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Dragonbet Supports Chepstow Centenary Celebrations Handicap Stakes (Chepstow Mile Series Qualifier)

16:26 Chepstow Sun 09 Aug 2026 1m0f14y Class 6 Good to Firm 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Desert Charm silks

Desert Charm

MEDIUM Advised 7/2 Est. 32%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Desert Charm (SR 65, 7/2) is the clear ability leader in this Class 6 field — a full 10 SR points clear of the next-best — and carries just 9-11, a favourable weight relative to that SR advantage. The form string 6-3112 shows a horse that has rapidly improved across this season, winning twice in recent starts, and both DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm he handles today's mile on good-to-firm ground. Course:W1P1 at Chepstow adds further confidence, and Callum Shepherd's 14% strike rate from 346 runners is solid. The MarkMv:+5 is the one caution — running off a mark 5lb higher than at his last win — but in a Class 6 field this weak, the SR dominance overrides that concern. Each-way alternative: Ajrad. Main danger: Ajrad — Ajrad (SR 54, 11/2) carries Course:W2P5 at Chepstow, DistFit:+, GoingFit:+, and crucially MarkMv:-7 — running off a mark 7lb lower than his last win — which is a meaningful handicapper's edge in a weak Class 6 contest, even if the market has drifted slightly.

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Full result

Winner: Redhot Whisper (IRE) at SP 7/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Redhot Whisper silks Redhot Whisper Adrian Wintle · Finley Marsh 13/2
  2. 2 The Bureau Club silks The Bureau Club Charlie Pike · Edward Greatrex 16/1
  3. 3 Too Much Trevor silks Too Much Trevor Grace Harris · Ashley Lewis(3) 10/1
  4. 4 A Rose Adaay silks A Rose Adaay Grace Harris · Ben Ffrench Davis(5) 14/1
  5. 5 Ajrad silks Ajrad Fox #2 Rod Millman · George Wood 5/1
  6. 6 Scarfo silks Scarfo Bernard Llewellyn · Charlie Tucker(7) 9/1
  7. 7 Galactic Glow silks Galactic Glow Fox #4 Joe Tickle · Taylor Fisher 9/1
  8. 8 Desert Charm silks Desert Charm Fox #1 Mike Murphy · Callum Shepherd 11/4
  9. 9 Weston Court silks Weston Court R Harris · William Carver 22/1
  10. 10 Devious Devan silks Devious Devan Fox #3 William Muir & Chris Grassick · Pierre-Louis Jamin 6/1
  11. 11 Fozzy Osbourne silks Fozzy Osbourne Grace Harris · Joe Leavy 14/1
  12. 12 Beau Chevalier silks Beau Chevalier Ed de Giles · Gina Mangan 100/1
  13. — Knightmare silks Knightmare David Evans · Miss Amy Tucker(7) -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Desert Charm silks Desert Charm 7/2 8TH
  2. 2 Ajrad silks Ajrad 11/2 5TH
  3. 3 Devious Devan silks Devious Devan 11/2 10TH
  4. 4 Galactic Glow silks Galactic Glow 15/2 7TH