Denny Hurdle

18:47 Down Royal Fri 28 Aug 2026 3m Good to Firm 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Rocky's Diamond

SPECULATIVE Est. 24%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Rocky's Diamond (SR:120) is the highest-rated horse in the field and carries a competitive 11-5, giving a weight edge over top-weight Reverend Hubert (11-10, SR:118). The MarkMv:-1 indicates the handicapper has eased the mark slightly, a positive signal, and a DistFit:~ at 3m plus a GoingFit:? on Good to Firm is offset by recency (14 days since last run) and a trainer (Queally, 17% strike rate) who is the most efficient handler in this field by career strike rate. The recent form 6-0P13 shows a win last time out — the rightmost digit — which is the strongest immediate form available, and the apprentice claim from Kenneally (11% SR, 399 runners) adds real value at this level. Each-way alternative: Gangster Granny. Main danger: Reverend Hubert — Reverend Hubert (SR:118) has confirmed DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ at 3m on Good to Firm — the only runner with both conditions ticked — and despite carrying top-weight 11-10, a last-time-out form figure of '0' followed by earlier placed efforts suggests a bounce-back is plausible with the cheekpieces (p) applied.

Verify· #14752

Full result

Winner: Reverend Hubert (IRE) at SP 9/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Reverend Hubert Fox #2 C Byrnes · Philip Byrnes
2 Samui Fox #4 Gordon Elliott · Jack Kennedy
3 Rocky's Diamond Fox #1 Declan Queally · Michael Kenneally(5)
4 Clay Pigeons W P Mullins · Brian Hayes
5 Ambitious Fellow Peter Fahey · Ethan O'Sullivan(7)
— Loch Cuan Gordon Elliott · James Smith(5)
— Thecompanysergeant Gavin Cromwell · Keith Donoghue
— The Friday Man Moses McCabe · Miss Ella Herbison(7)
— Gangster Granny Fox #3 C A McBratney · Kevin Sexton

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Rocky's Diamond 🥉 3RD
2 Reverend Hubert SP 9/4F 🏆 WON
3 Gangster Granny
4 Samui 🥈 2ND