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Jerry McDonnell Memorial Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap

18:43 Clonmel Wed 16 Sep 2026 2m0f174y Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

War Rooms silks

War Rooms

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/2 Est. 26%

Mr Fox says

War Rooms (SR 85, 13/2) is the second-highest SR in the field and has been dramatically backed in — a 26% market move inward is the most significant money signal in this race, suggesting stable confidence despite running only four days ago. The headgear change (tongue-tie addition coded 'p') and the market move together suggest a specific plan from connections. Seamie Heffernan, despite a modest aggregate strike rate, is a high-profile booking that reinforces the confidence angle. The GoingFit:- and DistFit:- are real concerns on 2m174y good ground, but the weight (9-12) is manageable, and at SR 85 on a mark of +5, this horse is well within the competitive range of this field if the trip and going are navigated — and the money clearly believes they will be. Each-way alternative: Not Just Any Eagle. Main danger: Zanahiyr — Zanahiyr (SR 86, the field's top rating, 15/2) carries only 9-6 — the lightest of the serious contenders — and has a DistFit:+ at this trip with a recent placed run in form 1/41-2, representing proven staying ability that could punish War Rooms if the winner struggles to see out the 2m174y on good ground.

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Full result

Winner: Not Just Any Eagle (IRE) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Not Just Any Eagle silks Not Just Any Eagle Fox #3 Patrick J Flynn · Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) 6/1
  2. 2 Lady Plimsoll silks Lady Plimsoll M D O'Callaghan · Reese Holohan(7) 9/2
  3. 3 Highwind silks Highwind W. P. Mullins · J M Sheridan 5/1
  4. 4 Zoffman silks Zoffman Fox #4 Noel Meade · Nicola Burns(5) 7/2
  5. 5 Royal Hollow silks Royal Hollow A. Slattery · Andrew Slattery 11/1
  6. 6 Zanahiyr silks Zanahiyr Fox #2 Gordon Elliott · Declan McDonogh 6/1
  7. 7 Jabbar silks Jabbar G. O'Leary · Danny O'Leary(10) 22/1
  8. 8 Tatateo silks Tatateo Denis Gerard Hogan · Jared Huggan(10) 28/1
  9. 9 Filey Bay silks Filey Bay Emmet Mullins · Jamie Powell 28/1
  10. 10 Teed Up silks Teed Up Emmet Mullins · G. F. Carroll 14/1
  11. 11 Michonne silks Michonne Mrs J. Harrington · Shane Foley 7/1
  12. — War Rooms silks War Rooms Fox #1 Gerard Keane · Seamie Heffernan 6/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 War Rooms silks War Rooms 13/2
  2. 2 Zanahiyr silks Zanahiyr 15/2 6TH
  3. 3 Not Just Any Eagle silks Not Just Any Eagle 7/1 SP 5/1 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Zoffman silks Zoffman 7/2 🏁 4TH