Best Bet

18:45 Curragh Tips — Friday 26th June 2026

18:45CurraghGoing: GoodFlat

Our Selection

Darius Dark

3yo • b g

Strong

81/100 confidence

Form

15/15

Rating

9/10

Market

8/10

Trends

7/15

Why This Horse

Won last time out
Young 3yo with recent win — scope for improvement

Each-Way Alternative: Keepsgettingbetter

18:45 Curragh — Race Preview & Tips

We're tipping Darius Dark in the 18:45 at Curragh — a Flat race with 23 runners on Good going.

A look at the form — 09-011 — reveals winning form that is hard to ignore.

John Patrick Murtagh has been in fine form and teams up with R. M. Mulligan, a combination that demands respect.

These conditions — Good ground over — look tailor-made for the selection.

Key angle: Won last time out.

An official mark of 74 looks workable in this grade.

For each-way purposes, Keepsgettingbetter merits consideration as a place alternative.

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Full Racecard — 23 Runners

Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Draw	OR	Odds
Party Dress 91829700-	Wesley Joyce	W. McCreery 12% win rate	17	68	1/10
Folly Beach 2770/74-72	Reserve	Mark Molloy 13% win rate	22	59	1/10
Keepsgettingbetter 00-0113	P. A. Harnett	Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 20% win rate	8	76	1/10
Celtic Druid 8557-1147	Sadhbh Tormey	T. G. McCourt 11% win rate	13	65	1/10
Gaelic Drills 547	Orla Tynan	J. S. Bolger 16% win rate	19	73	1/10
Avoca Woods 809	Reserve	Jack Foley 11% win rate	16	62	1/10
Eastern Peace 04/9419-3	Jack Cleary	Ross O'Sullivan 12% win rate	3	71	1/10
Cracking Cloud 356	H. J. Horgan	Ross O'Sullivan 12% win rate	12	74	1/10
Sea Eagle 01056/600-	Danny O'Leary	G. O'Leary 9% win rate	2	82	1/10
Darius DarkOUR TIP 09-011	R. M. Mulligan	John Patrick Murtagh 18% win rate	11	74	1/10
Kool One 31/014-517	Nicola Burns	Conor David Maxwell 12% win rate	23	73	1/10
Tassarolo 048-93558	Reserve	Denis Hogan 13% win rate	15	60	1/10
Faro Island 77/0310-41	J. Kearney	Andrew Oliver 0% win rate	1	67	1/10
Derry Lad 460-99055	Nestor Kash	Kevin Thomas Coleman 13% win rate	6	68	1/10
Devine Genius 0836/60-	A. Browne-Souza	J. Morrison 0% win rate	14	70	1/10
Pillar Of Hope 4124-8804	P. McGettigan	P. Sweeney 11% win rate	18	75	1/10
Tatum 0/23121-75	J. S. Dalton	Noel Meade 14% win rate	9	65	1/10
Quatre Bras 3-4204088	D. S. O'Sullivan	Richard John O'Brien 17% win rate	20	80	1/10
Royal Alliance 00000-003	Jessica O'Gorman	Maurice Ahern 3% win rate	10	63	1/10
Granville Street 06-254	S. Coen	Ciaran Murphy 14% win rate	4	72	1/10
Cooleys Mist 60747-83	Unknown	Harry Rogers 13% win rate	21	61	1/10
Nod Of Approval 6055-620	Keithen Kennedy	Mrs J. Harrington 17% win rate	5	74	1/10
Covert Legend 926/46442-	S. A. Wallace	Maurice Ahern 3% win rate	7	62	1/10

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