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Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Class 2 Handicap)

15:20 Ascot Sat 08 Aug 2026 0m6f0y Class 2 Good to Firm 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Thunder Call silks

Thunder Call

MEDIUM Advised 13/8 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Thunder Call (SR:106, 13/8, 9-10) is the class leader in this field and carries a favourable weight — 6lb less than top-weight Havana Hurricane and 1lb less than Red Spells Danger. The form string 02-113 shows a horse who has found his feet quickly, winning three of his last four completed starts, and DistFit:+ confirms he handles the 6f trip. William Haggas (21% strike rate from 1,049 runners) is the most powerful yard in the race, and the market has shortened 10% since opening, pointing to stable confidence. The GoingFit:? is the one caveat — no confirmed good-to-firm profile — but at a price that implies ~38% market probability and with the strongest SR and connections in the field, Thunder Call commands the selection. Each-way alternative: Anyasi. Main danger: Red Spells Danger — Red Spells Danger (SR:103, 3/1, 9-11) has shortened 21% in the market, holds DistFit:+ at 6f, and Saffie Osborne (14% strike rate) is a strong booking — though the GoingFit:- flag and a mark 13lb above his last win are real concerns, his market confidence and course-distance profile make him the likeliest to spoil the party.

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Full result

Winner: Red Spells Danger (IRE) at SP 2/1J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Red Spells Danger silks Red Spells Danger Fox #2 Tim Easterby · Saffie Osborne 3/1
  2. 2 Thunder Call silks Thunder Call Fox #1 William Haggas · Jerry Chau 6/4
  3. 3 May Angel silks May Angel John & Thady Gosden · Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 7/1
  4. 4 Cape Ashizuri silks Cape Ashizuri John & Sean Quinn · Dylan Browne McMonagle 12/1
  5. 5 Grasmere Boy silks Grasmere Boy Fox #4 Julie Camacho · Yutaka Take 16/1
  6. 6 Shaatir silks Shaatir Archie Watson · L J Ferraris 28/1
  7. 7 Figjam silks Figjam Katie Scott · C Y Ho 12/1
  8. 8 Havana Hurricane silks Havana Hurricane Eve Johnson Houghton · Mme Frida Valle Skar 12/1
  9. 9 Jel Pepper silks Jel Pepper Stuart Williams · Mme Marie Velon 28/1
  10. — American Gulf silks American Gulf Oliver Cole · Suraj Narredu 22/1
  11. — Anyasi silks Anyasi Fox #3 Roger Varian 4/1
  12. — One And Gone silks One And Gone Ian Williams 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Thunder Call silks Thunder Call 13/8 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Red Spells Danger silks Red Spells Danger 3/1 SP 2/1J 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Anyasi silks Anyasi 4/1
  4. 4 Grasmere Boy silks Grasmere Boy 14/1 5TH