Who won the 16:15 Curragh on 29 August 2026?
Loughrea (IRE) won the 16:15 Curragh at SP 5.50. Ridden by Andrew Slattery. Trained by Andrew Slattery.
16:15 Curragh
IrelandTote Irish Cambridgeshire
1m · Flat · Good · 17 runners · €60,000 · Saturday, 29 August 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 9/2·5.50Race report
- 1stLoughrea (IRE)AI top pick · 64.6Andrew Slattery·Andrew Slattery9/2·5.50SP
- 2ndManton Bay (IRE)Luke McAteer·David Marnane·beaten 3 lengths8/1·9.00SP
- 3rdPierre Royal (IRE)Adam Caffrey·Adrian McGuinness·beaten 4.5 lengths4/1F·5.00SP
Race time
1m 38.43s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Loughrea (IRE))
“Up with the front group - moved to the front 2f out - asserted under pressure inside the final furlong to win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 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-way64.6/100 rating
Loughrea
6.20Betfair 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: Big Gossey
Big Gossey heads this eighteen-runner field at the Curragh on good ground over a mile, rated narrowly ahead of Hardy Warrior and a solid twelve pounds clear of the fourth-rated Ribee, which underlines the strength of his claims at the top of the order. Hardy Warrior and Rahmi will press him hardest, and in an open contest of this size on good ground anything can happen, so the selection carries some risk. That said, the form case points firmly in one direction, and Big Gossey is the call.
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
Loughrea
Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery · 4yo
Top-rated of 18
score 64.6 · +3.1 clear of next best (61.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight89very strongLast 6: 5-2-1-1
- Freshness10% weight85very strong44d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight61averageOR 91
- Trainer20% weight40below averageAndrew Slattery: 3/19 winners last 14d (16%)
MarketBest price 6.20 (Betfair Exchange) · 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.
Draw bias — Curragh 1m
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–6)
IV 0.96
Mid (7–12)
IV 0.99
High (13–18)
IV 1.04
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 211 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 7 4yo · G · b | 5211 | 91 | 64.6 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 2 | 12 | J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane · draw 2 3yo · C · b | 32821 | 87 | 53.1 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 10 4yo · G · b | 66124 | 93 | 61.5 | 4/1F·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 10 | J: W J Lee · T: Thomas Gibney · draw 16 6yo · G · chb | 05028 | 89 | 45.3 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 5 | 14 | J: Nathan Crosse · T: John James Feane · draw 5 4yo · G · b | 80230 | 84 | 43.0 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 4 7yo · G · ch | 98062 | 97 | 49.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 7 | 15 | J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: Gerard Keane · draw 13 6yo · G · bt | 70500 | 83 | 46.1 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: Jessica Maye(7) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 3 8yo · G · bp | 471702 | 90 | 48.6 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 9 | 1 | J: Sam Coen(5) · T: Charles O'Brien · draw 14 9yo · G · baybrownt | 192125 | 107 | 58.2 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 10 | 6 | J: Gary Carroll · T: Joseph G Murphy · draw 11 6yo · G · brt | 367805 | 92 | 44.1 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 11 | 18 | J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 18 3yo · G · ch | 157112 | 87 | 61.0 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 12 | 3 | J: Ben Coen · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 6 4yo · G · bt | 15275 | 98 | 57.7 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 13 | 2 | J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 17 3yo · C · chtv | 13443 | 104 | 61.3 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 14 | 16 | J: Jamie Powell · T: David Marnane · draw 8 6yo · G · g | 006974 | 83 | 44.8 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 15 | 17 | J: Keithen Kennedy(5) · T: John Andrew Kinsella · draw 15 6yo · G · chtp | 31000 | 82 | 37.3 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 16 | 11 | J: Wayne Lordan · T: Miss Natalia Lupini · draw 9 4yo · G · b | 2211 | 88 | 54.5 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 17 | 8 | J: Shane Foley · T: Gerard O'Leary · draw 1 4yo · G · ch | 10009 | 90 | 46.7 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Chris Hayes · T: D K Weld · draw 12 3yo · G · bp | 34411 | 91 | 59.1 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:15 Curragh?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Loughrea, won the race (AI score 64.6).
What were the placings in the 16:15 Curragh?
Top finishers: 1. Loughrea (IRE) (5.50), 2. Manton Bay (IRE) (9.00), 3. Pierre Royal (IRE) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:15 Curragh?
The winning time was 1m 38.43s.
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