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20:20 Killarney Fri 21 Aug 2026 2m0f180y Good 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Murat silks

Murat

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Murat (SR 87, 5/2) carries 11-11 as topweight but brings the key asset in this amateur/QR contest: proven distance form (DistFit:+) on good ground, with a recent form line of 7-1 showing a decisive last-time-out win just 43 days ago. Peter Lawlor's yard runs at a respectable 14% and Mr H C Swan posts 15% on 157 rides, both solid for this sphere. Samui holds the highest SR (109) but has drifted 15% in the market and hasn't raced in 405 days — a 13-month absence is a major red flag regardless of ability, and the trip is unproven (DistFit:?). Ragmans Corner (SR 94, 2/1) is the market rival but carries a MarkMv:-46 which tells us the handicapper has lowered expectations significantly, reflecting a poor recent sequence of 3-3-3-0-8; the 6% market support is noted but modest. Murat's last-time-out win at this trip, combined with the most relevant recent form in the field, makes it the clearest selection. Each-way alternative: Ragmans Corner. Main danger: Ragmans Corner — Ragmans Corner (SR 94, 2/1) is the market favourite with a 6% move in, holds the second-best SR in the field, and the MarkMv:-46 drop gives it a very lenient current mark — if the recent poor run of 3-3-3-0-8 was going or trip-related rather than permanent decline, it bounces here at a very winnable weight of 11-7.

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Full result

Winner: Ragmans Corner (IRE) at SP 11/10F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Ragmans Corner silks Ragmans Corner Fox #2 Gerard Keane · Mr Finian Maguire 2/1
  2. 2 Murat silks Murat Fox #1 Peter Lawlor · Mr H C Swan 15/8
  3. 3 Glowing Account silks Glowing Account Fox #4 W P Mullins · Miss J Townend 12/1
  4. 4 Samui silks Samui Fox #3 Gordon Elliott · Ms Hannah Smullen(7) 9/4
  5. 5 Can Happen silks Can Happen Peter John Flood · Miss Georgie Benson(7) 11/1
  6. 6 Supreme Law silks Supreme Law Sabrina J Harty · Mr J G Chute(7) 250/1
  7. 7 Simpletwistoffaith silks Simpletwistoffaith John F O'Neill · Mr K O'Neill(7) 250/1
  8. 8 Silas Marner silks Silas Marner Sabrina J Harty · Ms M Kelly(7) 200/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Murat silks Murat 5/2 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Ragmans Corner silks Ragmans Corner 2/1 SP 11/10F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Samui silks Samui 15/8 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Glowing Account silks Glowing Account 11/1 🥉 3RD