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Derrinlaur Mares Handicap Hurdle

15:34 Clonmel Thu 01 Oct 2026 2m3f145y Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Sallap silks

Sallap

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 30%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Sallap (SR:98, 5/2) is the clear class leader in this field by a significant margin — 14 points above Misty Cove (SR:92) and 13 above Eaglewood (SR:85). Two wins and two places at Clonmel specifically is a standout course record that no rival can match, and she returns just 12 days after her latest run in good condition. The MarkMv:+11 is a concern — she's running off a mark 11lb higher than her last win — but her SR advantage is large enough to absorb that penalty, and her GoingFit:~ confirms she handles similar conditions. The market drift of 10% is worth monitoring but is not dramatic enough to override the weight of evidence from course form, SR dominance, and consistency in her form string (011552 reads as placed, placed, placed, won, won, 2nd — a horse in solid nick). Each-way alternative: Misty Cove. Main danger: Demanding Gerry — Demanding Gerry (SR:84, 4/1) has shortened 14% in the market, carries a favourable weight of 10-7 compared to Sallap's 11-12, and the tongue-tie addition plus a 12-day turnaround from James Andrew Fahey's yard suggests this is a yard primed for a run — the weight-for-rating edge could matter if Sallap's higher mark blunts her.

Verify· #20854

Full result

Winner: Mount Shenshan (IRE) at SP 11/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Mount Shenshan silks Mount Shenshan Thomas Mullins · Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) 10/1
  2. 2 Demanding Gerry silks Demanding Gerry Fox #3 James Andrew Fahey · Conor Smithers(7) 10/3
  3. 3 Eaglewood silks Eaglewood Fox #4 Leonard Paul Flynn · Danny Mullins 11/2
  4. 4 Princess Felicia silks Princess Felicia David Harry Kelly · Peter Smithers(5) 9/2
  5. 5 Sallap silks Sallap Fox #1 S Curling · Phillip Enright 10/3
  6. 6 Mia In Milan silks Mia In Milan D E Fitzgerald · Sam Ewing 40/1
  7. 7 Misty Cove silks Misty Cove Fox #2 Gavin Cromwell · Alix Balfe(7) 15/2
  8. 8 Golden Wings silks Golden Wings Gordon Elliott · Jack Kennedy 28/1
  9. 9 Courtmac Gesture silks Courtmac Gesture Colin Motherway · Alan O'Sullivan(5) 28/1
  10. 10 Feet On The Ground silks Feet On The Ground James William Hannon · Mike O'Connor 33/1
  11. 11 Crossbar Getaway silks Crossbar Getaway James Andrew Fahey · Aidan Kelly 28/1
  12. — Tasmanian Girl silks Tasmanian Girl Declan Queally · Michael Kenneally 17/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Sallap silks Sallap 5/2 5TH
  2. 2 Misty Cove silks Misty Cove 13/2 7TH
  3. 3 Demanding Gerry silks Demanding Gerry 4/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Eaglewood silks Eaglewood 8/1 🥉 3RD