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Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle

14:30 Gowran Park Sat 03 Oct 2026 3m0f0y Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Smallcraftwarning silks

Smallcraftwarning

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/2 SP 4/1F Est. 22%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Smallcraftwarning (SR 110, 13/2) is the top-rated runner in the field and carries a favourable 10-3, the lightest weight among the leading contenders — a meaningful advantage over rivals lugging 11+ stone in a 3m handicap hurdle on good ground. The form string 051341 reads right-to-left as a horse that won last time out, and DistFit:+ confirms proven stamina at this trip, a critical qualifier over three miles where underprepared stayers are exposed. The market has shortened 18% since opening, signalling genuine confidence from connections, and trainer John Patrick Ryan's 8% strike rate across 1,115 runners suggests a competent stable that doesn't run horses without purpose. The only reservation is GoingFit:- which means the horse's best form may have come on softer surfaces — however, good ground at Gowran in October is unlikely to be truly testing, and the SR lead plus weight plus market support outweigh that concern. Each-way alternative: Butter Fingers. Main danger: Butter Fingers — Butter Fingers (SR 108, 15/2) has steamed 17% in the market, carries only 10-9, and the form string 36-172 shows a second last time out — live claims if the going-fit concern proves overstated on what may be a reasonable surface.

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Full result

Winner: Smallcraftwarning (IRE) at SP 4/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Smallcraftwarning silks Smallcraftwarning Fox #1 John Patrick Ryan · Daniel King 5/1
  2. 2 Zoffman silks Zoffman Noel Meade · Donagh Meyler 13/2
  3. 3 Cobra Queen silks Cobra Queen Fox #3 Henry de Bromhead · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 5/1
  4. 4 Jacovec Cavern silks Jacovec Cavern Paul Hennessy · Richard Condon(5) 12/1
  5. 5 My Trump Card silks My Trump Card John McConnell · Alex Harvey 12/1
  6. 6 Fad Eadrainn silks Fad Eadrainn Patrick T Foley · Simon Torrens 7/1
  7. 7 Butter Fingers silks Butter Fingers Fox #2 Ross O'Sullivan · Shane Markey(7) 6/1
  8. 8 Moonovercloon silks Moonovercloon Declan Queally · Michael Kenneally 9/1
  9. 9 Better Times silks Better Times S G Carey · Conor Smithers(7) 6/1
  10. 10 Mordor silks Mordor Fox #4 Gordon Elliott · Paddy Cleary(7) 12/1
  11. — Born Braver silks Born Braver Gavin Cromwell · Keith Donoghue 20/1
  12. — Born Bright silks Born Bright Ms Claire O'Connell · James Smith(5) 18/1
  13. — Lough Nigara silks Lough Nigara Eoin Griffin · Ricky Doyle 25/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Smallcraftwarning silks Smallcraftwarning 13/2 SP 4/1F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Butter Fingers silks Butter Fingers 15/2 7TH
  3. 3 Cobra Queen silks Cobra Queen 5/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Mordor silks Mordor 15/2 10TH