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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes (Listed)

18:20 Killarney Fri 21 Aug 2026 1m0f30y Class 1 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Hardy Warrior silks

Hardy Warrior

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/4 Est. 38%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Hardy Warrior (SR 114, 7/4) is comfortably the highest-rated runner in this field by a clear margin — 9 points clear of Carolina Jetstream (SR 105) — and carries the lightest weight of any competitive runner at 9-3, a meaningful edge in a Listed contest. As the Joseph Patrick O'Brien yard's designated number-one (ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle, the yard's premium jockey booking at 15% career strike rate versus McDonogh on stable companion Quebec at 8%), all stable signals point here. DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at this trip, the mark has dropped 3lb since last win (MarkMv:-3 is a positive), and while GoingFit:? reflects limited good-ground data, nothing in the form string (4-1344) suggests a ground-sensitive profile. The market at 7/4 is the shortest price in the field and there has been no drift — money is confident. Each-way alternative: Carolina Jetstream. Main danger: Carolina Jetstream — Carolina Jetstream (SR 105, 5/1) has DistFit:+ AND GoingFit:+ — the only runner in the field with both confirmed — and carries just 9-4, with trainer Robson De Aguiar posting a healthy 14% strike rate; the MarkMv:+13 is a concern but the going and trip fit are the strongest in the race.

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Full result

Winner: Jagged Edge (IRE) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Jagged Edge silks Jagged Edge Fox #3 Stephen Thorne · Jack Kearney 4/1
  2. 2 Carolina Jetstream silks Carolina Jetstream Fox #2 Robson De Aguiar · Wayne Lordan 5/2
  3. 3 Hardy Warrior silks Hardy Warrior Fox #1 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Dylan Browne McMonagle 15/8
  4. 4 Moonlit Sun silks Moonlit Sun Fox #4 Mrs John Harrington · Shane Foley 13/2
  5. 5 Quebec silks Quebec Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Declan McDonogh 50/1
  6. 6 East Hampton silks East Hampton David Marnane · Luke McAteer 20/1
  7. 7 Wearing Stars silks Wearing Stars Henry De Bromhead · Ronan Whelan 33/1
  8. 8 Rion Rubette silks Rion Rubette Michael Butler · Paddy Harnett 25/1
  9. 9 Syzygy silks Syzygy Daniel McLoughlin · Scott McCullagh 16/1
  10. 10 Subsonic silks Subsonic J P Murtagh · Ben Coen 25/1
  11. — Cristal Clere silks Cristal Clere John J Nallen · Seamie Heffernan 50/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Hardy Warrior silks Hardy Warrior 7/4 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Carolina Jetstream silks Carolina Jetstream 5/1 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Jagged Edge silks Jagged Edge 7/2 SP 7/2 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Moonlit Sun silks Moonlit Sun 11/2 🏁 4TH