16:56 Leopardstown

Ireland

Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Irish EBF Fillies Maiden

7f · Flat · Good To Firm · 14 runners · €13,200 · Thursday, 20 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 2/5F·1.40

1st
So Lovely (USA)AI top pick · 37.1
Wayne Lordan·A P O'Brien
2/5F·1.40
SP
2nd
Zenith Blaze (GB)
Declan McDonogh·Joseph Patrick O'Brien·beaten 1.5 lengths
14/1·15.00
SP
3rd
Isle Of Capri (IRE)
Gavin Ryan·Donnacha Aidan O'Brien·beaten 1.25 lengths
11/1·12.00
SP

Race time

1m 27.35s

Race time recorded.

In-running (So Lovely (USA))

“Shared pace early - settled just behind pacesetter - hit front approaching 3f out - pushed along 2f out then edged clear at 1 1/2f out - stayed on strongly to score”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.40 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.

Why the model rates this top

So Lovely

Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien · 2yo

Top-rated of 14

score 37.1 · +12.1 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% weight
100very strong
21d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
78strong
Last 6: 2-2
Trainer20% weight
58average
A P O'Brien: 10/44 winners last 14d (23%)
Ratings50% weight
0weak
no Racing Post ratings on file

MarketNo market price available yet.

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 — Leopardstown 7f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.16).

Low (1–5)

IV 1.16

Mid (6–10)

IV 0.88

High (11–15)

IV 0.94

Today: Miss Hong Kong (draw 3) and Native Jewel (draw 5) get the bias; So Lovely (draw 7) 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. 180 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	11	So Lovely J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 7 2yo · F · baybrown	22	9-02	—	—	—	37.1	2/5F·1.40 SP
2	15	Zenith Blaze J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 6 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	21.0	14/1·15.00 SP
3	5	Isle Of Capri J: Gavin Ryan · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · draw 14 2yo · F · b	6	9-02	—	—	—	19.5	11/1·12.00 SP
3	12	Villaray J: Gary Carroll · T: G M Lyons · draw 4 2yo · F · b	8	9-02	—	—	—	15.5	16/1·17.00 SP
5	7	Little Darling J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 2 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	18.5	28/1·29.00 SP
6	10	Native Jewel J: Shane Foley · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 5 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	21.0	17/2·9.50 SP
7	13	Voice Of You J: Terry Casey(7) · T: M C Hickey · draw 8 2yo · F · b	57	9-02	—	—	—	11.0	33/1·34.00 SP
8	6	Katty J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Adrian Sexton · draw 9 2yo · F · ch	8	9-02	—	—	—	9.0	80/1·81.00 SP
9	4	Fair Say J: Chris Hayes · T: D K Weld · draw 11 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	18.5	11/1·12.00 SP
10	1	Bougie Gals J: Jamie Powell · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 12 2yo · F · ch	—	9-02	—	—	—	23.5	28/1·29.00 SP
11	3	Ever My Treasure J: Robbie Colgan · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 15 2yo · F · bhFT H	—	9-02	—	—	—	20.5	80/1·81.00 SP
12	2	Brooq J: Nathan Crosse · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · draw 13 2yo · F · baybrown	—	9-02	—	—	—	22.0	66/1·67.00 SP
13	14	Voyage Of Survival J: Luke McAteer · T: Alan McIntyre · draw 1 2yo · F · chpFT P	07	9-02	—	—	—	9.0	200/1·201.00 SP
SU	8	Long Haired Lady J: Rory Cleary · T: M P Fogarty · draw 10 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	25.0	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	Miss Hong Kong J: Gavin Ryan · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · draw 3 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	22.0	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:56 Leopardstown on 20 August 2026?

So Lovely (USA) won the 16:56 Leopardstown at SP 1.40. Ridden by Wayne Lordan. Trained by A P O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:56 Leopardstown?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, So Lovely, won the race (AI score 37.1).

What were the placings in the 16:56 Leopardstown?

Top finishers: 1. So Lovely (USA) (1.40), 2. Zenith Blaze (GB) (15.00), 3. Isle Of Capri (IRE) (12.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:56 Leopardstown?

The winning time was 1m 27.35s.

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