Joe Cooney Memorial Hurdle

18:48 Kilbeggan Sat 08 Aug 2026 3m1f0y Good 5 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Pets Georgina

MEDIUM Advised 6/4 Est. 42%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Pets Georgina (SR:165, 6/4, 10-10) is the clear class standout in this field — her SR of 165 is a full 24 points clear of the next-best Rocky's Diamond (SR:141) and operates in top-class territory on the 0-200 scale. Her recent form of 7-U211 shows two wins from her last three completions, and crucially she has a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, the only runner with a proven affinity for the conditions. J J Slevin (11%, 447 runners) is a high-calibre booking and the lightest weight in the race at 10-10 gives her a 6lb advantage over the equal-highest carriers. The one caveat is the market drift from a likely even shorter opening price to 6/4, but this appears to be routine ante-post settling on a small five-runner field rather than insider opposition — her superior SR and going fitness dominate the case. Each-way alternative: Rocky's Diamond. Main danger: Rocky's Diamond — Rocky's Diamond (SR:141, 11/10) is the market's marginal favourite and carries a trainer with a 16% strike rate — if Pets Georgina's market drift reflects any fitness concern, Queally's runner at the same weight could capitalise, though his recent form of 466-0P is deeply unconvincing.

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Full result

Winner: Rocky's Diamond (IRE) at SP 10/11F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Rocky's Diamond Fox #2 Declan Queally · Michael Kenneally(5) 5/4
2 Rememberwhat P G Fahey · Cian Cullinan(7) 100/1
3 Drumgill Fox #3 John Patrick Ryan · Daniel King 5/1
4 Pets Georgina Fox #1 John Patrick Ryan · J J Slevin 6/4
5 Olympic Man John C McConnell · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 12/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Pets Georgina 6/4 🏁 4TH
2 Rocky's Diamond 11/10 SP 10/11F 🏆 WON
3 Drumgill 13/2 🥉 3RD