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Kilberry (Q.R.) Handicap

17:08 Navan Wed 02 Sep 2026 2m Good 17 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Timurshah silks

Timurshah

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/4 SP 2/1F Est. 34%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Timurshah (SR:87, 7/4) is the clear class leader in this field and carries a manageable 11-9 — lighter than top-weight Murat (SR:85, 12-6) who is 19lb heavier for a marginal SR disadvantage. The 25% market support (Mkt:in25%) is the strongest steaming signal in the field and aligns with trainer Aidan Melia's 19% strike rate and Derek O'Connor aboard at 15%. Crucially, the MarkMv:-49 means Timurshah is racing off a mark 49lb below his last winning mark, an extraordinary concession that makes him significantly well-in at the weights. GoingFit:+ confirms he handles today's good ground, and at 5 years old he is the youngest, most likely progressive runner in the field. Each-way alternative: Murat. Main danger: Murat — Murat (SR:85, 7/2) is the second-highest rated runner, has proven distance fitness (DistFit:+), recent form of 712 showing a last-run second, and jockey H C Swan at 15% strike rate — the weight burden of 12-6 is the primary concern but in a Q.R. amateur context that penalty is less punishing than in a professional handicap.

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Full result

Winner: Timurshah (IRE) at SP 2/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Timurshah silks Timurshah Fox #1 Aidan Melia · Mr Derek O'Connor 13/8
  2. 2 Day Trader silks Day Trader Fox #4 A J Martin · Mr Finian Maguire 7/1
  3. 3 Liberated Light silks Liberated Light John E & Thomas Kiely · Mr J L Gleeson 18/1
  4. 4 Not Just Any Eagle silks Not Just Any Eagle Fox #3 Patrick J Flynn · Mr D Doyle(7) 17/2
  5. 5 The Mediator silks The Mediator Gordon Elliott · Ms C E O'Ryan(7) 66/1
  6. 6 Young Churchill silks Young Churchill Richard John O'Brien · Mr A P Ryan(5) 40/1
  7. 7 Friary Road silks Friary Road T M Walsh · Mr L P Shanahan(7) 12/1
  8. 8 Cala Gracioneta silks Cala Gracioneta Matthew J Smith · Mr N McParlan 15/2
  9. 9 Murat silks Murat Fox #2 Peter Lawlor · Mr H C Swan 4/1
  10. 10 Sequoiaspirit silks Sequoiaspirit Ray Hackett · Mr L Hackett(7) 18/1
  11. 11 Black Heather silks Black Heather Gavin Cromwell · Mr B M Coonan(7) 22/1
  12. 12 Jurality silks Jurality Paul W Flynn · Miss J Townend 33/1
  13. 13 Jerandme silks Jerandme Eddie & Patrick Harty · Mr P J Smullen(7) 66/1
  14. 14 Whimsy silks Whimsy Anthony McCann · Miss A B O'Connor 14/1
  15. 15 Miss Gitana silks Miss Gitana Joseph Anthony Murray · Mr J R Martin(7) 20/1
  16. 16 Slowdownbarney silks Slowdownbarney Dermot A McLoughlin · Mr D O'Sullivan(7) 125/1
  17. — Rich Belief silks Rich Belief Karl Thornton · Mr S Connor(7) 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Timurshah silks Timurshah 7/4 SP 2/1F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Murat silks Murat 7/2 9TH
  3. 3 Not Just Any Eagle silks Not Just Any Eagle 15/2 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Day Trader silks Day Trader 13/2 🥈 2ND