Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race

16:18 Galway Tue 08 Sep 2026 1m0f98y Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Lord Massusus

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 SP 5/1 Est. 30%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Lord Massusus (SR 87, 3/1) carries the highest SR in the field and the market has backed that view strongly — a 14% inward move since opening is a meaningful signal of informed support. While the form string reads 678050 and both DistFit and GoingFit are negative, the tongue-tie plus blinker (HG:tb) headgear combination suggests the yard is actively trying to unlock something, and the 10-day turnaround at a 9% trainer strike rate indicates a horse managed for this specific target. At 10-0 he carries top weight, but the SR gap over the field (87 vs 86 next best) and the clear market confidence outweigh that concern in a modest €12k prize. Lady Arwen is the each-way pick; the danger is Lady Arwen herself whose recent 016011 form is the most convincing in-form sequence in the race. Each-way alternative: Lady Arwen. Main danger: Lady Arwen — Lady Arwen's 016011 form sequence is the strongest recent form in the race, W J Lee is a 14% career jockey, and at 9-1 she carries 13lb less than Lord Massusus — a significant weight advantage that could offset the SR gap on good ground.

Verify· #16699

Full result

Winner: Lord Massusus (IRE) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Lord Massusus Fox #1 Joseph G Murphy · Gary Carroll 7/2
2 Lady Arwen Fox #2 Conor O'Dwyer · W J Lee 10/3
3 Casamorati Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Shay Wallace(7) 11/1
4 Java Wood Fox #4 K Smith · Wesley Joyce(3) 11/2
5 Eddie G Adrian McGuinness · Adam Caffrey 6/1
6 Clear Quartz Mark Fahey · Joseph Harnett(7) 17/2
7 Never Loose Fox #3 J A Stack · Seamie Heffernan 4/1
— Musical Act Ciaran Murphy · Shane Foley 28/1
— Amenita D K Weld · Chris Hayes 16/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Lord Massusus 3/1 SP 5/1 🏆 WON
2 Lady Arwen 9/2 🥈 2ND
3 Never Loose 7/2 7TH
4 Java Wood 7/1 🏁 4TH