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17:02 Gowran Park Sat 19 Sep 2026 1m1f100y Good 16 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Cladach silks

Cladach

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Cladach (SR:73, 4/1) holds the highest Saturday Rating in the field and carries a very manageable 9-2, giving it a clear ability edge over every rival. The market has shortened 14% — the strongest inward move in the field — signalling informed support, and trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien operates at a 16% career strike rate, comfortably the best represented yard here. The form string 490832 shows a recent second last time out, consistent with a horse working its way back to winning form, and the light weight relative to top-rated rivals is an additional advantage in a competitive apprentice handicap. GoingFit:- is noted and is the principal concern, but O'Brien's stable confidence reflected in the market move outweighs that reservation. Each-way alternative: Hassaniya. Main danger: Java Wood — Java Wood (SR:66, 17/2) has shortened 8% in the market, carries top-weight at 10-3 but has course form (W0P1) and its 11-day turnaround suggests connections are targeting this race with purpose.

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Full result

Winner: Navajo Point (IRE) at SP 14/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Navajo Point silks Navajo Point Martin Hassett · Paddy Harnett 16/1
  2. 2 Cladach silks Cladach Fox #1 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Shay Wallace(7) 7/2
  3. 3 Roaming Coyote silks Roaming Coyote Kevin Thomas Coleman · Julian Pietropaolo(4) 12/1
  4. 4 Cosmic Funk silks Cosmic Funk P J F Murphy · Conor Cusack(7) 10/1
  5. 5 Sunrise Angel silks Sunrise Angel A. Slattery · Jimmy Dalton(7) 17/2
  6. 6 Deuteronomy silks Deuteronomy R P Burns · Nicola Burns(2) 40/1
  7. 7 Chirac silks Chirac John James Feane · Jack Cleary 7/1
  8. 8 Java Wood silks Java Wood Fox #3 K Smith · Rory Mulligan 15/2
  9. 9 Queen Aethelflaed silks Queen Aethelflaed A. Slattery · Orla Tynan(7) 14/1
  10. 10 Make The Tide silks Make The Tide Fox #4 W. McCreery · Jack Kearney 6/1
  11. 11 Hassaniya silks Hassaniya Fox #2 M D O'Callaghan · Reese Holohan(4) 6/1
  12. 12 Guinelot silks Guinelot K J Condon · Max Popan(7) 25/1
  13. 13 Miss Crinshawn silks Miss Crinshawn Peter Fahey · Keithen Kennedy 20/1
  14. 14 Pepper Noir silks Pepper Noir John McConnell · Patrick McGettigan(2) 100/1
  15. — Maeve Brennan silks Maeve Brennan J S Bolger · Gabriella Hill(7) 15/2
  16. — Moyassr silks Moyassr Adrian McGuinness · Sam Coen 12/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Cladach silks Cladach 4/1 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Hassaniya silks Hassaniya 6/1 11TH
  3. 3 Java Wood silks Java Wood 17/2 8TH
  4. 4 Make The Tide silks Make The Tide 5/1 10TH