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Castlecoote Handicap Hurdle

15:55 Roscommon Mon 28 Sep 2026 3m0f25y Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Watching The Clock silks

Watching The Clock

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 22%

7TH

Mr Fox says

Watching The Clock (SR 100, 4/1) is the top-rated horse in the field and carries the most favourable weight-to-SR ratio at 11-0 — a clear edge over Thornleigh Frank (SR 96, 11-12) and Charlie Luciano (SR 97, 11-7) who lug significantly more. The 4455-2 form string shows consistent improvement to a placed effort last time out, and at age 5 this is the youngest, most likely progressive runner in a field of older horses. Trainer Padraig Roche's 10% strike rate is respectable and this is a well-priced market leader for a Class structure at this level. The main caveat is DistFit:? and GoingFit:? — insufficient samples at 3m and on good ground — but at 5 years old with a rising form line, those unknowns are acceptable risks against proven but limited rivals. Each-way alternative: Roc My Haarth. Main danger: Roc My Haarth — Roc My Haarth (SR 97, 6/1) carries the lightest weight of the leading contenders at 10-2, posts a form figure of U261-6 showing a recent win, runs for a 9% trainer strike rate operation, and holds a MarkMv:= meaning no penalty since the last win — the light weight in this staying handicap is a genuine asset.

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Full result

Winner: Smallcraftwarning (IRE) at SP 7/2F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Smallcraftwarning silks Smallcraftwarning Fox #3 John Patrick Ryan · Daniel King 9/2
  2. 2 Milan Forth silks Milan Forth Simon Cavanagh · Kevin Healy(7) 17/2
  3. 3 Ilbdare silks Ilbdare Mark Michael McNiff · Phillip Enright 7/1
  4. 4 Thornleigh Frank silks Thornleigh Frank Sean McParlan · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 8/1
  5. 5 Adaliz silks Adaliz Fox #4 Henry de Bromhead · Darragh O'Keeffe 9/2
  6. 6 Roc My Haarth silks Roc My Haarth Fox #2 Ray Hackett · Liam Quinlan 6/1
  7. 7 Watching The Clock silks Watching The Clock Fox #1 Padraig Roche · Aidan Kelly 9/2
  8. 8 West Is Awake silks West Is Awake Edward Cawley · Eoin Walsh 16/1
  9. 9 Charlie Luciano silks Charlie Luciano Noel Meade · Sam Ewing 12/1
  10. 10 Starzov silks Starzov P J Rothwell · Mr R Sugrue(7) 22/1
  11. 11 Free Flowing silks Free Flowing Norman Lee · Mr E M Nugent(7) 40/1
  12. — Positive Thinker silks Positive Thinker Michael J McDonagh · Cian Quirke 16/1
  13. — Paradise Lost silks Paradise Lost Charles O'Brien · Simon Torrens 11/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Watching The Clock silks Watching The Clock 4/1 7TH
  2. 2 Roc My Haarth silks Roc My Haarth 6/1 6TH
  3. 3 Smallcraftwarning silks Smallcraftwarning 7/1 SP 7/2F 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Adaliz silks Adaliz 11/2 5TH