Who won the 16:55 Curragh on 16 August 2026?
Armor Supreme (IRE) won the 16:55 Curragh at SP 2.62. Ridden by Rossa Ryan. Trained by Diego Dias.
16:55 Curragh
IrelandWilliam Hill Irish EBF Juvenile Sprint Stakes (Listed)
5f · Flat · Class 1 · Good · 10 runners · €30,000 · Sunday, 16 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stArmor Supreme (IRE)Rossa Ryan·Diego Dias13/8F·2.62SP
- 2ndGrayrobin (GB)AI top pick · 57.7Chris Hayes·Miss Kate McGivern·beaten 1.25 lengths15/2·8.50SP
- 3rdNew Bond Street (GB)Oisin Murphy·P Twomey·beaten .75 lengths3/1·4.00SP
Race time
59.04s
Race time recorded.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.50 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-way57.7/100 rating
Grayrobin
8.00Octobet
Place portion settles at 2.40 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Star Prospect
Star Prospect heads this ten-runner sprint at the Curragh on a rating eight points clear of Armor Supreme, who represents the most pressing threat alongside the unexposed Concorde Landed and the consistent Grayrobin, though the confidence in the selection is not high given the quality lurking beneath. Star Prospect's rating advantage over the field is real if modest against the principals, and on good ground over five furlongs the selection ought to have the pace to assert. The danger from Armor Supreme in particular cannot be dismissed lightly, and Concorde Landed may prove sharper than her rating suggests. Star Prospect is the 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
Grayrobin
Chris Hayes · Miss Kate McGivern · 2yo
Top-rated of 10
score 57.7 · +0.6 clear of next best (57.1)
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 strong23d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight85very strongLast 6: 8-1-1
- Ratings50% weight61averageOR 92
- Trainer20% weight0small sample (n=2)Miss Kate McGivern: 0/2 winners last 14d (0%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketBest price 8.00 (Octobet) · 4th in the market of 10.
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 5f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.12).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.03
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.84
High (8–10)
IV 1.12
Today: April Mist (draw 8) and New Bond Street (draw 10) get the bias; Brazilian Diva (draw 6) 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 | 4 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Diego Dias · draw 2 2yo · F · b | 129 | 95 | 49.3 | 13/8F·2.62 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Chris Hayes · T: Miss Kate McGivern · draw 3 2yo · C · gr | 811 | 92 | 57.7 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 3 | 8 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: P Twomey · draw 10 2yo · F · b | 533 | 87 | 53.5 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 5 2yo · C · b | 13037 | 89 | 48.8 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Ben Coen · T: Daniel McLoughlin · draw 4 2yo · F · b | 6544 | 83 | 42.6 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Diego Lima · T: Diego Dias · draw 6 2yo · F · ch | 375126 | 91 | 50.7 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 7 | 3 | J: Gary Carroll · T: G M Lyons · draw 8 2yo · F · ch | 217 | 88 | 57.1 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 8 | 7 | J: Wayne Lordan · T: P Twomey · draw 7 2yo · F · chhFT H | 14 | — | 29.2 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 9 | 10 | J: Gavin Ryan · T: Diego Dias · draw 9 2yo · F · b | — | — | 15.0 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
| 10 | 9 | J: Shane Foley · T: Kieran P Cotter · draw 1 2yo · F · chtp | 9889 | 57 | 27.6 | 250/1·251.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:55 Curragh?
No — the AI top pick (Grayrobin) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 16:55 Curragh?
Top finishers: 1. Armor Supreme (IRE) (2.62), 2. Grayrobin (GB) (8.50), 3. New Bond Street (GB) (4.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:55 Curragh?
The winning time was 59.04s.
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