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16:25 Curragh Tips — Sunday 19th July 2026

16:25CurraghGoing: GoodFlat

Our Selection

Illinois

5yo •

Good

79/100 confidence

Form

14/15

Rating

9/10

Market

8/10

Trends

8/15

Why This Horse

Won last time out
Consistent — placed 3 of last 5 runs

Each-Way Alternative: Trustyourinstinct

16:25 Curragh — Race Preview & Tips

We're tipping Illinois in the 16:25 at Curragh — a Flat race with 8 runners on Good going.

A look at the form — 1/1227-361 — reveals winning form that is hard to ignore.

Aidan O'Brien has been in fine form and teams up with Ryan Moore, 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 111 looks workable in this grade.

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

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Full Racecard — 8 Runners

Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Draw	OR	Odds
Dallas Star 8-2332547	Rossa Ryan	Robson De Aguiar 19% win rate	3	100	1/10
Trustyourinstinct 1176-7212	Declan McDonogh	Joseph Patrick O'Brien 17% win rate	5	109	1/10
Tennessee Stud 1/33441-03	J. M. Sheridan	Joseph Patrick O'Brien 17% win rate	4	109	1/10
Happy Pharoah 411210-72	P. A. Harnett	Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 20% win rate	6	106	1/10
IllinoisOUR TIP 1/1227-361	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien 28% win rate	2	111	1/10
Floresta 431215-01	Ben Martin Coen	John Patrick Murtagh 18% win rate	8	107	1/10
Green Impact 11/6164-44	Shane Foley	Mrs J. Harrington 17% win rate	7	109	1/10
Al Riffa 21174-634	D. B. McMonagle	Joseph Patrick O'Brien 17% win rate	1	118	1/10

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