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Curragh · Friday 26 June 2026 · Off 7:55 · 2m76y · Going: Good · Purse: €20,615 · 4yo+
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 Delta the clear favourite (implied 13.4% chance) at 3.33, trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien. Too Bossy For Us is the chief market rival at 3.33.
★ 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: Delta. Best price available at SmarketsSBK — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Too Bossy For Us at 3.33. 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: Hatim at 33. Form figures of 66388- show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
2m76y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 15% 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%.
- Delta 13.4% 3.33
- Too Bossy For Us 13.4% 3.33
- Ballyadam 13.4% 3.33
- Kilmeaden 12.9% 7/2
- Poetic Sound 10.5% 4.5
- Cock And Bull 6.8% 7.5
- Highwind 6.4% 8
- Happy Jacky 5.8% 9
- The Shunter 4.8% 11
- Reverend Hubert 4.1% 13
- Robbies Rock 3.6% 15
- Carthusian 3.1% 18
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (8) | Delta NAP tp |
J: Oisin Murphy T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
2315-4 | 10/3 | |||
| 6 (13) | Too Bossy For Us |
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: W P Mullins |
2030-6 | 10/3 | |||
| 8 (5) | Ballyadam EW t |
J: Ronan Whelan T: Henry De Bromhead |
3-321 | 10/3 | |||
| 4 (7) | Kilmeaden t |
J: Paddy Harnett(5) T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien |
102-73 | 7/2 | |||
| 1 (10) | Poetic Sound |
J: Colin Keane T: G M Lyons |
706-31 | 9/2 | |||
| 11 (1) | Cock And Bull |
J: Rory Cleary T: Emmet Mullins |
02629- | 15/2 | |||
| 7 (9) | Highwind p |
J: Ben Coen T: W P Mullins |
0/84-6 | 8/1 | |||
| 10 (12) | Happy Jacky DH p |
J: Gavin Ryan T: Mark Fahey |
1/389- | 9/1 | |||
| 2 (4) | The Shunter ht |
J: Jamie Powell T: Emmet Mullins |
3/902- | 11/1 | |||
| 5 (3) | Reverend Hubert p |
J: Adam Caffrey T: C Byrnes |
0915-0 | 13/1 | |||
| 9 (11) | Robbies Rock tp |
J: Robert Whearty T: Gavin Cromwell |
421-80 | 15/1 | |||
| 13 (2) | Carthusian b |
J: Keithen Kennedy(5) T: Mrs John Harrington |
56-707 | 18/1 | |||
| 12 (6) | Hatim tp |
J: Nathan Crosse T: F Rohaut |
66388- | 33/1 |
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