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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

15:58 Downpatrick Fri 09 Oct 2026 2m5f180y Good 6 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Fuusland silks

Fuusland

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 Est. 38%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Fuusland (SR 148, 11/4) represents the second-highest SR in the field but crucially is trained by Gordon Elliott (18% career strike rate, 4054 runners) and ridden by Jack Kennedy (22% career strike rate) — the most powerful connections by a considerable margin. The 15% market shortening is a clear signal that informed money has arrived. While GoingFit:- is a concern, the form of U45 shows a horse that has at least competed in hurdle races, and the weight advantage over Little Ginger (11-4 vs 11-12, an 8lb pull) is decisive. Elliott and Kennedy do not turn up at a €9,600 maiden hurdle at Downpatrick without a plan, and the market is endorsing that strongly. Each-way alternative: Young Doran. Main danger: Young Doran — Young Doran has the highest SR in the field at 152 with proven GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, and while the 17% market drift is a concern, a 7lb amateur claim on 11-4 and cheekpieces fitted for the first time could sharpen a horse whose form of 239 shows scope for improvement.

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Full result

Winner: Little Ginger (IRE) at SP 4/7F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Little Ginger silks Little Ginger Fox #3 James Andrew Fahey · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 10/11
  2. 2 Fuusland silks Fuusland Fox #1 Gordon Elliott · Jack Kennedy 9/4
  3. 3 Spill A Drop silks Spill A Drop R K Watson · Harry Sexton(7) 50/1
  4. 4 Young Doran silks Young Doran Fox #2 P J Rothwell · Mr R Sugrue(7) 3/1
  5. 5 Poet's Creek silks Poet's Creek D M Christie · Carl Millar(5) 66/1
  6. 6 Grey Ace silks Grey Ace R K Watson · Peter Smithers(5) 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Fuusland silks Fuusland 11/4 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Young Doran silks Young Doran 5/2 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Little Ginger silks Little Ginger evn SP 4/7F 🏆 WON