Horse Racing Tips: Curragh preview, predictions and best bets for Sunday September 28

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The Curragh serve up a tightly packed afternoon highlighted by the 3:12 Renaissance Stakes over a fast six furlongs, where established sprinters meet upwardly mobile three-year-olds in a race that routinely hinges on tempo and track position. Read on to find the best tips and predictions in addition to the latest betting offers for Curragh racing on Sunday September 28.

Horse Racing betting tips: Curragh Sunday September 28 tips

Will a proven Curragh finisher outkick the younger legs late on?

• Nine Curragh placings from eleven visits underline a strong track affinity
• Runner-up finishes at 6f in both Group 3 and Listed company this season
• Official figure 112 and an RPR pitched at 122 place him among the top-rated on the day

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Forecast rain is in the conversation and could colour tactics, with proven performers on easier ground likely to be ridden with confidence if showers arrive. Depth is not in question: last year’s principals reappear alongside seasoned course specialists, and the draw will influence where the early speed congregates before they fan out for the decisive charge.

Several familiar names return with contrasting recent narratives. Horses with prior Curragh honours rejoin battle against rivals bringing Listed and Group-placed efforts into the fray, while a couple of three-year-olds take another swing at older sprinters. The handicapper is nowhere to be seen today, so the market will lean heavily on current levels and track affinity, and with sectional discipline paramount on this straight course, measured fractions to the two-furlong pole should be the key to unlocking a telling late surge.

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Here at bettingtips4you we only provide a single prediction rather than many different ones, as we believe in quality and not quantity and only give out the best tip per event. This will also make it easier for readers that don’t have to worry about what selection to go for and also it is more accountable as we can easily evaluate our tips profitability as we only give out a clear best bet for event: My Mate Alfie to win 3.12 Curragh.

My Mate Alfie fits this assignment with precision. Ger Lyons’ four-year-old is back in his comfort zone: six furlongs at the Curragh, a track where he has hit the frame in nine of eleven visits and where he put this Group 3 to bed by three-quarters of a length twelve months ago. His 2025 logbook shows hard, honest efforts in graded and Listed company without yet getting his head back in front, but the evidence reads solid. He was a narrow second in the Listed Vespertilio clash here in June, missed by a head at the same trip, and followed up with a runner-up finish behind Bucanero Fuerte in a 6f Group 3. Earlier, he had been beaten only half a length in a Naas Listed five-furlong test, suggesting speed is sharp and the engine is purring.

A tilt at the Group 1 Sprint Cup proved a bridge too far last time, yet the regression there is easily contextualised by the step back into calmer waters today—exactly echoed in the official comment that he can reset at this level. His Racing Post Rating is pitched at 122 for this contest, aligning with a high ceiling on the day, while his official mark of 112 places him right at the head of the talent pool. Trainer metrics are encouraging enough (3 winners from 22 runners in the last fortnight, 14%), and Gary Carroll’s current book reads 3 from 34 (9%)—figures that speak to a team operating steadily rather than searching for rhythm. With a proven CD profile, a straightforward 6f brief, and likely race shape suiting a strong traveller who quickens, he looks ideally positioned to defend his crown if the forecast rain tips conditions his way. In short, track craft, repeatable sectionals, and a class edge at the grade make a persuasive case.

The opposition add depth but also reinforce the angle. Art Power carry historical Curragh credentials and are respected back at six furlongs; Spycatcher would appreciate ease underfoot; Big Gossey love this place and arrive on the back of a tidy effort; Vespertilio beat today’s pick by a whisker earlier in the summer and remain a danger. Three-year-olds Crestofdistinction and Ides Of March bring upside—with the latter needing to rebound after a trio of below-par runs—while Queen Of Mougins must channel freshness more efficiently than last time. Against that backdrop, My Mate Alfie’s course record and 2025 string of podiums at this grade and just below present the tidiest, most robust profile for today’s demands.

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