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19:02 Bellewstown

Ireland

Gibney's Of Gormanstown Handicap

5f · Flat · Good To Yielding · 11 runners · €9,000 · Tuesday, 25 August 2026

This race has been abandoned.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: NamiidDiffers from our pick

Namiid heads this eleven-runner sprint at Bellewstown on good-to-soft ground with a clear edge over the field, sitting narrowly ahead of Bad Boy Rizz and a few pounds clear of Smoke Them Out and Cuban Grey, who represent the primary threats in what looks a competitive five-furlong heat. Bad Boy Rizz will likely push hardest given he sits closest on the ratings, while Smoke Them Out and Cuban Grey cannot be dismissed if conditions suit, though Namiid's superior profile makes the strongest case in a race where the margins are there to be respected. The selection is Namiid.

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

Prairie Girl

Terry Casey(7) · Daniel James Murphy · 4yo

Top-rated of 11
score 63.8 · +10.5 clear of next best (53.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    16d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    83small sample (n=6)
    Daniel James Murphy: 2/6 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Ratings50% weight
    55average
    OR 83 — above field median
  • Form20% weight
    48below average
    Last 6: 1-1-0-4
MarketBest price 8.40 (Betfair Exchange) · 3rd in the market of 11.

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 — Bellewstown 5f

full course data →

Sample too small to call at this course and trip.

Low (1–4)
IV 1.08
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.77
High (9–11)
IV 1.12

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 30 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
2
4yo · F · bp
1104
8363.813/2·7.648.4·8.40
Betfair Exchange · +10% vs fair
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1
3yo · G · bp
31423
8553.315/2·8.287·7.00
Betfair Exchange · -15% vs fair
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7
J: Paddy Harnett(3) · T: Martin Hassett · draw 7
8yo · G · bt
060621
7351.913/2·7.648.4·8.40
Betfair Exchange · +10% vs fair
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8
J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 6
3yo · F · bt
453540
7149.225/1·26.7420/1·21.00
Virgin Bet · -21% vs fair
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9
J: Leigh Roche · T: W McCreery · draw 8
5yo · G · bp
313159
6646.810/1·10.8211·11.00
Smarkets · +2% vs fair
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11
4yo · F · ch
441427
6046.410/1·11.4612.5·12.50
Betfair Exchange · +9% vs fair
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4
J: Shane Foley · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 5
3yo · C · cht
12354
7945.313/2·7.647·7.00
Smarkets · -8% vs fair
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3
J: Luke McAteer · T: Patrick J McKenna · draw 11
6yo · G · grp
179435
7941.010/1·10.8211·11.00
Smarkets · +2% vs fair
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5
J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) · T: T G McCourt · draw 2
4yo · G · b
602030
7439.914/1·15.2814·14.00
Smarkets · -8% vs fair
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6
J: Ronan Whelan · T: Tracey Collins · draw 4
5yo · G · ch
31560
7338.614/1·15.2814/1·15.00
Bet365 · -2% vs fair
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10
4yo · F · ch
20409
6138.120/1·21.6518·18.00
Matchbook · -17% vs fair
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OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 27 bookmakers per horse with the 27% 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.

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