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Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile (Class 2 Handicap)

16:30 Ascot Sat 08 Aug 2026 0m7f213y Class 2 Good to Firm 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Crown Board silks

Crown Board

MEDIUM Advised 6/1 SP 10/1 Est. 22%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Crown Board (SR 105, 6/1, 9-12) is one of three co-leaders on SR and carries a manageable weight, but the decisive factor is a 16% market move inward — the strongest steaming in the field — on a horse whose recent form string (-48032) shows a latest run of '2', confirming he arrived at the line in good order last time. Jane Chapple-Hyam runs at a 12% strike rate with a field size of 338, modest but workmanlike, and Mme Frida Valle Skar brings Shergar Cup competitiveness. Going and distance fit are both moderate (~) rather than negative, which compares favourably to rivals like Cerulean Bay, Two Tribes, Ebt's Guard and Ozat who all carry GoingFit:- on today's good-to-firm ground. At 6/1 he offers genuine each-way value relative to his SR standing and the market conviction behind him. Each-way alternative: Bullet Point. Main danger: Ebt's Guard — Ebt's Guard (SR 103, 11/2) has steamed 29% in the market — the second-strongest move in the field — carries only 9-12, has course form (W0P2 at Ascot) and is at the same class level, meaning if the market money is correct about a revival, he has the track record and weight to deliver.

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Full result

Winner: Crown Board at SP 10/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Crown Board silks Crown Board Fox #1 Jane Chapple-Hyam · Mme Frida Valle Skar SP 10/1
  2. 2 Bullet Point silks Bullet Point Fox #2 William Haggas · Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 5/1
  3. 3 Ozat silks Ozat Ian Williams · Ryan Moore 4/1
  4. 4 Ebt's Guard silks Ebt's Guard Fox #3 William Muir & Chris Grassick · Suraj Narredu 11/2
  5. 5 Two Tribes silks Two Tribes Richard Spencer · Dylan Browne McMonagle 6/1
  6. 6 Popmaster silks Popmaster Ed Walker · L J Ferraris 12/1
  7. 7 Mister Winston silks Mister Winston Andrew Balding · Jerry Chau 11/1
  8. 8 Serengeti silks Serengeti Mike Murphy · C Y Ho 50/1
  9. 9 Cerulean Bay silks Cerulean Bay Fox #4 David O'Meara · Jamie Melham 13/2
  10. 10 Fondo Blanco silks Fondo Blanco Roger Varian · Mme Marie Velon 12/1
  11. — Storm Star silks Storm Star Andrew Balding · tbc 10/1
  12. — Hickory silks Hickory Jamie Osborne · tbc 7/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Crown Board silks Crown Board 6/1 SP 10/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Bullet Point silks Bullet Point 9/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Ebt's Guard silks Ebt's Guard 11/2 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Cerulean Bay silks Cerulean Bay 11/2 9TH