17:55 Curragh Tips — Saturday 23rd May 2026

17:55CurraghGoing: GoodFlat
Our Selection

Theorist

3yo • ch g
Fair
59/100 confidence
Form
2/15
Rating
10/10
Market
8/10
Trends
3/15

Why This Horse

  • Top-rated in field (OR 76)
Each-Way Alternative: The Shandyman

17:55 Curragh — Race Preview & Tips

Theorist catches the eye in the 17:55 17:55 Curragh at Curragh, run over on Good ground.

Form figures of 53-9 show consistent placed efforts, suggesting a win is overdue.

Trained by J. S. Bolger and ridden by Declan McDonogh, this is a pairing with a solid record in races of this nature.

There is every reason to think the Good going will play to strengths here.

Key angle: Top-rated in field (OR 76).

Off an official rating of 76, there may be more to come at the current mark.

If looking for an each-way angle, The Shandyman is the one to include on the slip.

Full Racecard — 17 Runners

HorseOdds
Royal Bones
1/10
Sakoku
1/10
TheoristOUR TIP
53-9
1/10
Glen Echo
07
1/10
Vanir
1/10
Saxony Charms
1/10
Echo Inferno
0-
1/10
Stabannon
1/10
Lonely Island
7-5
1/10
Will You Stop
5
1/10
Niobite
1/10
Count Bezukhov
3
1/10
The Shandyman
72-
1/10
Numantia
1/10
Walk In Provence
1/10
Amethyst Stone
06
1/10
Matada
00
1/10

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