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Curragh · Tuesday 20 October 2026 · Off 1:25 · 6f · Going: Yielding · Purse: €13,200 · 2yo
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Major Triumph the clear favourite (implied 24.6% chance) at 5/4, trained by Aidan O'Brien. Nation Blaze is the chief market rival at 15/8.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Major Triumph. Best price available at Virgin Bet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Nation Blaze at 15/8. 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: One Flash at 14/1. Form figures of 82 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
0m6f0y · Yielding going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 18% 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%.
- Major Triumph 24.6% 5/4
- Nation Blaze 19.2% 15/8
- Eagle Eclipse 14.7% 11/4
- Sonny Hayes 14.7% 11/4
- Shake It Out 10.0% 9/2
- Castagliola 4.3% 12/1
- One Flash 3.7% 14/1
- Paul Pierre 2.9% 18/1
- Tabasco River 2.6% 15/2
- Rejoinder 1.3% 40/1
- Elzante 1.1% 40/1
- Sharf Ardad 0.4% 40/1
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 (2) | Major Triumph NAP |
J: Ryan Moore T: Aidan O'Brien |
3 | 9/2 | |||
| 4 (13) | Nation Blaze |
J: Andrew Slattery T: A. Slattery |
9820 | 11/4 | |||
| 1 (6) | Eagle Eclipse |
J: Seamie Heffernan T: J A Stack |
9 | 43/10 | |||
| 10 (11) | Sonny Hayes EW |
J: Donagh O'Connor T: Robson De Aguiar |
4 | 32/5 | |||
| 8 (7) | Shake It Out |
J: Gavin Ryan T: Kieran P Cotter |
6 | 43/5 | |||
| 12 (4) | Castagliola |
J: G. F. Carroll T: Joseph G Murphy |
26/1 | ||||
| 5 (12) | One Flash DH |
J: Shane Foley T: Adrian Sexton |
82 | 29/1 | |||
| 6 (8) | Paul Pierre |
J: Chris Hayes T: D K Weld |
80 | 47/1 | |||
| 11 (1) | Tabasco River |
J: Jack Cleary(5) T: Aidan O'Brien |
28/1 | ||||
| 7 (9) | Rejoinder |
J: Leigh Roche T: Robson De Aguiar |
94 | 84/1 | |||
| 2 (3) | Elzante |
J: Luke McAteer T: C Byrnes |
9 | 289/1 | |||
| 9 (5) | Sharf Ardad p |
J: Ben Coen T: E J O'Neill |
0 | 300/1 | |||
| 13 (10) | Grecian Pearl |
J: Nicola Burns(5) T: Gerard Keane |
0 | 999/1 |
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