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17:32 Kilbeggan Fri 21 Aug 2026 2m2f200y Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

La Cote Fleurie

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 100/30 Est. 30%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

La Cote Fleurie (SR:128, 5/2) carries the lightest weight in the competitive group at 11-5, giving her a meaningful lbs edge over Magico (11-12), Rosie's Wings (11-12), and Mino Des Mottes (11-9). Her form of 1-31 — a win followed by a third and a win — is the most consistent recent novice profile in the field, and De Bromhead (14% strike rate, 1047 runners) with Darragh O'Keeffe (14%, 900 runners) is a polished pairing for a race of this calibre. Though she has 85 days off the track, De Bromhead routinely produces horses fit first-time-back at this level, and the 5/2 price reflects market respect without being prohibitively short. Each-way alternative: Mino Des Mottes. Main danger: Mino Des Mottes — Mino Des Mottes (SR:127, 3/1) carries 11-9 — 4lb less than most rivals — has a recent win on her form line (202-12), Jack Kennedy in the saddle at 19% career strike rate, and Gordon Elliott (15%, 1739 runners) is exactly the yard to have a progressive 4-year-old ready for a step up in trip.

Verify· #13536

Full result

Winner: La Cote Fleurie (FR) at SP 100/30. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 La Cote Fleurie Fox #1 Henry De Bromhead · Darragh O'Keeffe 11/4
2 Mino Des Mottes Fox #2 Gordon Elliott · Jack Kennedy 10/3
3 Rosie's Wings Fox #3 Ross O'Sullivan · Danny Gilligan 5/2
4 Facile Ocean Ciaran Murphy · Eoghan Finegan(5) 6/1
5 Eaglewood Leonard Paul Flynn · Phillip Enright 80/1
6 Magico Fox #4 W P Mullins · Daniel King 15/2
7 Lakewood Rose Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy · Miss N C Hennessy(7) 28/1
8 No Mon No Fun Jack Doyle · James Doyle 18/1
— Katie Can't Count W P Mullins · Brian Hayes 18/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 La Cote Fleurie 5/2 SP 100/30 🏆 WON
2 Mino Des Mottes 3/1 🥈 2ND
3 Rosie's Wings 3/1 🥉 3RD
4 Magico 13/2 6TH