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15:20 Killarney Mon 05 Oct 2026 1m3f50y Class 1 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Back Straight silks

Back Straight

SPECULATIVE Advised 12/1 Est. 28%

7TH

Mr Fox says

Back Straight (SR:84, 12/1) is the most compelling play in the race on the back of a 32% market steam — the largest move in the field — which is a significant signal in a Listed contest at this price. The 2-1 form line shows a win last time out (rightmost digit), and the tongue-tie application suggests connections have found an answer to any previous quirk. While the SR of 84 looks modest, the race-wide SR ceiling is 107 (Action) and no horse here is operating at a level that makes SR the decisive factor alone; the market steam combined with the trainer angle (M D O'Callaghan at 12% overall) and Seamie Heffernan's experienced booking at 8% career strike rate across 1,290 rides adds credibility. At 12/1 against a field where the two market leaders — Action and Magnum Cor — are drifting materially (12% and 17% out respectively), the money is clearly landing here rather than with the shorter-priced rivals. Each-way alternative: Manton Bay. Main danger: Manton Bay — Manton Bay (SR:104, 11/2) has also been heavily backed in (32% market move matching Back Straight's steam), carries a GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, and is handled by W. J. Lee — a jockey with a 16% career strike rate across 1,901 rides — making it a genuine dual-steamer threat that could easily outrun its mark despite the +10 MarkMv concern.

Verify· #21600

Full result

Winner: Shaihaan (IRE) at SP 3/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Shaihaan silks Shaihaan Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · Chris Hayes 7/2
  2. 2 Manton Bay silks Manton Bay Fox #2 David Marnane · W. J. Lee 3/1
  3. 3 Caught U Sleeping silks Caught U Sleeping Fox #3 Noel Meade · Adam Caffrey 11/2
  4. 4 Alphecca silks Alphecca Joseph G Murphy · G. F. Carroll 20/1
  5. 5 Latin America silks Latin America Fox #4 J. P. Murtagh · Ben Coen 13/2
  6. 6 Action silks Action Aidan O'Brien · W. M. Lordan 10/3
  7. 7 Back Straight silks Back Straight Fox #1 M D O'Callaghan · Seamie Heffernan 11/1
  8. 8 Garden Party silks Garden Party Aidan O'Brien · Gavin Ryan 40/1
  9. — Magnum Cor silks Magnum Cor Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan -
  10. — Mr Vettori silks Mr Vettori Mrs J. Harrington · Scott McCullagh 18/1
  11. — Millhone silks Millhone Charles Weld · Rory Mulligan 100/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Back Straight silks Back Straight 12/1 7TH
  2. 2 Manton Bay silks Manton Bay 11/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Caught U Sleeping silks Caught U Sleeping 17/2 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Latin America silks Latin America 17/2 5TH