Who won the 18:30 Ballinrobe on 24 August 2026?
Princess Felicia (IRE) won the 18:30 Ballinrobe at SP 4.00. Ridden by Peter Smithers. Trained by David Harry Kelly.
18:30 Ballinrobe
IrelandJerry McDonnell Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2m6½f · Hurdle · Good · 16 runners · €6,000 · Monday, 24 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 10thRace report
- 1stPrincess Felicia (IRE)Peter Smithers·David Harry Kelly3/1F·4.00SP
- 2ndJoshua Chamberlain (IRE)Eoghan Finegan·Gerard Keane·beaten 2.75 lengths9/1·10.00SP
- 3rdFine Print (IRE)Alex Harvey·John C McConnell·beaten .75 lengths16/1·17.00SP
Race time
5m 25.50s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Princess Felicia (IRE))
“Settled just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - headway approaching 2 furlongs out - driven along and shared 2nd - went up alongside before the last and stumbled slightly on landing - hit the front early in the straight - stayed on strongly to win”
AI top-rated Giorgia Rose (score 64.0) finished 10th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 22.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way54.1/100 rating
Joshua Chamberlain
14.00Betfair Exchange
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-partyPundit pick: Joshua Chamberlain
Joshua Chamberlain heads a wide-open field of nineteen on ratings, sitting narrowly ahead of The Vegas Raider and a further step clear of Giorgia Rose and Barryroe Madam, who share the same figure, and his edge at this trip of twenty-two furlongs on good ground gives him a solid platform to confirm superiority. The Vegas Raider represents the most straightforward danger given he rates closest on our figures, while Giorgia Rose and Barryroe Madam could easily make their presence felt if the selection is below his best in such a competitive heat. This is a big field with unrated runners capable of complicating matters, so a degree of caution is warranted, but the form figures point firmly in one direction. Joshua Chamberlain 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
Giorgia Rose
Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins · 6yo
Top-rated of 19
score 64.0 · +1.7 clear of next best (62.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong31d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight65averageOR 97 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight63small sample (n=4)Emmet Mullins: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight53averageLast 6: 3-8-3-3-3
MarketBest price 101.00 (Virgin Bet) · 13th in the market of 19.
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.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | J: Peter Smithers(5) · T: David Harry Kelly · draw 0 7yo · M · b | 3U32 | 77 | 49.2 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Eoghan Finegan(5) · T: Gerard Keane · draw 0 9yo · G · b | 51504 | 94 | 54.1 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 3 | 13 | J: Alex Harvey · T: John C McConnell · draw 0 5yo · G · btp | 78406 | 81 | 43.1 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 5yo · M · bb | 228P2 | 93 | 53.2 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 5 | 15 | J: Philip Byrnes · T: Thomas Coyle · draw 0 6yo · M · g | 08R0 | 78 | 34.9 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 6 | 9 | J: Daniel King · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy · draw 0 6yo · G · bhFT H | P0080 | 86 | 44.7 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Shane Fitzgerald · T: N F Glynn · draw 0 5yo · G · bbFT B | 0000 | 90 | 48.5 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 8 | 11 | J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: David Richard Barry · draw 0 9yo · G · ch | 16009 | 82 | 32.1 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 9 | 7 | J: Mr B M Coonan(7) · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 7yo · G · btp | 2U852 | 90 | 61.2 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 10 | 1 | J: Donagh Meyler · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 0 6yo · M · chtp | 38333 | 97 | 64.0 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 11 | 14 | J: Joshua Halford(7) · T: Eoin Doyle · draw 0 9yo · M · btp | 664F1 | 79 | 44.1 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 12 | 12 | J: Sean Flanagan · T: Adrian Murray · draw 0 7yo · G · bt | 90465 | 82 | 62.3 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 13 | 10 | J: J J Slevin · T: K A Heffernan · draw 0 10yo · G · bp | 0PP37 | 84 | 42.2 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 14 | 6 | J: John Shinnick · T: Terence O'Brien · draw 0 7yo · M · bh | 00004 | 90 | 51.5 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| F | 4 | J: Danny Gilligan · T: K A Heffernan · draw 0 8yo · G · grtv | 920U0 | 91 | 42.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| PU | 8 | J: Liam McKenna(3) · T: David Richard Barry · draw 0 10yo · M · bp | 0PF89 | 87 | 39.9 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| — | — | J: · T: Brian M McMahon · draw 0 6yo · G · br | 00844 | 78 | 41.8 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Barry T Murphy · draw 0 8yo · M · b | 7F087 | 80 | 30.9 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Norman Lee · draw 0 6yo · M · br | 0900 | 83 | 48.9 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:30 Ballinrobe?
No — the AI top pick (Giorgia Rose) finished 10.
What were the placings in the 18:30 Ballinrobe?
Top finishers: 1. Princess Felicia (IRE) (4.00), 2. Joshua Chamberlain (IRE) (10.00), 3. Fine Print (IRE) (17.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:30 Ballinrobe?
The winning time was 5m 25.50s.
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