Clarke's Bar Mullingar Handicap Hurdle

18:18 Kilbeggan Thu 03 Sep 2026 2m3f Good 17 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Blue Reed

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/1 Est. 22%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Blue Reed (SR:95, 7/1, Wgt:10-12) carries the lightest weight among the top-rated cluster and has a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, a key advantage in a 17-runner field where several rivals show GoingFit:- or unknown. The form string -12723 shows consistent competitiveness — a win and three places from recent starts — and the ★★★☆☆ AI star rating is the highest in the field. At 10-12 versus rivals like Eye Contact (SR:99) who carries 11-5 and has GoingFit:-, the weight-and-going combination gives Blue Reed a genuine edge. Trainer Cian Collins (7%) and Jordan Gainford (7%) are workmanlike but the horse's own profile does the talking here. Each-way alternative: Imarajan. Main danger: Eye Contact — Eye Contact holds the highest SR in the field at 99 and despite the GoingFit:- concern, the 7lb weight advantage over top-weight and form showing three consecutive placed efforts (-46226) make it the most credible threat if the going suits more than the record suggests.

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Full result

Winner: Warmer Days Ahead (FR) at SP 11/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.