TLC Teddies For Loving Care Handicap Stakes

15:34 Leicester Sun 09 Aug 2026 1m3f179y Class 5 Good to Firm 6 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Al Maslool

MEDIUM Advised 7/4 Est. 38%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Al Maslool (SR 84, 7/4) is the clear class leader in this field, sitting 11 points above the next-best Mountbatten and Barak Warrior at SR 73, and 14 above Robusto. The market has shortened 10% since opening — meaningful confidence from those with information — and Haggas/Fallon is a formidable combination running at a 21%/20% strike rate respectively. The form string 750231 shows a progressive horse culminating in a last-time-out win, and while DistFit and GoingFit are unknown quantities (limited sample at this trip and going), the superior SR and class profile outweigh those uncertainties in a weak Class 5 field of six. Running off a mark only 2lb above the last win is manageable for a horse of this profile. Each-way alternative: Barak Warrior. Main danger: Barak Warrior — Barak Warrior (SR 73, 9/4) has shortened 6% in the market, drops two class levels which is a significant advantage, and Silvestre De Sousa at 13% career strike rate is a high-quality booking for a small yard — the class drop combined with a professional jockey upgrade makes this the most credible threat to Al Maslool.

Verify· #11593

Full result

Winner: Robusto (IRE) at SP 13/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Robusto Eve Johnson Houghton · Harry Vigors(5) 10/1
2 Mountbatten Fox #3 Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Dylan Hogan 7/2
3 Barak Warrior Fox #2 James Keane · Silvestre De Sousa 7/4
4 Al Maslool Fox #1 William Haggas · Cieren Fallon 2/1
5 Ottoman Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · Jack Callan 22/1
6 Sahm Naif James Horton · Ray Dawson 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Al Maslool 7/4 🏁 4TH
2 Barak Warrior 9/4 🥉 3RD
3 Mountbatten 7/2 🥈 2ND