Roscommon Rated Race

16:00 Roscommon Mon 12 Oct 2026 1m2f95y Soft 7 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Minella Rockett

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/4 Est. 32%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Minella Rockett (SR 97, 7/4) is the clear SR leader in this field by 17 points over the next best, and a form line of 45112 shows a progressive 3yo who has won two of its last three starts. The market has backed it in 11% from opening, suggesting confident stable support, and the 9-12 weight is shared with Back Straight, so there is no meaningful lbs disadvantage. While MarkMv:+5 means it runs off a higher mark than last win, the SR gap is wide enough that rivals would need significant improvement to bridge it. Back Straight, the only horse with a shorter implied chance at 10/3, has drifted a striking 37% since opening — that is a significant market negative that tilts firmly toward Minella Rockett. Each-way alternative: Royal Bones. Main danger: Royal Bones — Royal Bones (SR 80, 6/1) has been backed in 16% from opening, carries a light 8-11, and is trained by Mrs Harrington whose yard knows how to place horses — if Minella Rockett's MarkMv:+5 rise proves costly, Royal Bones is the most likely beneficiary.

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Full result

Winner: Ryefield Dasher (IRE) at SP 3/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Ryefield Dasher Fox #3 Thomas Gibney · Nicola Burns(5) 4/1
2 Royal Bones Fox #2 Mrs J. Harrington · Shane Foley 7/1
3 Back Straight M D O'Callaghan · Colin Keane 11/4
4 Minella Rockett Fox #1 John J Nallen · Reese Holohan(5) 7/4
5 Retracement J. P. Murtagh · Ben Coen 6/1
— God Of Power A. Slattery · Andrew Slattery 13/2
— Neo Smart J S Bolger · Seamie Heffernan 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Minella Rockett 7/4 🏁 4TH
2 Royal Bones 6/1 🥈 2ND
3 Ryefield Dasher 9/1 SP 3/1 🏆 WON