CM Precision Components Handicap Hurdle

15:23 Downpatrick Fri 09 Oct 2026 2m1f65y Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Invincible Oscar

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Invincible Oscar (SR:81, 9/4) is the most compelling package in this modest field. As the youngest runner at age 5, he carries the lightest weight among the leading SR horses at 11-1 — a meaningful 13lb advantage over top-weight Pralognan — and his recent form shows a win followed by improvement (Form:P80-61, rightmost being a '1'). The market has firmed 6% from opening, confirming quiet stable confidence. His amateur jockey Mr O McGill carries a strong 17% career strike rate from 152 rides, well above the field average, which is a notable positive signal in this grade. Each-way alternative: Pralognan. Main danger: Pralognan — Pralognan (SR:86, 11/4) is the highest-rated runner in the field, has course form (W1P1 at Downpatrick), and the market has steamed in 11% — the strongest move in the race — though his MarkMv:+30 and top-weight of 12-0 are serious concerns against a younger, lighter rival.

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Full result

Winner: Pahlavi (IRE) at SP 7/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Pahlavi John Joseph Hanlon · Harry Sexton(7) 15/2
2 Invincible Oscar Fox #1 Noel C. Kelly · Mr O McGill(5) 2/1
3 Pralognan Fox #2 A. J. Martin · Daniel King 5/2
4 Coolnacritta Mark Fahey · Thomas O'Connor(7) 22/1
5 Dark Berkshire Fox #4 P J Rothwell · Shane O'Callaghan(3) 6/1
6 Tommy Go Maith Thomas Patrick McGettigan · Paddy Cleary(7) 50/1
— Viceregent Liam Lennon · Kieren Buckley 66/1
— Centaq Fox #3 Dermot A McLoughlin · Alix Balfe(7) 7/2
— Surviving Murmansk James M Barcoe · Josh Williamson(3) 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Invincible Oscar 9/4 🥈 2ND
2 Pralognan 11/4 🥉 3RD
3 Centaq 7/2
4 Dark Berkshire 17/2 5TH