Who won the 16:42 Kilbeggan on 4 September 2026?
My Trump Card (IRE) won the 16:42 Kilbeggan at SP 21.00. Ridden by Alex Harvey. Trained by John C McConnell.
16:42 Kilbeggan
IrelandSéan Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2m · Hurdle · Good To Yielding · 9 runners · €12,000 · Friday, 4 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stMy Trump Card (IRE)Alex Harvey·John C McConnell20/1·21.00SP
- 2ndHopeful Hero (IRE)Donagh Meyler·T Hogan·beaten .5 lengths3/1·4.00SP
- 3rdHopes Are High (IRE)AI top pick · 75.0Philip Byrnes·William Durkan·beaten 2.25 lengths11/1·12.00SP
Race time
3m 48.20s
Race time recorded.
In-running (My Trump Card (IRE))
“Held up at the back - urged forward and last of the field two out - made ground into 3rd with work still needed at the last - improved into 2nd inside the final furlong - powered home to get up on the line”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 11.00 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 →v1.12.49 score
Cocofred
4.50Matchbook
segment +7.7% · Hurdle · Good To Yielding ·
Each-way57.5/100 rating
Speisialta
8.20Smarkets
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: Splashing Out
Splashing Out arrives here on a progressive profile that gives reason to believe the bare figures do not yet tell the full story, and at a galloping track over sixteen furlongs on good ground there is every chance connections see this as the right opportunity to take another step forward. My Trump Card and Hopes Are High head the field on paper and cannot be dismissed lightly, while Migdam also poses a genuine threat just a pound or so behind them, so this is far from straightforward. That said, the progressive angle is precisely the kind of edge that makes a three-pound deficit to the top-rated pair less daunting than it might look, and the confidence to prefer a horse on the way up over more exposed rivals is the crux of the case here. Splashing Out is the 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
Hopes Are High
Philip Byrnes · William Durkan · 4yo
Top-rated of 10
score 75.0 · +4.1 clear of next best (70.9)
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 strong37d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight83very strongLast 6: 1-3-1-2
- Ratings50% weight83very strongOR 124 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight43small sample (n=6)William Durkan: 1/6 winners last 14d (17%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketBest price 15.00 (Matchbook) · 3rd in the market of 10.
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 | 6 | J: Alex Harvey · T: John C McConnell · draw 0 8yo · G · b | 60068 | 113 | 51.7 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Donagh Meyler · T: T Hogan · draw 0 5yo · G · bh | 33103 | 110 | 54.1 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Philip Byrnes · T: William Durkan · draw 0 4yo · G · g | 1312 | 124 | 75.0 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 4 | 10 | J: Michael Kenneally(5) · T: Edward F Power · draw 0 6yo · G · b | 70906 | 98 | 41.4 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 5 | 2 | J: Peter Smithers(5) · T: Eoin Griffin · draw 0 8yo · M · bb | 73101 | 120 | 62.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 6 | 8 | J: Mr R Sugrue(7) · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 37021 | 110 | 63.7 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Phillip Enright · T: James Andrew Fahey · draw 0 7yo · G · b | 518 | 114 | 53.2 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: J J Slevin · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 6yo · M · b | 5U6910 | 105 | 49.4 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 9 | 4 | Cocofredv1.1 J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 5741 | 117 | 70.9 | 9/4F·3.25 SP |
| — | — | J: Eoin Staples(5) · T: Anthony John Black · draw 0 6yo · M · bht | 4R012 | 118 | 57.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:42 Kilbeggan?
No — the AI top pick (Hopes Are High) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 16:42 Kilbeggan?
Top finishers: 1. My Trump Card (IRE) (21.00), 2. Hopeful Hero (IRE) (4.00), 3. Hopes Are High (IRE) (12.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:42 Kilbeggan?
The winning time was 3m 48.20s.
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