Derby 2026 Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Curragh · Friday 26 June 2026 · Off 6:45 · 1m4f · Going: Good · Purse: €17,670 · 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 Darius Dark the clear favourite (implied 11.7% chance) at 10/3, trained by J P Murtagh. Faro Island is the chief market rival at 7/2.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Darius Dark. Best price available at Bet Victor — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Faro Island at 7/2. 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: Devine Genius at 33/1. Form figures of 36/60- show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
1m4f · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 9% 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%.
- Darius Dark 11.7% 10/3
- Faro Island 11.3% 7/2
- Nod Of Approval 6.8% 13/2
- Keepsgettingbetter 6.3% 7/1
- Royal Alliance 6.0% 15/2
- Eastern Peace 5.1% 9/1
- Tassarolo 5.1% 9/1
- Tatum 4.6% 10/1
- Quatre Bras 4.2% 11/1
- Gaelic Drills 4.2% 11/1
- Folly Beach 4.2% 11/1
- Pillar Of Hope 3.9% 12/1
Field & Odds (23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 (11) | Darius Dark EW p |
J: Rory Mulligan(2) T: J P Murtagh |
09-011 | 10/3 | |||
| 11 (1) | Faro Island p |
J: Jack Kearney T: A Oliver |
310-41 | 4/1 | |||
| 19 (5) | Nod Of Approval |
J: Keithen Kennedy T: Mrs John Harrington |
55-620 | 7/1 | |||
| 16 (8) | Keepsgettingbetter NAP t |
J: Paddy Harnett T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien |
0-0113 | 15/2 | |||
| 14 (10) | Royal Alliance t |
J: Jessica O'Gorman(7) T: Maurice Andrew Ahern |
00-003 | 8/1 | |||
| 7 (3) | Eastern Peace DH |
J: Jack Cleary T: Ross O'Sullivan |
9419-3 | 9/1 | |||
| 21 (15) | Tassarolo tp |
T: Denis Gerard Hogan |
-93558 | 10/1 | |||
| 13 (9) | Tatum b |
J: Jimmy Dalton(7) T: Noel Meade |
121-75 | 10/1 | |||
| 2 (20) | Quatre Bras |
J: Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T: Richard John O'Brien |
204088 | 12/1 | |||
| 20 (19) | Gaelic Drills |
J: Orla Tynan(7) T: J S Bolger |
547 | 12/1 | |||
| 22 (22) | Folly Beach |
T: M A Molloy |
/74-72 | 12/1 | |||
| 3 (18) | Pillar Of Hope |
J: Patrick McGettigan(2) T: P Sweeney |
4-8804 | 14/1 | |||
| 5 (23) | Kool One t |
J: Nicola Burns(2) T: Conor David Maxwell |
14-517 | 14/1 | |||
| 12 (13) | Celtic Druid |
J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) T: T G McCourt |
7-1147 | 16/1 | |||
| 17 (21) | Cooley's Mist |
T: H Rogers |
747-83 | 18/1 | |||
| 6 (4) | Granville Street p |
J: Sam Coen(2) T: Ciaran Murphy |
06-254 | 20/1 | |||
| 10 (17) | Party Dress t |
J: Wesley Joyce T: W McCreery |
29700- | 22/1 | |||
| 1 (2) | Sea Eagle |
J: Danny O'Leary(7) T: Gerard O'Leary |
6/600- | 25/1 | |||
| 9 (6) | Derry Lad tp |
J: Nestor Kash(7) T: Kevin Thomas Coleman |
-99055 | 25/1 | |||
| 23 (16) | Avoca Woods |
T: Jack Foley |
809 | 25/1 | |||
| 15 (7) | Covert Legend t |
J: Shay Wallace(7) T: Maurice Andrew Ahern |
46442- | 28/1 | |||
| 4 (12) | Cracking Cloud |
J: Hugh Horgan(2) T: Ross O'Sullivan |
356 | 33/1 | |||
| 8 (14) | Devine Genius |
J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) T: Adrian Murray |
36/60- | 40/1 |
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