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Dan Cowman Memorial Handicap

19:55 Tramore Sat 15 Aug 2026 2m0f0y Good 14 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Gallo Dell Cielo silks

Gallo Dell Cielo

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 SP 6/1 Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Gallo Dell Cielo (SR:67, 9/2) is comfortably the highest-rated horse in this field by a margin of 9 points over the next best, and that SR advantage translates into a meaningful ability edge in a workmanlike 13-runner handicap at this level. The form string 771-15 shows a recent win followed by a creditable fifth, indicating live current form, and the horse carries a fair 9-10 — not burdened with top weight despite its superior SR. A modest market move in (5%) adds mild confidence from the market, and trainer Patrick J Flynn, while a smaller yard, has the horse fit enough to run (no days since last run recorded suggests a recent outing or intended runner). The distance and going flags are both '?' meaning no negative evidence against today's conditions, and with rivals uniformly posting GoingFit:- or weak SR scores, this is a clear standout on ability. Each-way alternative: God Of Thunder. Main danger: God Of Thunder — God Of Thunder (SR:58, 11/2) has steamed in 6% in the market, carries a mark 15lb below its last win (MarkMv:-15 is a significant drop), and while DistFit:- and GoingFit:- are negatives, the connections clearly fancy the horse today and it holds the second-best SR in the field.

Verify· #12639

Full result

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

  1. 1 Gallo Dell Cielo silks Gallo Dell Cielo Fox #1 Patrick J Flynn · Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) 9/2
  2. 2 Fine Print silks Fine Print John C McConnell · Sam Coen(5) 16/1
  3. 3 Fire Coral silks Fire Coral S Curling · Scott McCullagh 20/1
  4. 4 Bynx silks Bynx Fox #3 Martin Hassett · Ben Coen 9/2
  5. 5 Vervain silks Vervain David Harry Kelly · Jimmy Dalton(7) 4/1
  6. 6 Crypto Crash silks Crypto Crash David Kenneth Budds 40/1
  7. 7 God Of Thunder silks God Of Thunder Fox #2 Denis Gerard Hogan · Daniel King 9/2
  8. 8 Lariat silks Lariat Liam P Cusack · Robbie Colgan 12/1
  9. 9 Synchronize silks Synchronize J Morrison · Julian Pietropaolo(7) 6/1
  10. 10 Highway Sixty One silks Highway Sixty One Fox #4 L Young · Gary Carroll 7/1
  11. 11 Stone Rulya silks Stone Rulya Eoin Doyle 40/1
  12. 12 Kings Gesture silks Kings Gesture Michael Paul Ryan · Reese Holohan(7) 50/1
  13. — Bhean Saibhre silks Bhean Saibhre Aidan Anthony Howard · Nicola Burns(5) -
  14. — Maxwell Smart silks Maxwell Smart T G McCourt · Sadhbh Tormey(7) -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Gallo Dell Cielo silks Gallo Dell Cielo 9/2 SP 6/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 God Of Thunder silks God Of Thunder 11/2 7TH
  3. 3 Bynx silks Bynx 6/1 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Highway Sixty One silks Highway Sixty One 17/2 10TH