18:17 Sligo

Ireland

Solar Generation Maiden Hurdle

2m4½f · Hurdle · Good · 8 runners · €7,200 · Wednesday, 19 August 2026

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E/W terms3 places at 1/5 odds (8 runners)· the study →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Top rated

Seven Towers

No. 6 · score 31.9 · +2.0 clear of next best · best 9/4·3.35

Best value vs consensus

Lengaruka

14.5·14.50 Matchbook · +21% vs fair (consensus 12.01)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 29 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

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Each-way29.9/100 rating

Mindyourheadmike

7.80Smarkets

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

No pundit verdict published for this race — the Racing Post covers most but not all races. Our model's view is above.

Why the model rates this top

Seven Towers

Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell · 5yo

Top-rated of 8

score 31.9 · +2.0 clear of next best (29.9)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Freshness10% weight
85very strong
47d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
78strong
Gavin Cromwell: 5/16 winners last 14d (31%)
Form20% weight
39below average
Last 6: 6-3-3-3-9
Ratings50% weight
0weak
no Racing Post ratings on file

MarketBest price 3.35 (Smarkets) · 2nd in the market of 8.

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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.

Front-runners(1)
6Seven Towers
Prominent(1)
8Kisuton Enki
Mid-division(0)—
Hold-up / closers(3)
3Discrete 4Go To The Moon 5Lengaruka
Unknown(3)
1Godsend 2Mindyourheadmike 7Hadahi

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.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair

No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	Fair	Best
6	Seven TowersPick J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 · combo 6/62 (10%) 5yo · G · b	63339	11-04	—	—	—	31.9	9/4·3.30	3.35·3.35 Smarkets All 29 books ▾ Smarkets3.35·3.35Matchbook3.25·3.25SmarketsSBK11/5·3.20 Betfair Exchange3.15·3.15 Bet36515/8·2.88 SportingIndex15/8·2.88 Spreadex15/8·2.88 Unibet15/8·2.88 Betfred7/4·2.75 BetTom7/4·2.75 Dragon Bet7/4·2.75 Midnite7/4·2.75 Star Sports7/4·2.75 William Hill7/4·2.75 BetWright7/4·2.75 Boyle Sports13/8·2.63 Betano13/8·2.63 Coral13/8·2.63 10 Bet13/8·2.63Virgin Bet13/8·2.63talkSPORT BET13/8·2.63 Bet Victor13/8·2.63 Ladbrokes13/8·2.63 BresBet13/8·2.62 BetMGM13/8·2.62 Quinn Bet13/8·2.62Betfair Sportsbook6/4·2.50Paddy Power6/4·2.50 LiveScore Bet6/4·2.50
2	Mindyourheadmike J: Eoghan Finegan(5) · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 0 · combo 3/16 (19%) 5yo · G · bOnly pairing	P015	11-12	—	—	—	29.9	15/2·8.41	7.8·7.80 Smarkets · -7% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Smarkets7.8·7.80Coral13/2·7.50 Ladbrokes13/2·7.50 William Hill13/2·7.50 Bet36513/2·7.50Matchbook7.2·7.20Boyle Sports6/1·7.00 10 Bet6/1·7.00 LiveScore Bet6/1·7.00 SmarketsSBK6/1·7.00Virgin Bet6/1·7.00Betfred6/1·7.00 Quinn Bet6/1·7.00 Paddy Power6/1·7.00 Star Sports6/1·7.00 Unibet6/1·7.00 talkSPORT BET6/1·7.00 Bet Victor6/1·7.00 BetMGM6/1·7.00 BetTom6/1·7.00 BetWright6/1·7.00 Betano6/1·7.00 Betfair Exchange6.6·6.60 BresBet11/2·6.50 SportingIndex11/2·6.50Betfair Sportsbook11/2·6.50Dragon Bet11/2·6.50 Midnite11/2·6.50 Spreadex11/2·6.50
8	Kisuton Enki J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 · combo 10/61 (16%) 6yo · M · gOnly ride	0226	10-11	—	—	—	21.4	15/8·2.86	2.62·2.62 Matchbook · -8% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Matchbook2.62·2.62Smarkets2.6·2.60Betfair Exchange2.5·2.50 SmarketsSBK6/4·2.50 William Hill11/8·2.38 Unibet11/8·2.38 Bet36511/8·2.38 BetTom11/8·2.38 10 Bet11/8·2.38 Betfred11/8·2.38 BresBet11/8·2.38 Quinn Bet11/8·2.38 SportingIndex11/8·2.38 Spreadex11/8·2.38 Star Sports11/8·2.38 Coral11/8·2.37 Ladbrokes11/8·2.37 Dragon Bet11/8·2.37Virgin Bet5/4·2.25talkSPORT BET5/4·2.25 Bet Victor5/4·2.25 BetMGM5/4·2.25 BetWright5/4·2.25 Boyle Sports5/4·2.25 Betano5/4·2.25 LiveScore Bet5/4·2.25Betfair Sportsbook5/4·2.25Paddy Power5/4·2.25 Midnite6/5·2.20
7	Hadahi J: Simon Torrens · T: Noel C Kelly · draw 0 4yo · G · b	5U53	11-00	—	—	—	20.2	40/1·40.85	55·55.00 Matchbook · +35% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Matchbook55·55.00Smarkets50·50.00SmarketsSBK40/1·41.00 Paddy Power33/1·34.00 Star Sports33/1·34.00 10 Bet33/1·34.00 Spreadex33/1·34.00 talkSPORT BET33/1·34.00 Dragon Bet33/1·34.00 Ladbrokes33/1·34.00 Betano33/1·34.00 Boyle Sports33/1·34.00 BresBet33/1·34.00 Coral33/1·34.00 William Hill33/1·34.00 Bet Victor33/1·34.00 Bet36533/1·34.00 Midnite33/1·34.00 Quinn Bet33/1·34.00 SportingIndex33/1·34.00 Betfred33/1·34.00Betfair Sportsbook30/1·31.00Virgin Bet28/1·29.00LiveScore Bet28/1·29.00 BetWright28/1·29.00 Unibet28/1·29.00 BetTom28/1·29.00 BetMGM25/1·26.00 Betfair Exchange14·14.00
5	Lengaruka J: John Shinnick · T: Mrs Lorna Fowler · draw 0 5yo · G · bOnly runner	05	11-04	—	—	—	14.0	11/1·12.01	14.5·14.50 Matchbook · +21% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Matchbook14.5·14.50SmarketsSBK13/1·14.00Smarkets14·14.0010 Bet10/1·11.00 SportingIndex10/1·11.00 Spreadex10/1·11.00 Paddy Power10/1·11.00 Betano9/1·10.00 Betfred9/1·10.00 Boyle Sports9/1·10.00 BresBet9/1·10.00 BetTom9/1·10.00 BetWright9/1·10.00 Ladbrokes9/1·10.00 LiveScore Bet9/1·10.00 Midnite9/1·10.00 Quinn Bet9/1·10.00Betfair Sportsbook9/1·10.00William Hill9/1·10.00 Coral9/1·10.00 Dragon Bet9/1·10.00 talkSPORT BET9/1·10.00 Bet Victor9/1·10.00 Star Sports9/1·10.00 Unibet9/1·10.00Virgin Bet9/1·10.00Bet36517/2·9.50 BetMGM8/1·9.00 Betfair Exchange7·7.00
4	Go To The Moon J: G B Noonan · T: Mark Michael McNiff · draw 0 6yo · G · btOnly ride	P107	11-04	—	—	—	13.7	50/1·49.26	70·70.00 Matchbook · +42% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Matchbook70·70.00Smarkets65·65.00SmarketsSBK60/1·61.00 Betfair Exchange60·60.00 SportingIndex50/1·51.00 Spreadex50/1·51.00 William Hill50/1·51.00 Bet36550/1·51.00 Paddy Power40/1·41.00 Star Sports40/1·41.00 Unibet40/1·41.00 talkSPORT BET40/1·41.00 Dragon Bet40/1·41.00 Quinn Bet40/1·41.00 10 Bet40/1·41.00 Bet Victor40/1·41.00 Ladbrokes40/1·41.00 Midnite40/1·41.00 BetMGM40/1·41.00 BetTom40/1·41.00 BetWright40/1·41.00 Betano40/1·41.00 Betfred40/1·41.00 Boyle Sports40/1·41.00 BresBet40/1·41.00 Coral40/1·41.00Betfair Sportsbook35/1·36.00Virgin Bet33/1·34.00LiveScore Bet33/1·34.00
1	Godsend J: Danny Gilligan · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 · combo 2/14 (14%) 5yo · G · chOnly pairing	0	11-12	—	—	—	10.0	10/1·10.81	10·10.00 Smarkets · -7% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Smarkets10·10.00Matchbook9.6·9.60Bet36517/2·9.50 Quinn Bet8/1·9.00 SmarketsSBK8/1·9.00 Coral8/1·9.00 Paddy Power8/1·9.00 talkSPORT BET8/1·9.00 Betano8/1·9.00 Betfred8/1·9.00 Boyle Sports8/1·9.00 Ladbrokes8/1·9.00 10 Bet8/1·9.00 Bet Victor8/1·9.00 Star Sports8/1·9.00 Unibet8/1·9.00 William Hill8/1·9.00 Betfair Exchange8.6·8.60 LiveScore Bet15/2·8.50 BresBet15/2·8.50 Dragon Bet15/2·8.50 Midnite15/2·8.50Betfair Sportsbook15/2·8.50BetTom15/2·8.50 BetMGM15/2·8.50 BetWright15/2·8.50Virgin Bet15/2·8.50SportingIndex7/1·8.00 Spreadex7/1·8.00
3	Discrete J: Shane Fitzgerald · T: Mrs Grainne M O'Connor · draw 0 5yo · G · btFT TOnly runner	FP607	11-04	—	—	—	8.8	100/1·121.35	200·200.00 Matchbook · +65% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Matchbook200·200.00Smarkets190·190.00SmarketsSBK150/1·151.00 Unibet100/1·101.00 Star Sports100/1·101.00 William Hill100/1·101.00 Boyle Sports100/1·101.00 talkSPORT BET100/1·101.00 Quinn Bet100/1·101.00Betfair Sportsbook100/1·101.0010 Bet100/1·101.00 Bet Victor100/1·101.00 BetMGM100/1·101.00 BetTom100/1·101.00 Betano100/1·101.00 Bet365100/1·101.00 BetWright100/1·101.00 Betfred100/1·101.00 BresBet100/1·101.00 Coral100/1·101.00 Dragon Bet100/1·101.00 Ladbrokes100/1·101.00 Midnite100/1·101.00 Paddy Power100/1·101.00Virgin Bet80/1·81.00SportingIndex80/1·81.00 Spreadex80/1·81.00 LiveScore Bet80/1·81.00 Betfair Exchange29·29.00

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 29 bookmakers per horse with the 20% 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 Solar Generation Maiden Hurdle?

The Solar Generation Maiden Hurdle is off at 18:17 on 19 August 2026 at Sligo (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 18:17 Sligo?

2m4½f, Hurdle, 8 runners declared.

What is the going for the 18:17 Sligo?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 18:17 Sligo?

The AI top-rated runner is Seven Towers (score 31.9, best price 3.35). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 18:17 Sligo?

The market favourite is Kisuton Enki at a best price of 2.62. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Seven Towers.

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