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MCG Ladies Handicap Hurdle

14:15 Listowel Fri 25 Sep 2026 2m2f0y Good 18 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Who's Da Goose silks

Who's Da Goose

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Who's Da Goose (SR:95, 9/4) is the clear class-leader in this field — a full 6 SR points clear of the next-best Costanuci (SR:89) — and carries the lightest competitive weight at 10-13, giving a meaningful lbs advantage over rivals like War Correspondent (12-2) and Ollie La Ba Ba (11-13). The market is firmly on side: a 15% shortening (Mkt:in15%) in an 18-runner handicap is a strong signal, and Miss J Townend's 22% strike rate from 172 rides is comfortably the best jockey booking in the field. The MarkMv:+9 is the one caveat — running off a mark 9lb higher than at last win — but at age 4 with a progressive form profile (7-5-8-1 right-to-left, with last-run win) and unproven distance/going (DistFit:? GoingFit:?) suggesting upside rather than a negative, this horse represents the standout pick. The trainer Eoin Christopher McCarthy's stable companion Ollie La Ba Ba lacks market confidence and inferior SR, confirming Who's Da Goose is the yard's number one. Each-way alternative: Costanuci. Main danger: Costanuci — Costanuci (SR:89, 17/2) holds a MarkMv:-5 advantage — running off a mark 5lb below last win — has course form (W1P1 at Listowel), and a going record of GoingFit:~ suggesting adaptability, making it the most credible threat to the selection at a price.

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Full result

Winner: Costanuci (IRE) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Costanuci silks Costanuci Fox #2 John Queally · Miss O M Queally(7) 6/1
  2. 2 Who's Da Goose silks Who's Da Goose Fox #1 Eoin Christopher McCarthy · Miss J Townend 9/4
  3. 3 Tell Me See silks Tell Me See Fox #3 John M Burke · Ms Aine Connolly(7) 8/1
  4. 4 Cornaroya Rocco silks Cornaroya Rocco John Joseph Hanlon · Miss Georgie Benson(4) 8/1
  5. 5 Gatehouse Boy silks Gatehouse Boy P J Rothwell · Miss P Elvin(4) 40/1
  6. 6 Woodstream Lad silks Woodstream Lad David O'Sullivan · Alyse Clarke(4) 28/1
  7. 7 Lord Ffrench silks Lord Ffrench S Curling · Miss N Lockhead Anderson(7) 13/2
  8. 8 Buddy Holly silks Buddy Holly E McNamara · Ms E C Costello(4) 18/1
  9. 9 Earl Neigh silks Earl Neigh A. Slattery · Erin Bayford(7) 18/1
  10. 10 One And Only silks One And Only Oliver McKiernan · Miss T Quail(4) 22/1
  11. 11 Freddie Robdal silks Freddie Robdal Henry de Bromhead · Ms Pandora Briselden(7) 9/1
  12. — War Correspondent silks War Correspondent John Joseph Hanlon · Miss E Cody(4) 22/1
  13. — Ollie La Ba Ba silks Ollie La Ba Ba Eoin Christopher McCarthy · Anna McGuinness 16/1
  14. — Tippawan Haa silks Tippawan Haa Fox #4 Terence O'Brien · Elizabeth Gale(2) 16/1
  15. — Palace Boy silks Palace Boy John F Gleeson · Miss L Costello(7) 66/1
  16. — Lakewood Rose silks Lakewood Rose Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy · Miss N C Hennessy(7) 12/1
  17. — Hidalgo Des Mottes silks Hidalgo Des Mottes Eoin Griffin · Ms N M Bradley(7) 14/1
  18. — Ahellofaman silks Ahellofaman John Joseph Hanlon 22/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Who's Da Goose silks Who's Da Goose 9/4 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Costanuci silks Costanuci 17/2 SP 9/2 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Tell Me See silks Tell Me See 15/2 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Tippawan Haa silks Tippawan Haa 12/1