Who won the 17:07 Punchestown on 14 October 2026?
Giant Haystacks (IRE) won the 17:07 Punchestown at SP 4.50. Ridden by Mr D McGill. Trained by Ross O'Sullivan.
17:07 Punchestown
IrelandMatchbook Betting Exchange (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase
2m5½f · Chase · Good · 8 runners · €7,200 · Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stGiant Haystacks (IRE)Mr D McGill·Ross O'Sullivan7/2·4.50SP
- 2ndMy Cullen (IRE)Mr J L Gleeson·John Joseph Hanlon·beaten .5 lengths9/1·10.00SP
- 3rdAurea Fortuna (IRE)AI top pick · 60.9Mr Finian Maguire·A. J. Martin·beaten .75 lengths5/4F·2.25SP
Race time
5m 27.80s
Race time recorded.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.25 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-way55.3/100 rating
Western Model
6.40Betfair Exchange
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: Harbour Highway
Harbour Highway looks the pick of this ten-runner staying contest at Punchestown, and he is preferred to Secret She Keeps on his fitness edge and progressive profile. Our rating has him 112, just 4 lb behind the top-rated runner, so the gap is small enough for sharpness and an upward curve to bridge over 22 furlongs on good ground. Secret She Keeps is the chief danger as the highest-rated runner on 116, while Aurea Fortuna (107) and Mags Nelson (105) are the others to respect, though both have more to find on our figures. Harbour Highway 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
Aurea Fortuna
Mr Finian Maguire · A. J. Martin · 7yo
Top-rated of 10
score 60.9 · +3.5 clear of next best (57.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong19d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight69strongOR 103
- Trainer20% weight63small sample (n=8)A. J. Martin: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight20weakLast 6: 0-5-9-P-4
MarketBest price 2.44 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.
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: Mr D McGill(7) · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 0 7yo · G · brt | 43109 | 100 | 48.4 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Mr J L Gleeson · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 6yo · G · bp | 2402P2 | 90 | 49.0 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: Mr Finian Maguire · T: A. J. Martin · draw 0 7yo · G · cht | 059P4 | 103 | 60.9 | 5/4F·2.25 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Mr L P Shanahan(7) · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 0 7yo · G · bpFT P | 31834 | 106 | 55.4 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Ms Pandora Briselden(7) · T: John G Carr · draw 0 13yo · G · btb | 112067 | 88 | 43.2 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 6 | 9 | J: Mr A P Kennedy(7) · T: William P Murphy · draw 0 7yo · G · b | 01370 | 84 | 43.9 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| PU | 2 | J: Mr Derek O'Connor · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 0 7yo · G · btbFT TB | 25P63 | 108 | 57.4 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| PU | 10 | J: Mr B M Coonan(7) · T: Peter Maher · draw 0 12yo · G · bp | 2P0P | 72 | 32.6 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Mr D Doyle(5) · T: Timothy Doyle · draw 0 9yo · M · ch | 84P4 | 110 | 46.8 | — |
| — | — | J: Mr S Cotter(7) · T: Andrew Kinirons · draw 0 7yo · G · b | 831423 | 97 | 55.3 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:07 Punchestown?
No — the AI top pick (Aurea Fortuna) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 17:07 Punchestown?
Top finishers: 1. Giant Haystacks (IRE) (4.50), 2. My Cullen (IRE) (10.00), 3. Aurea Fortuna (IRE) (2.25).
What was the winning time for the 17:07 Punchestown?
The winning time was 5m 27.80s.
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