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Corinthian Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes

17:00 Sandown Thu 06 Aug 2026 1m1f209y Class 4 Good to Firm 7 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Epictetus silks

Epictetus

MEDIUM Advised 7/2 SP 3/1 Est. 30%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Epictetus (SR:83, 7/2, 11-1) is the standout selection on multiple converging signals. A 22% market move inward is the strongest betting confidence in this field — money is talking clearly. GoingFit:+ confirms he handles this good-to-firm surface, and at 11-1 he carries a manageable weight, only 4lb above the favourite What's The Plan on a per-pound efficiency basis despite the SR edge What's The Plan carries. The form string 330523 shows consistent recent activity — ran just 5 days ago, suggesting the yard has him cherry-ripe — and Jamie Osborne (12%, 475 runners, serious volume yard) with Miss Megan Jordan in the plate represents a sharp combination for this amateur context. The HG:t (tongue-tie) is a positive continuity signal, not a first-time intervention. Each-way alternative: What's The Plan. Main danger: What's The Plan — What's The Plan (SR:86, the field's second-highest rating at 11/4 favourite) carries the lightest competitive weight at 10-3, shows a 13% market inward move, has DistFit:+ confirmed, and trainer James Fanshawe's 18% strike rate with a jockey posting 23% career wins gives this 3-year-old every chance of handling the class step up.

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Full result

Winner: Epictetus (IRE) at SP 3/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Epictetus silks Epictetus Fox #1 Jamie Osborne · Miss Megan Jordan 10/3
  2. 2 What's The Plan silks What's The Plan Fox #2 James Fanshawe · Mr Eireann Cagney 2/1
  3. 3 Impierious silks Impierious Fox #3 Tom Clover · Mr Henry Callan 5/1
  4. 4 Beach Point silks Beach Point William Knight · Mr James Hills(7) 17/2
  5. 5 Arcadian Nights silks Arcadian Nights Mark Loughnane · Mr Jack Loughnane(7) 40/1
  6. 6 Warning Sign silks Warning Sign Gary & Josh Moore · Mr David Dunsdon 11/2
  7. 7 Drumstick silks Drumstick Fergal O'Brien · Miss Brodie Hampson 7/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Epictetus silks Epictetus 7/2 SP 3/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 What's The Plan silks What's The Plan 11/4 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Impierious silks Impierious 4/1 🥉 3RD