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Killarney July Festival 2026: the results, day by day
The Killarney July Racing Festival ran from Monday 13 to Friday 17 July 2026 on the edge of Killarney National Park. This is the completed results hub: every day's key winners, with starting prices, verified from source as each card finished.
Five days that changed character as the week went on. Monday to Wednesday was evening Flat racing, building to the Listed Cairn Rouge Stakes on the Wednesday — the festival's only black-type race — where Meriden (11/2) stretched her winning run to five for Denis Hogan and Chris Hayes, beating the 2/1 favourite Green Carrera. Thursday switched the meeting to National Hunt, where Arcland (11/1) took the 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle for Gavin Cromwell. Friday's afternoon Lee Strand Best Dressed Ladies Day closed the week, with My Gaffer (5/1) landing the feature Lee Strand Handicap Hurdle for John Patrick Ryan.
For the pre-festival picture — the five days, the feature races and where to watch — see our Killarney July Festival 2026 preview, for how the festival works year to year the evergreen Killarney July Festival guide, and for the countdown and all our coverage in one place the Killarney July Festival hub. If you are opening an account for the week, our bookmaker offers page compares the verified free bets and Best Odds Guaranteed firms.
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Monday 13 July — the festival opens
The festival opened with an evening Flat card on good ground, first race 5:30pm. Seven races, no black-type — a mix of maidens and handicaps to set the week going, with the big Killarney crowds in from the off.
Straight Up (15/8) gave Aidan O'Brien and Wayne Lordan the opening EBF race, and Vauntingly (13/8) and Highwayman (5/2) both went in for Joseph O'Brien and Dylan Browne McMonagle, the rider ending the night with a double. The best-backed winner of the evening was Molto Amichi (10/11) in the Killarney Glamping Handicap for Luke McAteer and Eoin Griffin. City of Dubai (8/1) took the opener for Paddy Twomey and Billy Lee, who signed off with Chicago Moon (11/2) for Henry de Bromhead.
Monday's winners (Killarney, good)
| Time | Race | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | City of Dubai | 8/1 | Billy Lee / P Twomey |
| 18:00 | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race | Straight Up | 15/8 | Wayne Lordan / A P O'Brien |
| 18:31 | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap | Johnny Soda | 4/1 | Adam Caffrey / A McGuinness |
| 19:01 | Killarney Glamping Handicap | Molto Amichi | 10/11 | Luke McAteer / E Griffin |
| 19:31 | Kerry Publicans Summer Race Day Fillies Maiden | Vauntingly | 13/8 | Dylan Browne McMonagle / J P O'Brien |
| 20:00 | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | Highwayman | 5/2 | Dylan Browne McMonagle / J P O'Brien |
| 20:30 | Heights Hotel, Killarney Handicap (0-60) | Chicago Moon | 11/2 | Billy Lee / H De Bromhead |
Results verified against the date-keyed Sporting Life results feed.
For the shape of the week and the feature races ahead, see our Killarney July Festival 2026 preview.
Tuesday 14 July — the Flat leg builds
Tuesday's evening card, first race 5:09pm on good ground, again ran to seven races without a black-type contest — the meeting still building towards Wednesday's feature.
Oisin Murphy was the story, riding a double: Celtic Motif (1/5) made short work of the opening fillies' maiden for Joseph O'Brien, and Saga Gaga (3/1) took the EBF fillies' handicap for Michael O'Callaghan. Chris Hayes also doubled up, on Wild Sapphire (6/4) for Dermot Weld and Gaoth Chuil (15/8) for T M Walsh. The result of the night for the each-way players was Red Hugh O'Donnell at 33/1 in the Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap, giving Paddy Harnett and George Scott a big-priced winner.
Tuesday's winners (Killarney, good)
| Time | Race | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:09 | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | Celtic Motif | 1/5 | Oisin Murphy / J P O'Brien |
| 17:40 | Hotel Killarney Maiden | Wild Sapphire | 6/4 | Chris Hayes / D K Weld |
| 18:10 | Irish Examiner Handicap (0-60) | Cause I Like You | 10/3 | Wesley Joyce / M Mulvany |
| 18:41 | Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap | Red Hugh O'Donnell | 33/1 | Paddy Harnett / G Scott |
| 19:11 | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap | Saga Gaga | 3/1 | Oisin Murphy / M O'Callaghan |
| 19:42 | Rose Hotel Handicap | Gaoth Chuil | 15/8 | Chris Hayes / T M Walsh |
| 20:12 | Thorn Plant Hire (Q.R.) Maiden | Eagle Fang | 15/8 | Ms K M Ryan / W Durkan |
Results verified against the date-keyed Sporting Life results feed.
For the betting angles into the week, see our Killarney betting guide.
Wednesday 15 July — Meriden lands the Cairn Rouge
Wednesday was the pick of the Flat leg and the festival's one piece of black type: the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cairn Rouge Stakes (Listed, 1 mile, fillies), run at 7:01pm on good ground with ten going to post.
It went to Meriden (11/2), ridden by Chris Hayes for Denis Hogan, who stretched her winning run to five with a length-and-a-half success. The well-backed Green Carrera (2/1 favourite) had to settle for second for Joseph O'Brien and Dylan Browne McMonagle, with Sky Watch (16/1) third and Pivotal Attack (7/2) fourth. A progressive filly beating the market principal — the kind of result the race has thrown up since it was restricted to three-year-old fillies in 2025.
Cairn Rouge Stakes result (Killarney, 1m, Listed, good, 10 ran)
| Pos | Horse | SP | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Meriden | 11/2 | Chris Hayes | D Hogan |
| 2nd | Green Carrera | 2/1f | Dylan Browne McMonagle | J P O'Brien |
| 3rd | Sky Watch | 16/1 | Colin Keane | M O'Callaghan |
| 4th | Pivotal Attack | 7/2 | Gary Carroll | J G Murphy |
Result verified against the date-keyed Sporting Life results feed and cross-checked with Racing TV and the Irish Examiner.
Wednesday's other winners
| Time | Race | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:31 | O'Donoghue Ring Collection Optional Claiming Race | Minaun View | 3/1 | Patrick McGettigan / A McGuinness |
| 18:00 | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race | Venetian Power | 9/2 | Dylan Browne McMonagle / J P O'Brien |
| 18:31 | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | Kalir | 3/1 | Chris Hayes / D K Weld |
| 19:30 | Executive Helicopters Handicap (0-60) | Bella Colombia | 2/1 | Sam Coen / W McCreery |
For the race's history, conditions and roll of honour, see our Cairn Rouge Stakes race guide.
Thursday 16 July — the switch to jumps
Thursday flipped the meeting to National Hunt, first race 4:30pm on good ground (good to yielding in places). Eight races, all hurdles and bumpers — no chase on the card in the end — with the Noel C. Duggan Structural Steel 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle (2m4f, 10 runners) the feature.
That went to Arcland (11/1) for Gavin Cromwell and Eoghan Finegan, holding off Jupiter Du Gite (10/1). Willie Mullins and Paul Townend took the opener with the well-backed Early Dawning (2/1), but the night belonged to the outsiders: Luck Between Us landed the second division of the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at 33/1, and Farney Bridge closed the card at 33/1 in the Kate Kearney's Cottage Ladies Pro/Am Flat Race for amateur rider Ms Aine Connolly.
Thursday's winners (Killarney, good to yielding in places)
| Time | Race | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 | INCO Broking Maiden Hurdle | Early Dawning | 2/1 | Paul Townend / W P Mullins |
| 17:05 | D. Ivo O'Sullivan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Hurdle | Run For Mahler | 12/1 | Phillip Enright / C Byrnes |
| 17:35 | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | Illtakehimmyself | 7/2 | Calum Hogan / E McNamara |
| 18:10 | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | Luck Between Us | 33/1 | Niall Moore / D Duggan |
| 18:45 | 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle (2m4f) | Arcland | 11/1 | Eoghan Finegan / G P Cromwell |
| 19:21 | Kerry Drains Handicap Hurdle | Lips Freedom | 5/1 | Donagh Meyler / A Kinirons |
| 19:55 | Matchbook Exchange Flat Race | Caislean Gear | 2/1 | Mr A P Ryan / A Slattery |
| 20:30 | Kate Kearney's Cottage (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race | Farney Bridge | 33/1 | Ms Aine Connolly / J M Burke |
Results verified against the date-keyed Sporting Life results feed.
For the shape of the week, see our Killarney July Festival 2026 preview.
Friday 17 July — Ladies Day closes the festival
The week closed with its only afternoon card, first race 1:32pm on good ground (good to yielding in places): the Lee Strand Best Dressed Ladies Day, the busiest day of the festival. Eight races over jumps and two bumpers, with the sponsor's own Lee Strand Handicap Hurdle (2m6f, 16 runners) the feature.
That went to My Gaffer (5/1) for John Patrick Ryan and Michael Kenneally, from the 20/1 outsider Hees Dynamite — one half of a double for the Ryan yard, which had earlier taken the mares' maiden hurdle with Pets Georgina (5/1). Henry de Bromhead's odds-on Cite Florale (5/6) opened the card in the three-year-old maiden hurdle, Cian Quirke rode a double (Femme Magnifique 4/1 and the 33/1 shot Ladies Well), and the amateur riders closed the festival with Unquite Dreams (14/1) in the mares' Pro/Am flat race.
Friday's winners (Killarney, good to yielding in places)
| Time | Race | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:32 | Killarney Park 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | Cite Florale | 5/6 | Darragh O'Keeffe / H De Bromhead |
| 14:03 | Killarney Grand Mares Maiden Hurdle | Pets Georgina | 5/1 | J J Slevin / J P Ryan |
| 14:33 | Lee Strand Handicap Hurdle (2m6f) | My Gaffer | 5/1 | Michael Kenneally / J P Ryan |
| 15:07 | BOYLE Sports Money Back Handicap Chase | Femme Magnifique | 4/1 | Cian Quirke / D H Kelly |
| 15:42 | Lee Strand Novice Chase | Shadow Paddy | 5/4 | Gary Noonan / E McCarthy |
| 16:17 | Europe Hotel & Resort Handicap Chase (Div 1) | Ladies Well | 33/1 | Cian Quirke / A Slattery |
| 16:52 | Europe Hotel & Resort Handicap Chase (Div 2) | Cullenwaine | 11/2 | Shane O'Callaghan / David O'Sullivan |
| 17:25 | Christy Lucey Transport Mares Finale (Pro/Am) Flat Race | Unquite Dreams | 14/1 | Mr D Doyle / Sean Allen |
Results verified against the date-keyed Sporting Life results feed and cross-checked against the At The Races card for the meeting.
That completes the 2026 Killarney July Festival — five days, every result now on this page. For how the week is built and what to expect next year, see our Killarney July Festival guide, and for the festival's one black-type race, the Cairn Rouge Stakes guide.
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