Who won the 13:42 Navan on 19 September 2026?
Bells Grove (IRE) won the 13:42 Navan at SP 6.50. Ridden by Kieren Buckley. Trained by Edward Buckley.
13:42 Navan
IrelandSIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle
2m · Hurdle · Good · 13 runners · €9,000 · Saturday, 19 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stBells Grove (IRE)Kieren Buckley·Edward Buckley11/2·6.50SP
- 2ndLips Freedom (GER)Donagh Meyler·Andrew Kinirons·beaten .75 lengths9/2·5.50SP
- 3rdSimple Things (IRE)AI top pick · 66.2Peter Smithers·J P Dempsey·beaten 6 lengths3/1F·4.00SP
Race time
3m 37.20s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Bells Grove (IRE))
“Settled in the middle of the pack - moved up to 2nd at the final obstacle - kept on strongly to hit the front near the line”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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-way66.2/100 rating
Simple Things
6.00Matchbook
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: Shanroe
Shanroe heads this fifteen-runner field at Navan over sixteen furlongs on good ground, rated eleven pounds clear of Littlefoot and a further two pounds clear of Amanha, with Bells Grove also in the mix as the most significant dangers in what looks a competitive staying contest. The selection's rating edge is slim rather than commanding, and on a good surface over this marathon trip, the closeness of the form between the leading quartet means any of those three rivals could conceivably turn the tables. That said, Shanroe's overall profile gives the clearest case for a winning performance, and the hope is that class tells over the extended distance. Shanroe 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
Simple Things
Peter Smithers(5) · J P Dempsey · 4yo
Top-rated of 15
score 66.2 · +0.7 clear of next best (65.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong36d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight71strongOR 107
- Form20% weight60averageLast 6: 2-2-5-6-1
- Trainer20% weight50no sampleJ P Dempsey — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketBest price 6.00 (Matchbook) · 2nd in the market of 15.
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 | 3 | J: Kieren Buckley · T: Edward Buckley · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 23831 | 116 | 60.1 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Donagh Meyler · T: Andrew Kinirons · draw 0 6yo · G · cht | 00110 | 113 | 54.0 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 3 | 10 | J: Peter Smithers(5) · T: J P Dempsey · draw 0 4yo · F · ch | 22561 | 107 | 66.2 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| 4 | 5 | J: Alan O'Sullivan(5) · T: T Hogan · draw 0 5yo · G · bh | 31032 | 113 | 59.5 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 5 | 9 | J: James Smith(5) · T: Shane Crawley · draw 0 6yo · M · bt | 91155 | 105 | 55.4 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 6 | 13 | J: Philip Byrnes · T: Edward Cawley · draw 0 9yo · G · bp | 80270 | 99 | 53.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 7 | 12 | J: Eoghan Finegan(5) · T: E D Delany · draw 0 6yo · G · b | 2P051 | 102 | 49.8 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 8 | 4 | J: Dylan Whelan(7) · T: Henry de Bromhead · draw 0 7yo · M · bt | 514F3 | 116 | 65.5 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 9 | 2 | J: Daniel King · T: M A Molloy · draw 0 8yo · G · bp | 151PU | 118 | 54.0 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 10 | 8 | J: Ben Harvey · T: Karl Thornton · draw 0 12yo · G · bt | 08P8 | 109 | 54.5 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 11 | 7 | J: Jordan Gainford · T: Henry de Bromhead · draw 0 6yo · G · b | 4320 | 109 | 58.3 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 12 | 1 | J: Liam McKenna(3) · T: Dermot A McLoughlin · draw 0 8yo · M · brht | 1014 | 122 | 54.8 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 13 | 15 | J: Josh Williamson(3) · T: Patrick Downey · draw 0 8yo · M · brht | 1570 | 93 | 49.6 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: A. J. Martin · draw 0 7yo · G · bt | 13545 | 98 | 58.2 | — |
| — | — | J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 7yo · G · bh | 253F62 | 103 | 58.3 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 13:42 Navan?
No — the AI top pick (Simple Things) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 13:42 Navan?
Top finishers: 1. Bells Grove (IRE) (6.50), 2. Lips Freedom (GER) (5.50), 3. Simple Things (IRE) (4.00).
What was the winning time for the 13:42 Navan?
The winning time was 3m 37.20s.
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