Oran Handicap

19:25 Roscommon Mon 31 Aug 2026 1m4f17y Good 19 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Stellar Moment

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/1 Est. 22%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Stellar Moment (SR:80, 7/1) carries the highest SR in the field and does so off the lowest weight among the leading contenders at just 9-3, a meaningful pounds advantage in a 19-runner handicap. The form string 6321 — reading right-to-left means last run was a win, prior a second, prior a third — shows a horse in career-best form and ascending. Running off the same mark as that last win (MarkMv:=) means the handicapper has not yet penalised the victory, and the market has nudged in 6% confirming quiet confidence. As a 3-year-old trained by John O'Donoghue (11% strike rate, 72 runners — a focused yard), this horse represents the classic profile of a progressive youngster whose rating has not yet caught up with its ability. Each-way alternative: Thyer. Main danger: Thyer — Thyer (SR:79, 5/1) is the joint-second highest SR in the field, has steamed 12% in the market, carries only 9-13, and showed a place last time out (form: 0-6532 reads as second most recent finish = third, last run = second) suggesting a horse finding its level — at 5/1 it represents the clearest market rival to the selection.

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Full result

Winner: Letiza (IRE) at SP 7/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.