Happy 100th Birthday Chepstow Racecourse 'Training Series' Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Apprentice Training Race - Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)

14:06 Chepstow Sun 09 Aug 2026 0m6f16y Class 6 Good to Firm 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Be An Angel

MEDIUM Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Be An Angel (SR 66) holds the highest Saturday Rating in this field by a clear margin — 5 points above the next best Macanudo — and drops a class (ClassMv:↓1) which materially helps her chances in a weak Class 6 sprint. Her form string (-75126) shows a placed effort last time and she has a course visit to her name (W0P1 at Chepstow). Carrying 9-9, she is top-weight but the SR advantage more than compensates in this company. Jake Dickson's 14% career strike rate is solid for an apprentice and the stable's 13% record is respectable. The market drift of 9% is worth noting, but with the field's collective SR in the 49-66 band and no horse boasting convincing going/distance credentials, Be An Angel's class drop and SR lead are sufficient to commit. Each-way alternative: Macanudo. Main danger: Some Nightmare — Some Nightmare carries a MarkMv:-6 drop and has an outstanding course record (W2P5 at Chepstow) with a proven DistFit:+ at today's 6f trip — the specialist track knowledge and mark reduction give John O'Shea's second string a real each-way chance despite the GoingFit:- concern.

Verify· #11558

Full result

Winner: Arnaz (GB) at SP 9/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Arnaz Mark Loughnane · Hope Regan(7) 9/1
2 Marisitta John O'Shea · Alexandra Egan 6/1
3 Some Nightmare Fox #3 John O'Shea · Jude Fernandes(3) 17/2
4 Sundiata Keita Fox #4 John & Rhys Flint · Charlie Tucker(3) 9/2
5 Macarone Grace Harris · Olivia Haines 6/1
6 Be An Angel Fox #1 Rod Millman · Jake Dickson 10/3
7 Macanudo Fox #2 Ian Williams · Finlay Bassett(7) 11/2
— Outer Edge Christopher Mason · Matthew Lloyd Slater 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Be An Angel 4/1 6TH
2 Macanudo 4/1 7TH
3 Some Nightmare 7/1 🥉 3RD
4 Sundiata Keita 9/2 🏁 4TH