Who won the 17:41 Galway on 7 September 2026?
Moonshine Girl (IRE) won the 17:41 Galway at SP 10.00. Ridden by Miss J Townend. Trained by Paul John Gilligan.
17:41 Galway
IrelandWTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2m6½f · Hurdle · Yielding · 19 runners · €6,000 · Monday, 7 September 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 13thRace report
- 1stMoonshine Girl (IRE)Miss J Townend·Paul John Gilligan9/1·10.00SP
- 2ndLadiam (IRE)Conor Smithers·Norman Lee·beaten 12 lengths16/1·17.00SP
- 3rdJoshua Chamberlain (IRE)Eoghan Finegan·Gerard Keane·beaten 2.25 lengths9/1·10.00SP
Race time
6m 7.20s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Moonshine Girl (IRE))
“Started towards the back and made ground before the 7th - up to 4th after that then slipped back before the 9th - found more after 4 out and stayed on into contention by 2 out - hit the front turning into the straight - went clear last time - stayed on strongly to the line”
AI top-rated Princess Felicia (score 63.3) finished 13th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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-way63.3/100 rating
Princess Felicia
6.80Matchbook
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: Kilkee Bay
Kilkee Bay holds a rating of 97 in this 23-runner Galway stamina test over 22 furlongs on good-to-soft ground, sitting just a pound behind the top-rated The Little Yank, and the progressive profile that earns the nod here suggests there is more to come from this horse than the bare figures currently reflect. The Little Yank and Monty's Way, both narrowly ahead on ratings, will push hard throughout, while Joshua Chamberlain, a pound back on 96, cannot be ignored in a wide-open contest of this size. The selection is taken to find improvement on a surface and trip that should suit, making Kilkee Bay the pick of the field.
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
Princess Felicia
Peter Smithers(5) · David Harry Kelly · 7yo
Top-rated of 23
score 63.3 · +1.5 clear of next best (61.7)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong14d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight75strongLast 6: U-3-2-1
- Ratings50% weight55averageOR 83
- Trainer20% weight53averageDavid Harry Kelly: 3/14 winners last 14d (21%)
MarketBest price 6.80 (Matchbook) · 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.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | J: Miss J Townend · T: Paul John Gilligan · draw 0 7yo · M · chbFT B | 72240 | 80 | 41.5 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Conor Smithers(7) · T: Norman Lee · draw 0 9yo · M · bt | 55347 | 90 | 47.0 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Eoghan Finegan(5) · T: Gerard Keane · draw 0 9yo · G · b | 15042 | 95 | 51.4 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 4 | 20 | J: Simon Torrens · T: Liz Doyle · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 87607 | 73 | 33.7 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Michael Kenneally(5) · T: Terence O'Brien · draw 0 7yo · M · bh | 00040 | 88 | 61.7 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 6 | 17 | J: Harry Sexton(7) · T: Eoin Doyle · draw 0 9yo · M · btp | 64F10 | 79 | 43.1 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 7 | 18 | J: Daniel King · T: George Stanley · draw 0 8yo · G · btp | P0008 | 76 | 33.0 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 8 | 19 | J: Josh Williamson(3) · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 5yo · G · bt | 87950 | 73 | 39.7 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 9 | 15 | J: Thomas O'Connor(7) · T: Dermot A McLoughlin · draw 0 7yo · M · btp | 95250 | 80 | 40.8 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 10 | 1 | J: Kevin Healy(7) · T: Simon Cavanagh · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 2P3F23 | 97 | 50.4 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 11 | 4 | J: Danny Gilligan · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 8yo · M · ch | 6050 | 93 | 41.7 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| 12 | 10 | J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 877P9 | 85 | 41.4 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 13 | 11 | J: Peter Smithers(5) · T: David Harry Kelly · draw 0 7yo · M · b | U321 | 83 | 63.3 | 4/1F·5.00 SP |
| 14 | 7 | J: John Aherne(7) · T: John Patrick Ryan · draw 0 11yo · G · bb | PP337 | 90 | 55.6 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| PU | 2 | J: Phillip Enright · T: Sean Aherne · draw 0 5yo · G · b | P2354 | 96 | 61.1 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| PU | 5 | J: Donagh Meyler · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue · draw 0 8yo · G · btp | P4PP3 | 90 | 49.2 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| PU | 9 | J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Andrew McNamara · draw 0 7yo · G · bt | 01590 | 86 | 41.4 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| PU | 13 | J: Liam McKenna(3) · T: Martin Hassett · draw 0 7yo · M · ch | 00097 | 82 | 45.7 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| PU | 14 | J: Alan O'Sullivan(5) · T: Michael Barry · draw 0 6yo · G · b | 14U74 | 82 | 40.7 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Reserve 2 · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 5yo · G · bpFT P | 0000 | 75 | 31.5 | — |
| — | — | J: Reserve 1 · T: J P Broderick · draw 0 8yo · G · b | PPR1 | 86 | 51.2 | — |
| — | — | J: Reserve 3 · T: E McNamara · draw 0 7yo · G · brb | U8125U | 90 | 47.5 | — |
| — | — | J: Mr R Sugrue(7) · T: K A Heffernan · draw 0 10yo · G · bp | PP370 | 82 | 40.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:41 Galway?
No — the AI top pick (Princess Felicia) finished 13.
What were the placings in the 17:41 Galway?
Top finishers: 1. Moonshine Girl (IRE) (10.00), 2. Ladiam (IRE) (17.00), 3. Joshua Chamberlain (IRE) (10.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:41 Galway?
The winning time was 6m 7.20s.
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