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BAR 1 Betting Diamond Stakes (Listed)

19:30 Dundalk (AW) Fri 25 Sep 2026 1m2f150y Class 1 Good 7 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Geryon silks

Geryon

MEDIUM Advised 6/4 Est. 48%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Geryon (SR 121, 6/4) is comfortably the highest-rated horse in this Listed field by a significant margin — 15 points clear of the next best Charles Fort (SR 106) and 21 points clear of Military Order (SR 100). The market has shortened 7% since opening, confirming professional support for a horse trained by G.M. Lyons (16% strike rate, 949 runners) with Colin Keane aboard (16% career strike rate, 2,327 runners — a top-tier booking). The GoingFit:+ confirms Geryon is proven on good ground, and while DistFit is marked '?' the step up to 1m2f150y from a 3-year-old in Listed company is a logical progression given the form line 424125 showing consistent placed efforts at Class 1. With only a 1lb weight concession to nearest rivals and no credible SR challenger at this level, Geryon is a clear selection. Each-way alternative: Military Order. Main danger: Military Order — Military Order (SR 100, evens) is the market's second choice with a 10% market-in move and a Godolphin/Appleby booking at a strong 33% trainer strike rate — connections clearly believe the 398-day absence has not blunted this horse, and the evens price implies the market sees it as a genuine threat, even if the SR gap to Geryon is substantial.

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Full result

Winner: Military Order (IRE) at SP 11/10F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Military Order silks Military Order Fox #3 Charlie Appleby · W. J. Lee 10/11
  2. 2 Geryon silks Geryon Fox #1 G. M. Lyons · Colin Keane 6/4
  3. 3 Alla Stella silks Alla Stella Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Seamie Heffernan 16/1
  4. 4 Nuit silks Nuit Henry de Bromhead · R. P. Whelan 80/1
  5. 5 Charles Fort silks Charles Fort Fox #2 Aidan O'Brien · W. M. Lordan 8/1
  6. 6 Kilcrea Rock silks Kilcrea Rock Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan 33/1
  7. 7 Spicy Margarita silks Spicy Margarita Robson De Aguiar · Donagh O'Connor 150/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Geryon silks Geryon 6/4 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Charles Fort silks Charles Fort 13/2 5TH
  3. 3 Military Order silks Military Order evn SP 11/10F 🏆 WON