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William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle

14:10 Punchestown Tue 13 Oct 2026 2m46y Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Build A Bridge silks

Build A Bridge

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 SP 11/4F Est. 20%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Build A Bridge (SR:92, 9/2) carries the lightest competitive weight at 10-6 and has steamed in 72% in the market — by far the strongest market move in the field — which suggests stable confidence after a 225-day absence that connections clearly feel has been used productively. Danny Mullins (11% strike rate, 1,268 career rides) is a high-quality booking that adds further credibility. GoingFit:- is a concern on good ground, but the massive market move overrides that single negative when no other runner combines SR in the 90s, a weight advantage, and this level of late support. Chantilly Wings (SR:98, 5/1) holds the highest SR but carries 10lb more, has DistFit:- and GoingFit:~, and shows no market confidence — Build A Bridge's weight edge and the money make the difference. Each-way alternative: Chantilly Wings. Main danger: Chantilly Wings — Chantilly Wings holds the joint-highest SR in the field at 98, a consistent recent form line of 5-2343, and carries only 11-4 — if the GoingFit:~ proves adequate on today's good ground, she has the ability to win this.

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Full result

Winner: Build A Bridge (IRE) at SP 11/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Build A Bridge silks Build A Bridge Fox #1 Rory Anthony Devine · Danny Mullins 9/4
  2. 2 Silly Mongoose silks Silly Mongoose Fox #4 Patrick T Foley · Alex Harvey 6/1
  3. 3 Arctic Piper silks Arctic Piper R Donohoe · Michael Kenneally(5) 12/1
  4. 4 Houndsworth silks Houndsworth Mark Michael McNiff · Donagh Meyler 11/2
  5. 5 Sonny May silks Sonny May Denis Hickey · Mr J J Berry(7) 25/1
  6. 6 Chantilly Wings silks Chantilly Wings Fox #2 Cian Collins · Carl Millar(5) 4/1
  7. 7 Beyond Forgiveness silks Beyond Forgiveness David Harry Kelly · Cian Quirke 16/1
  8. 8 Somersby Roost silks Somersby Roost Oliver McKiernan · James Duggan(7) 12/1
  9. 9 Kingston Silver silks Kingston Silver W J Lanigan · Philip Donovan 80/1
  10. 10 Pavilion End silks Pavilion End Fox #3 Charles O'Brien · Mark Walsh 11/2
  11. 11 Cometothinkofit silks Cometothinkofit Padraig Roche · Peter Smithers(5) 22/1
  12. — Zuzukel silks Zuzukel A. J. Martin · Daniel King 13/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Build A Bridge silks Build A Bridge 9/2 SP 11/4F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Chantilly Wings silks Chantilly Wings 5/1 6TH
  3. 3 Pavilion End silks Pavilion End 6/1 10TH
  4. 4 Silly Mongoose silks Silly Mongoose 9/2 🥈 2ND