Who won the 15:20 Punchestown on 14 October 2026?
Harpy Eagle (IRE) won the 15:20 Punchestown at SP 4.50. Ridden by Michael Kenneally. Trained by R P Cody.
15:20 Punchestown
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2m4f · Hurdle · Good · 13 runners · €12,000 · Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stHarpy Eagle (IRE)Michael Kenneally·R P Cody7/2C·4.50SP
- 2ndElusive Ogie (IRE)Jack Kennedy·Eoin Christopher McCarthy·beaten 1.25 lengths13/2·7.50SP
- 3rdFeud (GB)Sean Flanagan·G. O'Leary·beaten 8.5 lengths14/1·15.00SP
Race time
5m 1.90s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Harpy Eagle (IRE))
“prominent in 5th - moved up to 3rd and niggled along turning in - took 2nd and closed on the front before the last - edged ahead 100 yards out and kept finding to win”
AI top-rated Avalo (score 79.2) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.50 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-way76.3/100 rating
Harpy Eagle
5.50Matchbook
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: Duke Silver
Duke Silver gets the nod at Punchestown over 20 furlongs on good ground, with a progressive profile that makes him more appealing than the top-rated runner, Open Secret, who is only four pounds ahead on our figures. At 130 he sits right in the thick of a competitive 16-runner field, and an improving type can bridge that small gap. Open Secret, Feud (133) and Park Of Kings (132) are the main dangers, all rated within a few pounds of him, so this is far from a one-horse race. Still, Duke Silver's upward trajectory is the key to the case, and he 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
Avalo
Sam Ewing · Peter Fahey · 7yo
Top-rated of 16
score 79.2 · +2.8 clear of next best (76.3)
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=7)Peter Fahey: 3/7 winners last 14d (43%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight100very strong18d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight81very strongOR 121
- Form20% weight44below averageLast 6: 0-1-0-2-5
MarketBest price 17.00 (LiveScore Bet) · 5th 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 | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | J: Michael Kenneally(5) · T: R P Cody · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 66122 | 107 | 76.3 | 7/2C·4.50 SP |
| 2 | 9 | J: Jack Kennedy · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy · draw 0 5yo · G · b | F05818 | 117 | 64.1 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: Sean Flanagan · T: G. O'Leary · draw 0 6yo · G · bbFT B | 90F50 | 120 | 55.2 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 4 | 11 | J: Mr R Sugrue(7) · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 5yo · G · b | 3015P | 112 | 51.7 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Sam Ewing · T: Peter Fahey · draw 0 7yo · G · bpFT P | 01025 | 121 | 79.2 | 7/2C·4.50 SP |
| 6 | 8 | J: Tiernan Power Roche · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 8yo · G · b | 74329 | 118 | 55.7 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: J J Slevin · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 0 6yo · G · b | 603U0 | 132 | 66.2 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 8 | 13 | J: Brian Hayes · T: W. P. Mullins · draw 0 5yo · G · cht | 059B1 | 109 | 59.0 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 9 | 16 | J: Daniel King · T: W. P. Mullins · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 65533 | 107 | 61.6 | 7/2C·4.50 SP |
| 10 | 14 | J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 9yo · G · br | 2108 | 109 | 57.7 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 11 | 3 | J: Simon Torrens · T: Paul Nolan · draw 0 8yo · G · bt | 59U04 | 125 | 57.2 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| 12 | 10 | J: Alex Harvey · T: John McConnell · draw 0 7yo · G · bt | 14546 | 114 | 55.5 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| REF | 12 | J: Mark Walsh · T: E Bolger · draw 0 4yo · G · bhFT H | 86210 | 113 | 75.3 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Eoghan Finegan(5) · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 5yo · G · bt | 14200 | 127 | 66.0 | — |
| — | — | J: Josh Williamson(3) · T: T M Walsh · draw 0 6yo · G · bt | 1PF6 | 119 | 51.8 | — |
| — | — | J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry de Bromhead · draw 0 8yo · M · b | 52615 | 121 | 61.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:20 Punchestown?
No — the AI top pick (Avalo) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 15:20 Punchestown?
Top finishers: 1. Harpy Eagle (IRE) (4.50), 2. Elusive Ogie (IRE) (7.50), 3. Feud (GB) (15.00).
What was the winning time for the 15:20 Punchestown?
The winning time was 5m 1.90s.
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