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Botanica International Rated Novice Hurdle
Mr Fox’s call
The Besty Woman
MEDIUM Advised 2/1 Est. 35%
Mr Fox says
The Besty Woman (SR 120, 2/1) is the class leader in this field by a clear margin and the market has backed that assessment emphatically — a 22% inward move to 2/1 is a significant steam signal. She carries a light 11-3 relative to her SR, holds course form (W1P1 at Wexford), and DistFit:+ confirms proven competence at this trip. Her form line 043-12 shows a last-time-out win and a runner-up prior to that — she arrives in form. Henry de Bromhead at 16% from 2,428 runners is the most potent training operation in the field and Darragh O'Keeffe (13%) is a solid booking. The only caveat is GoingFit:?, meaning good ground is unproven, but no negative flag exists and there is nothing in her record to suggest she won't handle it. Each-way alternative: Euro Agent. Main danger: Euro Agent — Euro Agent (SR 116, 4/1) is last-time-out winner with a proven good-ground flag (GoingFit:+), carries the lightest competitive weight at 10-13, is trained by Gordon Elliott (18% strike rate) and ridden by Jack Kennedy (23%) — the most potent jockey-trainer combination in the field apart from the selection, and the DistFit:- is the only mark against her.
Full result
Winner: An Peann Dearg (IRE) at SP 18/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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An Peann Dearg 18/1
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Mystic Rose 9/1
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Euro Agent Fox #2 5/1
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Hey Now Fox #4 5/1
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Le Roi Du Livet Fox #3 4/1
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Kentucky Beach 12/1
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Old Saxony 20/1
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The Besty Woman Fox #1 15/8
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Royal Belief 18/1
Top 4 — how each finished
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