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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race

16:05 Dundalk (AW) Wed 04 Nov 2026 0m6f0y Good 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Saint Acclaim silks

Saint Acclaim

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 26%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Saint Acclaim (SR 73, 5/2) carries 10-2 but is the third-youngest horse and shows a 0-2-3 recent form line suggesting progressive improvement at this level. Crucially, DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at 6f — the only runner with that strong distance stamp — while GoingFit:? is a mild concern but AW good at Dundalk is a consistent surface. The favourite Apache Outlaw (SR 79, 11/8) has DistFit:- at this trip, has drifted 6% in the market, and a form string of 2-3-9-6-9-5 showing no recent wins despite Course:W4P8 presence; the market drift and poor trip record are specific flaws. Saint Acclaim's trainer J.P. Murtagh fields Ben Coen (11% strike rate, 1,941 runners) — a solidly credentialed booking for this grade. Each-way alternative: Go Athletico. Main danger: Apache Outlaw — Apache Outlaw (SR 79) holds the highest SR in the field and has Course:W4P8 at Dundalk, meaning he knows the track intimately — if the DistFit:- concern is overridden by his track craft, he is fully capable of winning.

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Full result

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

  1. 1 Apache Outlaw silks Apache Outlaw Fox #2 Adrian McGuinness · Reese Holohan(5) 11/10
  2. 2 Go Athletico silks Go Athletico Fox #3 Adrian McGuinness · Camillus Byrne(10) 7/2
  3. 3 Saint Acclaim silks Saint Acclaim Fox #1 J. P. Murtagh · Ben Coen 5/2
  4. 4 Star Allure silks Star Allure Ms Claire O'Connell · Siobhan Rutledge 66/1
  5. 5 Thurso silks Thurso G. O'Leary · Jack Cleary(5) 28/1
  6. 6 Aughlish silks Aughlish Ms Claire O'Connell · Alan Casey(7) 33/1
  7. 7 Jallaaf silks Jallaaf A. McCann · Luke McAteer 50/1
  8. 8 Venetian silks Venetian Denis Gerard Hogan · J M Sheridan 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Saint Acclaim silks Saint Acclaim 5/2 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Apache Outlaw silks Apache Outlaw 11/8 SP 11/10F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Go Athletico silks Go Athletico 10/3 🥈 2ND