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Kendellen Construction Handicap Hurdle
Mr Fox’s call
Boola Times
SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 28%
Mr Fox says
Boola Times (SR:86, 3/1) is the highest-rated runner in the field by a clear margin and arrives in career-best form off a last-time-out win (Form:7P-351, rightmost digit = 1). The market has backed this horse in by 11%, confirming professional confidence. Although the GoingFit:- is a concern on today's good ground and the MarkMv:+6 means connections must win off a 6lb higher mark, the SR advantage over the next-best runners (Let Him B SR:85, Gortmore Lady SR:81) is meaningful and the jockey booking of Darragh O'Keeffe (13% career SR across 1,929 runners) provides solid experience at this level. The combination of top SR, last-time-out win, and significant market support outweighs the going reservation in a €6,000 handicap field of this overall quality. Each-way alternative: John Dixen. Main danger: Let Him B — Let Him B (SR:85, 7/2) matches Boola Times almost point-for-point on raw ability and gets in 4lb lighter at 11-12, but the MarkMv:+13 — running off a mark 13lb higher than at last win — is a steep ask and GoingFit:- is a shared concern; however if the handicapper has over-corrected and the horse bounces back from a poor recent run (Form:2-0092), it is the most likely alternative winner.
Full result
Winner: Let Him B (IRE) at SP 11/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Let Him B Fox #2 9/4
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Teagarden Jazz 18/1
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Boola Times Fox #1 3/1
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Stily 11/1
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Gortmore Lady Fox #3 5/1
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Finnicky Filly 20/1
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John Dixen Fox #4 11/2
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Synchronize 40/1
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Our Girl Ellie 25/1
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10
Centreofattention 14/1
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11
Good Bye Milan 22/1
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12
Ben Lomond 50/1
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Duke Otto SP
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Phoenix Cowboy 22/1
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Boomerang Breeze 33/1
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C'Mere Girleen 50/1
Top 4 — how each finished
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Boola Times 3/1 🥉 3RD
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Let Him B 7/2 SP 11/8F 🏆 WON
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Gortmore Lady 4/1 5TH
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John Dixen 6/1 7TH