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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap

14:50 Naas Sat 10 Oct 2026 0m5f205y Soft 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Pink Venom silks

Pink Venom

MEDIUM Advised 11/8 SP 11/10F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Pink Venom (SR 106, 11/8) is the clear class leader in this field by a substantial margin — 14 SR points clear of the next-best Lars Soldier (SR 91) — and backs it up with a live form line of 73311, showing back-to-back wins into this race. DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at this trip, and a Mkt:in10% steam since opening shows market confidence rather than a false favourite. The MarkMv:+10 is the one caution — running off a mark 10lb higher than last win is a genuine penalty — but Ben Coen (11%, 1875 runners) is an accomplished booking and Murtagh's yard operates at 11% strike rate across a large sample, suggesting this is a yard that sends horses out ready. The weight of 9-10 is also manageable; she carries less than top-weighted La Tache (9-12) while holding a decisive SR edge over that rival. Each-way alternative: Oristown Boy. Main danger: Oristown Boy — Oristown Boy (SR 90, 11/2) has steamed in 28% in the market — the strongest move in the race — carries the lightest weight at 9-6, and a form line of 04137 shows a recent placed run at a course/class that warrants respect; the money clearly knows something and his light weight on soft ground is a real asset.

Verify· #22609

Full result

Winner: Pink Venom (IRE) at SP 11/10F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Pink Venom silks Pink Venom Fox #1 J. P. Murtagh · Ben Coen 5/4
  2. 2 Oristown Boy silks Oristown Boy Fox #2 Joseph Anthony Murray · Rory Mulligan(5) 11/2
  3. 3 I Ready silks I Ready Paul W Flynn · Leigh Roche 25/1
  4. 4 La Tache silks La Tache Fox #4 G. M. Lyons · Jack Kearney(3) 8/1
  5. 5 Lars Soldier silks Lars Soldier Michael Mulvany · Wesley Joyce 5/1
  6. 6 Equus Victor silks Equus Victor Fox #3 Daniel James Murphy · Shane Foley 7/1
  7. 7 New Yorker silks New Yorker Aidan O'Brien · Jack Cleary(5) 10/1
  8. — Roeillaun silks Roeillaun Noel Meade · Reese Holohan(5) 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Pink Venom silks Pink Venom 11/8 SP 11/10F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Oristown Boy silks Oristown Boy 11/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Equus Victor silks Equus Victor 11/2 6TH
  4. 4 La Tache silks La Tache 7/1 🏁 4TH