Mongey Communications Handicap Steeplechase

16:40 Galway Tue 06 Oct 2026 2m6f111y Good 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Hees Dynamite

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 32%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Hees Dynamite (SR 96, 3/1) is the highest-rated horse in this modest field and carries 11-12 alongside a Course:W1P2 record at Galway — a meaningful specialist advantage on what is a quirky, right-handed track. DistFit:~ and GoingFit:~ are acceptable rather than ideal, but no rival can match the combination of SR leadership, proven course form, and a jockey in Darragh O'Keeffe who strikes at 13% over a large sample. The MarkMv:+2 is a minimal rise and not a deterrent. Mount Shenshan (7/4 market favourite, SR 95) is close on ability but carries DistFit:- at 2m6f, has a claiming jockey with only 104 career rides, and despite the 24% market move in, that distance flag is a concrete concern over this stamina-testing trip. Each-way alternative: Oneforgonzo. Main danger: Mount Shenshan — Mount Shenshan (SR 95, 7/4, Mkt:in24%, MarkMv:=) is on the same SR as Hees Dynamite, carries 10-9 — a full 17lb less than the selection — and has steamed in the market, though the DistFit:- over 2m6f remains the key risk to its chance.

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Full result

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

1 Ballagh Star Mrs Y Dunleavy · Daniel King 4/1
2 Prince Palace P J Rothwell · Mr R Sugrue(7) 9/1
3 Heroes Of Renown John Joseph Hanlon · Paddy Hanlon(5) 18/1
4 Hees Dynamite Fox #1 E McNamara · Darragh O'Keeffe 7/4
5 Orkneys Jack L Young · Mr J P Sampson(7) 18/1
6 Oneforgonzo Fox #3 Sean Aherne · Phillip Enright 5/1
— Survivors Sister Paul John Gilligan · Danny Gilligan 16/1
— Juke Hill Gordon Elliott · Sam Ewing 9/2
— Swing Time V T O'Brien · Aidan Kelly 10/1
— Mount Shenshan Fox #2 Thomas Mullins · Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) 2/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Hees Dynamite 3/1 🏁 4TH
2 Mount Shenshan 7/4
3 Oneforgonzo 8/1 6TH