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14:47 Curragh

Ireland

DNG Excellence Handicap

1m1f · Flat · Yielding · 21 runners · €10,800 · Thursday, 15 October 2026

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Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Top rated
No. 1 · score 56.0 · +0.9 clear of next best · best 5/1·6.00

Drawn 14, inside the favoured middle third at this course and trip.

Best value vs consensus

No book currently stands out from the market consensus in this race. Prices refresh every few minutes.

Each-way56.0/100 rating
Suir Monad
6.00Bet365
Place portion settles at 2.00 · 1/5 odds · 5 places

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-party
Pundit pick: Suir MonadAgrees with our pick

Suir Monad is our selection and rates 5 lb better than Anvika on our figures, a worthwhile edge in a big, competitive field of 21 over nine furlongs on good to soft ground. That gap is the heart of the case, as nothing else in the line-up gets within 5 lb of his level, though several beyond the top few are within a stone. The main dangers are Anvika, followed by No More Porter and Lady Arwen, who are tightly grouped a few pounds behind and could improve past the selection. A wide field always brings some traffic risk, but Suir Monad has the strongest credentials, so 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

Suir Monad

Sam Coen(5) · A. Slattery · 3yo

Top-rated of 22
score 56.0 · +0.9 clear of next best (55.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    10d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Form20% weight
    69strong
    Last 6: 4-3-4-3-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    51average
    OR 77 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    48below average
    A. Slattery: 8/42 winners last 14d (19%)
MarketBest price 6.00 (Bet365) · 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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — Curragh 1m1f

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Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.13).

Low (1–8)
IV 1.10
Mid (9–15)
IV 1.13
High (16–22)
IV 0.78

Today: Suir Monad (draw 14) and Lady Arwen (draw 10) get the bias; Moyassr (draw 20) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 126 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
1
J: Sam Coen(5) · T: A. Slattery · draw 14 · combo 6/25 (24%)
3yo · G · gOnly pairing
43431
7756.08/1·8.775/1·6.00
Bet365 · -32% vs fair
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2
J: W. J. Lee · T: Conor O'Dwyer · draw 10
7yo · M · bDGoing 1/3Only runner
011283
7255.114/1·15.9510/1·11.00
Bet365 · -31% vs fair
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13
J: Jack Cleary(5) · T: Charles Weld · draw 11
6yo · G · bbOnly runner
70470
6353.850/1·46.2733/1·34.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -26% vs fair
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11
J: Luke McAteer · T: Rory Anthony Devine · draw 12 · combo 0/17 (0%)
4yo · F · rnOnly runner
060034
6450.612/1·13.5617/2·9.50
Bet365 · -30% vs fair
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12
J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Gillian Scott · draw 4 · combo 1/6 (17%)
5yo · G · brtDOnly runner
79221
6348.812/1·12.768/1·9.00
Bet365 · -29% vs fair
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5
J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 20 · combo 4/12 (33%)
5yo · G · btOnly pairing
082226
6948.828/1·30.3120/1·21.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -31% vs fair
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4
J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: Laura Hourigan · draw 15 · combo 0/7 (0%)
7yo · G · bOnly pairing
088094
7046.725/1·27.1216/1·17.00
Bet Victor · -37% vs fair
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3
J: Paddy Harnett(3) · T: Martin Hassett · draw 7 · combo 4/21 (19%)
4yo · G · bpFT PD
842101
7046.011/1·11.9715/2·8.50
Bet365 · -29% vs fair
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15
J: Leigh Roche · T: Paul W Flynn · draw 6 · combo 3/26 (12%)
6yo · G · bbDOnly runner
139332
6045.414/1·15.9510/1·11.00
Bet365 · -31% vs fair
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6
J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 3 · combo 13/133 (10%)
8yo · G · btp
830457
6943.728/1·30.3120/1·21.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -31% vs fair
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16
J: Colin Keane · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 21
3yo · G · chOnly pairing
370842
6442.225/1·27.1216/1·17.00
Bet Victor · -37% vs fair
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17
J: Shane Foley · T: K J Condon · draw 16 · combo 1/9 (11%)
3yo · F · chGoing 1/2Only runner
446541
6139.716/1·17.5512/1·13.00
Bet365 · -26% vs fair
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8
J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 17
3yo · G · gOnly pairing
5450
7238.750/1·54.2440/1·41.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -24% vs fair
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14
J: Shane Markey(7) · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 2 · combo 1/27 (4%)
4yo · G · bpFT POnly ride
166462
6137.918/1·19.1512/1·13.00
Paddy Power · -32% vs fair
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9
J: Wesley Joyce · T: Michael Mulvany · draw 19 · combo 11/102 (11%)
3yo · G · bpDOnly pairing
156300
6837.033/1·36.6925/1·26.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -29% vs fair
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7
J: Robbie Colgan · T: Ms Sheila Lavery · draw 22 · combo 1/33 (3%)
5yo · M · chtOnly runner
033650
6836.220/1·20.7414/1·15.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -28% vs fair
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21
J: Julian Pietropaolo(7) · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 1 · combo 3/19 (16%)
3yo · G · bOnly pairing
8000
5034.916/1·17.5510/1·11.00
Bet Victor · -37% vs fair
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10
J: Nicola Burns(5) · T: R P Burns · draw 13 · combo 2/30 (7%)
4yo · G · bbFT B
47058
6431.180/1·81.3750/1·51.00
Bet Victor · -37% vs fair
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20
J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: H Rogers · draw 8 · combo 3/28 (11%)
3yo · G · bbDOnly pairing
009185
5330.833/1·33.5025/1·26.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -22% vs fair
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18
J: Ben Coen · T: E McNamara · draw 18
3yo · G · btFT TOnly pairing
658
6030.725/1·27.1216/1·17.00
Bet Victor · -37% vs fair
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19
J: Nathan Crosse · T: A Oliver · draw 9 · combo 0/6 (0%)
3yo · G · chhOnly pairing
0700
5528.980/1·81.3750/1·51.00
Bet Victor · -37% vs fair
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J: · T: Donal Kinsella · draw 5
4yo · G · chtp
88089
3520.080/1·81.3766/1·67.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -18% vs fair
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OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 23–26 bookmakers per horse with the 60% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the DNG Excellence Handicap?

The DNG Excellence Handicap is off at 14:47 on 15 October 2026 at Curragh (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 14:47 Curragh?

1m1f, Flat, 21 runners declared.

What is the going for the 14:47 Curragh?

Going is reported as Yielding on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 14:47 Curragh?

The AI top-rated runner is Suir Monad (score 56.0, best price 6.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 14:47 Curragh?

The market favourite is Suir Monad at a best price of 6.00.

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