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Harry Bloom Memorial "Brighton Bullet" Handicap Stakes

16:00 Brighton Fri 07 Aug 2026 5f215y Class 4 Good to Firm 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Marcellinus silks

Marcellinus

MEDIUM Advised 9/2 SP 7/2F Est. 26%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Marcellinus (SR:89, 9/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin and carries only 9-13 — a workable weight — with confirmed DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ at today's 5f215y trip on good-to-firm. The form string 2-1224 shows consistent involvement near the front, including a recent win, and a MarkMv:+10 rise is the main concern. However, the drift from opening (Mkt:out14%) is worth watching, and the danger is that this mark-rise catches up with him. Despite that, no other runner combines his SR ceiling, distance fit, and going suitability, making him the logical selection at a price the market hasn't fully compressed. Each-way alternative: Lequinto. Main danger: Lequinto — Lequinto (SR:83, 6/1) brings the best recent consistency in the field with a 313312 form string, is fresh off just 18 days rest, holds GoingFit:+ on today's surface, and Tony Carroll's yard with William Carson up is a combination that regularly fires at this level.

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Full result

Winner: Marcellinus (GB) at SP 7/2F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Marcellinus silks Marcellinus Fox #1 Tom Dascombe · Donagh Murphy(7) 10/3
  2. 2 The Quiet Gent silks The Quiet Gent Brian Toomey · David Probert 7/2
  3. 3 Tenbob Tommy silks Tenbob Tommy Sheena West · Charles Bishop 14/1
  4. 4 U S S Charleston silks U S S Charleston Fox #4 Lemos De Souza · Connor Planas 6/1
  5. 5 Lequinto silks Lequinto Fox #2 Tony Carroll · William Carson 17/2
  6. 6 Bona Fortuna silks Bona Fortuna Michael Appleby · Darragh Keenan 9/1
  7. 7 Cayman Tai silks Cayman Tai Richard Hannon · Seamus Cronin(5) 15/2
  8. 8 Duskaura silks Duskaura Tony Carroll · Myla Coppins(5) 18/1
  9. 9 Grey Horizon silks Grey Horizon Fox #3 Scott Dixon · Christian Howarth(3) 17/2
  10. 9 Ancient Times silks Ancient Times Harry Eustace · Pierre-Louis Jamin 18/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Marcellinus silks Marcellinus 9/2 SP 7/2F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Lequinto silks Lequinto 6/1 5TH
  3. 3 Grey Horizon silks Grey Horizon 9/1 9TH
  4. 4 U S S Charleston silks U S S Charleston 6/1 🏁 4TH