17:27 Leopardstown

Ireland

Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

7f · Flat · Good To Firm · 16 runners · €15,000 · Thursday, 20 August 2026

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E/W terms3 places at 1/5 odds (16 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

Banks Of The Boyne

No. 11 · score 43.8 · +1.1 clear of next best · best 7/4·2.70

Drawn 4, inside the favoured low third at this course and trip.

Best value vs consensus

Togetherwearefree

8.8·8.80 Matchbook · +4% vs fair (consensus 8.49)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 28 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Other selections

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Each-way21.5/100 rating

The Green Helmet

5.50Betfair Sportsbook

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

Banks Of The Boyne

Wesley Joyce(3) · Michael Mulvany · 2yo

Top-rated of 16

score 43.8 · +1.1 clear of next best (42.6)

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
70strong
4d since last run (quick turnaround)
Ratings50% weight
53average
OR 79 — highest combined rating in the field
Form20% weight
52average
Last 6: 8-0-2-2-4
Trainer20% weight
0weak
Michael Mulvany: 0/18 winners last 14d (0%)

MarketBest price 2.70 (Betfair Exchange) · 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: No confirmed front-runner — likely a slow start, race may turn into a sprint.

Front-runners(0)—
Prominent(0)—
Mid-division(2)
8Blitogue 13Romance
Hold-up / closers(4)
6The Green Helmet 10Summer Sent You 11Banks Of The Boyne 12Dear Theodosia
Unknown(10)
1Kilconnell 2Letmeentertainyou 3Battle Ready 4Sovreigns Joy 5Melchizedek 7Togetherwearefree 9Buck Jones 14Essence Of Time 15Lucy's Promise 16Spanish View

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.

Draw bias — Leopardstown 7f

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

Low (1–6)

IV 1.16

Mid (7–11)

IV 0.88

High (12–16)

IV 0.94

Today: Banks Of The Boyne (draw 4) and Lucy's Promise (draw 1) get the bias; Melchizedek (draw 11) 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 AI score

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

No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	Fair	Best
11	Banks Of The BoynePick J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 4 · combo 7/68 (10%) 2yo · G · bOnly runner	80224	8-13	79	—	—	43.8	9/4·3.37	2.7·2.70 Betfair Exchange · -20% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Betfair Exchange2.7·2.70 Bet36513/8·2.63 Midnite11/8·2.38 William Hill11/8·2.38 talkSPORT BET11/8·2.38 BetMGM11/8·2.38 BetTom11/8·2.38 BetWright11/8·2.38 Betano11/8·2.38 Boyle Sports11/8·2.38 BresBet11/8·2.38 Coral11/8·2.38 Dragon Bet11/8·2.38 Ladbrokes11/8·2.38 Bet Victor11/8·2.38 Quinn Bet11/8·2.38 SportingIndex11/8·2.38 Spreadex11/8·2.38 Unibet11/8·2.38Matchbook2.36·2.36Virgin Bet5/4·2.25Betfair Sportsbook5/4·2.25Paddy Power5/4·2.25 LiveScore Bet5/4·2.25 Star Sports5/4·2.25 SmarketsSBK11/10·2.10
15	Lucy's Promise J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 1 2yo · F · bOnly rideOnly runner	0768	8-08	66	—	—	42.6	14/1·15.56	14.5·14.50 Matchbook · -7% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Matchbook14.5·14.50BetMGM11/1·12.00 Bet Victor10/1·11.00 Bet36510/1·11.00 BetTom10/1·11.00 BetWright10/1·11.00 Betano10/1·11.00 Boyle Sports10/1·11.00 BresBet10/1·11.00 Coral10/1·11.00 Dragon Bet10/1·11.00 Ladbrokes10/1·11.00 Midnite10/1·11.00 Paddy Power10/1·11.00 Quinn Bet10/1·11.00 SportingIndex10/1·11.00 Spreadex10/1·11.00 Unibet10/1·11.00 William Hill10/1·11.00 talkSPORT BET10/1·11.00 LiveScore Bet9/1·10.00Betfair Sportsbook9/1·10.00Star Sports9/1·10.00Virgin Bet9/1·10.00SmarketsSBK8/1·9.00 Betfair Exchange5.1·5.10
5	Melchizedek J: Gary Carroll · T: M P Fogarty · draw 11 2yo · C · bOnly pairing	—	9-05	—	—	—	25.0	40/1·41.03	33/1·34.00 Paddy Power · -17% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Paddy Power33/1·34.00Betfair Sportsbook30/1·31.00Bet Victor28/1·29.00 Bet36528/1·29.00 BetTom28/1·29.00 BetWright28/1·29.00 Betano28/1·29.00 Boyle Sports28/1·29.00 BresBet28/1·29.00 Coral28/1·29.00 Dragon Bet28/1·29.00 Ladbrokes28/1·29.00 LiveScore Bet28/1·29.00 Midnite28/1·29.00 Quinn Bet28/1·29.00 SportingIndex28/1·29.00 Spreadex28/1·29.00 Unibet28/1·29.00Virgin Bet28/1·29.00William Hill28/1·29.00 talkSPORT BET28/1·29.00 BetMGM25/1·26.00 Star Sports25/1·26.00Matchbook22·22.00SmarketsSBK20/1·21.00 Betfair Exchange5.2·5.20
14	Essence Of Time J: Chris Hayes · T: A Oliver · draw 8 2yo · F · bOnly pairing	—	8-08	—	—	—	24.5	33/1·32.54	25/1·26.00 BetMGM · -20% vs fair All 27 books ▾ BetMGM25/1·26.00 Paddy Power25/1·26.00Matchbook25·25.00Bet Victor22/1·23.00 BetTom22/1·23.00 BetWright22/1·23.00 Betano22/1·23.00 Boyle Sports22/1·23.00 BresBet22/1·23.00 Coral22/1·23.00 Dragon Bet22/1·23.00 Ladbrokes22/1·23.00 LiveScore Bet22/1·23.00 Midnite22/1·23.00 Quinn Bet22/1·23.00 SportingIndex22/1·23.00 Spreadex22/1·23.00 Unibet22/1·23.00Virgin Bet22/1·23.00William Hill22/1·23.00 talkSPORT BET22/1·23.00Betfair Sportsbook22/1·23.00Star Sports20/1·21.00 Bet36518/1·19.00 SmarketsSBK15/1·16.00Smarkets16·16.00Betfair Exchange5.2·5.20
6	The Green Helmet J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 9 · combo 3/87 (3%) 2yo · C · b	73	9-05	—	—	—	21.5	6/1·7.07	9/2·5.50 Betfair Sportsbook · -22% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Betfair Sportsbook9/2·5.50Paddy Power9/2·5.50 Bet Victor4/1·5.00 BetWright4/1·5.00 Betano4/1·5.00 Boyle Sports4/1·5.00 BresBet4/1·5.00 Coral4/1·5.00 Dragon Bet4/1·5.00 Ladbrokes4/1·5.00 LiveScore Bet4/1·5.00 Midnite4/1·5.00 Quinn Bet4/1·5.00 SportingIndex4/1·5.00 Spreadex4/1·5.00 Unibet4/1·5.00Virgin Bet4/1·5.00William Hill4/1·5.00 talkSPORT BET4/1·5.00 BetTom4/1·5.00 Bet3657/2·4.50 Star Sports7/2·4.50 BetMGM7/2·4.50Smarkets3.95·3.95SmarketsSBK11/4·3.75Matchbook3.55·3.55Betfair Exchange3.4·3.40
7	Togetherwearefree J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 5 · combo 5/65 (8%) 2yo · F · b	—	9-04	—	—	—	20.0	15/2·8.49	8.8·8.80 Matchbook · +4% vs fair All 28 books ▾ Matchbook8.8·8.80Paddy Power6/1·7.00 BetWright11/2·6.50 BresBet11/2·6.50 Dragon Bet11/2·6.50Betfair Sportsbook11/2·6.50Bet Victor5/1·6.00 BetMGM5/1·6.00 BetTom5/1·6.00 Betano5/1·6.00 Betfred5/1·6.00 Boyle Sports5/1·6.00 Coral5/1·6.00 Ladbrokes5/1·6.00 LiveScore Bet5/1·6.00 Midnite5/1·6.00 Quinn Bet5/1·6.00 SportingIndex5/1·6.00 Spreadex5/1·6.00 Unibet5/1·6.00Virgin Bet5/1·6.00William Hill5/1·6.00 talkSPORT BET5/1·6.00 Bet3659/2·5.50 Star Sports9/2·5.50Smarkets4.9·4.90Betfair Exchange4.5·4.50 SmarketsSBK7/2·4.50
1	Kilconnell J: Ben Coen · T: Daniel McLoughlin · draw 3 · combo 2/23 (9%) 2yo · C · bOnly pairing	—	9-09	—	—	—	15.0	28/1·29.71	22/1·23.00 Bet365 · -23% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Bet36522/1·23.00 Bet Victor20/1·21.00 BetMGM20/1·21.00 BetTom20/1·21.00 BetWright20/1·21.00 Betano20/1·21.00 Boyle Sports20/1·21.00 BresBet20/1·21.00 Coral20/1·21.00 Dragon Bet20/1·21.00 Ladbrokes20/1·21.00 Midnite20/1·21.00 Quinn Bet20/1·21.00 SportingIndex20/1·21.00 Spreadex20/1·21.00 Unibet20/1·21.00 William Hill20/1·21.00 talkSPORT BET20/1·21.00 LiveScore Bet18/1·19.00 Star Sports18/1·19.00Virgin Bet18/1·19.00Paddy Power18/1·19.00Matchbook18.5·18.50Betfair Sportsbook16/1·17.00SmarketsSBK15/1·16.00 Betfair Exchange5.2·5.20
8	Blitogue J: Seamie Heffernan · T: W R Crawford · draw 12 2yo · C · chOnly runner	5	9-03	—	—	—	12.5	20/1·21.22	18·18.00 Matchbook · -15% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Matchbook18·18.00Bet Victor14/1·15.00 BetMGM14/1·15.00 BetTom14/1·15.00 BetWright14/1·15.00 Betano14/1·15.00 Boyle Sports14/1·15.00 BresBet14/1·15.00 Coral14/1·15.00 Dragon Bet14/1·15.00 Ladbrokes14/1·15.00 Midnite14/1·15.00 Quinn Bet14/1·15.00 SportingIndex14/1·15.00 Spreadex14/1·15.00 Unibet14/1·15.00 William Hill14/1·15.00 talkSPORT BET14/1·15.00 Bet36514/1·15.00 Paddy Power14/1·15.00 LiveScore Bet12/1·13.00 Star Sports12/1·13.00Virgin Bet12/1·13.00Betfair Sportsbook12/1·13.00SmarketsSBK11/1·12.00 Betfair Exchange6·6.00
2	Letmeentertainyou J: Nathan Crosse · T: David Marnane · draw 16 · combo 1/11 (9%) 2yo · C · bOnly pairing	8	9-09	—	—	—	12.0	33/1·36.79	28/1·29.00 Bet365 · -21% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Bet36528/1·29.00 Bet Victor25/1·26.00 BetMGM25/1·26.00 BetTom25/1·26.00 Betano25/1·26.00 Unibet25/1·26.00 Boyle Sports25/1·26.00 Coral25/1·26.00 Ladbrokes25/1·26.00 Midnite25/1·26.00 Quinn Bet25/1·26.00 SportingIndex25/1·26.00 Spreadex25/1·26.00 William Hill25/1·26.00 talkSPORT BET25/1·26.00 BetWright22/1·23.00 Star Sports22/1·23.00 BresBet22/1·23.00 Dragon Bet22/1·23.00 LiveScore Bet22/1·23.00Virgin Bet22/1·23.00Matchbook22·22.00Paddy Power20/1·21.00Betfair Sportsbook18/1·19.00SmarketsSBK16/1·17.00 Betfair Exchange6·6.00
4	Sovreigns Joy J: Wayne Lordan · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 14 · combo 0/20 (0%) 2yo · C · bOnly runner	8	9-07	—	—	—	12.0	8/1·9.20	8·8.00 Matchbook · -13% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Matchbook8·8.00Bet36513/2·7.50 Bet Victor11/2·6.50 Betano11/2·6.50 Boyle Sports11/2·6.50 Coral11/2·6.50 Ladbrokes11/2·6.50 Midnite11/2·6.50 Quinn Bet11/2·6.50 SportingIndex11/2·6.50 Spreadex11/2·6.50 William Hill11/2·6.50 talkSPORT BET11/2·6.50 Unibet11/2·6.50 BetMGM5/1·6.00 BetTom5/1·6.00 BetWright5/1·6.00 BresBet5/1·6.00 Dragon Bet5/1·6.00 LiveScore Bet5/1·6.00 Star Sports5/1·6.00Betfair Sportsbook5/1·6.00Paddy Power5/1·6.00Virgin Bet5/1·6.00Smarkets4.9·4.90Betfair Exchange4.6·4.60 SmarketsSBK7/2·4.50
13	Romance J: Jimmy Dalton(7) · T: Josh Halley · draw 15 2yo · F · gOnly rideOnly runner	50	8-10	—	—	—	12.0	66/1·72.16	66/1·67.00 Paddy Power · -7% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Paddy Power66/1·67.00 BetWright60/1·61.00 BresBet60/1·61.00 Dragon Bet60/1·61.00 Bet Victor50/1·51.00 Bet36550/1·51.00 BetMGM50/1·51.00 BetTom50/1·51.00 Betano50/1·51.00 Boyle Sports50/1·51.00 Coral50/1·51.00 Ladbrokes50/1·51.00 LiveScore Bet50/1·51.00 Midnite50/1·51.00 Quinn Bet50/1·51.00 SportingIndex50/1·51.00 Spreadex50/1·51.00 Unibet50/1·51.00Virgin Bet50/1·51.00William Hill50/1·51.00 talkSPORT BET50/1·51.00Betfair Sportsbook50/1·51.00Star Sports40/1·41.00 SmarketsSBK33/1·34.00Matchbook24·24.00Betfair Exchange4.6·4.60
10	Summer Sent You J: Shane Foley · T: K J Condon · draw 6 · combo 0/6 (0%) 2yo · F · chOnly pairing	0	9-00	—	—	—	11.5	50/1·58.01	50/1·51.00 Bet365 · -12% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Bet36550/1·51.00 Bet Victor40/1·41.00 BetTom40/1·41.00 BetWright40/1·41.00 Betano40/1·41.00 Boyle Sports40/1·41.00 BresBet40/1·41.00 Coral40/1·41.00 Dragon Bet40/1·41.00 Ladbrokes40/1·41.00 Midnite40/1·41.00 SportingIndex40/1·41.00 Spreadex40/1·41.00 Unibet40/1·41.00 William Hill40/1·41.00 talkSPORT BET40/1·41.00 Quinn Bet40/1·41.00 BetMGM33/1·34.00 LiveScore Bet33/1·34.00 Star Sports33/1·34.00Virgin Bet33/1·34.00Paddy Power33/1·34.00Betfair Sportsbook28/1·29.00SmarketsSBK25/1·26.00Matchbook22·22.00Betfair Exchange7·7.00
12	Dear Theodosia J: Jamie Powell · T: Daniel McLoughlin · draw 7 2yo · F · bhOnly pairing	00	8-10	—	—	—	10.0	200/1·213.66	200/1·201.00 Bet Victor · -6% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Bet Victor200/1·201.00 Bet365200/1·201.00 BetWright200/1·201.00 Betano200/1·201.00 Betfred200/1·201.00 BresBet200/1·201.00 Coral200/1·201.00 Dragon Bet200/1·201.00 Ladbrokes200/1·201.00 talkSPORT BET200/1·201.00 BetMGM150/1·151.00 BetTom150/1·151.00 Boyle Sports150/1·151.00 LiveScore Bet150/1·151.00 Midnite150/1·151.00 Quinn Bet150/1·151.00 Unibet150/1·151.00Virgin Bet150/1·151.00William Hill150/1·151.00Betfair Sportsbook150/1·151.00Paddy Power150/1·151.00 Star Sports125/1·126.00 SportingIndex100/1·101.00 Spreadex100/1·101.00 SmarketsSBK90/1·91.00Matchbook21·21.00Betfair Exchange7·7.00
9	Buck Jones J: Adam Caffrey · T: Noel Meade · draw 13 · combo 1/24 (4%) 2yo · G · br	9	9-01	—	—	—	9.7	40/1·41.03	33/1·34.00 Bet365 · -17% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Bet36533/1·34.00 BetTom28/1·29.00 BetWright28/1·29.00 Betano28/1·29.00 Boyle Sports28/1·29.00 BresBet28/1·29.00 Coral28/1·29.00 Dragon Bet28/1·29.00 Ladbrokes28/1·29.00 Midnite28/1·29.00 William Hill28/1·29.00 talkSPORT BET28/1·29.00 Bet Victor28/1·29.00 Quinn Bet28/1·29.00 SportingIndex28/1·29.00 Spreadex28/1·29.00 Unibet28/1·29.00 LiveScore Bet25/1·26.00Matchbook26·26.00Paddy Power25/1·26.00 BetMGM25/1·26.00 Star Sports25/1·26.00Virgin Bet25/1·26.00Betfair Sportsbook20/1·21.00SmarketsSBK18/1·19.00 Betfair Exchange5.2·5.20
16	Spanish View J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Jarlath P Fahey · draw 10 2yo · F · chOnly runner	9	8-08	—	—	—	7.7	25/1·26.88	22/1·23.00 Paddy Power · -14% vs fair All 28 books ▾ Paddy Power22/1·23.00Matchbook21·21.00Betfair Sportsbook20/1·21.00BetMGM20/1·21.00 BresBet20/1·21.00 Dragon Bet20/1·21.00 BetWright20/1·21.00 LiveScore Bet18/1·19.00 Midnite18/1·19.00 Quinn Bet18/1·19.00 SportingIndex18/1·19.00 Spreadex18/1·19.00 Unibet18/1·19.00Virgin Bet18/1·19.00William Hill18/1·19.00 talkSPORT BET18/1·19.00 Bet Victor18/1·19.00 BetTom18/1·19.00 Betano18/1·19.00 Betfred18/1·19.00 Boyle Sports18/1·19.00 Coral18/1·19.00 Ladbrokes18/1·19.00 Star Sports16/1·17.00 Bet36516/1·17.00 SmarketsSBK13/1·14.00Smarkets14·14.00Betfair Exchange5.2·5.20
3	Battle Ready J: Gavin Ryan · T: Noel Meade · draw 2 2yo · C · bOnly pairing	0	9-07	—	—	—	7.0	100/1·94.80	80/1·81.00 Bet365 · -15% vs fair All 26 books ▾ Bet36580/1·81.00 Bet Victor66/1·67.00 BetMGM66/1·67.00 BetTom66/1·67.00 BetWright66/1·67.00 Betano66/1·67.00 SportingIndex66/1·67.00 Spreadex66/1·67.00 Unibet66/1·67.00 William Hill66/1·67.00 talkSPORT BET66/1·67.00Betfair Sportsbook66/1·67.00Boyle Sports66/1·67.00 BresBet66/1·67.00 Coral66/1·67.00 Dragon Bet66/1·67.00 Ladbrokes66/1·67.00 Midnite66/1·67.00 Quinn Bet66/1·67.00 Paddy Power66/1·67.00 Star Sports50/1·51.00Virgin Bet50/1·51.00LiveScore Bet50/1·51.00 SmarketsSBK40/1·41.00Matchbook21·21.00Betfair Exchange7·7.00

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 26–28 bookmakers per horse with the 42% 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 EBF Auction Series Maiden?

The Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden is off at 17:27 on 20 August 2026 at Leopardstown (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 17:27 Leopardstown?

7f, Flat, 16 runners declared.

What is the going for the 17:27 Leopardstown?

Going is reported as Good To Firm on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 17:27 Leopardstown?

The AI top-rated runner is Banks Of The Boyne (score 43.8, best price 2.70). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 17:27 Leopardstown?

The market favourite is Banks Of The Boyne at a best price of 2.70.

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