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15:57 Curragh

Ireland

Isuzu Ireland Handicap

1m6f · 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. 9 · score 56.2 · +4.0 clear of next best · best 25/1·26.00
Best value vs consensus

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

Each-way50.0/100 rating
Glittering Gem
9.50Bet365
Place portion settles at 2.70 · 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: Kaleo AmetsaDiffers from our pick

Kaleo Ametsa has a clear edge on our figures, rated 85 and a full nine pounds clear of the next best in a big 21-runner field over a mile and three-quarters on good to soft. That sort of margin gives her room to cope with the scrimmaging and the stamina test of 14 furlongs at the Curragh. The main dangers are Battling Siki and Paradise Lost, both on 76, with Granville Street a pound further back on 75, but none of that trio looks able to close the gap. Kaleo Ametsa 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

Battling Siki

Patrick McGettigan(5) · Peter Fahey · 4yo

Top-rated of 24
score 56.2 · +4.0 clear of next best (52.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100small sample (n=7)
    Peter Fahey: 3/7 winners last 14d (43%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Freshness10% weight
    65strong
    87d since last run (rusty)
  • Ratings50% weight
    43below average
    OR 64
  • Form20% weight
    42below average
    Last 6: 7-4-5-9-3-3
MarketBest price 26.00 (Betfair Sportsbook) · 16th in the market of 24.

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: 3 confirmed front-runners — expect a pace duel; closers from the rear advantaged.

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 1m6f

full course data →

Sample too small to call at this course and trip.

Low (1–8)
IV 1.14
Mid (9–16)
IV 1.02
High (17–24)
IV 0.83

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 25 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
9
4yo · G · bOnly pairing
745933
6456.233/1·36.7425/1·26.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -29% vs fair
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J: · T: Peter Fahey · draw 5
4yo · F · b
243700
5552.240/1·45.4933/1·34.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -25% vs fair
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3
J: Chris Hayes · T: D K Weld · draw 24 · combo 13/112 (12%)
4yo · F · b
32402
6850.014/1·15.7517/2·9.50
Bet365 · -40% vs fair
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17
J: Ben Coen · T: J. P. Murtagh · draw 12 · combo 22/201 (11%)
3yo · G · bp
607012
6648.37/1·7.877/2·4.50
Boyle Sports · -43% vs fair
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16
J: Feenagh Moran(10) · T: A. Slattery · draw 22
5yo · M · bOnly ride
06157
6147.040/1·40.2425/1·26.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -35% vs fair
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2
J: Sam Coen(5) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 18 · combo 4/27 (15%)
5yo · M · bD
613426
6945.922/1·22.7414/1·15.00
Bet365 · -34% vs fair
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13
J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) · T: Patrick J Flynn · draw 19 · combo 4/38 (11%)
6yo · G · b
11512
6244.922/1·22.7412/1·13.00
BetTom · -43% vs fair
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21
J: Reese Holohan(5) · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 8 · combo 3/18 (17%)
3yo · F · gOnly pairing
608313
6044.516/1·17.5012.5·12.50
Matchbook · -29% vs fair
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20
3yo · G · bOnly runner
95724
6343.611/1·12.257/1·8.00
Bet365 · -35% vs fair
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19
J: Paddy Harnett(3) · T: D K Weld · draw 9
3yo · F · bOnly pairing
768
6342.828/1·29.7418/1·19.00
Bet365 · -36% vs fair
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J: · T: P G Fahey · draw 10
8yo · M · bOnly runner
13513
5842.825/1·26.2420/1·21.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -20% vs fair
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14
J: Adam Caffrey · T: H Rogers · draw 1 · combo 0/5 (0%)
6yo · G · bpOnly pairing
7012
6241.79/1·10.5011/2·6.50
Betfred · -38% vs fair
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1
J: Keithen Kennedy(5) · T: Ciaran Murphy · draw 15
8yo · G · chpOnly pairing
254803
7040.828/1·29.7418/1·19.00
Bet365 · -36% vs fair
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18
J: Shane Foley · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 17
3yo · G · btOnly pairing
450844
6540.333/1·36.7422/1·23.00
Bet365 · -37% vs fair
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4
J: Jimmy Dalton(7) · T: Josh Halley · draw 16
6yo · M · baybrowntOnly pairing
536
6838.266/1·59.4833/1·34.00
Bet Victor · -43% vs fair
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5
J: Colin Keane · T: Noel Meade · draw 6 · combo 4/53 (8%)
5yo · M · bpFT POnly pairing
531005
6837.225/1·26.2416/1·17.00
Coral · -35% vs fair
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7
J: W. J. Lee · T: Timothy Doyle · draw 2
8yo · G · bOnly runner
41063
6537.014/1·15.759/1·10.00
Bet365 · -36% vs fair
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15
J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 3
5yo · G · gOnly runner
00008
6235.822/1·22.7412/1·13.00
BetTom · -43% vs fair
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6
J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 21 · combo 0/31 (0%)
8yo · G · btpOnly pairing
320509
6734.466/1·71.7350/1·51.00
Bet365 · -29% vs fair
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10
J: Tom Buckley(3) · T: Edward Buckley · draw 23 · combo 0/11 (0%)
6yo · G · bOnly rideOnly runner
6606
6434.180/1·89.2266/1·67.00
Bet365 · -25% vs fair
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12
J: Leigh Roche · T: Martin Brassil · draw 20
6yo · M · chtOnly runner
677
6233.825/1·26.2418/1·19.00
Bet365 · -28% vs fair
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8
7yo · G · bOnly runner
9055
6533.040/1·45.4925/1·26.00
Bet365 · -43% vs fair
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11
J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray · draw 4 · combo 2/5 (40%)
5yo · M · btOnly pairing
320608
6331.480/1·89.2250/1·51.00
Bet Victor · -43% vs fair
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J: · T: John Joseph Murphy · draw 7
4yo · G · b
07070
5126.740/1·45.4933/1·34.00
Betfair Sportsbook · -25% 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 22–26 bookmakers per horse with the 75% 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 Isuzu Ireland Handicap?

The Isuzu Ireland Handicap is off at 15:57 on 15 October 2026 at Curragh (Ireland).

What is the field size and distance of the 15:57 Curragh?

1m6f, Flat, 21 runners declared.

What is the going for the 15:57 Curragh?

Going is reported as Yielding on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 15:57 Curragh?

The AI top-rated runner is Battling Siki (score 56.2, best price 26.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 15:57 Curragh?

The market favourite is Priorstown at a best price of 4.50. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Battling Siki.

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