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14:59 Leicester Sun 09 Aug 2026 0m7f0y Class 5 Good to Firm 6 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Love Rome silks

Love Rome

MEDIUM Advised 2/1 Est. 38%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Love Rome (SR 75, 2/1) carries 9-9 but drops two class tiers, which in a Class 5 nursery over 7f represents a significant competitive edge. The market has backed this horse in 20% since opening — meaningful support in a six-runner field — and Cieren Fallon (20% strike rate, 793 career runs) is the standout jockey booking. The form of 3-2 is progressive and consistent for a two-year-old on this surface. Although both DistFit and GoingFit are unproven, the class drop is the dominant signal here and Charlie Johnston (13%, 1277 runners) is a yard that places horses accurately. Each-way alternative: Greek Symphony. Main danger: Greek Symphony — Greek Symphony (SR 85, 11/4) is the highest-rated horse in the field and has a confirmed DistFit:+ at 7f with a last-time-out win, meaning it has the strongest form credentials despite the 29% market drift, which may reflect the MarkMv:+2 penalty rather than any loss of form.

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Full result

Winner: Katie's Cavalier (IRE) at SP 17/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Katie's Cavalier silks Katie's Cavalier David Loughnane · Silvestre De Sousa 17/2
  2. 2 Love Rome silks Love Rome Fox #1 Charlie Johnston · Cieren Fallon 9/4
  3. 3 Greek Symphony silks Greek Symphony Fox #2 Oliver Cole · Mason Paetel(5) 10/3
  4. 4 Jazzy Bay silks Jazzy Bay Eve Johnson Houghton · Oliver Carmichael(7) 8/1
  5. 5 Bayside silks Bayside Fox #3 Rod Millman · Lewis Edmunds 11/4
  6. 6 Better Nature silks Better Nature Jonathan Portman · Rob Hornby 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Love Rome silks Love Rome 2/1 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Greek Symphony silks Greek Symphony 11/4 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Bayside silks Bayside 7/2 5TH