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Good To Firm1xBet.ie Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Curragh Cup (Group 2)
- Prize money: £66582.61
- 1m 6f 4y
- 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.50
- Place: £2.10
Form: 6-7212 C
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 11lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 7 (5) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 4y |
9st 11lb |
Seven wins on the Flat, also a winning hurdler; landed Gowran conditions race (9.5f, yielding) for a third time last month; has chased home the smart Purview on two occasions at this venue this season; got closer over 1m2f three weeks ago, than in a 1m4f event in May. |
10/1 |
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2nd 5 (1) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Seven-time winner on the Flat; landed Gowran conditions race (9.5f, yielding) for the third year running on latest; won lesser renewal of this race last season (good) but was no match for Purview in 1m4f Listed heat here on penultimate; hard to see him turning that around, but generally reliable and place chance. |
15/2 |
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1st 4 (2) |
12th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 1f 100y |
9st 13lb |
Won this race in 2023 and 2024; good form early last season, recording back-to-back wins in Listed/Group 3 contests at the Curragh over 1m4f/1m2f on good; hasn't hit top stride yet this season but is top-rated here; he would prefer decent ground but has form on soft. |
1/2 |
14/1
- Place: £4.40
Form: 210-72
Last run: 65 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (6) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 4y |
9st 11lb |
Strong form at Leopardstown last season, winning three times, including a Listed contest and premier handicap (both over 1m5f on good to yielding); never a factor in the Irish Cesarewitch; unsuited by very soft ground here on seasonal debut; fine effort when runner-up to Scandinavia in the Saval Beg at Leopardstown (1m6f, good). |
14/1 |
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2nd 4 (3) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Strong form at this venue last season, winning three times here, including a C&D Listed race and a 1m5f premier handicap; never a factor in the Irish Cesarewitch; probably unsuited by very soft ground on his seasonal debut at the Curragh six weeks ago. |
14/1 |
7/4
Form: 74-634 CD
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 11lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (1) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 4y |
9st 11lb |
Won this event by 5l last year as a prelude to a handsome Irish St Leger success, adding to Group 1 wins in the 2022 National Stakes and in Germany in 2024; finished seventh of 24 in last year's Melbourne Cup; best of three runs this season when third in a Group 1 event over almost 2m at Longchamp; back in his comfort zone trip-wise after Ascot Gold Cup fourth. |
7/4 |
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4th 2 (8) |
18th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 210y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Second at last year's Royal Ascot in the 1m4f Hardwicke and 4l winner of the 1m6f Irish St Leger; ran on strongly from out the back when seventh in the Melbourne Cup (2m) in November and ended up third to Caballo De Mar in blanket finish to a Longchamp Group 1 (nearly 2m) four weeks ago, having been last of nine 2f out; those do not mean he's an assured stayer on this move up to 2m4f but he brings among the best form and has to enter calculations. |
8/1 |
16/1
Form: 215-01 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 (8) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 4y |
9st 8lb |
Progressive last season, two wins included a Listed contest at Leopardstown (1m6f, good); signed off with creditable fifth in the Group 2 Park Hill at Doncaster; bounced back from a poor comeback run at Gowran to land a Group 3 contest over 1m6f at Fairyhouse 11 days ago; stamina assured. |
16/1 |
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1st 1 (5) |
8th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 200y |
9st 9lb |
Progressive last season, two wins included Listed contest at Leopardstown (1m6f, good) and signed off with very creditable fifth in the Group 2 Park Hill at Doncaster; has to bounce back from a poor comeback run in Gowran Listed in early May and cheekpieces tried. |
9/2 |
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10th 1 (6) |
5th May 2026 Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Progressive last season; two wins from five starts including a Listed contest at Leopardstown (1m6f, good) by 4.25l; signed off with a very respectable 3.75l fifth in the Group 2 Park Hill at Doncaster (14.5f, gd-sft); carries a penalty but big chance if ready after 236 days off. |
11/4 |
2/1
Form: 27-361 C
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 11lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 (4) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 56y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
The supremely reliable performer (acted on any going) of 2024 and most of 2025 has gone and most of his performances since have been pretty grim in comparison; this season's clear exception was when he made class tell with his sights lowered in the 2m5f Queen Alexandra at Royal Ascot, winning by a neck from French Master; the Goodwood Cup took him well out of his comfort zone again last time and he carried his head awkwardly, but the less demanding company today offers a bit of hope. |
9/1 |
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5th 3 (7) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 12lb |
7l second to Trawlerman in 2025 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot and beaten three-quarters of a length by Scandinavia in this; those performances were near his best but most since have been pretty grim; this season's clear exception was when he made class tell with sights lowered in the 2m5f Queen Alexandra at Royal Ascot, winning by a neck from French Master, but latest start showed again that today's task is likely to take him well out of his comfort zone. |
25/1 |
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5th 5 (2) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 4y |
9st 11lb |
2024 Queen's Vase winner; second in last year's Gold Cup at Royal Ascot (good to firm) and runner-up again in the Goodwood Cup (2m, good); flopped when favourite for the Irish St Leger won by Al Riffa; satisfactory return in Ormonde at Chester before a dismal Coronation Cup run; bounced back from that when landing the Queen Alexandra. |
2/1 |
7/1
Form: 441-03
Last run: 51 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 (4) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 4y |
9st 11lb |
Group 1-winning 2yo; made the frame last year in the Derby/Irish Derby and career-best when winning the Group 2 Prix Chaudenay (1m7f, very soft) at Longchamp in October; disappointing in a Group 2 Riyadh contest in January; fair third in a 2m Listed race at Down Royal in May. |
7/1 |
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3rd 2 (6) |
29th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Group 1-winning 2yo made the frame last year in Epsom/Curragh Derbies and career-best when winning the Group 2 Prix Chaudenay (1m7f, very soft) at Longchamp in October; disappointing when last seen in Group 2 Riyadh contest in January, fading tamely on quick ground after forcing much of pace; demands plenty of respect on overall form. |
13/8 |
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9 (10) |
29th Jun 2025 Good 1m 4f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Coped with heavy ground to beat Green Storm in three-runner Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud (1m2f) last October; needed the race and unsuited by a muddling gallop and quick ground when around 7l third behind Delacroix in the Ballysax in May; did best of those who came from off the pace when finishing strongly for third in the Derby; holds a fighting chance in the rematch. |
4/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €54.30 |
| Straight Forecast | €121.65 |
| Tricast | €243.68 |
| Trifecta | €182.30 |
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