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BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div II)

17:05 Bellewstown Thu 01 Oct 2026 1m4f77y Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Secret Rock silks

Secret Rock

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/1 Est. 22%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Secret Rock (SR:50, 11/1) is the standout value pick in a low-grade, muddling field. The critical signal is Mkt:in15% — the sharpest market move in the entire field on a horse at double-digit odds, suggesting informed support. The MarkMv:-40 indicates a substantial drop in handicap mark from the last win, providing meaningful relief. W.J. Lee (16% career strike rate, 1883 runners) is comfortably the strongest jockey booking in the race and adds meaningful professional confidence. While GoingFit:- is a concern on good ground, the horse's SR:50 is joint-top alongside Autocrat, and the weight of 10-0 is manageable versus the joint-leaders Albatala (10-2) and Grey Fable (10-1) who have both drifted significantly in the market. Each-way alternative: Acanto. Main danger: Acanto — Acanto (SR:57, 9/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field and at 4 years old is the youngest and potentially most progressive runner, trained by Noel Meade (12% career strike rate) — though the Mkt:out18% drift is a concern, GoingFit:? and DistFit:? mean the market may simply be cautious about unknowns rather than actively opposing the horse's ability.

Verify· #20905

Full result

Winner: Autocrat (IRE) at SP 3/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Autocrat silks Autocrat Fox #4 P Sweeney · Luke McAteer 7/2
  2. 2 Among The Pines silks Among The Pines Kieran Callaghan · Rory Mulligan(5) 22/1
  3. 3 Tintinabulla silks Tintinabulla Ms Sheila Lavery · Siobhan Rutledge 12/1
  4. 4 Acanto silks Acanto Fox #2 Noel Meade · Adam Caffrey 9/2
  5. 5 You Make Me Smile silks You Make Me Smile P A Fahy · Darragh Keenan 10/1
  6. 6 Grey Fable silks Grey Fable Karl Thornton · Ben Coen 9/2
  7. 7 Deuteronomy silks Deuteronomy R P Burns · Nicola Burns(5) 20/1
  8. 8 Secret Rock silks Secret Rock Fox #1 Cian Collins · W. J. Lee 9/2
  9. 9 Club Manager silks Club Manager Ross O'Sullivan · Shane Markey(7) 13/2
  10. 10 Zesty Belle silks Zesty Belle M O Quigley · J M Sheridan 18/1
  11. 11 Princess Rosie silks Princess Rosie P Cluskey · Robert Whearty 66/1
  12. — Albatala silks Albatala Fox #3 John McConnell · Sam Coen(5) -
  13. — Duleek Street silks Duleek Street John McConnell · Reese Holohan(5) 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Secret Rock silks Secret Rock 11/1 8TH
  2. 2 Acanto silks Acanto 9/2 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Albatala silks Albatala 4/1
  4. 4 Autocrat silks Autocrat 4/1 SP 3/1F 🏆 WON