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18:10 Curragh

Ireland

Pension Structures Irish EBF Maiden

6f · Flat · Good To Yielding · 13 runners · €12,958 · Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th
  1. 1st
    Celeron (GB)
    Jamie Powell·M D O'Callaghan
    18/1·19.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    One Number (USA)
    Dylan Browne McMonagle·Joseph Patrick O'Brien·beaten 2 lengths
    11/1·12.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Tradewinds (IRE)
    Chris Hayes·Donnacha Aidan O'Brien·beaten 0.1 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
Race time
1m 13.21s+3.01s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Celeron (GB))

“In touch with leaders towards far side - went second halfway - pushed along and challenging 2f out - led over 1f out - pushed out and went clear towards finish”

AI top-rated Sirocco Sands (score 58.9) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Captain James Cook

A half-brother by Blackbeard to Group 1-winning sprinter Arizona Blaze, CAPTAIN JAMES COOK is the obvious one here on debut.

Forecast 7/4 Captain James Cook, 5/1 La Tache, Orchestrating, 6/1 One Number, 8/1 Sirocco Sands, Tennesspeed, 12/1 Celeron, Little Miss Muffet, 14/1 Tradewinds, 20/1 Thatsanotherstory, 25/1 Winnie's Wish, 33/1 Nation Blaze, Dropping Dimes, Gwen

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Sirocco Sands

Luke McAteer · David Marnane · 2yo

Top-rated of 13
score 58.9 · +24.6 clear of next best (34.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    15d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    78strong
    Last 6: 2
  • Ratings50% weight
    49below average
    RPR 82 · TS 64 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    45below average
    David Marnane: 2/11 winners last 14d (18%)
MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Curragh 6f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.12).

Low (1–5)
IV 1.03
Mid (6–10)
IV 0.84
High (11–14)
IV 1.12

Today: Sirocco Sands (draw 13) and Little Miss Muffet (draw 12) get the bias; Tradewinds (draw 6) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 182 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
12
J: Jamie Powell · T: M D O'Callaghan · draw 9
2yo · C · b
——15.0
18/1·19.00
SP
25
2yo · C · b
——22.5
11/1·12.00
SP
39
2yo · C · b
5
—34.3
4/1·5.00
SP
47
J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane · draw 13
2yo · C · b
2
—58.9
5/2F·3.50
SP
513
2yo · F · br
——22.0
12/1·13.00
SP
63
J: Colin Keane · T: G M Lyons · draw 1
2yo · C · b
——34.0
12/1·13.00
SP
712
J: Seamie Heffernan · T: David J Geary · draw 14
2yo · F · b
——15.0
80/1·81.00
SP
86
J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 3
2yo · C · bbFT B
——28.5
16/1·17.00
SP
914
J: W J Lee · T: A Oliver · draw 5
2yo · F · b
——18.5
22/1·23.00
SP
1010
J: Gary Carroll · T: Gavin Cromwell · draw 8
2yo · C · b
8
—30.7
100/1·101.00
SP
118
J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington · draw 10
2yo · C · b
——20.0
7/1·8.00
SP
121
J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien · draw 2
2yo · C · b
——28.5
100/30·4.33
SP
1311
J: Ronan Whelan · T: Jarlath P Fahey · draw 11
2yo · F · b
——15.0
250/1·251.00
SP
——
J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery · draw 7
2yo · C · ch
9
—22.5—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:10 Curragh on 3 June 2026?

Celeron (GB) won the 18:10 Curragh at SP 19.00. Ridden by Jamie Powell. Trained by M D O'Callaghan.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:10 Curragh?

No — the AI top pick (Sirocco Sands) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 18:10 Curragh?

Top finishers: 1. Celeron (GB) (19.00), 2. One Number (USA) (12.00), 3. Tradewinds (IRE) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:10 Curragh?

The winning time was 1m 13.21s, 3.01s slower than standard.

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