.40 (Betfair Exchange) · 3rd in the market of 18.
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 6f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.12).
Low (1–7)
IV 1.03
Mid (8–13)
IV 0.84
High (14–19)
IV 1.12
Today: Savannah Sun (draw 15) and Coincidenza (draw 18) get the bias; Fighting Tears (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. 182 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | J: Ronan Whelan · T: A Oliver · draw 12 2yo · F · b | — | — | 24.5 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 2 | 16 | J: Chris Hayes · T: Noel Meade · draw 2 2yo · F · ch | 67 | — | 13.3 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 6 2yo · F · b | — | — | 21.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane · draw 1 2yo · G · b | 7 | — | 11.5 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 5 | 17 | J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 8 2yo · F · b | — | — | 18.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 6 | 12 | J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 5 2yo · F · b | 5 | — | 19.5 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: Wayne Lordan · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 3 2yo · C · b | 2 | — | 36.6 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 8 | 2 | J: Gary Carroll · T: G M Lyons · draw 7 2yo · C · b | 49 | — | 17.8 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 9 | 10 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · draw 18 2yo · F · b | — | — | 15.0 | 15/8F·2.88 SP |
| 10 | 18 | J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: T G McCourt · draw 16 2yo · F · bhFT H | 59 | — | 11.3 | 200/1·201.00 SP |
| 11 | 8 | J: Rory Cleary · T: Kieran P Cotter · draw 11 2yo · C · b | — | — | 15.0 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 12 | 9 | J: James Ryan · T: T G McCourt · draw 10 2yo · G · b | 5 | — | 16.0 | 250/1·251.00 SP |
| 13 | 5 | J: Robert Whearty · T: F G Hand · draw 19 2yo · G · b | 00 | — | 10.0 | 250/1·251.00 SP |
| 14 | 19 | J: Jimmy Dalton(7) · T: Michael J Browne · draw 15 2yo · F · bpFT P | — | — | 25.0 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 15 | 14 | J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Joseph G Murphy · draw 17 2yo · F · b | 57 | — | 14.0 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 16 | 13 | J: Gavin Ryan · T: Rory Anthony Devine · draw 9 2yo · C · b | — | — | 15.0 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 17 | 3 | J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Robson De Aguiar · draw 4 2yo · G · b | — | — | 22.5 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 18 | 4 | J: Leigh Roche · T: Sean Davis · draw 13 2yo · C · b | 00 | — | 23.5 | 300/1·301.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Jamie Powell · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty · draw 14 2yo · F · b | — | — | 15.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:10 Curragh?
No — the AI top pick (The Pipeman) finished 7.
What were the placings in the 14:10 Curragh?
Top finishers: 1. Fighting Tears (IRE) (6.50), 2. Roeillaun (IRE) (51.00), 3. Kindacan (IRE) (13.00).
What was the winning time for the 14:10 Curragh?
The winning time was 1m 12.89s.
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