Betway Capital City Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier)

16:40 Haydock Sat 08 Aug 2026 0m7f212y Class 3 Good 14 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Lost Signal

MEDIUM Advised 3/1 Est. 30%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Lost Signal (SR 104, 3/1) is the clear class leader in this field — a full 10 SR points clear of the next best Cosi Bello at SR 94 — and has steamed 15% in the market, confirming stable confidence after 116 days off. Richard Hannon's yard deploys Sean Levey, their senior jockey booking, over the less experienced Seamus Cronin on stablemate Witch Hunter, confirming this is the yard's #1 runner. Dropping two tiers in class (ClassMv:↓1) from a form line showing a recent 7th on return from a break, the horse's 311 sequence earlier in 2025 (including two wins and a second) demonstrates genuine quality when fresh and fit. The 9-5 weight is the lightest among the serious contenders, giving a meaningful pounds edge over Cosi Bello (10-3) and Mountain Cat (9-10). Each-way alternative: Cosi Bello. Main danger: Cosi Bello — Cosi Bello (SR 94, 5/1) has steamed 14% in the market, holds a course win and place (W1P1) at Haydock — a genuine course specialist edge — and drops a class, though the 10-3 weight burden is the heaviest in the field and may blunt that advantage.

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Full result

Winner: Arctic Thunder (IRE) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.