Darley Irish EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes (Listed)

15:52 Gowran Park Wed 12 Aug 2026 1m1f100y Class 1 Good to Firm 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Lemsairbat

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 32%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Lemsairbat (SR 105, 9/4) is the highest-rated runner in the field and has been steamed dramatically from opening — a 27% market contraction is the strongest money signal in the race. As JP O'Brien's yard flag-bearer (stablemate Star Performer has drifted 36%), DBM takes the mount, a strong booking at a 15% strike-rate stable. The SR-105 edges Skydance (SR 112 on mark, but drifted 8%) in form quality when weighted against the market move, and the 5-2-5-2-3 form line shows consistent placing at this level. Weight parity at 9-9 versus the 3yo fillies on 9-1 means Lemsairbat receives no age allowance penalty and starts on level terms in that regard against older rivals. Each-way alternative: Skydance. Main danger: Skydance — Skydance (SR 112, 9/4) is the joint-shortest price and has the best SR in the field with a recent winning run (form 265-13 — won last time), and while an 8% drift is a mild concern, WJ Lee's booking at 14% career strike rate suggests connections remain confident.

Verify· #11969

Full result

Winner: Star Performer (IRE) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Star Performer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Declan McDonogh 11/2
2 Hollys Graces Henry De Bromhead · Colin Keane 40/1
3 Classiest A P O'Brien · Ronan Whelan 11/1
4 Subsonic J P Murtagh · Ben Coen 22/1
5 Skydance Fox #2 W McCreery · W J Lee 2/1
6 Lemsairbat Fox #1 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Dylan Browne McMonagle 9/4
7 Minerva Fox #3 A P O'Brien · Wayne Lordan 15/2
— Moonlit Sun Fox #4 Mrs John Harrington · Shane Foley 8/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Lemsairbat 9/4 6TH
2 Skydance 9/4 5TH
3 Minerva 11/2 7TH
4 Moonlit Sun 15/2