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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.

NAP

★★★★☆

Keepsgettingbetter

7/1

J: Paddy Harnett · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

form 0113 hot trainer 27%

EACH-WAY

★★★★☆

Darius Dark

10/3

J: Rory Mulligan(2) · T: J P Murtagh

form -011

DARK HORSE

★★★☆☆

Eastern Peace

9/1

J: Jack Cleary · T: Ross O'Sullivan

form 19-3 in-form trainer 24%

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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.

★ MARKET-IMPLIED WIN PROBABILITIES

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	Best Price	Top Bookies
18 (11)	Darius Dark EW p	J: Rory Mulligan(2) T: J P Murtagh	09-011	10/3	BetVictor 10/3 William Hill 7/2 Betfred 7/2
11 (1)	Faro Island p	J: Jack Kearney T: A Oliver	310-41	4/1	William Hill 4/1 Ladbrokes 4/1 Unibet 4/1
19 (5)	Nod Of Approval	J: Keithen Kennedy T: Mrs John Harrington	55-620	7/1	BetVictor 7/1 William Hill 15/2 Betfred 15/2
16 (8)	Keepsgettingbetter NAP t	J: Paddy Harnett T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	0-0113	15/2	bet365 15/2 William Hill 15/2 Betfred 15/2
14 (10)	Royal Alliance t	J: Jessica O'Gorman(7) T: Maurice Andrew Ahern	00-003	8/1	William Hill 8/1 Betfred 8/1 Ladbrokes 8/1
7 (3)	Eastern Peace DH	J: Jack Cleary T: Ross O'Sullivan	9419-3	9/1	bet365 9/1 William Hill 12/1 Betfred 12/1
21 (15)	Tassarolo tp	T: Denis Gerard Hogan	-93558	10/1	William Hill 10/1 Ladbrokes 10/1 Unibet 10/1
13 (9)	Tatum b	J: Jimmy Dalton(7) T: Noel Meade	121-75	10/1	BetVictor 10/1 William Hill 11/1 Betfred 11/1
2 (20)	Quatre Bras	J: Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T: Richard John O'Brien	204088	12/1	William Hill 12/1 Ladbrokes 12/1 Unibet 12/1
20 (19)	Gaelic Drills	J: Orla Tynan(7) T: J S Bolger	547	12/1	bet365 12/1 William Hill 12/1 Ladbrokes 12/1
22 (22)	Folly Beach	T: M A Molloy	/74-72	12/1	bet365 12/1 William Hill 12/1 Ladbrokes 12/1
3 (18)	Pillar Of Hope	J: Patrick McGettigan(2) T: P Sweeney	4-8804	14/1	bet365 14/1 William Hill 14/1 Betfred 14/1
5 (23)	Kool One t	J: Nicola Burns(2) T: Conor David Maxwell	14-517	14/1	Unibet 14/1 William Hill 16/1 Betfred 16/1
12 (13)	Celtic Druid	J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) T: T G McCourt	7-1147	16/1	bet365 16/1 William Hill 16/1 Ladbrokes 16/1
17 (21)	Cooley's Mist	T: H Rogers	747-83	18/1	bet365 18/1 William Hill 18/1 Betfred 18/1
6 (4)	Granville Street p	J: Sam Coen(2) T: Ciaran Murphy	06-254	20/1	William Hill 20/1 Ladbrokes 20/1 Unibet 20/1
10 (17)	Party Dress t	J: Wesley Joyce T: W McCreery	29700-	22/1	William Hill 22/1 Ladbrokes 22/1 Unibet 22/1
1 (2)	Sea Eagle	J: Danny O'Leary(7) T: Gerard O'Leary	6/600-	25/1	William Hill 25/1 Ladbrokes 25/1 Unibet 25/1
9 (6)	Derry Lad tp	J: Nestor Kash(7) T: Kevin Thomas Coleman	-99055	25/1	William Hill 25/1 Betfred 25/1 Ladbrokes 25/1
23 (16)	Avoca Woods	T: Jack Foley	809	25/1	William Hill 25/1 Ladbrokes 25/1 Unibet 25/1
15 (7)	Covert Legend t	J: Shay Wallace(7) T: Maurice Andrew Ahern	46442-	28/1	William Hill 28/1 Ladbrokes 28/1 Unibet 28/1
4 (12)	Cracking Cloud	J: Hugh Horgan(2) T: Ross O'Sullivan	356	33/1	William Hill 33/1 Betfred 33/1 Ladbrokes 33/1
8 (14)	Devine Genius	J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) T: Adrian Murray	36/60-	40/1	bet365 40/1 William Hill 40/1 Ladbrokes 40/1

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