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Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

19:36 Wexford Fri 07 Aug 2026 2m4f55y Good 17 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Poppycon silks

Poppycon

MEDIUM Advised 3/1 Est. 26%

10TH

Mr Fox says

Poppycon holds the highest SR in the field at 88, and at 11-12 is topweight but the 6lb advantage over Las Brisas Boy (SR:86, 11-3) and Larkins Lane (SR:86, 11-1) is real and meaningful in a competitive lower-grade handicap hurdle. The form string 82F-42 shows consistent placed efforts at this level, and while the 8% market drift is a concern, the stable (Eoin Doyle) has booked an experienced conditionals rider and the horse's class edge over a 17-runner field at this prize level is decisive. Esticky End (SR:83) has drifted 20% and carries +6 on the mark after a recent win, making it vulnerable to the assessor; Poppycon has no such penalty hanging over it. Each-way alternative: Larkins Lane. Main danger: Larkins Lane — Larkins Lane (SR:86) has DistFit:+ at this trip — the only runner confirmed proven over today's distance — and a form string of 8-9118 showing back-to-back wins in recent starts, making it the biggest threat despite carrying a +7 mark penalty and drifting 8%.

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Full result

Winner: Esticky End (IRE) at SP 6/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Esticky End silks Esticky End Fox #4 Tom McGuinness · Patrick M O'Brien(5) 11/2
  2. 2 Las Brisas Boy silks Las Brisas Boy Fox #3 Edward Buckley · Kieren Buckley 4/1
  3. 3 Chosen Princess silks Chosen Princess John M Burke · Eoin Walsh 11/1
  4. 4 Larkins Lane silks Larkins Lane Fox #2 P J Rothwell · Mr R Sugrue(7) 12/1
  5. 5 Ballinaboola Gold silks Ballinaboola Gold R Donohoe · Danny Mullins 8/1
  6. 6 Dark Berkshire silks Dark Berkshire P J Rothwell · Tiernan Power Roche 10/1
  7. 7 Mother Ship silks Mother Ship John Joseph Hanlon · Darragh O'Keeffe 14/1
  8. 8 Thurman silks Thurman C A Murphy · Ross Berry(7) 33/1
  9. 9 Davitts Quay silks Davitts Quay Anthony Mullins · John Shinnick 40/1
  10. 10 Poppycon silks Poppycon Fox #1 Eoin Doyle · Joshua Halford(7) 3/1
  11. 11 Ballyminnion Boy silks Ballyminnion Boy Eoin Christopher McCarthy · G B Noonan 18/1
  12. 12 China Grill silks China Grill Miss Evanna McCutcheon · J J Slevin 66/1
  13. — Ballinvasas Best silks Ballinvasas Best S Ryan · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 17/2
  14. — Drumadeise silks Drumadeise P Corkery · Dylan Whelan(7) 22/1
  15. — Little Boy Sivola silks Little Boy Sivola P J Rothwell -
  16. — Laligurash silks Laligurash Michael C Griffin -
  17. — General Clermont silks General Clermont D E Fitzgerald -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Poppycon silks Poppycon 3/1 10TH
  2. 2 Larkins Lane silks Larkins Lane 10/1 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Las Brisas Boy silks Las Brisas Boy 4/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Esticky End silks Esticky End 5/1 SP 6/1 🏆 WON