Horse Racing Tips: Beresford Stakes preview, predictions and best bets for Curragh

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The Curragh’s Saturday programme funnels attention squarely onto the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Beresford Stakes at 14:35, a Group 2 mile that traditionally separates raw promise from genuine substance in the two-year-old ranks. Read on to find the best tips and predictions in addition to the latest betting offers for the Beresford Stakes on Saturday September 27 at Curragh (14:35).

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Can a rapidly improving colt flip the Beresford form at the Curragh?

• Port Of Spain has progressed from Curragh defeats (behind Geryon and Hawk Mountain) to a tidy Punchestown win over a mile.
• Aidan O’Brien’s yard are operating at 25% winners in the last 14 days, a notable tailwind for a fast-improving colt.
• Small field dynamics amplify positioning; a stalking run behind the likely pace gives Port Of Spain first run at the line.

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The field is compact yet layered with intertwined lines of form, and the tactical picture looks nuanced rather than frenetic. Recent course maidens provide the clearest guide: several key protagonists have already crossed swords on this track, and those earlier clashes offer an unusually coherent map of merit, temperament and developing stamina.

Aidan O’Brien’s juveniles again dominate the narrative, albeit with a twist. The yard, operating at a healthy clip in the last fortnight, split their challenge between Hawk Mountain and Port Of Spain, who have each taken turns chasing and shaping the pace in Curragh maidens before charting different post-summer routes.

Against them stands Ger Lyons’ Geryon, whose maiden has aged superbly and whose runner-up effort in the Futurity at seven furlongs reads like the strongest single performance coming into today. Joseph O’Brien fields Al Haarith with unfinished business after a market-leading defeat here earlier in the season, while Donnacha O’Brien’s Shaihaan escalates in class after two honest runs behind useful sorts.

Ground and layout rarely spring surprises at this time of year on the New track, so the decisive elements ought to be tempo control, positioning at halfway and how cleanly riders can roll into top gear inside the final two. With just five runners, stride pattern and when to press the accelerator will matter as much as raw speed. In short, this is set up as a chess match rather than a cavalry charge.

Best Bet for Beresford Stakes at the Curragh 14:35: Port Of Spain to win

Here at bettingtips4you we believe in clarity over clutter. For every race, we publish a single selection rather than a scattergun of choices. That way readers know exactly where our confidence lies, and we remain fully accountable on results. For the Beresford, the vote goes to Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain arrives as the progressive alternative to the two more obvious form yardsticks. His early Curragh runs placed him behind both Geryon over seven furlongs and Hawk Mountain over today’s mile, yet the evidence since suggests his curve is still bending upwards. He stepped out of those defeats to land a Punchestown maiden decisively last time, showing a tidier rhythm through the mid-section and a more assertive change of gear late on. The visual impression there—particularly the way he maintained his run through the line—implies the penny has dropped regarding pace-tracking and relaxation. Crucially, his trainer underlined that he has “improved from start to start” and “bounced out” of that success despite the quick turnaround, which is often a tell in this yard when a colt is thriving.

Hawk Mountain, who had his measure here last month, is progressing too and brings the strongest recent Curragh mile win among the pair; nevertheless, Port Of Spain now meets him with momentum, sharper racecraft and an opportunity to sit on the rival’s shoulder rather than being forced to play catch-up. As for Geryon, his Futurity second over seven furlongs advertises high ability, but today’s extra furlong requires him to settle more sweetly—something his own form comments flag as a small but genuine checkpoint. In a tactical five-runner scenario, the colt who can quicken off a controlled tempo at a true mile often pinches the decisive advantage.

Declan McDonogh takes over on Port Of Spain, and while recent numbers are quiet, his Curragh know-how and patient judgement dovetail with the likely game plan: secure cover, track the principal pace angle (most plausibly Hawk Mountain), and commit only once the long run-in flattens rivals who move too soon. With Aidan O’Brien’s team striking at 25% over the last 14 days, the stable tailwind is also in place. Port Of Spain does not need to find chunks to reverse earlier placings—just a neater run-style and the race to fall right. The Punchestown step forward says both are on the table.

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