Race Preview

4:35 Curragh

Sunday 28 June 2026 ·8 runners KTB Selection: Christmas Day · 66/100

A 8-runner Flat class 1 contest over 1m4f at Curragh (4:35), on Good To Firm going. KTB has scored every runner; the preview below reads the race off those numbers.

How the race shapes up

A possible front-runner but on thin evidence — pace read is tentative.

The KTB Fit ranking

  1. 1Benvenuto Cellini66/100
  2. 2Christmas Day KTB Selection66/100Usually held up and produces its effort late.
  3. 3Action59/100Tends to make the running or race on the pace.
  4. 4James J Braddock55/100Typically settles in midfield.
  5. 5Pierre Bonnard54/100Typically settles in midfield.
  6. 6Raaheeb53/100
  7. 7Shaihaan45/100
  8. 8Bunyola Bay39/100

The contenders

Benvenuto Cellini KTB Fit 66/100

Form 113-1V · A P O'Brien · Ryan Moore

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground Ran 1 time here: 2nd — placed, no win

Christmas Day KTB Fit 66/100

Form 11-131 · A P O'Brien · Ronan Whelan

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Action KTB Fit 59/100

Form 32-420 · A P O'Brien · Declan McDonogh

Placed 1 of 1 on good to firm — competitive, no win Ran 1 time here: 3rd — placed, no win

James J Braddock KTB Fit 55/100

Form 21-513 · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Dylan Browne McMonagle

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground Won here (1 from 1)

The rest of the field

Pierre BonnardKTB Fit 54/100

KTB Fit Score 54/100.

RaaheebKTB Fit 53/100

KTB Fit Score 53/100.

ShaihaanKTB Fit 45/100

KTB Fit Score 45/100.

Bunyola BayKTB Fit 39/100

KTB Fit Score 39/100.

KTB verdict

KTB's top-rated runner is Christmas Day on a Fit Score of 66/100. On our numbers the main dangers are Benvenuto Cellini and Action.

KTB Selection Christmas Day

Questions about this race

Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 4:35 at Curragh?

Christmas Day tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 66/100.

How many runners are in this race?

8 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).

What is the going for the 4:35 at Curragh?

The going is described as Good To Firm.

What distance is this race run over?

It is run over 1m4f.

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