16:50 Gowran Park

Ireland

Paddy Monaghan 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle

2m4f · Hurdle · Good · 15 runners · €9,000 · Friday, 2 October 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th

1st
Nelson Muntz (IRE)
Phillip Enright·David Harry Kelly
9/2·5.50
SP
2nd
Lucy Wang (IRE)
Donagh Meyler·Emmet Mullins·beaten 1.25 lengths
22/1·23.00
SP
3rd
In For The Night (IRE)
Charlie O'Dwyer·Conor O'Dwyer·beaten 3.75 lengths
9/1·10.00
SP

Race time

4m 59.10s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Nelson Muntz (IRE))

“Prominent early and 5th at halfway - moved up to 2nd turning in and went to the front after 2 out - nudged before the last then strong finish on the run-in to win”

AI top-rated Slane Hill (score 71.3) finished 7th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 16.00 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-way62.4/100 rating

In For The Night

14.00Smarkets

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: Slane Hill

Slane Hill heads our ratings on 127, a clear six pounds better than Positive Thinker and Come On The Lads on 121, and that edge is the foundation of the case at Gowran Park. He has run over today's 20 furlongs on soft ground before, and in a competitive field of 16 he looks the one to beat on merit. Positive Thinker and Come On The Lads are the chief dangers, with The Friday Man a pound further back on 120, and with so many in the pack the race is far from a formality. Slane Hill is our 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

Slane Hill

Sean Flanagan · Barry Connell · 9yo

Top-rated of 16

score 71.3 · +6.4 clear of next best (64.9)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=5)
Barry Connell: 2/5 winners last 14d (40%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Ratings50% weight
80very strong
OR 120 — highest combined rating in the field
Freshness10% weight
65strong
179d since last run (rusty)
Form20% weight
24weak
Last 6: 3-4-5-0

MarketBest price 24.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 9th 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.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	8	Nelson Muntz J: Phillip Enright · T: David Harry Kelly · draw 0 7yo · G · bb	30564	11-05	113	—	—	50.7	9/2·5.50 SP
2	16	Lucy Wang J: Donagh Meyler · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 0 6yo · M · bpFT P	31300	10-06	100	—	—	50.2	22/1·23.00 SP
3	6	In For The Night J: Charlie O'Dwyer(3) · T: Conor O'Dwyer · draw 0 8yo · G · b	00871	11-06	114	—	—	62.4	9/1·10.00 SP
4	5	Arctic Flame J: Simon Torrens · T: Patrick T Foley · draw 0 6yo · M · btp	5216P	11-07	115	—	—	54.4	7/1·8.00 SP
5	14	Paradise Lost J: Mark Walsh · T: Charles O'Brien · draw 0 7yo · G · bp	7533	10-10	104	—	—	51.1	13/2·7.50 SP
6	15	Ocean Murphy J: Mr R Sugrue(7) · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 4yo · G · bp	49121	10-07	103	—	—	61.9	3/1F·4.00 SP
7	1	Slane Hill J: Sean Flanagan · T: Barry Connell · draw 0 9yo · G · bb	3450	11-12	120	—	—	71.3	16/1·17.00 SP
8	12	Brucejack J: Richard Condon(5) · T: P A Fahy · draw 0 9yo · G · b	P8517	10-12	106	—	—	49.6	22/1·23.00 SP
9	4	The Friday Man J: Miss Ella Herbison(7) · T: Moses McCabe · draw 0 9yo · G · bt	0454	11-08	116	—	—	58.4	125/1·126.00 SP
10	13	Bop Wont Stop J: Mr W Verling(7) · T: Rodger Sweeney · draw 0 6yo · G · b	00649	10-11	105	—	—	45.1	8/1·9.00 SP
11	11	Positive Thinker J: Cian Quirke · T: Michael J McDonagh · draw 0 9yo · G · b	2808	11-00	108	—	—	43.3	20/1·21.00 SP
12	2	Come On The Lads J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 6yo · G · bp	51799	11-10	118	—	—	51.2	16/1·17.00 SP
13	3	Plunkett Street J: Daniel King · T: Michael William O'Meara · draw 0 8yo · G · ch	7210	11-09	117	—	—	64.9	33/1·34.00 SP
14	10	Ripsnorter J: Danny Mullins · T: W J Lanigan · draw 0 5yo · G · bht	07681	11-01	109	—	—	53.2	15/2·8.50 SP
—	7	Katie Daniels J: Ben Harvey · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 7yo · M · btp	P571P	11-06	114	—	—	58.2	—
—	—	Jackmoon J: Jordan Canavan(7) · T: J P Flavin · draw 0 7yo · G · bt	52233	11-01	109	—	—	55.6	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:50 Gowran Park on 2 October 2026?

Nelson Muntz (IRE) won the 16:50 Gowran Park at SP 5.50. Ridden by Phillip Enright. Trained by David Harry Kelly.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:50 Gowran Park?

No — the AI top pick (Slane Hill) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 16:50 Gowran Park?

Top finishers: 1. Nelson Muntz (IRE) (5.50), 2. Lucy Wang (IRE) (23.00), 3. In For The Night (IRE) (10.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:50 Gowran Park?

The winning time was 4m 59.10s.

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