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Westcare Home Care Claiming Hurdle

16:40 Sligo Thu 06 Aug 2026 2m1f193y Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Raydamann silks

Raydamann

MEDIUM Advised 9/4 Est. 32%

Mr Fox says

Raydamann (SR 112, 9/4) is the class standout in this modest €6,000 claimer, arriving off a last-time-out win (Form: 455P-1) which represents the only recent winning form in the field. Gordon Elliott's yard operates at 15% strike rate from 1,697 runners — comfortably the strongest training hand here — and the market has shortened 6% since opening, confirming confidence. DistFit:+ confirms proven ability over this trip, the most critical distance signal in a 2m1f hurdle, and at 11-8 the weight is level with rivals rather than punitive. GoingFit:- is the primary concern on today's Good ground, but with a last-time-out win, strong connections, market support, and the highest SR in the field, the evidence across multiple signals is compelling. Each-way alternative: Oh So Charming. Main danger: Oh So Charming — Oh So Charming (SR 97, 11/2) has dropped 16lb off its last win mark (MarkMv:-16), trades at a fair price with a 15% trainer strike rate from Declan Queally, and the weight advantage at 10-6 versus Raydamann's 11-8 represents a 14lb pull — enough to compensate for the SR gap in a low-grade claimer if the going suits better than the GoingFit:- suggests.

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Full result

Winner: Oh So Charming (GB) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Oh So Charming silks Oh So Charming Fox #2 Declan Queally · Kevin Healy(7) 10/3
  2. 2 God Of Thunder silks God Of Thunder Denis Gerard Hogan · Daniel King 9/2
  3. 3 Rich Belief silks Rich Belief Fox #3 Karl Thornton · Ben Harvey 7/2
  4. 4 Howdoyalikeherhome silks Howdoyalikeherhome Gordon Elliott · Josh Williamson(5) 13/2
  5. 5 Truckers Cruising silks Truckers Cruising Gordon Elliott · Sam Ewing 9/1
  6. 6 Warm In Gorey silks Warm In Gorey P J Rothwell · Mr R Sugrue(7) 11/1
  7. 7 Bryson silks Bryson W R Crawford · Joshua Halford(7) 9/2
  8. — Presenting Lad silks Presenting Lad Mark Michael McNiff · Phillip Enright -
  9. — Raydamann silks Raydamann Fox #1 Gordon Elliott · James Smith(5) -
  10. — Slowdownbarney silks Slowdownbarney Dermot A McLoughlin · P J O'Hanlon 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Raydamann silks Raydamann 9/4
  2. 2 Oh So Charming silks Oh So Charming 11/2 SP 7/2 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Rich Belief silks Rich Belief 7/1 🥉 3RD