Today's free tip · live · Posted 06:42 IST · Tue 26 May 2026
3:45 race· Leopardstown· 1m 2f · Good to soft

Dark CurraghTo win — 5/1

"She moved differently in the paddock this morning. Ears forward, eyes quiet — the kind of stillness a horse only carries when she knows the day is hers."

Three things stacked up. First, the ground softened overnight to good-to-soft — exactly the surface she won on at Naas last September. Second, she has dropped a class after two honest defeats against higher company — Hugh's weight method has been waiting for this combination since April. Third, and most simply, she walked the parade ring like she owned it.

Selection data

HorseDark Curragh
TrainerJ Murphy
JockeyC Hayes
Draw4 of 9
Weight9-2
Best price5/1 (B365)
MethodWeight & Consistency
Hugh's confidence 8 / 10
Speculative Strong NAP
Today's Irish cards

Where Hugh
is watching.

Five Irish meetings on the card today. Hugh's free tip runs at Leopardstown — but the full systems are running against every race.

Live
Leopardstown
7 races · 13:30–17:30
Cork
6 races · 14:00–17:00
Down Royal
6 races · 15:00–18:00
Bellewstown
8 races · 17:30–20:45
Recent tips

Every
free pick, on the record.

47
Wins · 2026
21
Placed
+28%
Strike rate
+£412
£10 level stake
DateTimeHorse · RaceQuoteResultReturn
25 May 2:15 Mourne Shadow
NAAS · 1M H/CAP
"Soft ground — he won't mind it at all." Won 7/2 +£35.00
24 May 4:00 Lady of Connaught
FAIRYHOUSE · 7F
"Waiting for a race like this all season." Won 5/1 +£50.00
23 May 5:10 The Bogman
TIPPERARY · 1M 4F
"Trainer placing him perfectly." Won 9/2 +£45.00
22 May 3:30 Silver Comeragh
CORK · 2M H/CHASE
"The fences will tighten him up." 2nd · 4/1 −£10.00
21 May 2:55 Aughrim Lass
DOWN ROYAL · 6F
"Drawn perfectly on the rail." Won 6/1 +£60.00
20 May 5:40 Glen of Imaal
BALLINROBE · 1M 2F
"Slightly different sort of test." 7th · 9/2 −£10.00
19 May 3:15 Foxford Quiet
SLIGO · 1M H/CAP
"He has gone up two pounds — fair." Won 11/4 +£27.50
18 May 4:25 Inisheer Star
GALWAY · 1M 6F
"Trip won't be a stretch for her." 3rd · 7/2 −£10.00
Showing 8 of 142 — 2026 record
Full archive Download CSV
Why one tip

Eight strong fancies
is none.

Every free tip on this page runs through the same four-step check before it gets published. If it fails any of them, no tip goes out that day. It is that simple, and that boring.

  • 01Paddock observationAn hour with the horse
  • 02Ground & weight matchAgainst the form notes
  • 03Trainer cycle reviewIs the yard hot
  • 04Price floorMinimum 9/4 to publish