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Curragh · Friday 26 June 2026 · Off 5:05 · 1m · Going: Good · Purse: €14,725 · 3yo+
British Gambler's Picks
Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Loughrea the clear favourite (implied 21.2% chance) at 15/8, trained by Andrew Slattery. Valentino Eclipse is the chief market rival at 2.75.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Loughrea. Best price available at Star Sports — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Valentino Eclipse at 2.75. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Karrygrant at 5. Form figures of 2-3245 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
1m · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 10% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Loughrea 21.2% 15/8
- Valentino Eclipse 16.3% 2.75
- Bang Bang 16.3% 2.75
- Gliondar 14.1% 10/3
- Karrygrant 10.2% 5
- Save The Sixes 8.7% 6
- Rock Of Claremont 3.6% 16
- King Of Eze 2.3% 25
- Lord Darragh 2.3% 25
- Noble Venture 1.8% 33
- Ebony Reign 1.8% 33
- Wheres The Gold 0.7% 90
Field & Odds (13 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | Loughrea NAP |
J: Sam Coen(5) T: Andrew Slattery |
5-2 | 15/8 | |||
| 10 (5) | Valentino Eclipse EW |
J: Seamie Heffernan T: J A Stack |
2 | 11/4 | |||
| 11 (4) | Bang Bang |
J: Colin Keane T: Noel Meade |
55-22 | 11/4 | |||
| 3 (13) | Gliondar |
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
10/3 | ||||
| 5 (12) | Karrygrant DH |
J: Ben Coen T: J P Murtagh |
2-3245 | 5/1 | |||
| 13 (10) | Save The Sixes |
J: Shane Foley T: Mrs John Harrington |
6/1 | ||||
| 9 (2) | Rock Of Claremont |
J: W J Lee T: A Oliver |
16/1 | ||||
| 6 (8) | King Of Eze |
J: Jack Kearney(3) T: A Oliver |
25/1 | ||||
| 7 (6) | Lord Darragh |
J: Luke McAteer T: Rory Anthony Devine |
25/1 | ||||
| 8 (9) | Noble Venture |
J: Robbie Colgan T: Ms Sheila Lavery |
7 | 33/1 | |||
| 12 (7) | Ebony Reign |
J: Chris Hayes T: Miss Kate McGivern |
8 | 33/1 | |||
| 2 (3) | Wheres The Gold |
J: Leigh Roche T: Paul W Flynn |
00/0 | 90/1 | |||
| 4 (11) | Good Man Jack |
J: Robert Whearty T: Patrick Magee |
09 | 90/1 |
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