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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

17:15 Kilbeggan Fri 04 Sep 2026 2m3f150y Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Boo Radley silks

Boo Radley

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 SP 6/1 Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Boo Radley (SR:146, 9/4) is the clear class standout in a field where the next-best SR is The Iron Chef at 143. Carrying 11-4 versus Speed For Fun's 11-12 gives him an 8lb weight advantage over the stablemate — critical when Speed For Fun (SR:113) is the markedly inferior horse on ability and has drifted 10% in the market. Mullins having two runners here, Boo Radley is unequivocally the yard's #1: superior SR by 33 points, lighter weight, and booked to Charlie O'Dwyer (19% career strike rate from 27 runners — a sharp booking). The 5% drift is a mild concern and the form string 05-9B shows inconsistency and a brought-down, but in a maiden hurdle of this prize level (€8,700), the SR gap is wide enough that class should settle it. Each-way alternative: The Iron Chef. Main danger: The Iron Chef — The Iron Chef (SR:143, 8/1) is the second-highest rated runner, carries 11-4 on a flat weight with trainer John McConnell capable of springing surprises, and a form string of 544- suggests consistent competitiveness without ever winning — a breakout run in weaker maiden company is plausible.

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Full result

Winner: Boo Radley (IRE) at SP 6/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Boo Radley silks Boo Radley Fox #1 W P Mullins · Charlie O'Dwyer 9/4
  2. 2 Speed For Fun silks Speed For Fun W P Mullins · Anna McGuinness(4) 8/11
  3. 3 Pretty Wild silks Pretty Wild Fox #4 E Bolger · Joshua Halford(4) 7/1
  4. 4 Maroel silks Maroel Maike Magnussen · Conor Clarke(4) 22/1
  5. 5 Mr Devlin silks Mr Devlin Conor David Maxwell · Thomas O'Connor(4) 20/1
  6. 6 Gunner Girl silks Gunner Girl S G Carey · Michael Kenneally 50/1
  7. 7 Pensioners Icon silks Pensioners Icon Mark Michael McNiff · Alan King(4) 66/1
  8. — Charles The Bold silks Charles The Bold Brian M McMahon · Mr E M Nugent(4) 33/1
  9. — Returning Officer silks Returning Officer Fox #3 Gordon Elliott · Josh Williamson -
  10. — The Iron Chef silks The Iron Chef Fox #2 John C McConnell · Eoghan Finegan(2) 8/1
  11. — The Old Brigade silks The Old Brigade Sean Thomas Doyle · Eoin Staples(2) 22/1
  12. — Thornbury Queen silks Thornbury Queen M O Quigley · Ben Kennedy(4) 150/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Boo Radley silks Boo Radley 9/4 SP 6/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 The Iron Chef silks The Iron Chef 8/1
  3. 3 Returning Officer silks Returning Officer 17/2
  4. 4 Pretty Wild silks Pretty Wild 14/1 🥉 3RD