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Next · 3h 25m14:30Gowran Park

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Ireland

BAR 1 Betting 'Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight' Maiden

7f · Flat · Standard · 14 runners · €7,200 · Friday, 2 October 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th
  1. 1st
    Eleanor Shelby (GB)
    J M Sheridan·Joseph Patrick O'Brien
    22/1·23.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Purely (IRE)
    W. M. Lordan·Aidan O'Brien·beaten 0.3 lengths
    8/1·9.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Near Perfection (IRE)
    Gavin Ryan·Donnacha Aidan O'Brien·beaten 0.3 lengths
    25/1·26.00
    SP
Race time
1m 26.16s

Race time recorded.

AI top-rated Dandymaria (score 47.1) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 6.00 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.

Each-way47.1/100 rating
Dandymaria
6.00Hollywood Bets
Place portion settles at 2.00 · 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.

Why the model rates this top

Dandymaria

G. F. Carroll · A Oliver · 3yo

Top-rated of 17
score 47.1 · +0.1 clear of next best (47.0)
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
    100very strong
    27d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    46below average
    OR 69
  • Trainer20% weight
    40below average
    A Oliver: 3/19 winners last 14d (16%)
  • Form20% weight
    31weak
    Last 6: 4-0-3-6
MarketBest price 6.00 (Hollywood Bets) · 2nd in the market of 17.

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.

Draw bias — Dundalk (AW) 7f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.11).

Low (1–6)
IV 1.04
Mid (7–12)
IV 1.11
High (13–17)
IV 0.86

Today: Dandymaria (draw 9) and Ready To Mingle (draw 8) get the bias; Emiza (draw 15) 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. 440 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
19
3yo · F · ch
7236
6942.6
22/1·23.00
SP
214
J: W. M. Lordan · T: Aidan O'Brien · draw 4
3yo · F · bb
77049
6345.9
8/1·9.00
SP
313
3yo · F · bt
50
—19.5
25/1·26.00
SP
45
J: Nathan Crosse · T: Mrs J. Harrington · draw 17
3yo · F · bp
343324
6346.2
11/2·6.50
SP
58
J: G. F. Carroll · T: A Oliver · draw 9
3yo · F · b
4036
6947.1
6/1·7.00
SP
610
J: W. J. Lee · T: D K Weld · draw 15
3yo · F · bt
524
7047.0
7/4F·2.75
SP
77
3yo · F · btbFT TB
562847
6644.3
20/1·21.00
SP
83
J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) · T: W P Browne · draw 14
3yo · C · bt
895
6344.7
14/1·15.00
SP
912
J: Ben Coen · T: Gillian Scott · draw 12
3yo · F · bt
90
—7.4
150/1·151.00
SP
1011
J: Adam Grant(7) · T: Henry de Bromhead · draw 5
3yo · F · gtb
06350
6940.5
25/1·26.00
SP
116
J: Keithen Kennedy(5) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 1
3yo · F · b
70
—8.0
300/1·301.00
SP
121
5yo · G · b
980
—5.4
300/1·301.00
SP
134
4yo · F · brpFT P
50234
6544.9
100/30·4.33
SP
—2
J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: A. McCann · draw 6
4yo · G · ch
69
—6.6—
——
J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane · draw 11
3yo · G · b
4590
6643.0—
——
J: · T: G. O'Leary · draw 3
3yo · F · btFT T
06
—9.7—
——
J: · T: Mark Fahey · draw 7
3yo · G · bt
246860
6232.7—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:00 Dundalk (AW) on 2 October 2026?

Eleanor Shelby (GB) won the 20:00 Dundalk (AW) at SP 23.00. Ridden by J M Sheridan. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:00 Dundalk (AW)?

No — the AI top pick (Dandymaria) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 20:00 Dundalk (AW)?

Top finishers: 1. Eleanor Shelby (GB) (23.00), 2. Purely (IRE) (9.00), 3. Near Perfection (IRE) (26.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:00 Dundalk (AW)?

The winning time was 1m 26.16s.

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