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Randox Handicap Hurdle

14:12 Downpatrick Fri 18 Sep 2026 2m1f165y Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Beggars Rock silks

Beggars Rock

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 32%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Beggars Rock (SR:111, 9/4) is the clear class leader in this field by a significant margin — 13 SR points clear of the next-best Quint Major (SR:98). The form string 3-6011 shows back-to-back wins in the most recent two starts, demonstrating peak current form, and the horse runs off a mark 13lb lower than at last win (MarkMv:-13), giving a real handicap advantage. The market is confident at 9/4 favourite, and the tongue-tie plus bar addition (HG:tb) suggests connections are serious. While GoingFit is only moderate (~) and DistFit is unproven (?), the SR dominance and in-form trainer (11%, 446 runners) with a solid jockey booking (Kevin Sexton 9%, 392) provide the strongest multi-signal case in the race. Each-way alternative: Quint Major. Main danger: Quint Major — Quint Major (SR:98, 9/2) has steamed in 38% in the market — the largest positive move aside from Migdam — carries a competitive DistFit:+ at this trip and connections clearly believe it is well-placed off a 46-day freshen-up.

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Full result

Winner: Calm Flight Ahead (IRE) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Calm Flight Ahead silks Calm Flight Ahead Fox #3 P J Rothwell · Shane O'Callaghan(3) 10/3
  2. 2 Dairy Force silks Dairy Force Fox #4 Gordon Elliott · James Smith(5) 5/1
  3. 3 Chantilly Wings silks Chantilly Wings Cian Collins · Jordan Gainford 7/1
  4. 4 Migdam silks Migdam James Andrew Fahey · Phillip Enright 14/1
  5. 5 Earl Neigh silks Earl Neigh A. Slattery · Philip Donovan 25/1
  6. 6 Beggars Rock silks Beggars Rock Fox #1 Ian Patrick Donoghue · Kevin Sexton 2/1
  7. 7 Viceregent silks Viceregent Liam Lennon · Mr E P Powell(7) 66/1
  8. 8 Lilac Lady silks Lilac Lady Mark Michael McNiff · Alan King(7) 11/1
  9. — Portnacoo silks Portnacoo H Smyth · Donagh Meyler 22/1
  10. — Gone For Tea silks Gone For Tea Noel C. Kelly · Conor Stone-Walsh 22/1
  11. — Quint Major silks Quint Major Fox #2 M A Molloy · Daniel King 9/2
  12. — Derry Lad silks Derry Lad Kevin Thomas Coleman · J J Slevin 8/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Beggars Rock silks Beggars Rock 9/4 6TH
  2. 2 Quint Major silks Quint Major 9/2
  3. 3 Calm Flight Ahead silks Calm Flight Ahead 4/1 SP 4/1 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Dairy Force silks Dairy Force 6/1 🥈 2ND