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16:00 Curragh

Ireland

Neville O'Byrne Memorial Irish EBF Fillies Handicap

1m4f · Flat · Good · 12 runners · €15,601 · Saturday, 22 August 2026

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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
No. 6 · score 60.1 · +0.1 clear of next best · best 7/2·4.50
Best value vs consensus
17·17.00 Matchbook · +24% vs fair (consensus 13.73)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 27 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Each-way60.1/100 rating
Yousaynothingatall
4.50Bet365
Place portion settles at 1.70 · 1/5 odds · 4 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-party
Pundit pick: MarazionDiffers from our pick

Marazion heads this twelve-runner Curragh mile-and-a-half contest on good ground narrowly ahead of Navy Waters and Denim And Diamonds, and her rating advantage, though modest, reflects a profile that should see her travel well over this trip. Navy Waters is the most obvious threat, just two pounds behind and capable of closing that gap on the day, while Denim And Diamonds cannot be dismissed either, sitting a further pound back and representing genuine competition in a competitive staying heat. Railwayview Lady, rated seven pounds below our selection, would need a step forward to trouble the principals, though the open nature of the field means a smooth run through will matter. Marazion is our 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

Yousaynothingatall

Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · 3yo

Top-rated of 12
score 60.1 · +0.1 clear of next best (60.0)
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
    85very strong
    35d since last run (fresh)
  • Form20% weight
    74strong
    Last 6: 3-3-1-3-2
  • Ratings50% weight
    59average
    OR 88 — above field median
  • Trainer20% weight
    38below average
    Joseph Patrick O'Brien: 9/62 winners last 14d (15%)
MarketBest price 4.50 (Bet365) · 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.

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 — Curragh 1m4f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.13).

Low (1–4)
IV 1.10
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.13
High (9–12)
IV 0.78

Today: Vanir (draw 5) and Beauparc (draw 7) get the bias; Nellcote (draw 9) 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. 126 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.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
6
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 4 · combo 43/213 (20%)
3yo · F · bp
33132
8860.15/1·5.957/2·4.50
Bet365 · -24% vs fair
All 26 books ▾
8
J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 9 · combo 6/72 (8%)
3yo · F · chD
41
8360.010/1·10.998/1·9.00
Bet365 · -18% vs fair
All 27 books ▾
7
J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 5 · combo 14/114 (12%)
3yo · F · bDGoing 1/2
8213
8755.16/1·6.876.4·6.40
Matchbook · -7% vs fair
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5
J: Robert Whearty · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 1 · combo 2/29 (7%)
4yo · F · bOnly ride
20889
7951.716/1·17.8513.5·13.50
Matchbook · -24% vs fair
All 26 books ▾
4
J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Gerard Keane · draw 7 · combo 0/7 (0%)
6yo · M · btOnly runner
726620
7950.028/1·28.8425/1·26.00
Bet365 · -10% vs fair
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3
J: W J Lee · T: W McCreery · draw 8 · combo 4/52 (8%)
5yo · M · gvOnly runner
35453
8549.88/1·8.938/1·9.00
Bet365
All 26 books ▾
1
J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 11 · combo 19/161 (12%)
4yo · F · b
71266
8948.010/1·10.9910/1·11.00
Bet365
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10
J: Wayne Lordan · T: A Oliver · draw 12
4yo · F · bGoing 1/2Only pairing
63516
6947.725/1·26.0919.5·19.50
Matchbook · -25% vs fair
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2
J: Shay Wallace(7) · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 10 · combo 0/8 (0%)
4yo · F · btOnly ride
80784
8546.625/1·26.0922/1·23.00
Bet365 · -12% vs fair
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9
J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 2 · combo 3/91 (3%)
6yo · M · b
86024
7346.214/1·15.1018·18.00
Matchbook · +19% vs fair
All 27 books ▾
11
J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: G M Lyons · draw 6
3yo · F · bOnly pairing
177
7745.012/1·13.7317·17.00
Matchbook · +24% vs fair
All 27 books ▾
12
J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: J S Bolger · draw 3
5yo · M · btOnly runner
774546
6835.811/1·11.679/1·10.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -14% vs fair
All 27 books ▾

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 26–27 bookmakers per horse with the 37% 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 Neville O'Byrne Memorial Irish EBF Fillies Handicap?

The Neville O'Byrne Memorial Irish EBF Fillies Handicap is off at 16:00 on 22 August 2026 at Curragh (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 16:00 Curragh?

1m4f, Flat, 12 runners declared.

What is the going for the 16:00 Curragh?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 16:00 Curragh?

The AI top-rated runner is Yousaynothingatall (score 60.1, best price 4.50). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 16:00 Curragh?

The market favourite is Yousaynothingatall at a best price of 4.50.

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