PANDA Mares Hurdle

18:05 Bellewstown Wed 26 Aug 2026 2m1f40y Good 7 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Fastnet Crystal

MEDIUM Advised 5/6 Est. 42%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Fastnet Crystal (SR 133, 5/6) is the clear class leader in this field, sitting 14 points clear of the next-best Daboya (SR 119). The 19% market move inward is the strongest steaming signal in the race and suggests significant professional support — no horse in the field is drifting as hard as the market is backing this one. The form line 20-12 shows consistent competitiveness at the right level, and trainer Joseph O'Brien (16% strike rate, 1,627 runners) with J J Slevin in the saddle is a polished combination. The tongue-tie application (HG:t) suggests connections are actively managing this horse to perform today rather than educating it. Each-way alternative: Easter Bonnet. Main danger: Easter Bonnet — Easter Bonnet (SR 114, 3/1) is trained by Willie Mullins (21% strike rate) and her last run was a win — the form string 1P-041 ends in a 1 — and despite drifting 12% she retains elite trainer backing that can often overcome market indifference at a small track like Bellewstown.

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Full result

Winner: Daboya (IRE) at SP 9/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Daboya Fox #2 R Donohoe · Danny Mullins 7/1
2 Speisialta Anthony John Black · Eoin Staples(5) 18/1
3 Fastnet Crystal Fox #1 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J J Slevin 5/6
4 Easter Bonnet Fox #3 W P Mullins · Brian Hayes 7/2
5 Ardeen Joy Gordon Elliott · Jack Kennedy 10/1
— Radar Ahead T G McCourt · Darragh O'Keeffe 11/1
— Celtic Alliance Gordon Elliott · Danny Gilligan 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Fastnet Crystal 5/6 🥉 3RD
2 Daboya 6/1 SP 9/1 🏆 WON
3 Easter Bonnet 3/1 🏁 4TH