2:50 Curragh Tips

The 5-year-old, with odds at 7/1, offers solid each-way value as a proven winner at this C&D, revisiting a fast track and exhibiting outstanding early speed.

Headmaster: Headmaster looked progressive over sprint trips before disappointing here last time and is given another chance in a race likely to suit. With conditions favourable and further improvement possible, he can bounce back and land the spoils

It is some time since it last graced the winners enclosure but it has won four times over today's five furlong trip, two of them on similar good to firm going. Has been knocking on the door over the summer, third on two occasions and runner up last time out, beaten a short head, hampered in running, over the distance on fast ground at Cork. Has less mileage on the clock than most eight year olds having had six hundred and twenty two day, three hundred and sixty four and one hundred and ninety five day sabbaticals over the past six years. It seemed to benefit from the application of a tongue strap at Cork and that is reused. Low draw is a disadvantage so a punt for the place money

Rosie Firth has won 3 of her 13 starts and looks likely to go well here. She won at Cork and Dundalk last year and added a third win at Bellewstown at the beginning of last month. Kept busy, she has since finished fourth in handicaps at Dundalk and Cork. She is dropped 1 lb here, and with Colin Keane riding looks like a good each-way bet with four places on offer.

good deal of sharp money is around for this horse which i like and will follow here at what is a attractive enough price.

Followed up a career best run in a listed event at Naas with a solid run back in a handicap over the same course and distance. Life is made a little more difficult today as she runs from two pounds outside the handicap proper, but at her double figure odds she could reward each way support.

Sarahmae won this race last year from four pounds out of the handicap she is near the top of the handicap this year but she has dropped two pounds since running 5th behind Ipanema Queen but had been raised a massive 22 pounds following consecutive wins in June. Trainer pots up a ten pound claimer to lower her weight.

In with a great chance here despite having top weight. Found 6f too far last time. Returns to 5f today, and blinkers and visor refitted. Was 2nd at Navan three races ago.

Great run in a hotter handicap Lto over today's C/D when coming 4/16 beaten 1.25 lengths and is only 1lb higher here. Is a C/D winner so clearly goes well @ this course and good jockey/trainer combination makes current 16/1 very good Ew value here.

Chicago Call looks an interesting each-way contender in the 2.50 at the Curragh. He was only beaten around 2½ lengths at Cork last time and now drops to 9st 3lb. With a better break and a stronger finish, he could outrun his price today.

a cahnce is taken on Arugam Bay who placed 9th of 14 in the Lansdown Stakes at Bath in April. She faded in the last furlong and is capable of better. Could out run her odds in the hands of Jessica Gorman.