Who won the 18:45 Kilbeggan on 4 September 2026?
Soldante (IRE) won the 18:45 Kilbeggan at SP 6.50. Ridden by Kevin Healy. Trained by Ciaran Murphy.
18:45 Kilbeggan
IrelandKilsaran Handicap Steeplechase
2m4½f · Chase · Good To Yielding · 13 runners · €12,000 · Friday, 4 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stSoldante (IRE)Kevin Healy·Ciaran Murphy11/2·6.50SP
- 2ndButter Fingers (IRE)Shane Markey·Ross O'Sullivan·beaten 1.75 lengths12/1·13.00SP
- 3rdWatch The Weather (GB)AI top pick · 80.1Paddy Cody·R P Cody·beaten .5 lengths8/1·9.00SP
Race time
4m 58.20s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Soldante (IRE))
“Held up towards back of pack - progress to 6th three out - driven after following fence and edged to front approaching last - kept going strongly to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 8.00 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-way80.1/100 rating
Watch The Weather
12.00Matchbook
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: Pinot Gris
Pinot Gris holds a clear edge at the head of the ratings, seven pounds superior to the nearest rival Hashtag Pretender, and that gap over a stamina-sapping twenty furlongs at Kilbeggan looks increasingly significant as the race develops. Where's My Jet and Watch The Weather are the other dangers worth respecting in a competitive thirteen-runner field, though both rate below the selection. With the ground riding good and conditions suiting a horse of Pinot Gris's calibre, the selection looks the one to be on, and Pinot Gris is taken to win.
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
Watch The Weather
Paddy Cody(7) · R P Cody · 10yo
Top-rated of 13
score 80.1 · +3.8 clear of next best (76.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=4)R P Cody: 2/4 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight100very strong19d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight81very strongOR 122 — above field median
- Form20% weight47below averageLast 6: 2-0-5-3-3
MarketBest price 12.00 (Matchbook) · 5th in the market of 13.
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: Kevin Healy(7) · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 0 8yo · G · b | 33135 | 112 | 63.9 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 2 | 11 | J: Shane Markey(7) · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 0 5yo · G · g | 43617 | 109 | 56.7 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Paddy Cody(7) · T: R P Cody · draw 0 10yo · G · bt | 20533 | 122 | 80.1 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Sean Flanagan · T: Barry Connell · draw 0 9yo · G · bt | 23F1 | 124 | 61.8 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 5 | 1 | J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 6yo · G · gt | 00412 | 132 | 76.3 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 7yo · G · b | 60P00 | 122 | 54.9 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 7 | 13 | J: Daniel King · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 11yo · G · chb | 436B7 | 103 | 48.3 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 8 | 7 | J: Danny Gilligan · T: Martin Hassett · draw 0 8yo · M · b | 61684 | 111 | 62.8 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 9 | 8 | J: Sam Ewing · T: Sean Joseph Allen · draw 0 6yo · G · bt | 88754 | 110 | 62.3 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 10 | 9 | J: Conor Clarke(7) · T: Ray Hackett · draw 0 9yo · M · bt | 37P48 | 110 | 49.4 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 11 | 10 | J: Philip Donovan · T: James Andrew Fahey · draw 0 9yo · G · b | 6894 | 110 | 47.9 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| PU | 5 | J: Donagh Meyler · T: Noel Meade · draw 0 7yo · G · b | P4142 | 118 | 62.1 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| PU | 12 | J: Shane O'Callaghan(3) · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 8yo · G · bb | P9057 | 104 | 50.9 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:45 Kilbeggan?
No — the AI top pick (Watch The Weather) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 18:45 Kilbeggan?
Top finishers: 1. Soldante (IRE) (6.50), 2. Butter Fingers (IRE) (13.00), 3. Watch The Weather (GB) (9.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:45 Kilbeggan?
The winning time was 4m 58.20s.
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