Staffordstown Stud Stakes (Group 3) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Curragh · Tuesday 20 October 2026 · Off 3:00 · Class 1 · 1m · Going: Yielding · Purse: €42,000 · 2yo
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Maire Rua the clear favourite (implied 35.7% chance) at 5/6, trained by G. M. Lyons. The Good Wife is the chief market rival at 5/2.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Maire Rua is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Maire Rua. Best price available at Coral — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with The Good Wife at 5/2. 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: Apollo's Comet at 33/1. Form figures of 3176 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 1 · 1m · Yielding going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 6% 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%.
- Maire Rua 35.7% 5/6
- The Good Wife 18.7% 5/2
- Golden Ring 11.9% 9/2
- Isle Of Capri 6.5% 9/1
- Magna Victoria 6.5% 9/1
- Admired Beauty 5.4% 11/1
- Chattering Classes 5.4% 11/1
- Bellesque 4.4% 14/1
- Cross Of Stars 2.8% 22/1
- Blonde Over Blue 1.6% 40/1
- Apollo's Comet 1.0% 33/1
Field & Odds (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (5) | Maire Rua |
J: Colin Keane T: G. M. Lyons |
131 | 7/6 | |||
| 11 (3) | The Good Wife NAP |
J: W. J. Lee T: P. Twomey |
61 | 4/1 | |||
| 7 (11) | Golden Ring EW |
J: Ryan Moore T: Aidan O'Brien |
7317 | 32/5 | |||
| 8 (2) | Isle Of Capri DH |
J: Gavin Ryan T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien |
631 | 20/1 | |||
| 9 (8) | Magna Victoria |
J: J M Sheridan T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
1 | 20/1 | |||
| 1 (6) | Admired Beauty |
J: Luke McAteer T: J S Bolger |
28012 | 31/1 | |||
| 5 (10) | Chattering Classes |
J: Shane Foley T: Mrs J. Harrington |
43 | 24/1 | |||
| 3 (9) | Bellesque p |
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
21385 | 40/1 | |||
| 6 (1) | Cross Of Stars |
J: G. F. Carroll T: Joseph G Murphy |
6 | 45/1 | |||
| 4 (4) | Blonde Over Blue t |
J: Seamie Heffernan T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
1459 | 139/1 | |||
| 2 (7) | Apollo's Comet |
J: Keithen Kennedy T: Mrs J. Harrington |
3176 | 199/1 |
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