Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Handicap

18:30 Dundalk (AW) Fri 18 Sep 2026 0m7f0y Good 17 runners

Mr Fox’s call

The Bear Trap

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/1 Est. 22%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

The Bear Trap holds the highest SR in the field at 74, giving it a meaningful ability edge over its nearest rivals (Kc Bear SR:69, Thaloria SR:68). At 9-6, it carries one of the lighter weights in the field despite that SR advantage — a significant lbs edge over Faoladh, Smoke Them Out, and Thaloria all on 10-0. The market has shortened 7% (Mkt:in7%) at 5/1, signalling stable confidence, and trainer Adrian McGuinness's decision to fit a visor for what appears to be a return run after a layoff (no Days shown, form reads '71/50-') suggests connections are expecting a sharper performance. DistFit and GoingFit are both listed as '?' due to limited sample, which is a caveat, but the SR dominance, weight advantage, and market support outweigh that uncertainty. Each-way alternative: Kc Bear. Main danger: Kc Bear — Kc Bear (SR:69, 4/1) is trained by the in-form Noel Meade (12% strike rate, 1166 runners) with W. J. Lee booked at 16% career strike rate — the strongest jockey-trainer combination in the field — and holds Course:W1P3, giving it proven specialist form that The Bear Trap cannot yet claim.

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Full result

Winner: Mickey The Steel (GB) at SP 9/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.