20:02 Bellewstown

Ireland

Gibney's Of Malahide (Q.R.) Handicap

2m1½f · 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: Baltic BirdDiffers from our pick

Baltic Bird heads this eleven-runner field at Bellewstown on good-to-soft ground over an extended two and a quarter miles, rated seven pounds clear of Jerandme and a clear margin above the chasing pack, and that superiority in the assessments reflects what looks a genuinely strong case for a bold showing over this stamina-testing trip. Jerandme is the most credible threat at a rating of 81 and will need to be watched, while Sequoiaspirit and Boxing Great, both rated 77, could make life interesting if the ground plays to their strengths. Nevertheless, the weight of the evidence points firmly in one direction, and Baltic Bird 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

Friary Road

Mr L P Shanahan(7) · T M Walsh · 6yo

Top-rated of 11

score 63.9 · +5.8 clear of next best (58.1)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=2)
T M Walsh: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
85very strong
33d since last run (fresh)
Form20% weight
55average
Last 6: 3-3-9-3-2
Ratings50% weight
49below average
OR 73

MarketBest price 10.50 (Matchbook) · 5th 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.

Front-runners(2)
6Sequoiaspirit 11Liberated Light
Prominent(3)
3Friary Road 7Catalani 10Miss Gitana
Mid-division(3)
2Boxing Great 4Kimy 9Cooley's Mist
Hold-up / closers(2)
1Baltic Bird 8Day Trader
Unknown(1)
5Jerandme

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.

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
3	Friary RoadPick J: Mr L P Shanahan(7) · T: T M Walsh · draw 10 6yo · G · bt	33932	11-09	73	—	—	63.9	9/1·10.33	10.5·10.50 Matchbook · +2% vs fair All 28 books ▾ Matchbook10.5·10.50Smarkets10·10.00Betfair Exchange9.8·9.80 SmarketsSBK8/1·9.00 Spreadex15/2·8.50 Unibet15/2·8.50 SportingIndex15/2·8.50 10 Bet7/1·8.00 William Hill7/1·8.00 Boyle Sports7/1·8.00 Coral7/1·8.00 Ladbrokes7/1·8.00 BetTom7/1·8.00 Star Sports7/1·8.00 Bet3657/1·8.00 Betfred7/1·8.00 BetMGM7/1·8.00 Midnite7/1·8.00 Quinn Bet7/1·8.00 Bet Victor13/2·7.50Virgin Bet13/2·7.50Paddy Power13/2·7.50 BresBet13/2·7.50 LiveScore Bet13/2·7.50 BetWright13/2·7.50 Betano13/2·7.50 Dragon Bet13/2·7.50Betfair Sportsbook6/1·7.00
1	Baltic Bird J: Ms K M Ryan(7) · T: William Durkan · draw 9 7yo · G · bv	2465	12-02	80	—	—	58.1	20/1·21.94	20·20.00 Smarkets · -9% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Smarkets20·20.00Betfair Exchange19.5·19.50 SmarketsSBK18/1·19.00 10 Bet16/1·17.00 Bet Victor16/1·17.00 LiveScore Bet16/1·17.00 Star Sports16/1·17.00 BetWright16/1·17.00 Unibet16/1·17.00 Paddy Power16/1·17.00Virgin Bet16/1·17.00Betfair Sportsbook16/1·17.00Spreadex16/1·17.00 Betano16/1·17.00 BetTom16/1·17.00 Boyle Sports16/1·17.00 Betfred16/1·17.00 Coral16/1·17.00 Ladbrokes16/1·17.00 Dragon Bet16/1·17.00 Quinn Bet16/1·17.00 SportingIndex16/1·17.00 Bet36516/1·17.00 Midnite16/1·17.00 William Hill15/1·16.00 BetMGM14/1·15.00 BresBet14/1·15.00
7	Catalani J: Mr B T Stone(7) · T: Jack Foley · draw 7 7yo · G · br	44493	11-07	71	—	—	51.6	13/2·7.74	9.4·9.40 Betfair Exchange · +21% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Betfair Exchange9.4·9.40Smarkets8.8·8.80SmarketsSBK15/2·8.50 Midnite11/2·6.50 Bet36511/2·6.50 Quinn Bet5/1·6.00 Star Sports5/1·6.00 Unibet5/1·6.00 Spreadex5/1·6.00 Coral5/1·6.00 William Hill5/1·6.00 Betfred5/1·6.00 10 Bet5/1·6.00 Boyle Sports5/1·6.00 BetTom5/1·6.00 Ladbrokes5/1·6.00 SportingIndex5/1·6.00 BetMGM9/2·5.50 Dragon Bet9/2·5.50 Bet Victor9/2·5.50 Paddy Power9/2·5.50 BetWright9/2·5.50 Betano9/2·5.50 LiveScore Bet9/2·5.50Virgin Bet9/2·5.50BresBet9/2·5.50Betfair Sportsbook4/1·5.00
6	Sequoiaspirit J: Mr L Hackett(7) · T: Ray Hackett · draw 11 9yo · G · bt	8233	11-08	72	—	—	45.7	14/1·15.49	17·17.00 Smarkets · +10% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Smarkets17·17.00SmarketsSBK15/1·16.00 Betfair Exchange16·16.00 Spreadex12/1·13.00 SportingIndex12/1·13.00 Bet36512/1·13.00Virgin Bet12/1·13.00Ladbrokes12/1·13.00 Unibet12/1·13.00 William Hill12/1·13.00 LiveScore Bet12/1·13.00 Coral12/1·13.00 10 Bet11/1·12.00 Paddy Power11/1·12.00 BetTom11/1·12.00 Midnite11/1·12.00 Betfred11/1·12.00 BetWright11/1·12.00 Star Sports11/1·12.00 Boyle Sports11/1·12.00 BetMGM11/1·12.00 BresBet10/1·11.00 Quinn Bet10/1·11.00 Dragon Bet10/1·11.00 Bet Victor10/1·11.00 Betano10/1·11.00Betfair Sportsbook10/1·11.00
2	Boxing Great J: Mr P J Cawley(7) · T: Karl Thornton · draw 4 6yo · G · cht	18681	11-11	75	—	—	44.6	5/1·5.81	5.2·5.20 Betfair Exchange · -10% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Betfair Exchange5.2·5.20Smarkets5.1·5.10SportingIndex7/2·4.50 BetMGM7/2·4.50 Paddy Power7/2·4.50 Dragon Bet7/2·4.50 10 Bet7/2·4.50 Star Sports7/2·4.50 William Hill7/2·4.50 Betfred7/2·4.50 LiveScore Bet7/2·4.50 BetTom7/2·4.50 Unibet7/2·4.50 Spreadex7/2·4.50Virgin Bet7/2·4.50SmarketsSBK7/2·4.50 Ladbrokes7/2·4.50 BresBet7/2·4.50 Coral7/2·4.50 Bet3657/2·4.50 Quinn Bet7/2·4.50 Bet Victor10/3·4.33Betfair Sportsbook10/3·4.33Boyle Sports10/3·4.33 Midnite10/3·4.33 BetWright10/3·4.33 Betano10/3·4.33
9	Cooley's Mist J: Mr H C Swan · T: H Rogers · draw 1 4yo · G · bp	833102	11-02	66	—	—	40.2	6/1·7.10	6.4·6.40 Smarkets · -10% vs fair All 28 books ▾ Smarkets6.4·6.40Midnite5/1·6.00 Quinn Bet5/1·6.00 Bet Victor5/1·6.00 Betano5/1·6.00 BetTom5/1·6.00 Dragon Bet5/1·6.00 Betfred5/1·6.00 BetMGM5/1·6.00 BresBet5/1·6.00Matchbook6·6.00Betfair Exchange5.9·5.90 William Hill9/2·5.50 Boyle Sports9/2·5.50 Star Sports9/2·5.50 Ladbrokes9/2·5.50 Bet3659/2·5.50 SmarketsSBK9/2·5.50 Coral9/2·5.50 BetWright9/2·5.50 Unibet9/2·5.50 LiveScore Bet4/1·5.00Betfair Sportsbook4/1·5.0010 Bet4/1·5.00Virgin Bet4/1·5.00Paddy Power4/1·5.00 SportingIndex4/1·5.00 Spreadex4/1·5.00
11	Liberated Light J: Mr J L Gleeson · T: John E & Thomas Kiely · draw 3 7yo · G · bt	26454	11-01	65	—	—	39.6	16/1·16.78	15·15.00 Smarkets · -11% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Smarkets15·15.00SmarketsSBK13/1·14.00 Betfair Exchange14·14.00 Bet36512/1·13.00 Coral12/1·13.00 LiveScore Bet12/1·13.00 William Hill12/1·13.00 BetMGM12/1·13.00 Star Sports12/1·13.00 Unibet12/1·13.00 Betfred12/1·13.00 BresBet12/1·13.00 Spreadex12/1·13.00Betfair Sportsbook12/1·13.00Boyle Sports12/1·13.00 Ladbrokes12/1·13.00 Quinn Bet12/1·13.00Virgin Bet12/1·13.00Dragon Bet12/1·13.00 SportingIndex12/1·13.00 Paddy Power12/1·13.00 BetTom12/1·13.00 BetWright12/1·13.00 Bet Victor11/1·12.00 Betano11/1·12.00 Midnite11/1·12.00 10 Bet10/1·11.00
8	Day Trader J: Mr Finian Maguire · T: A J Martin · draw 5 5yo · G · bay f.	06002	11-07	71	—	—	39.4	4/1·5.16	5.1·5.10 Smarkets All 28 books ▾ Smarkets5.1·5.10Betfair Exchange5.1·5.10Matchbook5·5.00SmarketsSBK7/2·4.50 William Hill7/2·4.50 LiveScore Bet10/3·4.35Virgin Bet10/3·4.35Unibet10/3·4.33 Midnite10/3·4.33 Coral10/3·4.33 Ladbrokes10/3·4.33 BetWright3/1·4.00 Quinn Bet3/1·4.00 BetTom3/1·4.00Betfair Sportsbook3/1·4.00Spreadex3/1·4.00 Bet3653/1·4.00 Boyle Sports3/1·4.00 Star Sports3/1·4.00 Betano3/1·4.00 Dragon Bet3/1·4.00 SportingIndex3/1·4.00 Betfred3/1·4.00 Paddy Power3/1·4.00 BresBet3/1·4.00 10 Bet3/1·4.00 Bet Victor3/1·4.00 BetMGM11/4·3.75
10	Miss Gitana J: Mr J R Martin(7) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray · draw 2 5yo · M · bt	098032	11-02	66	—	—	36.7	16/1·16.78	16.5·16.50 Smarkets · -2% vs fair All 28 books ▾ Smarkets16.5·16.50Betfair Exchange16.5·16.50 SmarketsSBK15/1·16.00Matchbook14·14.00Star Sports12/1·13.00Betfair Sportsbook12/1·13.00Coral12/1·13.00 Spreadex12/1·13.00 LiveScore Bet12/1·13.00 Bet36512/1·13.00 BetTom12/1·13.00 Paddy Power12/1·13.00 William Hill12/1·13.00 BetWright12/1·13.00 Betfred12/1·13.00 Boyle Sports12/1·13.00 Unibet12/1·13.00 SportingIndex12/1·13.00 Dragon Bet12/1·13.00 Midnite12/1·13.00 Quinn Bet12/1·13.00Virgin Bet12/1·13.00Ladbrokes12/1·13.00 BresBet12/1·13.00 BetMGM12/1·13.00 Bet Victor11/1·12.00 Betano11/1·12.00 10 Bet10/1·11.00
4	Kimy J: Mr C Mullins(7) · T: Thomas Mullins · draw 8 6yo · M · bay f.p	07296	11-09	73	—	—	36.5	40/1·43.88	46·46.00 Smarkets · +5% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Smarkets46·46.00SportingIndex40/1·41.00 Spreadex40/1·41.00 SmarketsSBK40/1·41.00 Bet36540/1·41.00 Paddy Power40/1·41.00 William Hill40/1·41.00 Betfair Exchange38·38.00Betfair Sportsbook35/1·36.00Unibet33/1·34.00 10 Bet33/1·34.00 BresBet33/1·34.00 Betfred33/1·34.00 Ladbrokes33/1·34.00 BetWright33/1·34.00Virgin Bet33/1·34.00Coral33/1·34.00 LiveScore Bet33/1·34.00 Midnite33/1·34.00 Dragon Bet33/1·34.00 BetTom33/1·34.00 Quinn Bet33/1·34.00 Star Sports33/1·34.00 Bet Victor28/1·29.00 Betano28/1·29.00 BetMGM25/1·26.00 Boyle Sports22/1·23.00
5	Jerandme J: Mr P J Smullen(7) · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty · draw 6 12yo · G · bt	40730	11-08	72	—	—	34.9	66/1·65.83	55·55.00 Smarkets · -16% vs fair All 27 books ▾ Smarkets55·55.0010 Bet50/1·51.00 Ladbrokes50/1·51.00 LiveScore Bet50/1·51.00 Dragon Bet50/1·51.00 Coral50/1·51.00 BetMGM50/1·51.00 BetTom50/1·51.00 BetWright50/1·51.00Betfair Sportsbook50/1·51.00Paddy Power50/1·51.00 Boyle Sports50/1·51.00 Quinn Bet50/1·51.00 Betano50/1·51.00 Star Sports50/1·51.00 Betfred50/1·51.00Virgin Bet50/1·51.00BresBet50/1·51.00 Bet36550/1·51.00 Bet Victor50/1·51.00 SmarketsSBK45/1·46.00 Betfair Exchange46·46.00 Spreadex40/1·41.00 Midnite40/1·41.00 SportingIndex40/1·41.00 Unibet40/1·41.00 William Hill33/1·34.00

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