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Michael And Esther Cooney Memorial Nursery Handicap

19:00 Dundalk (AW) Fri 02 Oct 2026 7f Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Someday Somewhere silks

Someday Somewhere

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 28%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Someday Somewhere (SR:69, 9/2) is the highest-rated runner in the field and carries a manageable 9-9, giving it a meaningful SR advantage over Snapequus (SR:61) and Littlepacer (SR:67). Crucially, it is the only runner showing clear market confidence with an 8% inward move, a positive signal in a race where several rivals are drifting. Trainer Stephen Thorne runs at 12% and jockey Jack Kearney at 9% — workmanlike but solid. The DistFit:- and GoingFit:- flags are a shared concern across most of the field, so they level the playing field rather than isolate a weakness. The form string 34457 shows consistent placing without a win, but this AW handicap conditions suit a horse reaching its mark, and the SR edge plus market move tips the balance. Each-way alternative: Snapequus. Main danger: Snapequus — Snapequus (SR:61, 4/1) is trained by the in-form Joseph Patrick O'Brien yard (16% strike rate) and has shortened 6% in the market, with a recent form line of 007 suggesting significant improvement last time — the 7 finish at Dundalk AW gives it course familiarity that Someday Somewhere lacks.

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Full result

Winner: Snapequus (IRE) at SP 9/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Snapequus silks Snapequus Fox #2 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan 5/2
  2. 2 Tio Joao silks Tio Joao Robson De Aguiar · Patrick McGettigan(5) 17/2
  3. 3 New Mexico silks New Mexico Robson De Aguiar · Rowan Scott 9/1
  4. 4 Mutamarid Lsk silks Mutamarid Lsk Daniel James Murphy · James Ryan 12/1
  5. 5 Littlepacer silks Littlepacer Fox #3 J. P. Murtagh · Jessica Maye(7) 2/1
  6. 6 Someday Somewhere silks Someday Somewhere Fox #1 Stephen Thorne · Jack Kearney(3) 6/1
  7. 7 Scarlet Dream silks Scarlet Dream Adrian McGuinness · Adam Caffrey 12/1
  8. 8 Jisir silks Jisir Denis Gerard Hogan · Robbie Colgan 16/1
  9. 9 Little Diva silks Little Diva T G McCourt · Sadhbh Tormey(7) 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Someday Somewhere silks Someday Somewhere 9/2 6TH
  2. 2 Snapequus silks Snapequus 4/1 SP 9/4F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Littlepacer silks Littlepacer 13/8 5TH