17:43 Killarney

Ireland

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle

2m7f · Hurdle · Good · 6 runners · €10,500 · Thursday, 20 August 2026

E/W terms2 places at 1/4 odds in a 6-runner field — the place half of an each-way bet has historically returned −14% to −22% at these terms· 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

Diamond Du Berlais

No. 5 · score 81.2 · +10.3 clear of next best · best 11/10·2.10

Best value vs consensus

Don Jefe

70/1·71.00 Paddy Power · +16% vs fair (consensus 61.17)

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.

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

Diamond Du Berlais

Brian Hayes · W P Mullins · 5yo

Top-rated of 6

score 81.2 · +10.3 clear of next best (70.9)

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
95very strong
W P Mullins: 11/29 winners last 14d (38%)
Ratings50% weight
87very strong
OR 131 — highest combined rating in the field
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
35d since last run (fresh)
Form20% weight
50average
Last 6: 8-1-6-4-3

MarketBest price 2.10 (Matchbook) · market favourite.

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: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.

Front-runners(2)
1Loch Cuan 2Brother Walfrid
Prominent(2)
4Local News 6Pets Georgina
Mid-division(0)—
Hold-up / closers(0)—
Unknown(2)
3Don Jefe 5Diamond Du Berlais

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
5	Diamond Du BerlaisPick J: Brian Hayes · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 · combo 8/37 (22%) 5yo · M · bt	81643	10-11	131	—	—	81.2	6/5·2.19	2.1·2.10 Matchbook · -4% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Matchbook2.1·2.10Betfair Exchange2.1·2.10Smarkets2.08·2.08SmarketsSBKevn·2.00 Dragon Bet10/11·1.91 William Hill10/11·1.91 Paddy Power10/11·1.91 Bet36510/11·1.91 BetWright10/11·1.91 BresBet10/11·1.91 Midnite5/6·1.83 Bet Victor5/6·1.83 Coral5/6·1.83 Ladbrokes5/6·1.83 LiveScore Bet5/6·1.83 Quinn Bet5/6·1.83 Unibet5/6·1.83Virgin Bet5/6·1.83Betfair Sportsbook5/6·1.83Boyle Sports5/6·1.83 talkSPORT BET5/6·1.83 BetMGM5/6·1.83 BetTom5/6·1.83 Betano5/6·1.83 Betfred5/6·1.83 SportingIndex4/5·1.80 Spreadex4/5·1.80 Star Sports4/5·1.80 10 Bet4/5·1.80
1	Loch Cuan J: James Smith(5) · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 · combo 3/28 (11%) 5yo · G · bGoing 2/2Only ride	02211	11-07	119	—	—	70.9	8/1·9.00	7/1·8.00 Bet365 · -11% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Bet3657/1·8.00 Ladbrokes7/1·8.00 BetMGM7/1·8.00 William Hill7/1·8.00Matchbook7.8·7.80Betfair Exchange7.6·7.60 Betfred13/2·7.50 Paddy Power13/2·7.50 Spreadex13/2·7.50 Unibet13/2·7.50 Dragon Bet13/2·7.50Virgin Bet13/2·7.50Boyle Sports13/2·7.50 Coral13/2·7.50 10 Bet13/2·7.50 Bet Victor13/2·7.50 SportingIndex13/2·7.50Betfair Sportsbook13/2·7.50BresBet13/2·7.50 LiveScore Bet13/2·7.50 Quinn Bet13/2·7.50 BetTom13/2·7.50 talkSPORT BET13/2·7.50 BetWright13/2·7.50 Betano13/2·7.50Smarkets7.2·7.20Midnite6/1·7.00 Star Sports6/1·7.00 SmarketsSBK6/1·7.00
2	Brother Walfrid J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 · combo 10/62 (16%) 5yo · G · brt	22415	11-04	118	—	—	67.1	9/2·5.40	6.2·6.20 Matchbook · +15% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Matchbook6.2·6.20Betfair Exchange6·6.00Smarkets5.9·5.90Bet3659/2·5.50 SmarketsSBK9/2·5.50 William Hill4/1·5.00 Paddy Power4/1·5.00Betfair Sportsbook4/1·5.00Coral7/2·4.50 BetMGM7/2·4.50 LiveScore Bet7/2·4.50 10 Bet7/2·4.50 Bet Victor7/2·4.50 BetTom7/2·4.50 BetWright7/2·4.50 Dragon Bet7/2·4.50 Midnite7/2·4.50 talkSPORT BET7/2·4.50 Unibet7/2·4.50Virgin Bet7/2·4.50Boyle Sports7/2·4.50 BresBet7/2·4.50 Ladbrokes7/2·4.50 Betano7/2·4.50 Betfred7/2·4.50 Quinn Bet7/2·4.50 SportingIndex7/2·4.50 Spreadex7/2·4.50 Star Sports10/3·4.33
6	Pets Georgina J: J J Slevin · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 · combo 2/17 (12%) 6yo · M · bC&DGoing 2/4Only ride	U2114	10-11	119	—	—	61.1	10/1·10.79	10.5·10.50 Matchbook · -3% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Matchbook10.5·10.50Smarkets10·10.00SmarketsSBK9/1·10.00 Betano17/2·9.50 Paddy Power17/2·9.50 William Hill17/2·9.50 talkSPORT BET17/2·9.50 Bet Victor17/2·9.50 Bet36517/2·9.50 Betfair Exchange9.4·9.40 Coral8/1·9.00 Betfred8/1·9.00 SportingIndex8/1·9.00Virgin Bet8/1·9.00Boyle Sports8/1·9.00Betfair Sportsbook8/1·9.0010 Bet8/1·9.00 BetMGM8/1·9.00 BetTom8/1·9.00 BresBet8/1·9.00 Unibet8/1·9.00 Dragon Bet8/1·9.00 Ladbrokes8/1·9.00 LiveScore Bet8/1·9.00 Quinn Bet8/1·9.00 Spreadex8/1·9.00 BetWright8/1·9.00 Star Sports15/2·8.50 Midnite15/2·8.50
3	Don Jefe J: Sean Flanagan · T: Gerard O'Leary · draw 0 5yo · G · b	051P	11-04	112	—	—	57.5	66/1·61.17	70/1·71.00 Paddy Power · +16% vs fair All 29 books ▾ Paddy Power70/1·71.00Betfair Sportsbook70/1·71.0010 Bet66/1·67.00 Bet Victor66/1·67.00 Betano66/1·67.00 talkSPORT BET66/1·67.00 BetWright60/1·61.00 BresBet60/1·61.00 Dragon Bet60/1·61.00Matchbook60·60.00Coral50/1·51.00 Bet36550/1·51.00 BetMGM50/1·51.00 Betfred50/1·51.00 Boyle Sports50/1·51.00 BetTom50/1·51.00 William Hill50/1·51.00 Unibet50/1·51.00Virgin Bet50/1·51.00Ladbrokes50/1·51.00 LiveScore Bet50/1·51.00 Quinn Bet50/1·51.00Smarkets48·48.00SmarketsSBK45/1·46.00 Betfair Exchange44·44.00 Star Sports40/1·41.00 Midnite40/1·41.00 SportingIndex28/1·29.00 Spreadex28/1·29.00
4	Local News J: Josh Williamson(3) · T: Richard Hennessy · draw 0 6yo · M · bOnly runner	11	11-00	—	—	—	36.5	6/1·7.20	5/1·6.00 BetWright · -17% vs fair All 29 books ▾ BetWright5/1·6.00 Boyle Sports5/1·6.00 BresBet5/1·6.00 Betfair Exchange6·6.00 Ladbrokes5/1·6.00 Quinn Bet5/1·6.00 SportingIndex5/1·6.00 Dragon Bet5/1·6.00 10 Bet5/1·6.00 Bet Victor5/1·6.00 Bet3655/1·6.00 BetTom5/1·6.00 Betano5/1·6.00 LiveScore Bet5/1·6.00 Betfred5/1·6.00 Spreadex5/1·6.00 Unibet5/1·6.00 Coral5/1·6.00Virgin Bet5/1·6.00William Hill5/1·6.00 talkSPORT BET5/1·6.00Matchbook6·6.00Betfair Sportsbook5/1·6.00Paddy Power5/1·6.00Smarkets5.8·5.80SmarketsSBK9/2·5.50 BetMGM9/2·5.50 Midnite9/2·5.50 Star Sports9/2·5.50

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 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle?

The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle is off at 17:43 on 20 August 2026 at Killarney (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 17:43 Killarney?

2m7f, Hurdle, 6 runners declared.

What is the going for the 17:43 Killarney?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 17:43 Killarney?

The AI top-rated runner is Diamond Du Berlais (score 81.2, best price 2.10). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 17:43 Killarney?

The market favourite is Diamond Du Berlais at a best price of 2.10.

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