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17:30 Dundalk (AW) Fri 02 Oct 2026 5f Good 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Sir Les Patterson

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Sir Les Patterson (SR:99, 9/4) is the highest-rated runner in the field by a meaningful margin over the next cluster and holds the strongest going profile with GoingFit:+ on today's Good surface — the only runner to tick that box among the shortlist. Course form is excellent at W2P2 at Dundalk AW, and a 19-day turnaround suggests the yard has him ready to go. Stephen Thorne's yard signals him as the #1 runner ahead of stablemate Kerdos, who carries identical weight (9-12) but has drifted 18% in the market, is proven poor at 5f (DistFit:-), and sits 10 SR points below. The 9/4 market price is tight but justified given the SR superiority and going fit combination in a competitive 5f sprint. Each-way alternative: The Highway Rat. Main danger: The Highway Rat — The Highway Rat (SR:93, 4/1) has steamed in 30% in the market, boasts exceptional course form at W5P9 at Dundalk, and the MarkMv:-4 drop in mark gives handicap room — at 8 years old form consistency can be an issue, but the money and course record make him the likeliest to spoil the party.

Verify· #21104

Full result

Winner: Kerdos (IRE) at SP 11/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Kerdos Stephen Thorne · Reese Holohan(5) 11/1
2 Sir Les Patterson Fox #1 Stephen Thorne · Jack Kearney(3) 5/2
3 The Highway Rat Fox #2 A Oliver · J M Sheridan 4/1
4 Chicago Call J. P. Murtagh · Ben Coen 18/1
5 Valiant Force Robson De Aguiar · Rowan Scott 12/1
6 Eclairage Daniel James Murphy · Terry Casey(7) 7/1
7 Xerling Miss Natalia Lupini · W. J. Lee 18/1
8 Rosie Frith Fox #4 Patrick Magee · Patrick McGettigan(5) 11/2
— Ipanema Queen Fox #3 Robson De Aguiar · Donagh O'Connor 6/1
— Prairie Girl Daniel James Murphy · James Ryan 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Sir Les Patterson 9/4 🥈 2ND
2 The Highway Rat 4/1 🥉 3RD
3 Ipanema Queen 8/1
4 Rosie Frith 11/2 8TH