Who won the 19:55 Roscommon on 31 August 2026?
Priorstown (IRE) won the 19:55 Roscommon at SP 5.50. Ridden by Ben Coen. Trained by J P Murtagh.
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1m4f · Flat · Good To Yielding · 16 runners · €6,000 · Monday, 31 August 2026
Race time recorded.
“Settled behind front group - 5th at halfway - urged into 4th 2f out - moved into second inside final furlong - edged in front close home and stayed on strongly to win”
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Glen Echo rates 3 lb behind Priorstown on our figures but a progressive profile and clock that backs up the form make a compelling case for closing that gap on good ground over twelve furlongs at Roscommon. Priorstown, Captain Con and Sir Trancealot are the principal dangers in a competitive nineteen-runner field, with the top-rated Priorstown the most obvious threat given the narrow ratings advantage. The pick nonetheless looks to be going the right way and is selected with confidence. Glen Echo 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.
Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery · 3yo
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
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.
No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
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.
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 17 3yo · G · bpFT P | 6070 | 59 | 29.5 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Gary Carroll · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 5 3yo · G · bp | 070033 | 59 | 42.2 | 4/1J·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 13 | J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 1 3yo · F · g | 80608 | 51 | 38.6 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 4 | 15 | J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Ms Sheila Lavery · draw 2 3yo · F · btFT T | 0870 | 49 | 38.6 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 5 | 12 | J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 18 3yo · G · chtb | 08852 | 51 | 41.5 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 6 | 8 | J: Rory Cleary · T: Brendan W Duke · draw 14 3yo · G · b | 066251 | 55 | 39.4 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 7 | 2 | J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 3 3yo · F · b | 88482 | 59 | 52.1 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 8 | 14 | J: James Ryan · T: T G McCourt · draw 10 3yo · G · bp | 07000 | 50 | 30.6 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| 9 | 19 | J: Shane Foley · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 9 3yo · F · b | 00955 | 43 | 38.2 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 10 | 16 | J: W J Lee · T: John J Nallen · draw 19 3yo · G · bh | 6966 | 45 | 45.4 | 4/1J·5.00 SP |
| 11 | 9 | J: J M Sheridan · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 11 3yo · F · btpFT TP | 5068 | 54 | 31.1 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 12 | 7 | J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 15 3yo · G · bpFT P | 0048 | 56 | 45.2 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 13 | 5 | J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J P Murtagh · draw 16 3yo · G · b | 077350 | 58 | 32.3 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 14 | 4 | J: Gavin Ryan · T: Michael Butler · draw 12 3yo · F · bp | 62319 | 59 | 38.6 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 15 | 18 | J: Robert Whearty · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 8 3yo · G · bp | 5007 | 45 | 34.3 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 16 | 11 | J: Luke McAteer · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 7 3yo · F · b | 0003 | 53 | 42.5 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Scott McCullagh · T: Richard John O'Brien · draw 6 3yo · G · ch | 009 | 56 | 25.8 | — |
| — | — | J: Colin Keane · T: Noel Meade · draw 4 3yo · G · bbFT B | 00670 | 53 | 30.3 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: P Cluskey · draw 13 3yo · F · b | 08060 | 53 | 39.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Priorstown (IRE) won the 19:55 Roscommon at SP 5.50. Ridden by Ben Coen. Trained by J P Murtagh.
No — the AI top pick (Nathema) finished 7.
Top finishers: 1. Priorstown (IRE) (5.50), 2. Glen Echo (IRE) (5.00), 3. Flagstone Lady (IRE) (26.00).
The winning time was 2m 38.34s.
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