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17:10 Curragh Sun 09 Aug 2026 1m0f0y Good to Firm 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Summer Island silks

Summer Island

MEDIUM Advised 7/2 Est. 28%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Summer Island (SR 89, 7/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin and carries a manageable 9-4, giving it a meaningful weight advantage over top-weight Booyea (SR 82, 10-0). The form string 163121 — rightmost being a win — shows consistent, progressive form culminating in a recent victory, and the market has shortened 12% since opening, confirming stable confidence. Oisin Murphy at 21% career strike rate is the strongest jockey booking in the field, and at 7/2 the market price undervalues a horse whose SR leads the field by at least 4lbs over the next best. The DistFit:~ is a minor caveat on the mile trip, but the improving trajectory and jockey quality override that concern. Each-way alternative: Kalir. Main danger: No More Porter — No More Porter (SR 81, 8/1) has steamed in 25% in the market, carries a featherweight 8-13, is proven at the mile (DistFit:+), and Colin Keane — the field's second-best jockey booking at 16% — gives Adrian McGuinness's yard a serious chance of landing the stable's #1 runner here over the drifting Goal Exceeded.

Verify· #11633

Full result

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

  1. 1 Kalir silks Kalir Fox #2 D K Weld · Chris Hayes 5/1
  2. 2 Final Voyage silks Final Voyage J P Murtagh · Jessica Maye(7) 33/1
  3. 3 No More Porter silks No More Porter Fox #3 Adrian McGuinness · Colin Keane 15/2
  4. 4 Goal Exceeded silks Goal Exceeded Adrian McGuinness · Ronan Whelan 9/1
  5. 5 Summer Island silks Summer Island Fox #1 Miss Natalia Lupini · Oisin Murphy 3/1
  6. 6 Dark Viper silks Dark Viper Mrs John Harrington · Shane Foley 9/1
  7. 7 Glitter And Glory silks Glitter And Glory Mrs John Harrington · Keithen Kennedy(5) 16/1
  8. 8 Booyea silks Booyea Fox #4 Thomas Gibney · Dylan Browne McMonagle 7/2
  9. 9 Howyoulikethat silks Howyoulikethat Miss Hilary McLoughlin · Declan McDonogh 40/1
  10. 10 Marmeladova silks Marmeladova K J Condon · W J Lee 9/2
  11. — Glory To Be silks Glory To Be M C Grassick · Scott McCullagh -
  12. — Playin Cool silks Playin Cool John James Feane · Luke McAteer -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Summer Island silks Summer Island 7/2 5TH
  2. 2 Kalir silks Kalir 11/2 SP 6/1 🏆 WON
  3. 3 No More Porter silks No More Porter 8/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Booyea silks Booyea 4/1 8TH