Who won the 16:50 Wexford on 28 August 2026?
Boola Times (IRE) won the 16:50 Wexford at SP 5.00. Ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe. Trained by David Kenneth Budds.
16:50 Wexford
IrelandTreo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2m4½f · Hurdle · Good · 14 runners · €6,000 · Friday, 28 August 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 4/1F·5.00Race report
- 1stBoola Times (IRE)AI top pick · 66.7Darragh O'Keeffe·David Kenneth Budds4/1F·5.00SP
- 2ndBruise Hill (IRE)Kevin Healy·W J Burke·beaten 2.25 lengths13/2·7.50SP
- 3rdTomas O Maille (IRE)Phillip Enright·M Flannery·beaten .75 lengths12/1·13.00SP
Race time
5m 1.50s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Boola Times (IRE))
“Held up towards the back early - still 10th with four to jump - made headway three out - moved up to challenge and disputed the lead two out - hit the front soon after - kept driving out to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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-way66.7/100 rating
Boola Times
8.00LiveScore Bet
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: Getaway Charlie
Getaway Charlie enters this 20-furlong Wexford contest holding a clear advantage over the rest of the field on our assessments, rated 13 lb ahead of the next-best Tomas O Maille and a further 2 lb clear of Ardera Gun, with Toon Town posing a lesser but still credible threat in a wide-open 17-runner affair on good ground. The selection's rating reflects a level of form that the principals below simply have not matched, and over this stamina-testing trip that quality ought to tell decisively. Tomas O Maille and Ardera Gun are the likeliest to make things interesting, but the gap to bridge is substantial and there is little in the form of the wider field to suggest an upset is likely. Getaway Charlie 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
Boola Times
Darragh O'Keeffe · David Kenneth Budds · 5yo
Top-rated of 17
score 66.7 · +12.5 clear of next best (54.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=3)David Kenneth Budds: 2/3 winners last 14d (67%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight100very strong25d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight61averageOR 91 — above field median
- Form20% weight32weakLast 6: 3-7-P-3-5
MarketBest price 8.00 (LiveScore Bet) · market favourite.
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 | 3 | J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: David Kenneth Budds · draw 0 5yo · G · bt | 37P35 | 91 | 66.7 | 4/1F·5.00 SP |
| 2 | 9 | J: Kevin Healy(7) · T: W J Burke · draw 0 5yo · G · btFT T | 08068 | 82 | 37.8 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: Phillip Enright · T: M Flannery · draw 0 9yo · G · b | 9P9P8 | 84 | 36.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 4 | 12 | J: John Shinnick · T: Michael Barry · draw 0 6yo · G · b | 014U7 | 82 | 51.3 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Danny Gilligan · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 4yo · F · b | 245 | 95 | 54.3 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Mr D McGill(7) · T: Gary McGill · draw 0 5yo · G · bt | 90068 | 94 | 41.6 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Shane O'Callaghan(3) · T: David O'Sullivan · draw 0 9yo · G · bp | 63175 | 90 | 45.7 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 8 | 1 | J: Alex Harvey · T: Patrick T Foley · draw 0 6yo · M · bhFT H | 904 | 95 | 46.4 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 9 | 8 | J: Daniel King · T: J P Flavin · draw 0 4yo · G · bt | 0PP96 | 87 | 40.6 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 10 | 14 | J: Mr M J Walsh(7) · T: Brendan Maurice Walsh · draw 0 8yo · M · baybrownh | 41804 | 72 | 39.2 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| UR | 6 | J: Richard Deegan · T: Eoin Doyle · draw 0 6yo · G · gt | 0007P | 85 | 35.6 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| PU | 10 | J: Peter Smithers(5) · T: David Harry Kelly · draw 0 5yo · M · bbFT B | U000 | 82 | 47.3 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| PU | 11 | J: Conor Clarke(7) · T: Maike Magnussen · draw 0 6yo · M · bhFT H | 00P77 | 82 | 39.1 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| PU | 13 | J: Dylan Robinson · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 4yo · G · bbFT B | 0000 | 81 | 46.0 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Reserve 2 · T: Timothy Doyle · draw 0 10yo · G · bp | P0040 | 99 | 45.4 | — |
| — | — | J: Reserve 3 · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 6yo · G · bbFT B | 7P036 | 75 | 52.2 | — |
| — | — | J: Reserve 1 · T: Donal Hassett · draw 0 5yo · G · bt | 0026 | 94 | 46.1 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:50 Wexford?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Boola Times, won the race (AI score 66.7).
What were the placings in the 16:50 Wexford?
Top finishers: 1. Boola Times (IRE) (5.00), 2. Bruise Hill (IRE) (7.50), 3. Tomas O Maille (IRE) (13.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:50 Wexford?
The winning time was 5m 1.50s.
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