QuinnBet Apprentice Optional Claiming Race

17:10 Roscommon Tue 18 Aug 2026 1m2f94y Good 11 runners

Mr Fox’s call

She's Ideal

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/4 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

She's Ideal (SR:81, 7/4) holds a commanding SR advantage over every rival — the next best is Forlio at SR:72 — and her recent form of 387711 shows two consecutive wins arriving into this race with strong momentum. She carries the lightest competitive weight at 9-0, giving her a meaningful lbs edge over the heavier-weighted rivals in the 66-69 SR band. The market has shortened 7% to 7/4, confirming professional support, and while GoingFit:- is noted, her last two wins demonstrate she's in peak form and capable of overcoming that concern. The GoingFit flag is the primary risk, but class superiority at this level makes her the clear selection. Each-way alternative: Kakori. Main danger: Kakori — Kakori (SR:62, 13/2) has steamed in 20% in the market — the strongest market move in the field — Joseph O'Brien's yard at 15% strike rate gives connections credibility, and at 4 years old with distance unknown (DistFit:?) there may be unexposed upside over this 1m2f94y trip that the market is now pricing in.

Verify· #12981

Full result

Winner: Hexagonal (IRE) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Hexagonal Denis Gerard Hogan · Reese Holohan(4) 9/1
2 Kakori Fox #2 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Julian Pietropaolo(4) 11/2
3 She's Ideal Fox #1 Adrian McGuinness · Patrick McGettigan(2) 13/8
4 Darkdeserthighway M D O'Callaghan · Paddy Harnett 5/1
5 Forlio Fox #4 Paul W Flynn · Nicola Burns(2) 9/1
6 Bucaneer's Spirit Fox #3 Ian Patrick Donoghue · Sam Coen 6/1
7 Kashel Spring Denis Gerard Hogan · Mel Sheridan(7) 25/1
8 Moyassr Paul W Flynn · Jack Kearney 12/1
9 Concert Party Denis Gerard Hogan · Jared Huggan(7) 40/1
10 Phidias Ovation P C O'Donnell · Wesley Joyce 80/1
— Loingseoir M C Grassick · Jack Cleary 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 She's Ideal 7/4 🥉 3RD
2 Kakori 13/2 🥈 2ND
3 Bucaneer's Spirit 6/1 6TH
4 Forlio 8/1 5TH