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Fitzgerald Construction Building 'A' Rated Homes Handicap

20:15 Cork Fri 14 Aug 2026 1m0f0y Good 19 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Reponse Finale silks

Reponse Finale

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 Est. 26%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Reponse Finale (SR:52, 10/3) is the most compelling case in this field. The market has shortened 9% since opening — meaningful support in a 19-runner handicap — and Gavin Cromwell's yard (9%, 1369 runners) is a serious operation that doesn't run horses lightly at 2 days' turnaround unless they are fit and ready. The form string 0-0841 shows a clear upward trajectory finishing with a win last time out, and MarkMv:= means the handicapper hasn't yet fully penalised that success, keeping the mark fair. At 10/3 in a wide-open €6,000 handicap, this is the horse combining the best mix of current form, market confidence and connections credibility. Each-way alternative: Thompson Gunner. Main danger: Launch Time — Launch Time (SR:58, the joint-highest in the field) carries Colin Keane — Ireland's top jockey at 16% strike rate across 1022 rides — and despite drifting 11% likely reflects the trainer running two horses, with Keane's booking suggesting Hughes views this as his stable number one over Thompson Gunner.

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Full result

Winner: Starflow (IRE) at SP 25/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Starflow silks Starflow Henry De Bromhead · Conor Cusack(7) 25/1
  2. 2 Reponse Finale silks Reponse Finale Fox #1 Gavin Cromwell 9/4
  3. 3 Glamazon silks Glamazon Mrs John Harrington · Shane Foley 10/1
  4. 4 Dawn Flame silks Dawn Flame Paul W Flynn · Dylan Browne McMonagle 17/2
  5. 5 Thompson Gunner silks Thompson Gunner Fox #3 Cian Hughes · Patrick McGettigan(5) 9/1
  6. 6 Borora Aura silks Borora Aura Michael Mulvany · Terry Casey(7) 18/1
  7. 7 Launch Time silks Launch Time Fox #2 Cian Hughes · Colin Keane 5/1
  8. 8 Leannespour silks Leannespour Edward Lynam · Declan McDonogh 6/1
  9. 9 Lorr's Girl silks Lorr's Girl Rodger Sweeney · Julian Pietropaolo(7) 14/1
  10. 10 Peig Sayers silks Peig Sayers Miss Hilary McLoughlin · Siobhan Rutledge 40/1
  11. 11 Morning Approach silks Morning Approach W McCreery · W J Lee 28/1
  12. 12 Mullacash Buzz silks Mullacash Buzz Fox #4 Thomas Dowling · Rory Mulligan(5) 9/1
  13. 13 Winston's Promise silks Winston's Promise Liam P Cusack · Luke McAteer 50/1
  14. 14 Imnotleavinyou silks Imnotleavinyou Michael Mulvany · Wesley Joyce(3) 20/1
  15. 15 James Henry silks James Henry Eoin Christopher McCarthy · Chris Hayes 40/1
  16. 16 Half Cut silks Half Cut Anthony Mullins · Seamie Heffernan 40/1
  17. 17 Mountain Memory silks Mountain Memory Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery 40/1
  18. — Sheamus Seimhiu silks Sheamus Seimhiu Chris Timmons · Ben Coen -
  19. — Jazz Dreamers silks Jazz Dreamers Seamus Fahey · Rory Cleary -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Reponse Finale silks Reponse Finale 10/3 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Launch Time silks Launch Time 4/1 7TH
  3. 3 Thompson Gunner silks Thompson Gunner 8/1 5TH
  4. 4 Mullacash Buzz silks Mullacash Buzz 15/2 12TH