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JenningsBet In Basingstoke Brighton Challenge Cup Handicap Stakes (For The Brighton Challenge Cup) (GBBPlus Race)
Mr Fox’s call
Sarangpur
MEDIUM Advised 6/5 Est. 38%
Mr Fox says
Sarangpur (SR 87, 6/5) is the class leader in this five-runner field by a clear margin and arrives on a hot sequence of 341121 — three wins from the last four starts — showing a horse in peak form. Course:W1P1 at Brighton confirms it handles this undulating track, and DistFit:+ validates it at the 1m3f198y trip. Stepping up one class (ClassMv:↑1) and carrying +4lb above its last winning mark are the main concerns, but at 9-13 it escapes the weight burden of Nibras Gold (10-1) while boasting a 17-point SR advantage. Richard Hughes runs at a 13% strike rate over 668 runners — a solid, consistent yard — and 14-day freshness on good-to-firm suits a progressive four-year-old. The 6/5 is short but justified by the convergence of form, course evidence, and ability gap. Each-way alternative: Nibras Gold. Main danger: Nibras Gold — Nibras Gold (SR 81) showed a winning return to form on its most recent run (Form:6152-1) and DistFit:+ confirms it stays the trip, so despite drifting 11% in the market and stepping up a class, a peak-form eight-year-old with Pat Dobbs aboard cannot be entirely dismissed in a five-runner race.
Full result
Winner: Tai Hang Pegasus (USA) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Tai Hang Pegasus 6/1
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Nibras Gold Fox #2 7/2
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Sarangpur Fox #1 evn
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Bohemian Breeze Fox #3 6/1
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Maasai Mara 10/1
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Brave Hunter -
Top 4 — how each finished
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