16:18 Galway

Ireland

Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race

1m½f · Flat · Yielding · 9 runners · €12,000 · Tuesday, 8 September 2026

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E/W terms3 places at 1/5 odds (9 runners)· the study →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Top rated

Never Loose

No. 3 · score 59.0 · +1.1 clear of next best · best 7/2·4.50

Best value vs consensus

Amenita

13.5·13.50 Matchbook · +3% vs fair (consensus 13.06)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 27 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Other selections

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Each-way59.0/100 rating

Never Loose

4.50Hollywood Bets

Place portion settles at 1.70 · 1/5 odds · 3 places

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-party

Pundit pick: Lord MassususDiffers from our pick

Lord Massusus heads this Galway field on ratings, sitting narrowly ahead of nearest challengers Never Loose and Clear Quartz, and looks well placed to translate that advantage into a winning performance over eight furlongs on good-to-soft ground. Never Loose and Clear Quartz represent the most credible threats and cannot be dismissed lightly, while Eddie G also warrants respect from those chasing the principals. Lord Massusus 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.

Why the model rates this top

Never Loose

Seamie Heffernan · J A Stack · 4yo

Top-rated of 9

score 59.0 · +1.1 clear of next best (57.9)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
65strong
153d since last run (rusty)
Form20% weight
63average
Last 6: 1-4
Trainer20% weight
63small sample (n=8)
J A Stack: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
55average
OR 82

MarketBest price 4.50 (Hollywood Bets) · market favourite.

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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.

Front-runners(1)
6Java Wood
Prominent(1)
1Lord Massusus
Mid-division(0)—
Hold-up / closers(5)
2Clear Quartz 4Eddie G 5Musical Act 7Lady Arwen 9Casamorati
Unknown(2)
3Never Loose 8Amenita

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — Galway 1m½f

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Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.34).

Low (1–3)

IV 1.34

Mid (4–6)

IV 0.82

High (7–9)

IV 0.81

Today: Java Wood (draw 2) and Amenita (draw 3) get the bias; Eddie G (draw 7) 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. 70 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair

No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	Fair	Best
3	Never LoosePick J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J A Stack · draw 6 · combo 4/32 (13%) 4yo · F · bOnly runner	14	9-08	82	—	—	59.0	5/1·5.87	7/2·4.50 Hollywood Bets · -23% vs fair Compare 26 books ▾ Hollywood Bets7/2·4.50Bet Victor7/2·4.50 BetMGM7/2·4.50 BetTom7/2·4.50 BetWright7/2·4.50 Betano7/2·4.50 Betfred7/2·4.50 Boyle Sports7/2·4.50 Coral7/2·4.50 Dragon Bet7/2·4.50 Ladbrokes7/2·4.50 LiveScore Bet7/2·4.50 Midnite7/2·4.50 Quinn Bet7/2·4.50 SportingIndex7/2·4.50 Spreadex7/2·4.50 Star Sports7/2·4.50Virgin Bet7/2·4.50William Hill7/2·4.50Betfair Sportsbook7/2·4.50Paddy Power7/2·4.50Matchbook4.5·4.50Unibet7/2·4.50 Bet3657/2·4.50 Betfair Exchange4.3·4.30 SmarketsSBK11/4·3.75
6	Java Wood J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: K Smith · draw 2 6yo · G · gDGoing 2/4Only runner	013071	9-01	73	—	—	57.9	15/2·8.49	8.2·8.20 Matchbook · -3% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Matchbook8.2·8.20Betfair Exchange8·8.00 Betano11/2·6.50 Bet Victor11/2·6.50Hollywood Bets11/2·6.50LiveScore Bet11/2·6.50 Paddy Power11/2·6.50 Unibet11/2·6.50Virgin Bet11/2·6.50BetMGM11/2·6.50 BetTom11/2·6.50 BetWright11/2·6.50 Betfred11/2·6.50 Coral11/2·6.50 Dragon Bet11/2·6.50 Ladbrokes11/2·6.50 Midnite11/2·6.50 Quinn Bet11/2·6.50 SportingIndex11/2·6.50 Spreadex11/2·6.50 Star Sports11/2·6.50 William Hill11/2·6.50 Bet36511/2·6.50 Boyle Sports11/2·6.50Betfair Sportsbook5/1·6.00Smarkets5.6·5.60SmarketsSBK9/2·5.50
8	Amenita J: Chris Hayes · T: D K Weld · draw 3 · combo 9/83 (11%) 3yo · F · bD	619	9-00	79	—	—	51.8	12/1·13.06	13.5·13.50 Matchbook · +3% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Matchbook13.5·13.50Bet36510/1·11.00 BetWright9/1·10.00 Bet Victor9/1·10.00 BetTom9/1·10.00Hollywood Bets9/1·10.00LiveScore Bet9/1·10.00 Paddy Power9/1·10.00 SportingIndex9/1·10.00Virgin Bet9/1·10.00Coral9/1·10.00 Ladbrokes9/1·10.00 Midnite9/1·10.00 Spreadex9/1·10.00 Unibet9/1·10.00 William Hill9/1·10.00 Dragon Bet9/1·10.00 Quinn Bet9/1·10.00 Betano9/1·10.00 Betfred9/1·10.00 BetMGM9/1·10.00 Boyle Sports9/1·10.00 Star Sports9/1·10.00Betfair Sportsbook17/2·9.50Smarkets8.8·8.80SmarketsSBK15/2·8.50 Betfair Exchange2.48·2.48
4	Eddie G J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 7 · combo 12/97 (12%) 5yo · G · btCGoing 1/2Only runner	939118	9-06	80	—	—	50.7	9/1·10.44	8/1·9.00 Bet365 · -14% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Bet3658/1·9.00Hollywood Bets7/1·8.00Bet Victor7/1·8.00 BetWright7/1·8.00 Betano7/1·8.00 Betfred7/1·8.00 Coral7/1·8.00 Dragon Bet7/1·8.00 Ladbrokes7/1·8.00 Midnite7/1·8.00 Quinn Bet7/1·8.00 SportingIndex7/1·8.00 Spreadex7/1·8.00 Star Sports7/1·8.00 William Hill7/1·8.00 Unibet7/1·8.00Matchbook8·8.00BetTom13/2·7.50 Boyle Sports13/2·7.50 LiveScore Bet13/2·7.50Virgin Bet13/2·7.50Paddy Power13/2·7.50 BetMGM13/2·7.50 Betfair Exchange7.2·7.20Betfair Sportsbook6/1·7.00Smarkets6.2·6.20SmarketsSBK5/1·6.00
7	Lady Arwen J: W J Lee · T: Conor O'Dwyer · draw 4 7yo · M · bC&DGoing 1/3Only runner	016011	9-01	73	—	—	45.8	6/1·7.18	6·6.00 Matchbook · -16% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Matchbook6·6.00Bet3659/2·5.50 BetMGM9/2·5.50 Coral9/2·5.50Hollywood Bets9/2·5.50Betfair Sportsbook9/2·5.50Ladbrokes9/2·5.50 Paddy Power9/2·5.50 Boyle Sports9/2·5.50 Bet Victor9/2·5.50 Betano9/2·5.50 BetWright9/2·5.50 Quinn Bet9/2·5.50 Dragon Bet9/2·5.50 Betfred9/2·5.50 BetTom9/2·5.50 LiveScore Bet9/2·5.50 Midnite9/2·5.50 SportingIndex9/2·5.50 Spreadex9/2·5.50 Star Sports9/2·5.50 Unibet9/2·5.50Virgin Bet9/2·5.50William Hill9/2·5.50Smarkets4.9·4.90Betfair Exchange4.7·4.70 SmarketsSBK7/2·4.50
9	Casamorati J: Shay Wallace(7) · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 1 · combo 0/11 (0%) 3yo · G · bOnly pairing	689826	8-10	72	—	—	44.8	9/1·10.44	10·10.00 Matchbook · -4% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Matchbook10·10.00Boyle Sports7/1·8.00Hollywood Bets7/1·8.00Betano7/1·8.00 Betfred7/1·8.00 BetTom7/1·8.00 Dragon Bet7/1·8.00 Quinn Bet7/1·8.00 Ladbrokes7/1·8.00 Paddy Power7/1·8.00 SportingIndex7/1·8.00 Bet Victor7/1·8.00 Bet3657/1·8.00 BetWright7/1·8.00 BetMGM7/1·8.00 Coral7/1·8.00 LiveScore Bet7/1·8.00 Midnite7/1·8.00 Spreadex7/1·8.00 Star Sports7/1·8.00Virgin Bet7/1·8.00William Hill7/1·8.00 Unibet13/2·7.50Betfair Sportsbook13/2·7.50Smarkets6.8·6.80SmarketsSBK11/2·6.50 Betfair Exchange4.6·4.60
2	Clear Quartz J: Joseph Harnett(7) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 5 · combo 1/11 (9%) 9yo · G · gOnly pairing	82807	9-10	84	—	—	41.6	12/1·13.06	10/1·11.00 Betano · -16% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Betano10/1·11.00 Paddy Power10/1·11.00 Bet Victor10/1·11.00 Bet3659/1·10.00 Ladbrokes9/1·10.00Hollywood Bets9/1·10.00Betfair Sportsbook9/1·10.00Betfred9/1·10.00 BetWright9/1·10.00Virgin Bet9/1·10.00William Hill9/1·10.00 BetTom9/1·10.00 Coral9/1·10.00 LiveScore Bet9/1·10.00 Midnite9/1·10.00 Quinn Bet9/1·10.00 SportingIndex9/1·10.00 Spreadex9/1·10.00 Star Sports9/1·10.00 Unibet9/1·10.00 Boyle Sports9/1·10.00 Dragon Bet9/1·10.00Matchbook9.2·9.20BetMGM8/1·9.00 Betfair Exchange8.8·8.80Smarkets8.8·8.80SmarketsSBK15/2·8.50
5	Musical Act J: Shane Foley · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 9 5yo · G · grOnly runner	745670	9-02	76	—	—	39.2	25/1·27.42	22/1·23.00 Bet365 · -16% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Bet36522/1·23.00Hollywood Bets20/1·21.00Bet Victor20/1·21.00 BetTom20/1·21.00 BetWright20/1·21.00 Betano20/1·21.00 Betfred20/1·21.00 Boyle Sports20/1·21.00 Coral20/1·21.00 Dragon Bet20/1·21.00 Ladbrokes20/1·21.00 Midnite20/1·21.00 Quinn Bet20/1·21.00 SportingIndex20/1·21.00 Spreadex20/1·21.00 Star Sports20/1·21.00 Unibet20/1·21.00 William Hill20/1·21.00 Paddy Power20/1·21.00Matchbook21·21.00LiveScore Bet18/1·19.00Virgin Bet18/1·19.00Betfair Sportsbook18/1·19.00BetMGM18/1·19.00 Betfair Exchange18·18.00 SmarketsSBK15/1·16.00Smarkets16·16.00
1	Lord Massusus J: Gary Carroll · T: Joseph G Murphy · draw 8 · combo 1/27 (4%) 6yo · G · brtbFT TBOnly runner	678050	10-00	88	—	—	38.5	4/1·5.22	7/2·4.50 Bet365 · -14% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Bet3657/2·4.50 BetTom3/1·4.00 Boyle Sports3/1·4.00 Quinn Bet3/1·4.00 SportingIndex3/1·4.00 Spreadex3/1·4.00 Betfred3/1·4.00Hollywood Bets3/1·4.00Star Sports3/1·4.00 Unibet3/1·4.00 William Hill3/1·4.00Betfair Sportsbook3/1·4.00Paddy Power3/1·4.00 Bet Victor3/1·4.00 BetWright3/1·4.00 Betano3/1·4.00 Coral3/1·4.00 Dragon Bet3/1·4.00 Ladbrokes3/1·4.00 BetMGM3/1·4.00 Midnite3/1·4.00Matchbook3.95·3.95Betfair Exchange3.9·3.90 LiveScore Bet11/4·3.75Virgin Bet11/4·3.75Smarkets3.7·3.70SmarketsSBK13/5·3.60

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 26–27 bookmakers per horse with the 31% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race?

The Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race is off at 16:18 on 8 September 2026 at Galway (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 16:18 Galway?

1m½f, Flat, 9 runners declared.

What is the going for the 16:18 Galway?

Going is reported as Yielding on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 16:18 Galway?

The AI top-rated runner is Never Loose (score 59.0, best price 4.50). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 16:18 Galway?

The market favourite is Lord Massusus at a best price of 4.50. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Never Loose.

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