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Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes (Listed)

15:32 Listowel Tue 22 Sep 2026 1m0f0y Class 1 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Meriden silks

Meriden

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 SP 9/4J Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Meriden (SR:112, 10/3) carries the joint-highest SR in the field alongside a DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirmation — proven at this trip and on good ground — and a recent form string of 111267 showing three consecutive wins before a slight dip, suggesting peak form. At 9-3 she carries 9lb less than joint-top-weight Jagged Edge despite possessing a 2-point SR advantage, a meaningful weight-for-ability edge in a Listed contest. Denis Hogan's 9% strike rate is modest but Chris Hayes (10%, 2,321 career rides) is a quality pilot and the 10-day turnaround suggests the horse is training well. The principal concern is the +7lb mark rise since last win, but the weight-for-age allowance as a 3-year-old mitigates that in this mixed-age field. Each-way alternative: Iowa City. Main danger: Jagged Edge — Jagged Edge (SR:110, 5/2) holds DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ — proven at this trip and going — and despite carrying top-weight of 9-12 the market makes it clear favourite, suggesting stable confidence that its 5/0301 recent form (a win and a third in its last two meaningful runs) is trending upward at this exact class level.

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Full result

Winner: Meriden (GB) at SP 9/4J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Meriden silks Meriden Fox #1 Denis Gerard Hogan · Chris Hayes 10/3
  2. 2 Iron Fist silks Iron Fist Mrs J. Harrington · Shane Foley 17/2
  3. 3 Jagged Edge silks Jagged Edge Fox #2 Stephen Thorne · Jack Kearney 5/2
  4. 4 Bay Colony silks Bay Colony J A Stack · Ben Coen 50/1
  5. 5 Cristal Clere silks Cristal Clere John J Nallen · Seamie Heffernan 18/1
  6. 6 Iowa City silks Iowa City Fox #3 P. Twomey · W. J. Lee 13/2
  7. 7 Chica Guerrera silks Chica Guerrera Mark Fahey · Gavin Ryan 9/1
  8. 8 Qualixia silks Qualixia Fox #4 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Declan McDonogh 7/1
  9. 9 Mixed Feelings silks Mixed Feelings Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan 14/1
  10. 10 Queen Of The Bogs silks Queen Of The Bogs John Joseph Murphy · Colin Keane 22/1
  11. 11 La Tulipe Noire silks La Tulipe Noire Aengus King · Jessica O'Gorman 200/1
  12. — Flower Forest silks Flower Forest Aidan O'Brien · W. M. Lordan 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Meriden silks Meriden 10/3 SP 9/4J 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Jagged Edge silks Jagged Edge 5/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Iowa City silks Iowa City 6/1 6TH
  4. 4 Qualixia silks Qualixia 15/2 8TH