Deacy Gilligan Hurdle

17:09 Galway Mon 07 Sep 2026 2m5f129y Good 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Blood Destiny

MEDIUM Advised 6/4 Est. 38%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Blood Destiny (SR 149, 6/4) is a clear class standout in this field — a 21-point SR gap over the next-best Paul's Dream (SR 132) is enormous at this level. Trained by W P Mullins (21% career strike rate) with Paul Townend in the saddle (29% career strike rate), the strongest available booking in the race, the horse has shortened 15% since opening — the market is confident. The form string 125-21 shows consistent competitiveness at a significantly higher level than this €10,800 hurdle demands, and the MarkMv:-9 indicates the horse is running off a mark 9lb below its last winning mark, a major handicap advantage. Weight of 11-0 is not punishing, and no credible rival combines SR, connections, and market support. Each-way alternative: Paul's Dream. Main danger: Paul's Dream — Paul's Dream (SR 132, 4/1) carries a light 10-7, has a confirmed GoingFit:+ for today's good ground, the form string 0-5113 shows three consecutive completions in improving fashion, and the market has shortened 15% — the money is genuine even if the SR gap to Blood Destiny is significant.

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Full result

Winner: Paul's Dream (IRE) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Paul's Dream Fox #2 Anthony Mullins · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 9/2
2 Grann's Boy Fox #3 H Rogers · Sean Flanagan 4/1
3 Buddy One Paul John Gilligan · Danny Gilligan 15/2
4 French Dynamite E McNamara · Darragh O'Keeffe 18/1
5 Samui Fox #4 Gordon Elliott · Kevin Healy(7) 11/2
6 Blood Destiny Fox #1 W P Mullins · Paul Townend 6/4
7 Thecompanysergeant Gavin Cromwell · Conor Stone-Walsh 40/1
8 Milan Forth Simon Cavanagh · Kevin Sexton 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Blood Destiny 6/4 6TH
2 Paul's Dream 4/1 SP 9/2 🏆 WON
3 Grann's Boy 6/1 🥈 2ND
4 Samui 6/1 5TH