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Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Series Final Apprentice Handicap

17:00 Bellewstown Wed 30 Sep 2026 1m4f110y Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Scorcher's Son silks

Scorcher's Son

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 30%

10TH

Mr Fox says

Scorcher's Son (SR:67, 5/2) carries the highest Saturday Rating in the field and has been backed aggressively — in 26% since opening — which is the strongest market signal in this race by some margin. Joseph Patrick O'Brien's 16% strike rate is comfortably the best trainer figure declared, and Julian Pietropaolo at 8% is a competent booking for an apprentice series final. The weight of 9-8 is fair for the ability level, sitting comfortably below the top two weights. While the form reads only 766 and distance/going fitness is unproven (?), the class of the yard combined with the significant market move suggests connections believe this is the right race at the right time, and the SR edge over the next cluster of 64s is meaningful in a modest field. Each-way alternative: Justenzia. Main danger: Justenzia — Justenzia holds the second-highest SR (73) in the field — actually the highest raw figure — has been backed in 9% with a tongue-tie applied, and at 4/1 represents genuine each-way value, though DistFit:- and GoingFit:- plus only 3 days since last run are real concerns that keep it off the top spot.

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Full result

Winner: Arch Enemy (IRE) at SP 9/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Arch Enemy silks Arch Enemy Fox #3 Patrick Magee · Adam Grant(2) 11/1
  2. 2 Miss Australie silks Miss Australie Fox #4 Adrian McGuinness · Conor Cusack(2) 10/1
  3. 3 Metamorpheus silks Metamorpheus Andrew McNamara · Adam Browne-Souza 8/1
  4. 4 Coulstys Way silks Coulstys Way Patrick Magee · Reese Holohan 9/1
  5. 5 Duke Of Leggagh silks Duke Of Leggagh Michael Mulvany · Terry Casey(2) 11/1
  6. 6 Spanish John silks Spanish John P A Fahy · Shay Wallace(2) 25/1
  7. 7 Preparations silks Preparations A. Slattery · Jimmy Dalton(2) 15/2
  8. 8 Celtic Druid silks Celtic Druid T G McCourt · Sadhbh Tormey(2) 33/1
  9. 9 Sneddy Eddie silks Sneddy Eddie Gordon Elliott · Nina Doherty(7) 22/1
  10. 10 Scorcher's Son silks Scorcher's Son Fox #1 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Julian Pietropaolo 2/1
  11. 11 Miss Gitana silks Miss Gitana Joseph Anthony Murray · Orla Tynan 66/1
  12. 12 Dancing Steve silks Dancing Steve Adrian McGuinness · Cillian Rowan(4) 16/1
  13. — Justenzia silks Justenzia Fox #2 Denis Gerard Hogan · Jared Huggan(7) 9/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Scorcher's Son silks Scorcher's Son 5/2 10TH
  2. 2 Justenzia silks Justenzia 4/1
  3. 3 Arch Enemy silks Arch Enemy 9/1 SP 9/1 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Miss Australie silks Miss Australie 9/1 🥈 2ND