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Gowran Park Golf Optional Claiming Race

14:22 Gowran Park Wed 12 Aug 2026 1m Good to Firm 18 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Liberate silks

Liberate

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 28%

Mr Fox says

Liberate (SR:67, 3/1) is the market leader and the highest-SR runner in the field alongside Minaun View, but carries a much lighter 9-0 versus Minaun View's 9-2, a meaningful edge in a tight claiming race. The market has shortened 6% since opening — genuine money behind the horse — and trainer Denis Gerard Hogan (9%, 738 runners) is a volume operator with the tools to place a horse in this grade. The form string 090559 shows a latest run of 9th, but this is a 3-star AI probability field at Gowran Park in an optional claimer worth €6,000 where the SR ceiling is 72 — Liberate's 67 is competitive, and the weight-plus-market combination makes it the most credible winner in a moderate field. Chris Hayes (12%, 347) is a strong booking for the grade. Each-way alternative: Minaun View. Main danger: Minaun View — Minaun View (SR:71, 9/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field, has shown a recent run just 11 days ago suggesting peak fitness, carries 9-2 and a ★★★☆☆ AI probability rating, and at 9/1 represents a material threat if the market has underestimated it.

Verify· #11932

Full result

Winner: Minaun View (GB) at SP 2/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Minaun View silks Minaun View Fox #2 Adrian McGuinness · Patrick McGettigan(5) 10/3
  2. 2 Mythical Rock silks Mythical Rock C Byrnes · Sean Davis 5/1
  3. 3 Slight Of Foot silks Slight Of Foot R P Cody 33/1
  4. 4 Land Of The Giants silks Land Of The Giants Adrian McGuinness · Ronan Whelan 6/1
  5. 5 Bill Silvers silks Bill Silvers William Durkan · Jamie Orr(7) 16/1
  6. 6 Jp's Express silks Jp's Express Fox #4 Michael Mulvany · Wesley Joyce(3) 11/2
  7. 7 Passage Of Power silks Passage Of Power Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Dylan Browne McMonagle 4/1
  8. 8 Zitkala Sa silks Zitkala Sa E Sheehy · Shane Foley 33/1
  9. 9 Hello Stacia silks Hello Stacia James Dowling · Luke McAteer 20/1
  10. 10 Contrite silks Contrite D K Weld · Colin Keane 11/2
  11. 11 Buttermere Ridge silks Buttermere Ridge Oliver McKiernan · Robbie Colgan 20/1
  12. 12 Countertop silks Countertop Michael Mulvany · Terry Casey(7) 100/1
  13. 13 If Not For Grace silks If Not For Grace Liam P Cusack · Leigh Roche 125/1
  14. 14 May Night silks May Night Raymond Hurley · Keithen Kennedy(5) 40/1
  15. 15 Macinamillion silks Macinamillion Raymond Hurley · Mel Sheridan(7) 66/1
  16. — Star Of Beauty silks Star Of Beauty Fox #3 K J Condon · W J Lee -
  17. — Liberate silks Liberate Fox #1 Denis Gerard Hogan · Chris Hayes -
  18. — Hastily silks Hastily Tom McGuinness -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Liberate silks Liberate 3/1
  2. 2 Minaun View silks Minaun View 9/1 SP 2/1F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Star Of Beauty silks Star Of Beauty 15/2
  4. 4 Jp's Express silks Jp's Express 13/2 6TH