Expect an upset in the Irish Derby

Curragh card headlines Saturday

Saturday brings Irish Derby day at the Curragh, and conditions look perfect for the group one spectacle. Away from the main event and there’s plenty for Coral punters to get involved in. Click here to back your race winners, or build multiples, targeting big wins for small stakes.

We’re going to focus on the action in Ireland, giving our idea of a worthwhile bet in the headliner. Aimed at boosting your accumulators, our popular race-by-race selections below gives an interest throughout. Pick and choose your favourites, or aim for the stars and club them together.

Chance taken in an open market

What a way to start the month of July, and although there’s some top races planned in the UK, Curragh’s meet looks a bit special. Our traders have had their say on the outcome of the Irish Derby, pricing Wings Of Eagles as favourite going into the day. Opening at 2/1, he has been eased slightly to 9/4 at the time of writing.

There’s still a fair bit of indecision amongst traders and racing punters around the winner of this one, and that paves the way for a shot at landing a bit of value. The runner to carry our hopes will be Waldgeist, sitting third in the betting in the early exchanges.

We fancy the French raider

The French raider makes his first visit to these shores, but brings an impressive CV over, showing a group one win in the Criterium De Saint-Cloud late last year. Going off at double-figure odds that day, the three-year-old colt, a product of Galileo, caused a scene when pulling away from Best Solution to bank the prize money.