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Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1)

16:00 Curragh Sun 09 Aug 2026 6f Class 1 Good to Firm 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Sun Goddess silks

Sun Goddess

MEDIUM Advised 6/5 SP 5/4F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Sun Goddess (SR 121, 6/5) is the dominant selection. She matches Celeron on SR — both at 121, the clear top of the field — but benefits from a 3lb weight advantage (9-2 vs 9-5) which matters in a sprint Group 1 on good to firm ground. Her form of 2121 is the most consistent in the field, showing an alternating pattern that reflects genuine top-level competitiveness rather than a one-off fluke, and she is proven at 6f (DistFit:+). Crucially, she carries Ryan Moore (27% strike rate, 485 runners), the most accomplished booking in the field by a wide margin, and A P O'Brien's yard is firing at 22%. The stable's second string, Carry The Flag (SR 82, Mkt:out103%), has been comprehensively opposed by the market confirming Sun Goddess is the yard's number-one with full yard support behind her. Each-way alternative: Celeron. Main danger: Celeron — Celeron (SR 121, 9/4) matches Sun Goddess on SR and has steamed 10% in the market with Oisin Murphy booked — a 101 form line over 6f showing a last-time-out win makes this a live threat if Sun Goddess's longer absence (43 days) leaves her even fractionally short of peak.

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Full result

Winner: Sun Goddess (IRE) at SP 5/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Sun Goddess silks Sun Goddess Fox #1 A P O'Brien · Ryan Moore 6/4
  2. 2 Folsom Blues silks Folsom Blues Fox #3 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Dylan Browne McMonagle 5/1
  3. 3 Velozee silks Velozee P Twomey · W J Lee 12/1
  4. 4 Carry The Flag silks Carry The Flag A P O'Brien · Ronan Whelan 33/1
  5. 5 Tribeca silks Tribeca Robson De Aguiar · David Egan 20/1
  6. 6 The Scallionator silks The Scallionator Michael Mulvany · Wesley Joyce 100/1
  7. 7 Celeron silks Celeron Fox #2 M D O'Callaghan · Oisin Murphy 2/1
  8. 8 King Of Cloughan silks King Of Cloughan Fox #4 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Sun Goddess silks Sun Goddess 6/5 SP 5/4F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Celeron silks Celeron 9/4 7TH
  3. 3 Folsom Blues silks Folsom Blues 5/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 King Of Cloughan silks King Of Cloughan 10/1 8TH