18:30 Down Royal

Ireland

Children's Heartbeat Trust Apprentice Handicap

1m2½f · Flat · Good · 14 runners · €7,200 · Friday, 4 September 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick was a non-runner

1st
Lough Leane (IRE)
Adam Browne-Souza·Maurice Andrew Ahern
7/1·8.00
SP
2nd
Sweet Baby Zou (GB)
Julian Pietropaolo·Joseph Patrick O'Brien·beaten 2.5 lengths
3/1F·4.00
SP
3rd
Areana (IRE)
Jessica O'Gorman·Eddie & Patrick Harty·beaten 3.5 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP

Race time

2m 14.29s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Lough Leane (IRE))

“Sat behind the front group - 4th at halfway - driven forward down the inner - hit the front a furlong 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Darkdeserthighway

Darkdeserthighway is preferred here on the basis of a progressive profile and a fitness edge that the bare ratings do not fully capture, sitting just a pound behind the top two on our figures in a competitive seventeen-runner field at Down Royal over ten furlongs on good ground. Solomon Coop heads the ratings narrowly and must be respected alongside stablemate Solomon and Lough Leane, who all carry strong claims and could easily turn the tables if Darkdeserthighway's advantages prove less significant on the day. The selection is Darkdeserthighway.

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

A Pretty Penny

Reserve 1 · Mrs Deborah Cody · 3yo

Top-rated of 14

score 55.5 · +5.0 clear of next best (50.6)

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
100very strong
20d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
71strong
Last 6: 5-1-5-4-2-1
Trainer20% weight
50no sample
Mrs Deborah Cody — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
43below average
OR 64

MarketNo market price available yet.

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 — Down Royal 1m2½f

full course data →

Sample too small to call at this course and trip.

Low (1–6)

IV 0.52

Mid (7–12)

IV 0.98

High (13–17)

IV 1.52

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 27 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	11	Lough Leane J: Adam Browne-Souza · T: Maurice Andrew Ahern · draw 14 6yo · G · bt	741064	9-10	65	—	—	37.5	7/1·8.00 SP
2	14	Sweet Baby Zou J: Julian Pietropaolo · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 6 3yo · F · bp	781063	9-06	68	—	—	48.2	3/1F·4.00 SP
3	2	Areana J: Jessica O'Gorman · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty · draw 10 7yo · M · bb	7110	9-13	68	—	—	44.5	5/1·6.00 SP
4	13	Chosen One J: Sadhbh Tormey(2) · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · draw 11 3yo · F · btFT T	05628	9-07	69	—	—	44.9	12/1·13.00 SP
5	8	Daonethatgotaway J: Reese Holohan · T: Mark Fahey · draw 12 6yo · G · chtp	420790	9-11	66	—	—	34.8	14/1·15.00 SP
6	7	Berto Ramirez J: Jimmy Dalton(2) · T: Andrew McNamara · draw 8 4yo · G · b	78444	9-11	66	—	—	39.7	9/2·5.50 SP
7	3	Darkdeserthighway J: Mel Sheridan(2) · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 17 8yo · M · bb	308624	9-13	68	—	—	50.6	18/1·19.00 SP
8	5	Sinbad My Dad J: Joseph Harnett(2) · T: Seamus Fahey · draw 13 5yo · G · bp	986492	9-13	68	—	—	36.9	15/2·8.50 SP
9	9	Hexagonal J: Jared Huggan(7) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 1 5yo · G · bt	601071	9-11	66	—	—	41.5	11/1·12.00 SP
10	12	Showyoutheropes J: Danny O'Leary(7) · T: Gerard O'Leary · draw 7 4yo · G · chv	65409	9-10	65	—	—	31.9	22/1·23.00 SP
11	1	Solomon Coop J: Orla Tynan · T: M J Tynan · draw 5 5yo · G · baybrown	97000	10-00	69	—	—	38.0	40/1·41.00 SP
12	4	Doctor Grace J: Cillian Rowan(4) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 3 6yo · M · bp	521U00	9-13	68	—	—	40.3	40/1·41.00 SP
13	10	Enchanted Lady J: Conor Cusack(2) · T: A Oliver · draw 4 4yo · F · bp	045797	9-10	65	—	—	35.1	22/1·23.00 SP
14	6	Solomon J: Gabriella Hill(2) · T: P Sweeney · draw 15 5yo · G · bht	00976	9-12	67	—	—	29.2	33/1·34.00 SP
—	—	Good Man Jack J: Reserve 2 · T: Patrick Magee · draw 9 3yo · G · b	09788	9-02	64	—	—	30.3	—
—	—	Chestnut Palace J: Reserve 3 · T: Noel Meade · draw 16 3yo · F · chbFT B	574544	9-01	63	—	—	35.2	—
—	—	A Pretty Penny J: Reserve 1 · T: Mrs Deborah Cody · draw 2 3yo · F · br	515421	9-02	64	—	—	55.5	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:30 Down Royal on 4 September 2026?

Lough Leane (IRE) won the 18:30 Down Royal at SP 8.00. Ridden by Adam Browne-Souza. Trained by Maurice Andrew Ahern.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:30 Down Royal?

No — the AI top pick (A Pretty Penny) was a non-runner or unplaced.

What were the placings in the 18:30 Down Royal?

Top finishers: 1. Lough Leane (IRE) (8.00), 2. Sweet Baby Zou (GB) (4.00), 3. Areana (IRE) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:30 Down Royal?

The winning time was 2m 14.29s.

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