18:55 Roscommon

Ireland

Racing Here Again On September 28th Maiden

1m4f · Flat · Good To Yielding · 15 runners · €7,200 · Monday, 31 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 7/1·8.00

1st
Miss Romagna (IRE)AI top pick · 56.8
W J Lee·W McCreery
7/1·8.00
SP
2nd
Purple Bandit (IRE)
Shane Foley·Mrs John Harrington·beaten 5.5 lengths
28/1·29.00
SP
3rd
I Hope You Dance (FR)
Gary Carroll·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 1 length
6/1·7.00
SP

Race time

2m 17.26s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Miss Romagna (IRE))

“Shared front spot early - moved clear approaching 3f out then edged further ahead 2f from home - driven out and stayed on strongly to the line”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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-way56.8/100 rating

Miss Romagna

11.00Smarkets

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Why the model rates this top

Miss Romagna

W J Lee · W McCreery · 3yo

Top-rated of 19

score 56.8 · +1.8 clear of next best (55.0)

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
51d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
68strong
W McCreery: 3/11 winners last 14d (27%)
Form20% weight
51average
Last 6: 6-2-5-3
Ratings50% weight
49below average
OR 74

MarketBest price 11.00 (Smarkets) · 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.

Draw bias — Roscommon 1m4f

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–7)

IV 0.91

Mid (8–13)

IV 0.96

High (14–19)

IV 1.13

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 64 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	15	Miss Romagna J: W J Lee · T: W McCreery · draw 7 3yo · F · b	6253	9-03	74	—	—	56.8	7/1·8.00 SP
2	10	Purple Bandit J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 14 3yo · G · bbFT B	—	9-08	—	—	—	18.0	28/1·29.00 SP
3	12	I Hope You Dance J: Gary Carroll · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 1 3yo · F · ch	85226	9-03	79	—	—	53.4	6/1·7.00 SP
4	5	Almazann J: Chris Hayes · T: D K Weld · draw 17 3yo · C · b	222	9-08	87	—	—	54.6	4/6F·1.67 SP
5	8	Nemorino J: Robbie Colgan · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 13 3yo · G · b	—	9-08	—	—	—	26.0	66/1·67.00 SP
6	9	Plug In Hybrid J: Colin Keane · T: Noel Meade · draw 6 3yo · G · b	6	9-08	—	—	—	16.5	22/1·23.00 SP
7	16	Shambata J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 11 3yo · F · ch	40	9-03	—	—	—	9.5	18/1·19.00 SP
8	1	Coolnagrattan J: Seamie Heffernan · T: W R Crawford · draw 12 4yo · G · bht	30	10-03	—	—	—	12.5	66/1·67.00 SP
9	4	Shemiyka J: Sean Davis · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 18 4yo · F · bv	9534	9-12	72	—	—	54.0	25/1·26.00 SP
10	7	Four Ball J: Luke McAteer · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 8 3yo · G · btFT T	6	9-08	—	—	—	20.5	66/1·67.00 SP
11	11	Cosmetic J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 9 3yo · F · bp	75524	9-03	81	—	—	51.9	4/1·5.00 SP
12	17	Metallic J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 19 3yo · G · b	8	9-08	—	—	—	20.5	66/1·67.00 SP
13	2	Nothingbutadream J: James Ryan · T: Chris Timmons · draw 4 4yo · G · bh	007	10-03	—	—	—	11.5	250/1·251.00 SP
14	3	Nugentstown Sue J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: Hugh Paul Finegan · draw 2 7yo · M · b	0	9-12	—	—	—	4.5	250/1·251.00 SP
15	6	Daily Wonder J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) · T: T G McCourt · draw 5 3yo · G · ch	—	9-08	—	—	—	20.0	200/1·201.00 SP
—	—	Gentle Soda J: · T: E McNamara · draw 16 3yo · F · b	0	9-03	—	—	—	7.0	—
—	—	Mawhibah J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 10 3yo · F · g	542	9-03	74	—	—	55.0	—
—	—	Kigalienne J: Scott McCullagh · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 15 3yo · F · b	—	9-03	—	—	—	18.0	—
—	—	Michinaga J: · T: Charles Weld · draw 3 3yo · G · b	96	9-08	—	—	—	10.1	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:55 Roscommon on 31 August 2026?

Miss Romagna (IRE) won the 18:55 Roscommon at SP 8.00. Ridden by W J Lee. Trained by W McCreery.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:55 Roscommon?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Miss Romagna, won the race (AI score 56.8).

What were the placings in the 18:55 Roscommon?

Top finishers: 1. Miss Romagna (IRE) (8.00), 2. Purple Bandit (IRE) (29.00), 3. I Hope You Dance (FR) (7.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:55 Roscommon?

The winning time was 2m 17.26s.

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