13:20 Gowran Park

Ireland

Gowran Park Hurdle (Listed)

2m½f · Hurdle · Class 1 · Good To Yielding · 5 runners · €15,000 · Saturday, 3 October 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
El Cairos (FR)
Jack Kennedy·Gordon Elliott
11/8·2.38
SP
2nd
Gaucher (GB)AI top pick · 84.5
Paul Townend·W. P. Mullins·beaten 8.5 lengths
6/5F·2.20
SP
3rd
Samui (GB)
Danny Gilligan·Gordon Elliott·beaten 3 lengths
50/1·51.00
SP

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.20 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Gaucher

Gaucher looks the one to beat in this six-runner Class 1 contest at Gowran Park, with our rating of 148 putting him a sizeable 10 lb ahead of the next best, and that gap should count for plenty on soft ground over two miles. El Cairos is the chief danger on 138, while Balko d'Ange (130) and Samui (129) are closely grouped further back and would need to improve to get involved. Ebony King and Mister Pessimistic look to have too much to find. Gaucher is the confident 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

Gaucher

Paul Townend · W. P. Mullins · 7yo

Top-rated of 6

score 84.5 · +14.3 clear of next best (70.2)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Ratings50% weight
100very strong
OR 150 — highest combined rating in the field
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
21d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
63average
Last 6: 4-4-5-1
Trainer20% weight
60average
W. P. Mullins: 14/59 winners last 14d (24%)

MarketBest price 41.00 (Virgin Bet) · 4th in the market of 6.

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	4	El Cairos J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 6yo · G · cht	F1547	11-02	143	—	—	65.9	11/8·2.38 SP
2	1	Gaucher J: Paul Townend · T: W. P. Mullins · draw 0 7yo · G · cht	4451	11-09	150	—	—	84.5	6/5F·2.20 SP
3	6	Samui J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 7yo · G · btp	70725	11-02	131	—	—	65.1	50/1·51.00 SP
4	5	Mister Pessimistic J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry de Bromhead · draw 0 5yo · G · bt	11698	11-02	126	—	—	56.8	12/1·13.00 SP
F	3	Ebony King J: Cian Quirke · T: A. Slattery · draw 0 5yo · G · b	11F2	11-02	126	—	—	70.2	7/1·8.00 SP
—	—	Balko d'Ange J: Brian Hayes · T: Philip Fenton · draw 0 6yo · G · b	3F6F0	11-02	129	—	—	51.1	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 13:20 Gowran Park on 3 October 2026?

El Cairos (FR) won the 13:20 Gowran Park at SP 2.38. Ridden by Jack Kennedy. Trained by Gordon Elliott.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 13:20 Gowran Park?

No — the AI top pick (Gaucher) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 13:20 Gowran Park?

Top finishers: 1. El Cairos (FR) (2.38), 2. Gaucher (GB) (2.20), 3. Samui (GB) (51.00).

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