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17:28 Cork Fri 14 Aug 2026 0m5f0y Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Gonna Be Golden silks

Gonna Be Golden

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/2 Est. 22%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Gonna Be Golden (SR:62, 13/2) is steaming in the market — Mkt:in23% — the strongest inbound move in the field, suggesting informed money. Trainer A Oliver runs at 11% (solid for this level) and Sam Coen's 12% strike rate on 154 runners is respectable. The horse carries 9-12 which is manageable at this level. GoingFit is listed as '?' rather than the damaging '-' that afflicts most rivals, and while DistFit shows '-', nearly every runner in this 5f contest has a poor or uncertain distance profile, neutralising that flag. The recent form 0U0360 shows a horse that has been around the track but the market's sharp confidence here is the decisive additional signal. Each-way alternative: Simmering Seas. Main danger: Simmering Seas — Simmering Seas (SR:62, 15/8) is the joint-highest-rated horse in the field, has shortened 12% in the market, and carries the lightest competitive weight at 9-0 — those three signals together make it the most plausible winner, though both DistFit:- and GoingFit:- are genuine concerns and the 125-day layoff adds a question mark.

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Full result

Winner: Amerilis (GB) at SP 11/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Amerilis silks Amerilis Fox #3 Gillian Scott · Donagh O'Connor 6/1
  2. 2 Simmering Seas silks Simmering Seas Fox #2 Daniel James Murphy · Terry Casey(7) 15/8
  3. 3 Love Bomb silks Love Bomb Fox #4 W McCreery · Megan Telford-Kelly(7) 11/2
  4. 4 Another Nice'day silks Another Nice'day Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch · Orla Tynan(7) 13/2
  5. 5 Cashel Blue silks Cashel Blue K J Condon · W J Lee 13/2
  6. 6 Gonna Be Golden silks Gonna Be Golden Fox #1 A Oliver · Sam Coen(5) 15/2
  7. 7 Smart Sioux silks Smart Sioux Ms Claire O'Connell · Rory Cleary 66/1
  8. 8 Kiss Don't Tell silks Kiss Don't Tell Daniel McLoughlin · Ben Coen 16/1
  9. 9 Lilbittyprettyone silks Lilbittyprettyone David Marnane · Rebecca Parsons(10) 33/1
  10. 10 The Right One silks The Right One Jarlath P Fahey · Ronan Whelan 14/1
  11. 11 Sceitimini silks Sceitimini Rodger Sweeney · Seamie Heffernan 40/1
  12. 12 Lady Landhort silks Lady Landhort Daniel McLoughlin · Nathan Crosse 25/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Gonna Be Golden silks Gonna Be Golden 13/2 6TH
  2. 2 Simmering Seas silks Simmering Seas 15/8 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Amerilis silks Amerilis 9/2 SP 11/2 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Love Bomb silks Love Bomb 7/1 🥉 3RD