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17:08 Curragh

Ireland

Friends Of Moorefield GAA Handicap

6f · Flat · Good · 31 runners · €10,800 · 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. 7 · score 55.2 · +3.6 clear of next best · best 18/1·19.00
Best value vs consensus

No book currently stands out from the market consensus in this race. Prices refresh every few minutes.

Each-way46.3/100 rating
Mint Man
9.00Paddy Power

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: Four BlondesDiffers from our pick

Four Blondes is narrowly behind the top-rated Treasured Royal on figures but is preferred on the basis of a progressive profile and a perceived fitness edge in this wide-open 31-runner sprint at the Curragh, where her upward trajectory makes her an appealing proposition on good ground over six furlongs. Treasured Royal heads the ratings and must be respected, while Poweracclaim and Soulful Diva are not far off the pace on their respective ratings and could each make their presence felt in such a competitive field. This is a low-confidence call in a race of this size and complexity, but the progressive case for Four Blondes is compelling enough to take the chance. Four Blondes is the 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

Treasured Royal

Jack Kearney(3) · Gavin Cromwell · 3yo

Top-rated of 31
score 55.2 · +3.6 clear of next best (51.6)
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
    85very strong
    51d since last run (fresh)
  • Trainer20% weight
    73strong
    Gavin Cromwell: 6/21 winners last 14d (29%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    47below average
    OR 71 — above field median
  • Form20% weight
    43below average
    Last 6: 3-4-5-3-5-4
MarketBest price 19.00 (Matchbook) · 8th in the market of 31.

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 6f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.12).

Low (1–11)
IV 1.03
Mid (12–21)
IV 0.84
High (22–31)
IV 1.12

Today: Clonmacash (draw 22) and Hugo's Girl (draw 26) get the bias; Coincidental Glory (draw 12) 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. 182 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
7
J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 3 · combo 1/14 (7%)
3yo · F · bhtFT HTOnly pairing
345354
7155.225/1·26.5819·19.00
Matchbook · -28% vs fair
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1
J: Sam Coen(5) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 22 · combo 1/8 (13%)
5yo · G · bvOnly ride
354375
7251.633/1·33.6722·22.00
Matchbook · -35% vs fair
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19
J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 12 · combo 10/82 (12%)
3yo · G · ch
046329
6449.628/1·30.1318·18.00
Matchbook · -40% vs fair
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17
J: James Ryan · T: Conor David Maxwell · draw 8 · combo 1/6 (17%)
5yo · M · bDGoing 1/3Only pairing
01708
6149.366/1·60.2540/1·41.00
Bet365 · -32% vs fair
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29
J: Chris Hayes · T: Conor David Maxwell · draw 16
5yo · M · gtvGoing 1/4Only pairing
601556
4748.950/1·46.0825/1·26.00
Bet365 · -44% vs fair
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2
J: Conor Cusack(7) · T: P J F Murphy · draw 10 · combo 0/13 (0%)
5yo · G · btvC&DOnly rideOnly runner
848031
7246.314/1·15.068/1·9.00
Paddy Power · -40% vs fair
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16
J: Luke McAteer · T: Rory Anthony Devine · draw 14 · combo 0/7 (0%)
3yo · F · b
545
6545.250/1·51.3933/1·34.00
Paddy Power · -34% vs fair
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20
J: Gavin Ryan · T: Anthony Mullins · draw 9
3yo · G · bhtFT HTOnly runner
077270
6342.466/1·72.6650/1·51.00
Bet365 · -30% vs fair
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9
J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 4 · combo 14/114 (12%)
4yo · G · b
54043
6642.011/1·11.527/1·8.00
Bet365 · -30% vs fair
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5
J: W J Lee · T: Thomas Dowling · draw 26
4yo · F · btOnly runner
032442
6941.710/1·10.637·7.00
Betfair Exchange · -34% vs fair
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13
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 23 · combo 43/213 (20%)
3yo · G · b
490
6641.428/1·30.1321·21.00
Matchbook · -30% vs fair
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4
J: Scott McCullagh · T: Daniel McLoughlin · draw 21 · combo 2/18 (11%)
6yo · G · bpOnly ride
36423
6941.316/1·17.7213.5·13.50
Matchbook · -24% vs fair
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10
J: Shane Foley · T: Gerard O'Leary · draw 18
4yo · G · chtbFT TBOnly runner
59909
6539.428/1·30.1320/1·21.00
Bet365 · -30% vs fair
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3
J: Nathan Crosse · T: David Marnane · draw 25 · combo 1/12 (8%)
3yo · F · brOnly ride
84692
7439.314/1·14.1810.5·10.50
Matchbook · -26% vs fair
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6
J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 17 · combo 1/9 (11%)
5yo · M · chOnly runner
98405
6839.340/1·40.7625/1·26.00
Paddy Power · -36% vs fair
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15
J: Declan McDonogh · T: Patrick Magee · draw 11
4yo · G · btOnly runner
472506
6237.950/1·46.0833/1·34.00
Paddy Power · -26% vs fair
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18
J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: K J Condon · draw 2
3yo · F · bGoing 1/3Only runner
705135
6437.722/1·23.0419.5·19.50
Matchbook · -15% vs fair
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12
3yo · F · bOnly ride
0528
6736.050/1·51.3933/1·34.00
Paddy Power · -34% vs fair
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14
J: Paddy Harnett(3) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 5
3yo · G · btFT TOnly ride
624686
6635.850/1·46.0833/1·34.00
Ladbrokes · -26% vs fair
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22
J: Jamie Powell · T: Daniel McLoughlin · draw 7
3yo · G · bOnly pairing
01673
6235.433/1·33.6721·21.00
Matchbook · -38% vs fair
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11
J: Joseph Harnett(7) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 20 · combo 1/9 (11%)
3yo · G · btOnly ride
50805
6834.033/1·37.2123·23.00
Matchbook · -38% vs fair
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23
J: Orla Tynan(7) · T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch · draw 13 · combo 1/6 (17%)
6yo · M · btOnly rideOnly runner
02050
5933.440/1·40.7625/1·26.00
Bet365 · -36% vs fair
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8
J: Ronan Whelan · T: Alan McIntyre · draw 19
7yo · G · bpOnly runner
09405
6732.822/1·23.0412/1·13.00
BetTom · -44% vs fair
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28
J: Jessica O'Gorman(7) · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty · draw 6 · combo 1/10 (10%)
3yo · F · bOnly pairing
008375
5332.750/1·51.3933/1·34.00
Paddy Power · -34% vs fair
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21
J: N G McCullagh · T: Thomas Mullins · draw 27
3yo · F · bOnly runner
4750
6331.366/1·72.6640/1·41.00
Bet365 · -44% vs fair
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24
J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: Charles Weld · draw 31 · combo 0/7 (0%)
5yo · M · bpFT POnly rideOnly runner
90720
5831.233/1·37.2125/1·26.00
Bet365 · -30% vs fair
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30
J: Wayne Lordan · T: Laura Hourigan · draw 24
3yo · F · btFT TOnly runner
000583
4429.750/1·51.3940/1·41.00
Paddy Power · -20% vs fair
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25
J: Leigh Roche · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 1 · combo 3/20 (15%)
5yo · G · bOnly runner
66000
5629.566/1·60.2540/1·41.00
Bet365 · -32% vs fair
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26
J: Keithen Kennedy(5) · T: Edward Lynam · draw 28
3yo · F · bOnly ride
0590
5729.180/1·90.3866/1·67.00
Bet365 · -26% vs fair
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27
J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: T G McCourt · draw 15
3yo · F · chpFT POnly runner
76077
5429.080/1·90.3850/1·51.00
Bet365 · -44% vs fair
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31
J: · T: Daniel McLoughlin · draw 29
3yo · F · b
183500
4325.366/1·72.6640/1·41.00
Star Sports · -44% vs fair
All 24 books ▾

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 24–27 bookmakers per horse with the 77% 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 Friends Of Moorefield GAA Handicap?

The Friends Of Moorefield GAA Handicap is off at 17:08 on 22 August 2026 at Curragh (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 17:08 Curragh?

6f, Flat, 31 runners declared.

What is the going for the 17:08 Curragh?

Going is reported as Good on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 17:08 Curragh?

The AI top-rated runner is Treasured Royal (score 55.2, best price 19.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 17:08 Curragh?

The market favourite is Hugo's Girl at a best price of 7.00. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Treasured Royal.

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