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Alan Dunlop, 90th Birthday Flat Race

17:28 Downpatrick Sun 09 Aug 2026 2m2f185y Good 6 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Culldoo silks

Culldoo

MEDIUM Advised 5/6 Est. 38%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Culldoo (SR:95, 5/6) holds the joint-highest SR in the field alongside Martymill, but crucially carries 11-4 versus Martymill's 12-0 — a meaningful 10lb weight advantage that matters greatly over a stamina-sapping 2m2f185y on good ground. The Mullins yard operates at 21% strike rate from 1264 runners and Patrick Mullins aboard adds further confidence with a 29% strike rate from 177 rides — comfortably the most formidable connections in the race. As a 4-year-old point-to-point type with just one run recorded (a third), there is obvious upside as the most unexposed runner, and the market has backed it into 5/6 favouritism for good reason. The weight-plus-connections combination is the decisive edge in a weak flat race card at Downpatrick. Each-way alternative: Tommy's Ticket. Main danger: Martymill — Martymill (SR:94) matches Culldoo on raw ability and has significantly more racecourse experience (Form:46-626) at the right trip type, and while the 6% drift is a mild negative, the SR parity means it cannot be entirely dismissed at 9/2.

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Full result

Winner: Martymill (IRE) at SP 15/8. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Martymill silks Martymill Fox #2 Anthony McCann · Miss A B O'Connor 9/2
  2. 2 Culldoo silks Culldoo Fox #1 W P Mullins · Mr P W Mullins 10/11
  3. 3 Loves A Laugh silks Loves A Laugh S R B Crawford · Miss H Ross(7) 7/1
  4. 4 Tommy's Ticket silks Tommy's Ticket Fox #3 Chris Timmons · Mr J Dunne(7) 7/1
  5. 5 Vargas silks Vargas Gordon Elliott · Mr H C Swan 11/2
  6. 6 Greenmeansgo silks Greenmeansgo John G Carr · Mr B M Coonan(7) 50/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Culldoo silks Culldoo 5/6 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Martymill silks Martymill 9/2 SP 15/8 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Tommy's Ticket silks Tommy's Ticket 17/2 🏁 4TH