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Suir Blueway Handicap

17:05 Clonmel Wed 16 Sep 2026 1m1f168y Good 14 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Ella's Gold silks

Ella's Gold

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/2 Est. 24%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Ella's Gold (SR:57, 13/2) is one of the two joint-highest rated runners in the field and carries a favourable weight of 10-1, lighter than top-weight John La Bear (10-2). Critically, she is the only runner in the field with a confirmed DistFit:+ at today's 1m1f168y trip, which is a decisive edge in a race where the majority of rivals show DistFit:? or DistFit:-. The market has shortened by 16% since opening — the sharpest steaming move in the field — suggesting informed support from connections. Ben Coen (11% career strike rate from 1,783 rides) is a meaningful upgrade in the saddle, and the 8-day turnaround from a yard operating at 8% win rate indicates confidence in current fitness. Each-way alternative: Concaire. Main danger: Concaire — Concaire (SR:61, 10/3) is the highest-rated horse in the field, ridden by W. J. Lee who strikes at 15% career rate, and at 9-12 carries a lighter weight than Ella's Gold — if the DistFit:? proves a non-issue over this trip, his superior SR makes him a genuine winning threat.

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Full result

Winner: Mare Crisium (IRE) at SP 9/2C. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Mare Crisium silks Mare Crisium Fox #3 K J Condon · Shane Foley 4/1
  2. 2 Ochtar Againn silks Ochtar Againn M J Byrne · Paddy Harnett(3) 33/1
  3. 3 Borora Aura silks Borora Aura Michael Mulvany · G. F. Carroll 12/1
  4. 4 Cadreville silks Cadreville Jarlath P Fahey · Reese Holohan(7) 6/1
  5. 5 Concaire silks Concaire Fox #2 Richard John O'Brien · W. J. Lee 7/2
  6. 6 Garryowen Green silks Garryowen Green Andrew McNamara · Jack Cleary(5) 14/1
  7. 7 Queen Of Astolat silks Queen Of Astolat Denis Gerard Hogan · J M Sheridan 28/1
  8. 8 Ella's Gold silks Ella's Gold Fox #1 Matthew J Smith · Ben Coen 6/1
  9. 9 John La Bear silks John La Bear Ross O'Sullivan · Donagh O'Connor 12/1
  10. 10 Sweetie Too silks Sweetie Too Brendan W Duke · Rory Cleary 11/1
  11. 11 Arizona Star silks Arizona Star Michael Mulvany · Terry Casey(7) 11/2
  12. 12 Zitkala Sa silks Zitkala Sa E Sheehy · Seamie Heffernan 28/1
  13. 13 Incredible Army silks Incredible Army Jack Foley · Orla Tynan(7) 33/1
  14. 14 Mrs Lady Bella silks Mrs Lady Bella Seamus G O'Donnell · James Ryan 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Ella's Gold silks Ella's Gold 13/2 8TH
  2. 2 Concaire silks Concaire 10/3 5TH
  3. 3 Mare Crisium silks Mare Crisium 7/2 SP 9/2C 🏆 WON