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Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle

18:05 Kilbeggan Fri 21 Aug 2026 2m2f200y Good 19 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Pride Of Place silks

Pride Of Place

SPECULATIVE Advised 6/1 Est. 22%

Mr Fox says

Pride Of Place (SR:98, 6/1) is the most compelling case in a wide-open 19-runner handicap. The MarkMv:-10 is the single most striking data point in the field — running off a mark 10lb lower than last win is a significant handicapper's gift in a hurdle handicap at this level. GoingFit:+ confirms proven ability on today's good ground, which is a genuine edge over the majority of rivals who show GoingFit:? or GoingFit:-. Trainer Bolger runs at 14% and jockey Charlie O'Dwyer has an above-average 17% strike rate in a small but meaningful sample, and Course:W0P1 gives some familiarity with Kilbeggan. The 11% market drift is noted, but this may reflect the 42 days off and the P in the form string rather than any fundamental concern — the drop in mark compensates materially for that layoff. Each-way alternative: Blue Reed. Main danger: Mysilverriverfeale — Mysilverriverfeale (SR:99, 13/2) has the joint-highest SR in the field, carries a manageable 11-8, and the recent form of '8-5241' shows a horse moving in the right direction — the last run '1' is a win — though MarkMv:+4 and a 7% drift temper enthusiasm slightly.

Verify· #13550

Full result

Winner: Bhean Saibhre (IRE) at SP 12/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Bhean Saibhre silks Bhean Saibhre Aidan Anthony Howard · Peter Smithers(5) 14/1
  2. 2 Cloonainra silks Cloonainra John C McConnell · Shane Fitzsimons(7) 18/1
  3. 3 Blue Reed silks Blue Reed Fox #2 Cian Collins · Eoghan Finegan(5) 13/2
  4. 4 Magic Day silks Magic Day Henry De Bromhead · Darragh O'Keeffe 8/1
  5. 5 The Monkey Pole silks The Monkey Pole N Dooly · Richard Condon(5) 28/1
  6. 6 Paul Collins silks Paul Collins Brian M McMahon · Philip Byrnes 28/1
  7. 7 Diamond Tipp silks Diamond Tipp Martin Hassett · Jack Kennedy 15/2
  8. 8 Mysilverriverfeale silks Mysilverriverfeale Fox #3 Thomas Cooper · Daniel King 7/1
  9. 9 Malikanna silks Malikanna Padraig Roche · Mark Walsh 14/1
  10. 10 Emesteraye silks Emesteraye Ross O'Sullivan · Danny Gilligan 13/2
  11. 11 Parkgarve silks Parkgarve Fox #4 Ian Patrick Donoghue · P J O'Hanlon 7/1
  12. 12 Somersby Roost silks Somersby Roost Oliver McKiernan · Phillip Enright 20/1
  13. — Cocovic silks Cocovic E McNamara · Patrick M O'Brien(5) 12/1
  14. — Pride Of Place silks Pride Of Place Fox #1 E Bolger · Charlie O'Dwyer(3) 6/1
  15. — Secret Rock silks Secret Rock Cian Collins · Eoin Walsh 28/1
  16. — Solar Generation silks Solar Generation Martin Brassil · Ricky Doyle 20/1
  17. — Kome Dans Un Reve silks Kome Dans Un Reve Philip Fenton 22/1
  18. — Steps In The Sand silks Steps In The Sand Ciaran Murphy SP
  19. — Andyourbirdcansing silks Andyourbirdcansing John Patrick Ryan SP

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Pride Of Place silks Pride Of Place 6/1
  2. 2 Blue Reed silks Blue Reed 13/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Mysilverriverfeale silks Mysilverriverfeale 13/2 8TH
  4. 4 Parkgarve silks Parkgarve 7/1 11TH