Race Preview

5:45 Curragh

Sunday 28 June 2026 ·14 runners KTB Selection: Dawn Rising · 62/100

A 14-runner Flat contest over 1m4f at Curragh (5:45), 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. 1Dawn Rising KTB Selection62/100
  2. 2This Songisforyou60/100Tends to make the running or race on the pace.
  3. 3Cloud Seeker60/100
  4. 4In My Teens55/100
  5. 5Retracement54/100
  6. 6Truth Be Told51/100
  7. 7Star Harbour50/100
  8. 8Marazion50/100
  9. 9Factual Fact49/100
  10. 10Obscenity48/100Usually held up and produces its effort late.
  11. 11What's Your Game45/100
  12. 12The Real Screamer44/100
  13. 13Navy Waters44/100Usually held up and produces its effort late.
  14. 14Railwayview Lady40/100

The contenders

Dawn Rising KTB Fit 62/100

Form 52-807 · Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan

1 win from 5 on good to firm (4 placed) Won here (1 from 9)

This Songisforyou KTB Fit 60/100

Form /6550- · Emmet Mullins · Colin Keane

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground Won here (1 from 2)

Cloud Seeker KTB Fit 60/100

Form 74-205 · Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery

1 win from 2 on good to firm (1 placed) Ran 5 times here: 5th, 6th, 2nd, 2nd, 10th — placed, no win

In My Teens KTB Fit 55/100

Form 2122-9 · Gavin Cromwell · Gary Carroll

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground Ran 2 times here: 9th, 2nd — placed, no win

Retracement KTB Fit 54/100

Form 8410-6 · J P Murtagh · Ben Coen

1 win from 1 on good to firm (1 placed) Won here (1 from 5)

The rest of the field

Truth Be ToldKTB Fit 51/100

KTB Fit Score 51/100.

Star HarbourKTB Fit 50/100

KTB Fit Score 50/100.

MarazionKTB Fit 50/100

KTB Fit Score 50/100.

Factual FactKTB Fit 49/100

KTB Fit Score 49/100.

ObscenityKTB Fit 48/100

KTB Fit Score 48/100.

What's Your GameKTB Fit 45/100

KTB Fit Score 45/100.

The Real ScreamerKTB Fit 44/100

KTB Fit Score 44/100.

Navy WatersKTB Fit 44/100

KTB Fit Score 44/100.

Railwayview LadyKTB Fit 40/100

KTB Fit Score 40/100.

KTB verdict

KTB's top-rated runner is Dawn Rising on a Fit Score of 62/100. On our numbers the main dangers are This Songisforyou and Cloud Seeker.

KTB Selection Dawn Rising

Questions about this race

Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 5:45 at Curragh?

Dawn Rising tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 62/100.

How many runners are in this race?

14 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).

What is the going for the 5:45 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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