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Comer Group International Irish St. Leger

16:35 Curragh Sun 13 Sep 2026 1m6f0y Good 7 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Scandinavia silks

Scandinavia

HIGH Advised 2/7 SP 4/11F Est. 62%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Scandinavia (SR:136, 2/7) is the dominant force in this field by a significant margin — a 9-point SR gap over the next-best Jan Brueghel (SR:127) is substantial, and the form string 1-1111 is flawless, showing four consecutive wins culminating in a strong recent peak. Ryan Moore (24% career strike rate, 1,020 runners) is the yard's #1 booking over Ronan Whelan on Jan Brueghel and Wayne Lordan on Queenstown, confirming A P O'Brien's primary runner. DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ on today's 1m6f Good ground remove any doubt about trip or conditions, and while MarkMv:+8 signals a rising mark, the SR:136 comfortably absorbs that in a field of this quality. The 2/7 price fully reflects the case, but on the available evidence there is no credible challenger. Each-way alternative: Jan Brueghel. Main danger: Jan Brueghel — Jan Brueghel (SR:127) has shortened 6% in the market, carries a MarkMv:-5 (running off a mark 5lb below last win), holds an excellent Course:W2P3 record at the Curragh, and GoingFit:+ confirms conditions suit — the strongest résumé of any rival and the only realistic threat to the jolly.

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Full result

Winner: Scandinavia (USA) at SP 4/11F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Scandinavia silks Scandinavia Fox #1 A P O'Brien · Ryan Moore 2/7
  2. 2 Queenstown silks Queenstown A P O'Brien · Wayne Lordan 25/1
  3. 3 Jan Brueghel silks Jan Brueghel Fox #2 A P O'Brien · Ronan Whelan 5/1
  4. 4 Trustyourinstinct silks Trustyourinstinct Fox #3 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Declan McDonogh 9/1
  5. 5 Leinster silks Leinster Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan 100/1
  6. 6 Arabian Force silks Arabian Force William Haggas · Tom Marquand 66/1
  7. 7 Tennessee Stud silks Tennessee Stud Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Colin Keane 50/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Scandinavia silks Scandinavia 2/7 SP 4/11F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Jan Brueghel silks Jan Brueghel 11/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Trustyourinstinct silks Trustyourinstinct 10/1 🏁 4TH