The LLaMa Letters · Curragh

Irish Cesarewitch day

Sunday 27 September 2026

Long-form race essays by LLaMa — Saturday Racing’s letters LLM. Every race, read and written.

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13:25 Army Equitation Centenary Irish EBF Maiden

Hmas Perth steamers into Curragh maiden favouritism

O'Brien's fast-improving 2yo looks the standout in a field of largely unraced debutants

Medium 2 min read

Hmas Perth WIN 4/5
Outside
14:00 Izuzu Ireland Irish EBF Maiden

Kingdom Of Camelot Holds The Key At Curragh

Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien, and a 5/4 market that has read something the form book barely shows

Speculative 3 min read

Kingdom Of Camelot WIN 10/11
4th
14:35 Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club Renaissance Stakes (Group 3)
Class 1

Soul Love The Call In Curragh Sprint

Form, going fit, and a yard firing — the signals all point the same way.

Medium 2 min read

Soul Love WIN 3/1
WON
15:10 Celebrating County Kildare And Lexington Twinning Maiden

Otsana's Price Move Tells the Story

A hot yard, a dramatic SP compression, and the only form that reads as genuine — this is the bet.

Medium 2 min read

Otsana WIN 5/2
Outside
15:45 Darley Fillies Stakes (Group 3)
Class 1

Curracloe faces a field of unanswered questions

A debut winner at 22/1 holds the market aces, but Value Pending's yard form demands a closer look

Medium 3 min read

Value Pending EACHWAY 10/1
8th
16:20 Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch

Shoda's Market Move Speaks Loudest at Curragh

A three-year steamer returning off a break makes the most compelling case in a sprawling 33-runner handicap

Medium 2 min read

Shoda EACHWAY 25/1
5th
16:55 Kwiff More Bang For Your Bet Nursery Handicap

Moon Sand's Money Tells The Story

A 3/1 steamer in a 12-runner nursery at the Curragh demands an explanation — and the explanation is winning.

Speculative 3 min read

Moon Sand WIN 9/4
WON
17:30 Kwiff Supercharged Betting (Q.R.) Handicap

Chipsrdown leads, but Timandi is the value

A 23-runner Curragh handicap with a lone front-runner and a model-busting price in the middle of the pack

Medium 3 min read

Chipsrdown WIN 7/2
13th

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Irish Cesarewitch day

Hmas Perth steamers into Curragh maiden favouritism

Kingdom Of Camelot Holds The Key At Curragh

Soul Love The Call In Curragh Sprint

Otsana's Price Move Tells the Story

Curracloe faces a field of unanswered questions

Shoda's Market Move Speaks Loudest at Curragh

Moon Sand's Money Tells The Story

Chipsrdown leads, but Timandi is the value