Who won the 17:40 Punchestown on 13 October 2026?
Eastern Whisper (GB) won the 17:40 Punchestown at SP 3.50. Ridden by Mr P W Mullins. Trained by S G Carey.
17:40 Punchestown
IrelandIrish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race
2m · NH Flat · Good · 14 runners · €8,400 · Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 11thRace report
- 1stEastern Whisper (GB)Mr P W Mullins·S G Carey5/2F·3.50SP
- 2ndShuil Solas (IRE)Mr Derek O'Connor·John E & Thomas Kiely·beaten .75 lengths9/2·5.50SP
- 3rdBayswater Bloom (IRE)Mr A P Ryan·Miss Evanna McCutcheon·beaten 5 lengths10/1·11.00SP
Race time
3m 58.50s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Eastern Whisper (GB))
“Up with the pace early - 4th at halfway - moved up to go clear over 2f out - pushed along over 1f out and stayed on strongly to win”
AI top-rated Cantgetaway (score 35.0) finished 11th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 40.00 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-way28.3/100 rating
Back In Favour
9.20Matchbook
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: Back In Favour
Back In Favour heads our figures on 97 and looks the right choice over this 16-furlong trip on good ground at Punchestown. She is three pounds better than Shuil Solas on 94, a meaningful but not enormous edge, and she is the strongest of only five runners we have been able to rate in a field of 14. Shuil Solas is the chief danger, with Bayswater Bloom on 90 and Junction Road on 86 also needing respect, though both have more to find. Back In Favour 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
Cantgetaway
Mr N. McParlan · Sean McParlan · 4yo
Top-rated of 14
score 35.0 · +2.2 clear of next best (32.8)
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=2)Sean McParlan: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight50averageLast 6: first run
- Freshness10% weight50averageno recent-run data
- Ratings50% weight0weakno Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 100.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 9th in the market of 14.
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 | 4 | J: Mr P W Mullins · T: S G Carey · draw 0 5yo · M · b | — | — | 15.0 | 5/2F·3.50 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Mr Derek O'Connor · T: John E & Thomas Kiely · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 592 | — | 19.2 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Mr A P Ryan(3) · T: Miss Evanna McCutcheon · draw 0 5yo · M · bt | 56878 | — | 32.8 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 4 | 11 | J: Mr D Doyle(5) · T: Jarlath P Fahey · draw 0 4yo · F · b | 30 | — | 10.5 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 5 | 6 | J: Ms N M Bradley(7) · T: Eoin Griffin · draw 0 5yo · M · bhFT H | 0 | — | 8.5 | 200/1·201.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Mr D McGill(7) · T: Dermot A McLoughlin · draw 0 5yo · M · b | — | — | 19.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 7 | 12 | J: Mr H P Goff(7) · T: Michael Roche · draw 0 4yo · F · g | 0 | — | 4.5 | 250/1·251.00 SP |
| 8 | 2 | J: Miss J Townend · T: Timothy Townend · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 82 | — | 29.6 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 9 | 9 | J: Mr J Dunne(7) · T: Yvonne Latta · draw 0 4yo · F · b | — | — | 15.0 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 10 | 13 | J: Miss P Elvin(7) · T: P J Rothwell · draw 0 4yo · F · b | — | — | 16.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 11 | 8 | J: Mr N. McParlan · T: Sean McParlan · draw 0 4yo · F · b | — | — | 35.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 12 | 1 | J: Miss A B O'Connor · T: A. McCann · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 21833 | — | 28.3 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 13 | 10 | J: Mr J L Gleeson · T: Henry de Bromhead · draw 0 4yo · F · ch | 5 | — | 20.0 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 14 | 14 | J: Mrs Holly Conte(7) · T: Vincent Conte · draw 0 4yo · F · b | 0 | — | 20.0 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:40 Punchestown?
No — the AI top pick (Cantgetaway) finished 11.
What were the placings in the 17:40 Punchestown?
Top finishers: 1. Eastern Whisper (GB) (3.50), 2. Shuil Solas (IRE) (5.50), 3. Bayswater Bloom (IRE) (11.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:40 Punchestown?
The winning time was 3m 58.50s.
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