Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

17:32 Naas Thu 17 Sep 2026 0m7f0y Good 13 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Miss Hong Kong

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Miss Hong Kong carries the highest SR in the field at 152, a meaningful edge over King Cador (SR 150) and Vienna Waltz (SR 148), and is the only runner showing market confidence — steaming in 14% to 9/2. Trainer Donnacha O'Brien at 13% strike rate with a solid yard, and jockey Gavin Ryan is a proven finisher. In a debut maiden where every runner shows a blank form line and all distance/going flags are unknown, the SR advantage combined with the only positive market move in the field is a decisive differentiator — the money is pointing at something connections know from home work. Each-way alternative: King Cador. Main danger: King Cador — King Cador holds the second-highest SR at 150 and carries the powerful Aidan O'Brien yard (23% strike rate) — the slight drift to 10/3 is a minor concern but O'Brien two-year-olds at Naas regularly land these early maidens regardless of market movement.

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Full result

Winner: Nouveau Grey (FR) at SP 3/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Nouveau Grey Ross O'Sullivan · W. J. Lee 17/2
2 Miss Hong Kong Fox #1 Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · Gavin Ryan 7/2
3 First Watch Mrs J. Harrington · Shane Foley 15/2
4 Soldat Fox #4 G. M. Lyons · Colin Keane 9/2
5 Raqi Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan 11/2
6 Layla Belle Daniel McLoughlin · Nathan Crosse 50/1
7 Champion Basma E J O'Neill · Chris Hayes 40/1
8 Johntom Gavin Cromwell · G. F. Carroll 16/1
9 Vienna Waltz Fox #3 Aidan O'Brien · Jack Cleary(5) 3/1
10 Raygani J. P. Murtagh · Seamie Heffernan 14/1
11 Boxwood Hill Gavin Cromwell · Robert Whearty 33/1
— King Cador Fox #2 Aidan O'Brien · R. P. Whelan 7/2
— Sinanli J. P. Murtagh · Ben Coen 10/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Miss Hong Kong 9/2 🥈 2ND
2 King Cador 10/3
3 Vienna Waltz 5/1 9TH
4 Soldat 11/2 🏁 4TH