Who won the 13:35 Punchestown on 14 October 2026?
Lunar Stride (IRE) won the 13:35 Punchestown at SP 3.50. Ridden by Kevin Sexton. Trained by Gavin Cromwell.
13:35 Punchestown
IrelandIrish Stallion Farms EBF Academy Hurdle
2m3f · Hurdle · Good · 6 runners · €7,200 · Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stLunar Stride (IRE)Kevin Sexton·Gavin Cromwell5/2·3.50SP
- 2ndJuarileo (IRE)AI top pick · 23.5Sarah Kavanagh·Edward F Power·beaten 4.75 lengths16/1·17.00SP
- 3rdGreen Heritage (IRE)J J Slevin·Stuart Crawford·beaten 4.5 lengths5/4F·2.25SP
Race time
4m 58.00s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Lunar Stride (IRE))
“settled at back early - moved into 3rd 2 out - up to 2nd and upsides approaching the last - edged ahead at the last and kept on strongly to win”
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-way19.0/100 rating
Lunar Stride
4.60Matchbook
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
Juarileo
Sarah Kavanagh(7) · Edward F Power · 3yo
Top-rated of 7
score 23.5 · +4.5 clear of next best (19.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight50averageLast 6: first run
- Freshness10% weight50averageno recent-run data
- Trainer20% weight43small sample (n=6)Edward F Power: 1/6 winners last 14d (17%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Ratings50% weight0weakno Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 23.00 (Smarkets) · 7th in the market of 7.
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 | 5 | J: Kevin Sexton · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 0 3yo · G · b | — | — | 19.0 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Sarah Kavanagh(7) · T: Edward F Power · draw 0 3yo · G · b | — | — | 23.5 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: J J Slevin · T: Stuart Crawford · draw 0 3yo · G · btFT T | — | — | 15.0 | 5/4F·2.25 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Sean Flanagan · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 0 3yo · G · b | — | — | 18.0 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: A D Leahy · draw 0 3yo · G · b | — | — | 15.0 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Mark McDonagh · T: Sean O O'Brien · draw 0 3yo · G · b | — | — | 15.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Jordan Gainford · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 0 3yo · G · b | — | — | 18.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 13:35 Punchestown?
No — the AI top pick (Juarileo) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 13:35 Punchestown?
Top finishers: 1. Lunar Stride (IRE) (3.50), 2. Juarileo (IRE) (17.00), 3. Green Heritage (IRE) (2.25).
What was the winning time for the 13:35 Punchestown?
The winning time was 4m 58.00s.
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