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14:45 Navan Wed 07 Oct 2026 5f180y Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Docks silks

Docks

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 Est. 30%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Docks (SR:66, 2/1) carries the lightest weight among the top-rated trio at 9-1, giving it a clear lbs advantage over Prince Of Peppard (9-12) and Santo Parvenue (9-3), while matching Prince Of Peppard's SR of 66-67 range. The form string 9002 shows a very recent placed effort (rightmost digit '2') suggesting a horse arriving in form off a 20-day break, and trainer Paul Flynn (9%, 622 runners) with Chris Hayes (10%, 1,670 runners) is a competent combination. Although GoingFit:- is a concern on this Good ground, it remains the market leader at 2/1 — and crucially, none of the other leading contenders show convincingly better going credentials. The weight advantage at the same SR level makes Docks the most attractive profile in the field. Each-way alternative: Siege Of Tyre. Main danger: Prince Of Peppard — Prince Of Peppard holds the joint-highest SR in the field (68) under the Murtagh/Coen combination — Ireland's most powerful nursery yard — and despite drifting 14%, the stable's overall quality means it cannot be dismissed if the 9-12 weight burden proves less of a burden than expected on Good ground.

Verify· #21983

Full result

Winner: Celestial Crown (IRE) at SP 10/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Celestial Crown silks Celestial Crown J. P. Murtagh · Seamie Heffernan 11/1
  2. 2 Prince Of Peppard silks Prince Of Peppard Fox #2 J. P. Murtagh · Ben Coen 3/1
  3. 3 Docks silks Docks Fox #1 Paul W Flynn · Chris Hayes 2/1
  4. 4 The Drambling Man silks The Drambling Man Kevin Thomas Coleman · Julian Pietropaolo(7) 10/1
  5. 5 Santo Parvenue silks Santo Parvenue Fox #3 Eddie & Patrick Harty · Nathan Crosse 13/2
  6. 6 Lily Bear silks Lily Bear M C Grassick · W. M. Lordan 10/1
  7. 7 Mickian Thomas silks Mickian Thomas Rory Anthony Devine · Reese Holohan(5) 100/1
  8. 8 Siege Of Tyre silks Siege Of Tyre Fox #4 Kieran P Cotter · Andrew Slattery 7/1
  9. 9 Rathbran Lady silks Rathbran Lady Michael Mulvany · Wesley Joyce 33/1
  10. 10 Imply silks Imply Charles Weld · Rory Mulligan(5) 16/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Docks silks Docks 2/1 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Prince Of Peppard silks Prince Of Peppard 10/3 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Santo Parvenue silks Santo Parvenue 6/1 5TH
  4. 4 Siege Of Tyre silks Siege Of Tyre 7/1 8TH