Race Preview

7:55 Curragh

Friday 26 June 2026 ·13 runners KTB Selection: Poetic Sound · 62/100

A 13-runner Flat contest over 2m76y at Curragh (7:55), on Good going. KTB has scored every runner; the preview below reads the race off those numbers.

How the race shapes up

No one obviously wants the lead — likely a steadily-run, tactical affair where being handy pays.

The KTB Fit ranking

  1. 1Poetic Sound KTB Selection62/100Usually held up and produces its effort late.
  2. 2The Shunter56/100
  3. 3Too Bossy For Us54/100
  4. 4Kilmeaden53/100
  5. 5Hatim51/100
  6. 6Happy Jacky49/100
  7. 7Delta49/100
  8. 8Robbies Rock48/100
  9. 9Ballyadam47/100Usually held up and produces its effort late.
  10. 10Highwind47/100
  11. 11Reverend Hubert44/100
  12. 12Cock And Bull41/100
  13. 13Carthusian40/100Usually held up and produces its effort late.

The contenders

Poetic Sound KTB Fit 62/100

Form 706-31 · G M Lyons · Colin Keane

Placed 2 of 4 on good — competitive, no win Won here (1 from 3)

The Shunter KTB Fit 56/100

Form 3/902- · Emmet Mullins · Jamie Powell

1 win from 8 on good (2 placed) Ran 2 times here: 2nd, 3rd — placed, no win

Too Bossy For Us KTB Fit 54/100

Form 2030-6 · W P Mullins · Dylan Browne McMonagle

1 win from 5 on good (3 placed) Ran 3 times here: 6th, 24th, 2nd — placed, no win

Kilmeaden KTB Fit 53/100

Form 102-73 · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · Paddy Harnett(5)

Placed 2 of 4 on good — competitive, no win Ran 1 time here: 3rd — placed, no win

Hatim KTB Fit 51/100

Form 66388- · F Rohaut · Nathan Crosse

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

The rest of the field

Happy JackyKTB Fit 49/100

KTB Fit Score 49/100.

DeltaKTB Fit 49/100

KTB Fit Score 49/100.

Robbies RockKTB Fit 48/100

KTB Fit Score 48/100.

BallyadamKTB Fit 47/100

KTB Fit Score 47/100.

HighwindKTB Fit 47/100

KTB Fit Score 47/100.

Reverend HubertKTB Fit 44/100

KTB Fit Score 44/100.

Cock And BullKTB Fit 41/100

KTB Fit Score 41/100.

CarthusianKTB Fit 40/100

KTB Fit Score 40/100.

KTB verdict

KTB's top-rated runner is Poetic Sound on a Fit Score of 62/100. On our numbers the main dangers are The Shunter and Too Bossy For Us.

KTB Selection Poetic Sound

Questions about this race

Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 7:55 at Curragh?

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

How many runners are in this race?

13 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).

What is the going for the 7:55 at Curragh?

The going is described as Good.

What distance is this race run over?

It is run over 2m76y.

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