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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Handicap

20:30 Dundalk (AW) Fri 09 Oct 2026 1m4f Good 5 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Touch The Moon silks

Touch The Moon

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 34%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Touch The Moon (SR:93, 3/1, 9-7) combines the strongest cluster of signals in this small field. The market has steamed in 17% — the sharpest move in the race — confirming strong confidence from those closest to the horse. A confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good surface and a proven DistFit:+ over 1m4f provide genuine course-and-conditions credentials. The MarkMv:+2 is modest, indicating connections haven't been punished by the handicapper, and at 9-7 the horse carries 6lb less than Fixation and 7lb less than Poetic Sound — a meaningful weight advantage on what is a compact five-runner field. Trainer William Durkan strikes at 14% and Chris Hayes at 10%, both solid figures. Each-way alternative: Fixation. Main danger: Fixation — Fixation (SR:97, highest in the field) holds the most raw ability, has Course:W1P2 at Dundalk, and Ben Coen is a high-quality booking — despite the 10% drift and a MarkMv:+7 burden, if the pace suits at 7/4 the class edge could overpower the weight and mark concerns.

Verify· #22513

Full result

Winner: Fixation (IRE) at SP 11/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Fixation silks Fixation Fox #2 J. P. Murtagh · Ben Coen 7/4
  2. 2 Quatre Bras silks Quatre Bras Fox #3 Richard John O'Brien · Keithen Kennedy(5) 9/2
  3. 3 Poetic Sound silks Poetic Sound G. M. Lyons · Nicola Burns(5) 6/1
  4. 4 Tribal Star silks Tribal Star Adrian McGuinness · Adam Caffrey 9/2
  5. 5 Touch The Moon silks Touch The Moon Fox #1 William Durkan · Chris Hayes 10/3

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Touch The Moon silks Touch The Moon 3/1 5TH
  2. 2 Fixation silks Fixation 7/4 SP 11/8F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Quatre Bras silks Quatre Bras 4/1 🥈 2ND