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SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle

13:42 Navan Sat 19 Sep 2026 1m7f165y Good 15 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Bells Grove silks

Bells Grove

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 SP 11/2 Est. 30%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Bells Grove (SR:115, 9/2) is the clear ability leader in this field by a meaningful margin — 5 points clear of the next-best Hopeful Hero (SR:110) and 8 clear of Simple Things (SR:107). Crucially, the SR advantage is paired with proven distance and going credentials (DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+), meaning today's conditions are confirmed territory. The recent form reading 238-31 shows a last-time-out win, arriving here in peak form, and at 11-8 the weight is very manageable against a largely inferior field. Trainer Edward Buckley and jockey Kieren Buckley combine at 7%/8% strike rates — modest but not a concern when the horse's ability and conditions align so cleanly. Each-way alternative: Dairy Force. Main danger: Dairy Force — A 34% market move since opening, the Jack Kennedy booking (22% career strike rate, 1,200 runners), and Gordon Elliott's 18% stable strike rate signal serious market intelligence — even with a DistFit:- the money is emphatic and cannot be ignored.

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Full result

Winner: Bells Grove (IRE) at SP 11/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Bells Grove silks Bells Grove Fox #1 Edward Buckley · Kieren Buckley 9/2
  2. 2 Lips Freedom silks Lips Freedom Andrew Kinirons · Donagh Meyler 15/2
  3. 3 Simple Things silks Simple Things Fox #3 J P Dempsey · Peter Smithers(5) 9/2
  4. 4 Hopeful Hero silks Hopeful Hero Fox #4 T Hogan · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 6/1
  5. 5 Del Boys Diva silks Del Boys Diva Shane Crawley · James Smith(5) 9/1
  6. 6 Mary's Pride silks Mary's Pride Edward Cawley · Philip Byrnes 20/1
  7. 7 Accustomed silks Accustomed E D Delany · Eoghan Finegan(5) 8/1
  8. 8 Ma Belle Etoile silks Ma Belle Etoile Henry de Bromhead · Dylan Whelan(7) 15/2
  9. 9 Littlefoot silks Littlefoot M A Molloy · Daniel King 11/1
  10. 10 Shanroe silks Shanroe Karl Thornton · Ben Harvey 28/1
  11. 11 Lambay Island silks Lambay Island Henry de Bromhead · Jordan Gainford 11/1
  12. 12 Amanha silks Amanha Dermot A McLoughlin · Liam McKenna(3) 22/1
  13. 13 Letters To Juliet silks Letters To Juliet Patrick Downey · Josh Williamson(3) 25/1
  14. — Dairy Force silks Dairy Force Fox #2 Gordon Elliott · Jack Kennedy 17/2
  15. — Pralognan silks Pralognan A. J. Martin · Conor Stone-Walsh 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Bells Grove silks Bells Grove 9/2 SP 11/2 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Dairy Force silks Dairy Force 17/2
  3. 3 Simple Things silks Simple Things 5/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Hopeful Hero silks Hopeful Hero 13/2 🏁 4TH