Who won the 17:05 Bellewstown on 1 October 2026?
Autocrat (IRE) won the 17:05 Bellewstown at SP 4.00. Ridden by Luke McAteer. Trained by P Sweeney.
17:05 Bellewstown
IrelandBOYLE Sports Handicap (Div II)
1m4½f · Flat · Soft To Heavy · 11 runners · €6,000 · Thursday, 1 October 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 3/1F·4.00Race report
- 1stAutocrat (IRE)AI top pick · 44.3Luke McAteer·P Sweeney3/1F·4.00SP
- 2ndAmong The Pines (IRE)Rory Mulligan·Kieran Callaghan·beaten 1.75 lengths18/1·19.00SP
- 3rdTintinabulla (IRE)Siobhan Rutledge·Ms Sheila Lavery·beaten 1.25 lengths13/2·7.50SP
Race time
2m 47.52s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Autocrat (IRE))
“Sat close to the front pair early - 6th at halfway - improved to 4th and shaken up over 3f out - driven 2f out and quickly cleared to hit the front 1f out - stayed on strongly to win”
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-way44.3/100 rating
Autocrat
4.60Smarkets
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: Acanto
Acanto heads our ratings on 69, a full seven pounds clear of Among The Pines on 62, and that is a meaningful edge in a 13-runner contest over twelve furlongs on soft ground. The main dangers are Among The Pines, with Grey Fable and Club Manager both a further pound back on 61, so the pack behind is tightly bunched and leaves little margin for error. Acanto has the best numbers on our figures and gets the vote, though confidence is only low in such an open-looking field. Acanto 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
Autocrat
Luke McAteer · P Sweeney · 6yo
Top-rated of 13
score 44.3 · +2.0 clear of next best (42.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=2)P Sweeney: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight70strong3d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight25weakOR 37
- Form20% weight25weakLast 6: 0-0-9-8-6-3
MarketBest price 4.60 (Smarkets) · 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 | 13 | J: Luke McAteer · T: P Sweeney · draw 6 6yo · G · btv | 009863 | 37 | 44.3 | 3/1F·4.00 SP |
| 2 | 8 | J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: Kieran Callaghan · draw 3 5yo · G · b | 80006 | 52 | 28.8 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 3 | 12 | J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: Ms Sheila Lavery · draw 1 3yo · F · bt | 08704 | 47 | 28.0 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Adam Caffrey · T: Noel Meade · draw 7 4yo · F · bb | 5493 | 54 | 37.6 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Darragh Keenan · T: P A Fahy · draw 10 8yo · M · bv | 17328 | 55 | 37.3 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Ben Coen · T: Karl Thornton · draw 12 6yo · G · gt | 019542 | 59 | 38.0 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 7 | 9 | J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: R P Burns · draw 9 7yo · G · b | 558996 | 50 | 26.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 8 | 4 | J: W. J. Lee · T: Cian Collins · draw 8 7yo · G · b | 34360 | 58 | 42.3 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: Shane Markey(7) · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 2 6yo · G · bp | 2040 | 58 | 33.1 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 10 | 6 | J: J M Sheridan · T: M O Quigley · draw 13 5yo · M · bt | 4806 | 55 | 41.2 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 11 | 11 | J: Robert Whearty · T: P Cluskey · draw 5 3yo · F · b | 80600 | 47 | 36.6 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Sam Coen(5) · T: John McConnell · draw 11 7yo · M · bt | 26941 | 60 | 37.4 | — |
| — | — | J: Reese Holohan(5) · T: John McConnell · draw 4 8yo · G · btp | 8977 | 41 | 18.7 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:05 Bellewstown?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Autocrat, won the race (AI score 44.3).
What were the placings in the 17:05 Bellewstown?
Top finishers: 1. Autocrat (IRE) (4.00), 2. Among The Pines (IRE) (19.00), 3. Tintinabulla (IRE) (7.50).
What was the winning time for the 17:05 Bellewstown?
The winning time was 2m 47.52s.
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