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Ardmore Handicap Hurdle

14:45 Tramore Thu 08 Oct 2026 2m0f0y Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Tingarran Express silks

Tingarran Express

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 27%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Tingarran Express (SR 90, 9/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field by 2lb over Lanzhou (SR 88) and carries top-weight of 12-0, but the SR edge justifies it. The decisive factor is course form: W1P4 at Tramore is exceptional specialist record in a field where most rivals have none or negative course form. GoingFit:~ confirms reasonable handles on Good ground. The 29% market drift is a concern, but the trainer's 8% strike rate from a small yard and 55 days' freshness are not alarming, and the form string 4-6293 shows a place last time — there is recency of competitive effort. No other runner in the field combines SR leadership, proven course form, and a distance record that isn't outright poor (DistFit:~ vs a field full of DistFit:-). Each-way alternative: Lanzhou. Main danger: Lanzhou — Lanzhou (SR 88, 2/1) is the market leader, 6lb lighter than Tingarran Express at 11-6, with a progressive profile as a 5-year-old and jockey Daniel King's solid 10% career strike rate — the weight concession alone could offset the SR gap on Good ground.

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Full result

Winner: Lanzhou (FR) at SP 9/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Lanzhou silks Lanzhou Fox #2 J P Flavin · Daniel King 15/8
  2. 2 Polly Poppins silks Polly Poppins Fox #4 Bernard Martin Crowley · Ethan O'Sullivan(7) 4/1
  3. 3 Tasmanian Girl silks Tasmanian Girl Declan Queally · Kevin Healy(7) 15/2
  4. 4 Ahellofaman silks Ahellofaman Fox #3 John Joseph Hanlon · Harry Sexton(7) 5/1
  5. 5 Tingarran Express silks Tingarran Express Fox #1 Miss Denise Marie O'Shea · Carl Millar(5) 13/2
  6. 6 Goodmancon silks Goodmancon P J Breen · I. J. Power 22/1
  7. 7 Million Dollar Man silks Million Dollar Man Gavin Cromwell · Keith Donoghue 7/1
  8. — Fenian Maxios silks Fenian Maxios M Winters · Mike O'Connor 33/1
  9. — Breeze Of Tobruk silks Breeze Of Tobruk M Winters · Simon Torrens 80/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Tingarran Express silks Tingarran Express 9/2 5TH
  2. 2 Lanzhou silks Lanzhou 2/1 SP 9/4F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Ahellofaman silks Ahellofaman 5/1 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Polly Poppins silks Polly Poppins 11/2 🥈 2ND