Juddmonte 'Lead Artist' Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Curragh · Saturday 18 July 2026 · Off 1:10 · 0m7f0y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: €15,000 · 2yo
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.
18+ only. Tips for guidance — check terms with your bookmaker. Best Odds Guaranteed at the operators listed below.
Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Anchor Road the clear favourite (implied 37.1% chance) at 1, trained by G M Lyons. Speakers Corner is the chief market rival at 1.62.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Anchor Road. 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 Speakers Corner at 1.62. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
0m7f0y · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 21% 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%.
- Anchor Road 37.1% 1
- Speakers Corner 28.3% 1.62
- Victory Speech 11.4% 5.5
- Porto Vecchio 8.7% 15/2
- Drumbeat 8.2% 8
- Fort Dearborn 6.2% 11
Field & Odds (6 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 (6) | Anchor Road NAP |
J: Colin Keane T: G M Lyons |
5 | EVS | |||
| 5 (1) | Speakers Corner |
J: Ryan Moore T: A P O'Brien |
13/8 | ||||
| 6 (5) | Victory Speech EW |
J: Wayne Lordan T: A P O'Brien |
11/2 | ||||
| 4 (4) | Porto Vecchio |
J: Chris Hayes T: D K Weld |
15/2 | ||||
| 2 (3) | Drumbeat |
J: Jack Cleary(5) T: A P O'Brien |
8/1 | ||||
| 3 (2) | Fort Dearborn |
J: Ben Coen T: J P Murtagh |
11/1 |
Best Free Bets for This Race
Verified UKGC-licensed · Full T&Cs apply · 18+ · GambleAware.org
365GMBLR
18+ only. Please gamble responsibly. T&Cs apply at each operator. All horse racing bookmakers verified UKGC-licensed. Welcome offers re-checked monthly. Free help and support at GambleAware.org or call 0808 8020 133. Self-exclusion tools at GamStop.
When the fun stops, stop.