Who won the 16:07 Navan on 2 September 2026?
Best Love (IRE) won the 16:07 Navan at SP 4.50. Ridden by Declan McDonogh. Trained by Eddie & Patrick Harty.
16:07 Navan
IrelandIrish EBF Auction Series Maiden
5f · Flat · Good · 8 runners · €15,000 · Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stBest Love (IRE)Declan McDonogh·Eddie & Patrick Harty7/2·4.50SP
- 2ndAnnie Batt (IRE)Andrew Slattery·Andrew Slattery·beaten .75 lengths11/8F·2.38SP
- 3rdCyclone Code (IRE)Donagh O'Connor·Simon Cavanagh·beaten 1.5 lengths9/1·10.00SP
Race time
1m 0.35s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Best Love (IRE))
“Sat close to the pace - shaken up to hit the front approaching 2f out - driven out and stayed on strongly in the closing stages to win”
AI top-rated Bit Of A Buzz (score 49.2) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.50 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-way37.2/100 rating
Best Love
5.60Betfair Exchange
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
Bit Of A Buzz
Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell · 2yo
Top-rated of 9
score 49.2 · +12.0 clear of next best (37.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong47d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight59averageLast 6: 3-4-4-4-3-2
- Ratings50% weight48below averageOR 72 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight25weakGavin Cromwell: 4/39 winners last 14d (10%)
MarketBest price 41.00 (LiveScore Bet) · 4th in the market of 9.
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 — Navan 5f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.11).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.11
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.77
High (9–11)
IV 1.10
Today: Best Love (draw 3) and Cyclone Code (draw 1) get the bias; Bit Of A Buzz (draw 8) is in the least-favoured band.
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 101 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: Declan McDonogh · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty · draw 3 2yo · F · b | 0U47 | 70 | 37.2 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 2 | 9 | J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 6 2yo · F · br | 20 | — | 27.7 | 11/8F·2.38 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Simon Cavanagh · draw 1 2yo · G · b | 66 | — | 20.5 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 10 2yo · F · b | 79 | — | 14.8 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 5 | 2 | J: Gary Carroll · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 8 2yo · C · b | 344432 | 72 | 49.2 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 6 | 11 | J: Rory Cleary · T: C W J Farrell · draw 9 2yo · F · b | — | — | 15.0 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: Colin Keane · T: Noel Meade · draw 5 2yo · G · b | — | — | 17.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 8 | 8 | J: Leigh Roche · T: W McCreery · draw 11 2yo · F · b | — | — | 31.5 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Gavin Ryan · T: Kieran P Cotter · draw 2 2yo · C · bpFT P | 0 | — | 10.0 | — |
| — | — | J: Seamie Heffernan · T: W R Crawford · draw 7 2yo · G · b | — | — | 15.0 | — |
| — | — | J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: F G Hand · draw 4 2yo · F · bt | 00 | — | 7.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:07 Navan?
No — the AI top pick (Bit Of A Buzz) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 16:07 Navan?
Top finishers: 1. Best Love (IRE) (4.50), 2. Annie Batt (IRE) (2.38), 3. Cyclone Code (IRE) (10.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:07 Navan?
The winning time was 1m 0.35s.
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