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Francie 'Banger' Burns Handicap Hurdle

19:18 Sligo Wed 19 Aug 2026 2m4f148y Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Midnight Eagle silks

Midnight Eagle

MEDIUM Advised 15/2 SP 4/1

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Midnight Eagle tops the composite score at SR 99 trading at 15/2. Composite ranks the field on SR + market + form + connections + distance/going fit — the pick is the best cross-signal case, not just the best SR.

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Full result

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

  1. 1 Midnight Eagle silks Midnight Eagle Fox #1 Andrew McNamara · Darragh O'Keeffe 11/2
  2. 2 Harpy Eagle silks Harpy Eagle Fox #4 R P Cody · Paddy Cody(7) 5/1
  3. 3 In The Minus silks In The Minus Brian Francis Cawley · Shane Fitzgerald 6/1
  4. 4 Crystabel silks Crystabel John Patrick Ryan · Daniel King 9/1
  5. 5 Coolboy Christy silks Coolboy Christy P J Rothwell · Conor Clarke(7) 16/1
  6. 6 Drombane silks Drombane Fox #2 W P Mullins · Brian Hayes 7/1
  7. 7 Ladiam silks Ladiam Norman Lee · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 9/1
  8. 8 Bossy Bird silks Bossy Bird Thomas Gibney · Harry Sexton(7) 15/2
  9. 9 Tangara Bay silks Tangara Bay Peter Fahey · Sam Ewing 16/1
  10. — In For The Night silks In For The Night Fox #3 Conor O'Dwyer · Charlie O'Dwyer(3) 7/1
  11. — Dream Shaper silks Dream Shaper I Madden · Joshua Halford(7) 10/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Midnight Eagle silks Midnight Eagle 15/2 SP 4/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Drombane silks Drombane 6/1 6TH
  3. 3 In For The Night silks In For The Night 6/1
  4. 4 Harpy Eagle silks Harpy Eagle 5/1 🥈 2ND