16:53 Galway

Ireland

James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap

1m½f · Flat · Yielding · 16 runners · €7,200 · Tuesday, 8 September 2026

E/W terms4 places at 1/4 odds in a 16-runner handicap — the one field shape where standard terms have historically leaned the punter's way (place half ≈ +17% at 10/1–20/1)· 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

Suir Monad

No. 4 · score 57.0 · +10.7 clear of next best · best 6/1·7.00

Best value vs consensus

Purely

17.5·17.50 Matchbook · +5% vs fair (consensus 16.73)

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-way57.0/100 rating

Suir Monad

7.00Coral

Place portion settles at 2.50 · 1/4 odds · 4 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: NazarioDiffers from our pick

Nazario heads this competitive sixteen-runner Galway mile on good-to-soft ground narrowly ahead of Suir Monad, with Felix Somary and Down The Glen also capable of making their presence felt in what looks an open affair. The confidence in Nazario is tempered by the size of the field and the closeness of the form, so punters should be aware this is not a straightforward call. That said, Nazario's edge over the field is the clearest case available here, and on balance the ratings point in one direction. Nazario 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

Suir Monad

Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery · 3yo

Top-rated of 16

score 57.0 · +10.7 clear of next best (46.3)

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
85very strong
38d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
75strong
Andrew Slattery: 7/23 winners last 14d (30%)
Form20% weight
53average
Last 6: 4-4-3
Ratings50% weight
46below average
OR 69 — above field median

MarketBest price 7.00 (Coral) · 2nd in the market of 16.

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)
12Ella's Gold
Prominent(3)
2Down The Glen 6Purely 9Tharaka
Mid-division(3)
5Jp's Express 11Cosmic Funk 16Coolshine
Hold-up / closers(6)
1Felix Somary 7Cladach 10Aquilla Star 13Shay's Dream 14Sweetie Too 15Dawn Flame
Unknown(3)
3Nazario 4Suir Monad 8Dont Get Me Wrong

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

full course data →

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

Low (1–6)

IV 1.34

Mid (7–11)

IV 0.82

High (12–16)

IV 0.81

Today: Aquilla Star (draw 5) and Tharaka (draw 6) get the bias; Jp's Express (draw 12) 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
4	Suir MonadPick J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 10 · combo 6/105 (6%) 3yo · G · gOnly rideOnly runner	443	9-13	69	—	—	57.0	9/1·9.88	6/1·7.00 Coral · -29% vs fair Compare 26 books ▾ Coral6/1·7.00 Ladbrokes6/1·7.00 Bet3656/1·7.00Matchbook6.6·6.60Bet Victor11/2·6.50 BetTom11/2·6.50 Midnite11/2·6.50 Quinn Bet11/2·6.50 SportingIndex11/2·6.50 Spreadex11/2·6.50 Star Sports11/2·6.50 Unibet11/2·6.50 William Hill11/2·6.50Betfair Sportsbook11/2·6.50Hollywood Bets11/2·6.50Paddy Power11/2·6.50 BetMGM11/2·6.50 BetWright11/2·6.50 Betano11/2·6.50 Betfred11/2·6.50 Dragon Bet11/2·6.50 LiveScore Bet5/1·6.00 Boyle Sports5/1·6.00Virgin Bet5/1·6.00SmarketsSBK9/2·5.50 Betfair Exchange4.4·4.40
5	Jp's Express J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 12 · combo 10/84 (12%) 3yo · G · bpC&D	003156	9-12	68	—	—	46.3	18/1·19.77	14·14.00 Matchbook · -29% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Matchbook14·14.00BetWright12/1·13.00 Dragon Bet12/1·13.00 Betano12/1·13.00 Midnite12/1·13.00 Bet36512/1·13.00 Bet Victor12/1·13.00 Star Sports12/1·13.00 Quinn Bet12/1·13.00 SportingIndex12/1·13.00 Spreadex12/1·13.00 Coral12/1·13.00 Ladbrokes12/1·13.00 Boyle Sports12/1·13.00 Betfred12/1·13.00 BetTom11/1·12.00Hollywood Bets11/1·12.00Betfair Sportsbook11/1·12.00Paddy Power11/1·12.00 Unibet11/1·12.00 Betfair Exchange11.5·11.50 William Hill10/1·11.00 BetMGM10/1·11.00 LiveScore Bet9/1·10.00Virgin Bet9/1·10.00Smarkets9.2·9.20SmarketsSBK8/1·9.00
2	Down The Glen J: Shane Foley · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 13 · combo 0/9 (0%) 3yo · G · gOnly pairing	16403	9-13	69	—	—	42.7	10/1·10.64	15/2·8.50 Bet365 · -20% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Bet36515/2·8.50Matchbook8.2·8.20Coral13/2·7.50 Ladbrokes13/2·7.50 Bet Victor6/1·7.00 BetWright6/1·7.00Hollywood Bets6/1·7.00Star Sports6/1·7.00 Unibet6/1·7.00 William Hill6/1·7.00 Betfair Exchange7·7.00 BetMGM6/1·7.00 Betano6/1·7.00 Betfred6/1·7.00 Dragon Bet6/1·7.00 Midnite6/1·7.00 Quinn Bet6/1·7.00 SportingIndex6/1·7.00 Spreadex6/1·7.00 BetTom11/2·6.50 LiveScore Bet11/2·6.50 Boyle Sports11/2·6.50Virgin Bet11/2·6.50Betfair Sportsbook11/2·6.50Paddy Power11/2·6.50Smarkets5.6·5.60SmarketsSBK9/2·5.50
3	Nazario J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh · draw 8 · combo 16/140 (11%) 3yo · G · bt	64474	9-13	69	—	—	41.1	15/2·8.36	6/1·7.00 Bet365 · -16% vs fair Compare 26 books ▾ Bet3656/1·7.00Matchbook6.8·6.80Bet Victor5/1·6.00 Betano5/1·6.00 Betfred5/1·6.00 Star Sports5/1·6.00 Coral5/1·6.00 Ladbrokes5/1·6.00 Betfair Exchange6·6.00 SportingIndex9/2·5.50 Spreadex9/2·5.50 Unibet9/2·5.50 BetWright9/2·5.50 BetMGM9/2·5.50 BetTom9/2·5.50 Boyle Sports9/2·5.50Hollywood Bets9/2·5.50Midnite9/2·5.50Betfair Sportsbook9/2·5.50Paddy Power9/2·5.50 LiveScore Bet9/2·5.50Virgin Bet9/2·5.50Quinn Bet9/2·5.50 William Hill9/2·5.50 Dragon Bet9/2·5.50 SmarketsSBK7/2·4.50
10	Aquilla Star J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: John C McConnell · draw 5 · combo 0/32 (0%) 3yo · F · bOnly ride	27207	9-04	60	—	—	41.1	40/1·39.54	28/1·29.00 Bet365 · -27% vs fair Compare 26 books ▾ Bet36528/1·29.00 Coral28/1·29.00 Ladbrokes28/1·29.00 Bet Victor28/1·29.00 Betano28/1·29.00 BetWright28/1·29.00 Betfred28/1·29.00 Dragon Bet28/1·29.00Matchbook27·27.00BetMGM25/1·26.00 BetTom25/1·26.00 Boyle Sports25/1·26.00 Midnite25/1·26.00 Quinn Bet25/1·26.00Hollywood Bets25/1·26.00SportingIndex25/1·26.00 Spreadex25/1·26.00 Star Sports25/1·26.00 Unibet25/1·26.00 William Hill25/1·26.00 Paddy Power25/1·26.00Betfair Sportsbook22/1·23.00LiveScore Bet22/1·23.00Virgin Bet22/1·23.00SmarketsSBK18/1·19.00 Betfair Exchange6.4·6.40
6	Purely J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 11 · combo 18/110 (16%) 3yo · F · bb	7704	9-09	65	—	—	40.7	16/1·16.73	17.5·17.50 Matchbook · +5% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Matchbook17.5·17.50Coral11/1·12.00 Ladbrokes11/1·12.00 LiveScore Bet10/1·11.00Virgin Bet10/1·11.00Bet36510/1·11.00 BetTom10/1·11.00 BetWright10/1·11.00 Betfred10/1·11.00 Boyle Sports10/1·11.00 Dragon Bet10/1·11.00Hollywood Bets10/1·11.00Midnite10/1·11.00 Quinn Bet10/1·11.00 SportingIndex10/1·11.00 Spreadex10/1·11.00 Star Sports10/1·11.00 Unibet10/1·11.00 William Hill10/1·11.00Betfair Sportsbook10/1·11.00Paddy Power10/1·11.00 BetMGM10/1·11.00 Betano10/1·11.00 Bet Victor10/1·11.00Smarkets9.2·9.20SmarketsSBK8/1·9.00 Betfair Exchange2.88·2.88
9	Tharaka J: Colin Keane · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 6 3yo · F · btOnly runner	34040	9-06	62	—	—	40.6	25/1·25.85	18.5·18.50 Matchbook · -28% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Matchbook18.5·18.50Boyle Sports16/1·17.00 Coral16/1·17.00 Betfred16/1·17.00 Ladbrokes16/1·17.00 Midnite16/1·17.00 Star Sports16/1·17.00 Paddy Power16/1·17.00 BetWright16/1·17.00 Spreadex16/1·17.00 Dragon Bet16/1·17.00 Quinn Bet16/1·17.00 SportingIndex16/1·17.00 BetTom16/1·17.00 Bet Victor14/1·15.00 Bet36514/1·15.00 Betano14/1·15.00Hollywood Bets14/1·15.00Unibet14/1·15.00 William Hill14/1·15.00Betfair Sportsbook14/1·15.00LiveScore Bet12/1·13.00Virgin Bet12/1·13.00BetMGM11/1·12.00 SmarketsSBK11/1·12.00Smarkets12·12.00Betfair Exchange10·10.00
1	Felix Somary J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: John S O'Donoghue · draw 2 · combo 2/10 (20%) 3yo · G · bv	99033	10-03	73	—	—	40.3	18/1·19.77	12/1·13.00 BetMGM · -34% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ BetMGM12/1·13.00 Dragon Bet12/1·13.00Hollywood Bets12/1·13.00Boyle Sports12/1·13.00 Quinn Bet12/1·13.00 Betano12/1·13.00 Coral12/1·13.00 Ladbrokes12/1·13.00 Bet36512/1·13.00 Midnite12/1·13.00 Spreadex12/1·13.00 BetTom12/1·13.00 Bet Victor12/1·13.00 BetWright12/1·13.00 SportingIndex12/1·13.00 Star Sports12/1·13.00 Unibet12/1·13.00 William Hill12/1·13.00 Paddy Power12/1·13.00 Betfred12/1·13.00Matchbook12·12.00Virgin Bet11/1·12.00Betfair Sportsbook11/1·12.00LiveScore Bet11/1·12.00 SmarketsSBK9/1·10.00Smarkets10·10.00Betfair Exchange10·10.00
8	Dont Get Me Wrong J: Chris Hayes · T: Gerard O'Leary · draw 14 3yo · G · btbOnly runner	18972	9-06	62	—	—	38.5	25/1·25.85	24·24.00 Matchbook · -7% vs fair Compare 26 books ▾ Matchbook24·24.00Bet36520/1·21.00 Betano18/1·19.00 Coral18/1·19.00 Ladbrokes18/1·19.00 Bet Victor18/1·19.00 BetWright18/1·19.00 Betfred18/1·19.00 Dragon Bet18/1·19.00 Betfair Exchange18·18.00 BetTom16/1·17.00 BetMGM16/1·17.00 Boyle Sports16/1·17.00 Midnite16/1·17.00 Quinn Bet16/1·17.00Hollywood Bets16/1·17.00SportingIndex16/1·17.00 Spreadex16/1·17.00 Star Sports16/1·17.00 Unibet16/1·17.00 William Hill16/1·17.00 Paddy Power16/1·17.00 LiveScore Bet14/1·15.00Virgin Bet14/1·15.00Betfair Sportsbook14/1·15.00SmarketsSBK13/1·14.00
7	Cladach J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 15 · combo 7/95 (7%) 3yo · G · b	49083	9-06	62	—	—	38.0	9/2·5.32	5·5.00 Betfair Exchange · -6% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Betfair Exchange5·5.00Matchbook3.9·3.90Coral11/4·3.75 Ladbrokes11/4·3.75 Bet Victor5/2·3.50 Bet3655/2·3.50 BetMGM5/2·3.50 BetTom5/2·3.50 Dragon Bet5/2·3.50Hollywood Bets5/2·3.50William Hill5/2·3.50 Betfred5/2·3.50 BetWright5/2·3.50 Betano5/2·3.50 Boyle Sports5/2·3.50 Midnite5/2·3.50 Quinn Bet5/2·3.50 SportingIndex5/2·3.50 Spreadex5/2·3.50 Star Sports5/2·3.50Betfair Sportsbook5/2·3.50Paddy Power5/2·3.50 LiveScore Bet9/4·3.25Virgin Bet9/4·3.25Unibet9/4·3.25Smarkets3.2·3.20SmarketsSBK11/5·3.20
14	Sweetie Too J: Rory Cleary · T: Brendan W Duke · draw 7 · combo 3/20 (15%) 3yo · F · chOnly pairing	084	9-03	59	—	—	34.8	66/1·62.35	44·44.00 Matchbook · -29% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Matchbook44·44.00Bet Victor40/1·41.00 Betfred40/1·41.00 Dragon Bet40/1·41.00Hollywood Bets40/1·41.00Midnite40/1·41.00 Unibet40/1·41.00Betfair Sportsbook40/1·41.00Paddy Power40/1·41.00 BetTom40/1·41.00 Betano40/1·41.00 Boyle Sports40/1·41.00 Coral40/1·41.00 Quinn Bet40/1·41.00 Star Sports40/1·41.00 SportingIndex40/1·41.00 Spreadex40/1·41.00 Ladbrokes40/1·41.00 BetWright40/1·41.00 William Hill40/1·41.00 Bet36533/1·34.00 BetMGM33/1·34.00 LiveScore Bet33/1·34.00Virgin Bet33/1·34.00SmarketsSBK25/1·26.00Smarkets26·26.00Betfair Exchange6.2·6.20
12	Ella's Gold J: Robbie Colgan · T: Matthew J Smith · draw 9 · combo 2/36 (6%) 3yo · F · chp	02304	9-04	60	—	—	34.5	22/1·22.81	18.5·18.50 Matchbook · -19% vs fair Compare 26 books ▾ Matchbook18.5·18.50Betfair Exchange17·17.00 Bet Victor16/1·17.00 Bet36516/1·17.00 Betano16/1·17.00 Betfred16/1·17.00 Coral16/1·17.00 Ladbrokes16/1·17.00 Star Sports16/1·17.00 BetWright16/1·17.00 Dragon Bet16/1·17.00 BetMGM14/1·15.00 BetTom14/1·15.00 Boyle Sports14/1·15.00 LiveScore Bet14/1·15.00 Midnite14/1·15.00 Quinn Bet14/1·15.00 SportingIndex14/1·15.00 Spreadex14/1·15.00Hollywood Bets14/1·15.00Unibet14/1·15.00Virgin Bet14/1·15.00William Hill14/1·15.00Betfair Sportsbook14/1·15.00Paddy Power14/1·15.00 SmarketsSBK11/1·12.00
13	Shay's Dream J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 16 · combo 16/100 (16%) 3yo · G · chtFT T	00089	9-04	60	—	—	34.4	18/1·19.77	18·18.00 Matchbook · -9% vs fair Compare 26 books ▾ Matchbook18·18.00Bet36516/1·17.00 Bet Victor14/1·15.00 Betano14/1·15.00 Betfred14/1·15.00 Coral14/1·15.00 Ladbrokes14/1·15.00 BetWright14/1·15.00 Dragon Bet14/1·15.00 BetMGM12/1·13.00 BetTom12/1·13.00 Boyle Sports12/1·13.00 LiveScore Bet12/1·13.00 Midnite12/1·13.00Hollywood Bets12/1·13.00Quinn Bet12/1·13.00 SportingIndex12/1·13.00 Spreadex12/1·13.00 Star Sports12/1·13.00 Unibet12/1·13.00Virgin Bet12/1·13.00William Hill12/1·13.00 Paddy Power12/1·13.00Betfair Sportsbook11/1·12.00SmarketsSBK9/1·10.00 Betfair Exchange8·8.00
11	Cosmic Funk J: Ronan Whelan · T: P J F Murphy · draw 3 · combo 0/11 (0%) 3yo · G · bpOnly pairing	275564	9-04	60	—	—	33.5	11/1·12.16	17/2·9.50 Bet365 · -22% vs fair Compare 26 books ▾ Bet36517/2·9.50 Bet Victor15/2·8.50 Betano15/2·8.50 Betfred15/2·8.50 Coral15/2·8.50 Ladbrokes15/2·8.50 Star Sports7/1·8.00 Unibet7/1·8.00 Boyle Sports7/1·8.00Hollywood Bets7/1·8.00Midnite7/1·8.00 Dragon Bet7/1·8.00Betfair Sportsbook7/1·8.00Paddy Power7/1·8.00 BetMGM7/1·8.00 BetTom7/1·8.00 William Hill7/1·8.00 Quinn Bet7/1·8.00 SportingIndex7/1·8.00 Spreadex7/1·8.00 BetWright7/1·8.00Virgin Bet13/2·7.50LiveScore Bet13/2·7.50Matchbook7.4·7.40Betfair Exchange7.2·7.20 SmarketsSBK11/2·6.50
15	Dawn Flame J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 1 · combo 1/12 (8%) 3yo · G · btbFT TBOnly runner	835346	9-00	56	—	—	33.3	33/1·31.93	23·23.00 Matchbook · -28% vs fair Compare 27 books ▾ Matchbook23·23.00Coral22/1·23.00 Ladbrokes22/1·23.00 LiveScore Bet20/1·21.00Virgin Bet20/1·21.00BetTom20/1·21.00 Bet Victor20/1·21.00Hollywood Bets20/1·21.00Bet36520/1·21.00 Boyle Sports20/1·21.00 BetMGM20/1·21.00 Quinn Bet20/1·21.00 SportingIndex20/1·21.00 Spreadex20/1·21.00Betfair Sportsbook20/1·21.00Paddy Power20/1·21.00 William Hill20/1·21.00 BetWright20/1·21.00 Betfred20/1·21.00 Betano20/1·21.00 Dragon Bet20/1·21.00 Midnite20/1·21.00 Star Sports20/1·21.00 Unibet18/1·19.00 Betfair Exchange18·18.00Smarkets17.5·17.50SmarketsSBK16/1·17.00
16	Coolshine J: Jack Cleary(5) · T: K A Heffernan · draw 4 3yo · G · bOnly runner	90090	8-12	54	—	—	26.9	100/1·101.88	80/1·81.00 Bet365 · -20% vs fair Compare 26 books ▾ Bet36580/1·81.00 Boyle Sports80/1·81.00Betfair Sportsbook80/1·81.00Paddy Power80/1·81.00 Bet Victor66/1·67.00 BetTom66/1·67.00 Betano66/1·67.00 Betfred66/1·67.00 Quinn Bet66/1·67.00 SportingIndex66/1·67.00 Spreadex66/1·67.00 Star Sports66/1·67.00 William Hill66/1·67.00 Midnite66/1·67.00 Unibet66/1·67.00 BetWright60/1·61.00 Dragon Bet60/1·61.00 BetMGM50/1·51.00 Coral50/1·51.00 Ladbrokes50/1·51.00 LiveScore Bet50/1·51.00Virgin Bet50/1·51.00Hollywood Bets50/1·51.00SmarketsSBK33/1·34.00Matchbook18·18.00Betfair Exchange7·7.00

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 52% 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 James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap?

The James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap is off at 16:53 on 8 September 2026 at Galway (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 16:53 Galway?

1m½f, Flat, 16 runners declared.

What is the going for the 16:53 Galway?

Going is reported as Yielding on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 16:53 Galway?

The AI top-rated runner is Suir Monad (score 57.0, best price 7.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 16:53 Galway?

The market favourite is Cladach at a best price of 5.00. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Suir Monad.

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