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Easyfix Equine Handicap Steeplechase

18:45 Killarney Thu 20 Aug 2026 2m7f100y Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Cullenwaine silks

Cullenwaine

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Cullenwaine (SR 92, 10/3) is the highest-rated runner in the field and carries a very manageable 10-12, giving it a meaningful weight edge over Western Model (SR 99 equivalent concern aside, Cullenwaine's SR leads the card at 92) and Ladies Well (SR 87, 11-4). The market has spoken loudly — a 27% inward move from the opening price is the strongest steamer in the race and signals informed money. DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at this sort of trip, and a recent form line of 2-2541 shows a horse that won last time out and is building momentum. The MarkMv:+9 is a concern — running off a mark 9lb higher than the last win — but the weight carried (10-12, lightest of the serious contenders) partially offsets that rise, and the market is clearly comfortable backing it at the current price. Each-way alternative: Western Model. Main danger: Western Model — Western Model (SR 99 — the highest raw rating in the field, 7/2, GoingFit:+, MarkMv:-3) is proven on today's going, runs off a mark below its last win, and at 45 days since its last run could arrive fresh and ready to peak — the main threat to Cullenwaine's claims.

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Full result

Winner: Ladies Well (IRE) at SP 3/1J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Ladies Well silks Ladies Well Fox #3 Andrew Slattery · Darragh O'Keeffe 5/1
  2. 2 Cullenwaine silks Cullenwaine Fox #1 David O'Sullivan · Shane O'Callaghan(3) 11/4
  3. 3 Tropical Image silks Tropical Image Eoin Christopher McCarthy · G B Noonan 18/1
  4. 4 Western Model silks Western Model Fox #2 Andrew Kinirons · Donagh Meyler 3/1
  5. 5 Smallcraftwarning silks Smallcraftwarning John Patrick Ryan · Joshua Halford(7) 22/1
  6. 6 Mount Shenshan silks Mount Shenshan Thomas Mullins · Danny Mullins 16/1
  7. — Oneforgonzo silks Oneforgonzo Sean Aherne · Anna McGuinness(7) -
  8. — King Ferdinand silks King Ferdinand Eugene M O'Sullivan · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 28/1
  9. — Kilkee Bay silks Kilkee Bay E McNamara · Mr J Dunne(7) 12/1
  10. — Je Suis silks Je Suis S Curling · Phillip Enright 10/1
  11. — Walk Away Harry silks Walk Away Harry Charles Coakley · Philip Byrnes 22/1
  12. — Wakey Wakey Man silks Wakey Wakey Man Cian Collins · Danny Gilligan 8/1
  13. — Malton Groove silks Malton Groove Dermot A McLoughlin · Patrick M O'Brien(5) 18/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Cullenwaine silks Cullenwaine 10/3 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Western Model silks Western Model 7/2 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Ladies Well silks Ladies Well 4/1 SP 3/1J 🏆 WON