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Kevin McManus Bookmaker Flat Race

17:25 Listowel Thu 24 Sep 2026 2m0f0y Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Berkstar silks

Berkstar

MEDIUM Advised 1/2 SP 8/11F Est. 55%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Berkstar (SR 93, 1/2) is unambiguously the class standout in this field of bumper horses, with a SR of 93 that dwarfs the next-best Sierrascope (SR 86) and leaves the rest of the field (SR 57-62) firmly out of their depth. The Mullins yard operates at a 26% career strike rate with 2,894 runners — the dominant jumps operation in Ireland — and Patrick Mullins aboard (33% strike rate, 463 rides) is the most experienced amateur in the business, specifically retained for the yard's most fancied bumper runners. The market has steamed in 27% to 1/2, reflecting strong stable confidence with no ambiguity; this is not a drifter masquerading as a favourite. With every runner carrying level weights (11-10), the SR advantage is unencumbered. Each-way alternative: Sierrascope. Main danger: Sierrascope — Sierrascope (SR 86) is trained by Henry de Bromhead (16% strike rate, 2,307 runners) and ridden by Mr J L Gleeson (19%), giving it the second-strongest connections package in the race, and its SR of 86 is the only number that could realistically exploit any overconfidence in the Mullins camp.

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Full result

Winner: Berkstar (IRE) at SP 8/11F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Berkstar silks Berkstar Fox #1 W. P. Mullins · Mr P W Mullins 4/9
  2. 2 Bravemans Call silks Bravemans Call Eoin Christopher McCarthy · Mr J Dunne(7) 14/1
  3. 3 Sierrascope silks Sierrascope Fox #2 Henry de Bromhead · Mr J L Gleeson 3/1
  4. 4 Veales Cross silks Veales Cross Fox #3 John Queally · Mr Derek O'Connor 13/2
  5. 5 Catalunya silks Catalunya Denis Leahy · Mr J C Barry 80/1
  6. 6 Days Go By silks Days Go By E McNamara · Mr R W Barron(5) 22/1
  7. 7 Real Lark silks Real Lark John Patrick Ryan · Mr H C Swan 66/1
  8. 8 Paulin silks Paulin Jack Doyle · Mr A P Ryan(5) 50/1
  9. 9 Monegasque silks Monegasque Augustine Leahy · Mr J R Martin(7) 66/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Berkstar silks Berkstar 1/2 SP 8/11F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Sierrascope silks Sierrascope 7/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Veales Cross silks Veales Cross 11/2 🏁 4TH