17:00 Bellewstown

Ireland

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2m4½f · Hurdle · Good · 16 runners · €6,000 · Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Result

Race report

Result settled

1st
Ardgillan (IRE)
Joshua Halford·M M Lynch
18/1·19.00
SP
2nd
Steps In The Sand (IRE)
Eoin Walsh·Ciaran Murphy·beaten .5 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP
3rd
Goin' (GB)
Daniel King·A J Martin·beaten 0.3 lengths
11/4F·3.75
SP

Race time

4m 57.00s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Ardgillan (IRE))

“Settled towards the back early - pushed along and made headway before 2 out - 5th approaching final fence - hit front late on - stayed on strongly to score”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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-way62.8/100 rating

Hatfield Hammer

8.60Smarkets

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: Balinaboola Steel

Balinaboola Steel heads this wide-open nineteen-runner contest at Bellewstown over two and a half miles on good ground, rated a clear eleven pounds ahead of the chasing pack, though the confidence here is modest given the size of the field and the competitive nature of the staying division. Avec Espoir represents the most obvious threat in second on ratings, with Cornaroya Rocco and Hatfield Hammer sharing third place and both capable of making their presence felt over this stamina-testing trip. The selection holds the edge on ratings and that marginal superiority is enough to side with Balinaboola Steel.

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

Hatfield Hammer

Eoin Staples(5) · Paul Nolan · 7yo

Top-rated of 18

score 62.8 · +3.1 clear of next best (59.7)

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
34d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
83small sample (n=3)
Paul Nolan: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
61average
OR 92
Form20% weight
36below average
Last 6: P-9-6-3-4

MarketBest price 8.60 (Smarkets) · 2nd in the market of 18.

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	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	14	Ardgillan J: Joshua Halford(7) · T: M M Lynch · draw 0 6yo · G · bhtFT HT	79000	10-09	79	—	—	46.7	18/1·19.00 SP
2	6	Steps In The Sand J: Eoin Walsh · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 0 7yo · M · b	88434	11-07	91	—	—	59.7	5/1·6.00 SP
3	2	Goin' J: Daniel King · T: A J Martin · draw 0 6yo · G · bhtFT HT	90055	11-10	94	—	—	45.0	11/4F·3.75 SP
4	1	Cornaroya Rocco J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 5yo · G · b	54P20	11-12	96	—	—	51.3	11/1·12.00 SP
5	11	Pillartou J: Jack Gilligan(5) · T: Paul John Gilligan · draw 0 4yo · G · b	P008	11-00	88	—	—	38.6	40/1·41.00 SP
6	9	Whiskey Serenade J: Alex Harvey · T: Thomas Coyle · draw 0 6yo · M · b	06276	11-04	88	—	—	45.1	11/1·12.00 SP
7	3	Gforcejenny J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 4yo · F · bt	63650	11-08	96	—	—	56.8	12/1·13.00 SP
8	16	Glenriver J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Shane Crawley · draw 0 8yo · G · btp	PPP05	10-04	74	—	—	36.7	13/2·7.50 SP
9	8	Midnight Musical J: James Smith(5) · T: Anthony McCann · draw 0 5yo · M · brp	05850	11-06	90	—	—	42.8	20/1·21.00 SP
10	13	Mr Macphisto J: Ricky Doyle · T: Eoin Griffin · draw 0 10yo · G · bt	073FP	10-10	80	—	—	38.0	33/1·34.00 SP
11	5	Katherine J: Harry Sexton(7) · T: Adrian Sexton · draw 0 9yo · M · bh	749604	11-08	92	—	—	42.2	28/1·29.00 SP
UR	4	Hatfield Hammer J: Eoin Staples(5) · T: Paul Nolan · draw 0 7yo · G · bbFT B	P9634	11-08	92	—	—	62.8	11/2·6.50 SP
PU	7	Memories Maker J: Sean Flanagan · T: Anthony McCann · draw 0 5yo · G · chpFT P	050P	11-06	90	—	—	41.2	66/1·67.00 SP
CO	10	Dunany Point J: Kieren Buckley · T: Conor David Maxwell · draw 0 7yo · G · bp	90P37	11-01	85	—	—	39.6	6/1·7.00 SP
PU	12	Avec Espoir J: Phillip Enright · T: V T O'Brien · draw 0 13yo · G · ch	0P00P	10-10	80	—	—	36.7	50/1·51.00 SP
UR	15	Grace's Legacy J: Danny Gilligan · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 4yo · F · bp	09507	10-08	82	—	—	36.2	33/1·34.00 SP
—	—	Balinaboola Steel J: · T: A D Leahy · draw 0 14yo · G · bp	395PP	10-13	83	—	—	32.3	—
—	—	Midleton Rare J: · T: Noel C Kelly · draw 0 8yo · G · btp	41P90	12-01	99	—	—	50.6	—
—	—	Magic Hands Noel J: · T: Gerard Keane · draw 0 5yo · M · b	0000	10-07	77	—	—	35.7	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:00 Bellewstown on 26 August 2026?

Ardgillan (IRE) won the 17:00 Bellewstown at SP 19.00. Ridden by Joshua Halford. Trained by M M Lynch.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:00 Bellewstown?

No — the AI top pick (Hatfield Hammer) finished UR.

What were the placings in the 17:00 Bellewstown?

Top finishers: 1. Ardgillan (IRE) (19.00), 2. Steps In The Sand (IRE) (6.00), 3. Goin' (GB) (3.75).

What was the winning time for the 17:00 Bellewstown?

The winning time was 4m 57.00s.

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