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17:15 Dundalk (AW) Wed 04 Nov 2026 0m6f0y Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

I Bid You Ajou silks

I Bid You Ajou

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 23%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

I Bid You Ajou (SR:81, 4/1) carries a favourable 9-10 and has steamed 23% in the market — the strongest move in the field — which is a compelling signal in a race where most rivals are drifting. Running off the same mark as last win (MarkMv:=), the 5-year-old has three places at Dundalk (Course:W0P3) showing course familiarity, and the moderate DistFit:~ and GoingFit:~ are shared by most of the field, so no specific disadvantage applies. Mark Fahey's 12% strike rate is the best of any trainer here, and the market money arriving at 4/1 — from an opening bigger price — is the clearest directional signal in an otherwise evenly-matched SR cluster (all leading contenders sit between SR 80-84). Each-way alternative: Real Encounter. Main danger: Caffu Zafeen — Caffu Zafeen's form of 905111 shows three consecutive wins and carries the lightest weight (9-8) among the top-SR horses, though the MarkMv:+10 rise is a genuine concern against rivals who are better-treated.

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Full result

Winner: Caffu Zafeen (IRE) at SP 100/30. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Caffu Zafeen silks Caffu Zafeen Fox #3 Paul W Flynn · Orla Tynan(7) 9/2
  2. 2 Fox In Flight silks Fox In Flight David Marnane · Robbie Colgan 25/1
  3. 3 I Bid You Ajou silks I Bid You Ajou Fox #1 Mark Fahey · Gavin Ryan 3/1
  4. 4 Coincidental Glory silks Coincidental Glory Adrian McGuinness · Reese Holohan(5) 11/1
  5. 5 Collective Power silks Collective Power Edward Lynam · Ben Coen 7/1
  6. 6 Gotta Catch'em All silks Gotta Catch'em All H Rogers · Siobhan Rutledge 17/2
  7. 7 Real Encounter silks Real Encounter Fox #2 Mrs J. Harrington · Shane Foley 4/1
  8. 8 By The Lake silks By The Lake Derek McCormack · Paddy Harnett(3) 10/1
  9. 9 Sovereign Cry silks Sovereign Cry Daniel James Murphy · G. F. Carroll 8/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 I Bid You Ajou silks I Bid You Ajou 4/1 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Real Encounter silks Real Encounter 4/1 7TH
  3. 3 Caffu Zafeen silks Caffu Zafeen 4/1 SP 100/30 🏆 WON