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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap

17:12 Killarney Fri 21 Aug 2026 1m0f30y Good 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Seaxburh silks

Seaxburh

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 SP 3/1 Est. 28%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Seaxburh (SR 85, 9/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field and the only runner with a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, a meaningful edge in a nursery where ground suitability separates horses at this level. The form string 56223 shows consistent improvement through five starts, arriving here just 19 days ago in good order. While drifting 14% in the market, the O'Brien yard's #1 runner signals are pointing elsewhere (Belicoso carries DBM, the more senior jockey booking), but Seaxburh's SR advantage of 3 points over the next-best rival, combined with a 4lb weight concession versus Belicoso and proven good-ground form, makes the drift exploitable rather than alarming. Declan McDonogh knows the horse's needs after recent runs. Each-way alternative: Maggie Walker. Main danger: Belicoso — Belicoso (SR 82, 5/2) carries the yard's senior jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle, has shortened 7% in the market making it the O'Brien stable's market-implied #1, and despite the GoingFit:- flag remains only 3 points behind Seaxburh on SR while receiving clear connections confidence.

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Full result

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

  1. 1 Seaxburh silks Seaxburh Fox #1 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Declan McDonogh 11/4
  2. 2 Maggie Walker silks Maggie Walker Fox #3 David Marnane · Luke McAteer 9/2
  3. 3 Old Joanie silks Old Joanie James M Barrett · Rory Mulligan(5) 14/1
  4. 4 Fine Line silks Fine Line Denis Gerard Hogan · Chris Hayes 9/1
  5. 5 Belicoso silks Belicoso Fox #2 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Dylan Browne McMonagle 7/4
  6. 6 Razmataz silks Razmataz Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · Gavin Ryan 14/1
  7. — Margot Mae silks Margot Mae Fox #4 Mrs John Harrington · Shane Foley SP
  8. — Elyatta silks Elyatta Noel Meade · Adam Caffrey 10/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Seaxburh silks Seaxburh 9/2 SP 3/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Belicoso silks Belicoso 5/2 5TH
  3. 3 Maggie Walker silks Maggie Walker 6/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Margot Mae silks Margot Mae 11/4