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WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

18:11 Galway Mon 07 Sep 2026 2m6f97y Good 23 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Strong Contender silks

Strong Contender

MEDIUM Advised 5/1

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Strong Contender tops the composite score at SR 87 trading at 5/1. Composite ranks the field on SR + market + form + connections + distance/going fit — the pick is the best cross-signal case, not just the best SR.

Verify· #16574

Full result

Winner: Grace Faraday (IRE) at SP 18/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Grace Faraday silks Grace Faraday Anthony McCann · James Smith(5) 16/1
  2. 2 Midleton Rare silks Midleton Rare Noel C Kelly · Ms E Dunseath(7) 33/1
  3. 3 Strong Contender silks Strong Contender Fox #1 Norman Lee · Conor Smithers(7) 5/1
  4. 4 Gortmore Lady silks Gortmore Lady Ciaran Murphy · Kevin Healy(7) 9/1
  5. 5 Love Like This silks Love Like This John Patrick Ryan · Brian Barry(7) 22/1
  6. 6 Journey So Far silks Journey So Far Fox #4 Gavin Cromwell · Keith Donoghue 17/2
  7. 7 Tawny Lea silks Tawny Lea Thomas Coyle · Philip Byrnes 14/1
  8. 8 Phoenix Cowboy silks Phoenix Cowboy M Winters 14/1
  9. 9 Dark Berkshire silks Dark Berkshire P J Rothwell · Conor Clarke(7) 22/1
  10. 10 Agent Tequila silks Agent Tequila John C McConnell · Alex Harvey 20/1
  11. 11 Poetic Focus silks Poetic Focus Fox #3 Andrew Slattery · Danny Gilligan 7/2
  12. 12 Tantrum Boy silks Tantrum Boy Brian M McMahon · Phillip Enright 6/1
  13. — L'As de Watt silks L'As de Watt Philip Fenton · Sean Flanagan 18/1
  14. — Drumconnor Hill silks Drumconnor Hill Cian Collins · Jordan Gainford 28/1
  15. — Hey Babbs silks Hey Babbs Dermot A McLoughlin · Eoghan Finegan(5) 16/1
  16. — The Vegas Raider silks The Vegas Raider K A Heffernan · Daniel King 25/1
  17. — Itaintmebabe silks Itaintmebabe Gordon Elliott · Josh Williamson(3) 22/1
  18. — Coppola silks Coppola Gordon Elliott · Sam Ewing 12/1
  19. — Vangaway silks Vangaway M A Gunn · Richard Deegan 28/1
  20. — Max Time silks Max Time I Madden · Liam Quinlan 22/1
  21. — Il Silenzio silks Il Silenzio Fox #2 Martin Brassil SP
  22. — Simpletwistoffaith silks Simpletwistoffaith John F O'Neill SP
  23. — Three By Two silks Three By Two Denis Paul Murphy · J J Slevin -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Strong Contender silks Strong Contender 5/1 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Il Silenzio silks Il Silenzio 4/1
  3. 3 Poetic Focus silks Poetic Focus 7/2 11TH
  4. 4 Journey So Far silks Journey So Far 17/2 6TH