GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Curragh · Saturday 18 July 2026 · Off 4:00 · Class 1 · 6f · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: €78,000 · 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.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Confucius the clear favourite (implied 36% chance) at 5/4, trained by A P O'Brien. Carry The Flag is the chief market rival at 11/4.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Confucius is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Confucius. Best price available at Bet365 — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Carry The Flag at 11/4. 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: The Scallionator at 25/1. Form figures of 4210 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 1 · 6f · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 12% 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%.
- Confucius 36.0% 5/4
- Carry The Flag 21.6% 11/4
- Immortal Guard 18.7% 10/3
- Celeron 9.0% 8
- Switching Sides 6.2% 12/1
- Tribeca 5.4% 14/1
- The Scallionator 3.1% 25/1
Field & Odds (7 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 (1) | Confucius NAP |
J: Ryan Moore T: A P O'Brien |
2163 | 5/4 | |||
| 1 (4) | Carry The Flag EW p |
J: Wayne Lordan T: A P O'Brien |
21291 | 11/4 | |||
| 4 (5) | Immortal Guard |
J: Donagh O'Connor T: Robson De Aguiar |
132 | 10/3 | |||
| 2 (6) | Celeron DH |
J: Oisin Murphy T: M D O'Callaghan |
10 | 8/1 | |||
| 5 (3) | Switching Sides |
J: Shane Foley T: Mrs John Harrington |
21 | 12/1 | |||
| 7 (7) | Tribeca |
J: Colin Keane T: Robson De Aguiar |
10 | 14/1 | |||
| 6 (2) | The Scallionator |
J: Wesley Joyce T: Michael Mulvany |
4210 | 25/1 |
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