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BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div I)

16:30 Bellewstown Thu 01 Oct 2026 1m4f77y Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Sneddy Eddie silks

Sneddy Eddie

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/1 Est. 32%

Mr Fox says

Sneddy Eddie (SR:54, 9/1) is the standout pick despite a modest SR, backed by a confluence of signals that no other runner matches. The 26% market shortening from opening is the most aggressive move in the field and demands respect — money is clearly flowing in. Gordon Elliott's 18% strike rate is comfortably the best trainer figure here, dwarfing the 5-8% operators behind most rivals. The MarkMv:-32 indicates a massive handicap drop, suggesting connections have found a very winnable opportunity at the right level. Course:W1P1 at Bellewstown provides track familiarity that distance/going concerns (DistFit:? GoingFit:-) partially offset — Elliott rarely runs horses in unsuitable conditions without a plan. Each-way alternative: Sir Trancealot. Main danger: Sir Trancealot — Sir Trancealot (SR:58, 5/1) carries the joint-highest SR in the field, has a 21% market move inward, and is trained by J.P. Murtagh with Ben Coen aboard — both operating at 11% strike rates, the strongest jockey-trainer combination in the race outside of Elliott.

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Full result

Winner: Maxwell Smart (IRE) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Maxwell Smart silks Maxwell Smart T G McCourt · James Ryan 11/4
  2. 2 Anightaway silks Anightaway Sean Davis · Jimmy Dalton(7) 5/1
  3. 3 Lily Parr silks Lily Parr Fox #3 Ms Sheila Lavery · Robbie Colgan 3/1
  4. 4 Searcog silks Searcog Patrick Magee · Reese Holohan(5) 10/3
  5. 5 Kartayaz silks Kartayaz G A Kingston · Zoe McMullan(10) 28/1
  6. 6 Sir Trancealot silks Sir Trancealot Fox #2 J. P. Murtagh · Ben Coen 5/1
  7. 7 Money Shuffler silks Money Shuffler W M Roper · Wesley Joyce 33/1
  8. 8 Annacroft silks Annacroft John McConnell · Siobhan Rutledge 50/1
  9. 9 Haughty silks Haughty V C Ward · Jack Cleary(5) 28/1
  10. 10 One For Teigan silks One For Teigan P Sweeney · Luke McAteer 66/1
  11. 11 Courtlough Gula silks Courtlough Gula P Cluskey · Megan de Souza-Wearen(10) 33/1
  12. — Sneddy Eddie silks Sneddy Eddie Fox #1 Gordon Elliott · Nina Doherty(10) SP

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Sneddy Eddie silks Sneddy Eddie 9/1
  2. 2 Sir Trancealot silks Sir Trancealot 5/1 6TH
  3. 3 Lily Parr silks Lily Parr 10/3 🥉 3RD