Ladies Night 2027 On Sale Now Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

16:45 Carlisle Tue 11 Aug 2026 1m6f32y Class 4 Good 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Asia Force

MEDIUM Advised 6/4 SP 6/4F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Asia Force (SR 86, 6/4) is the class standout in this field, carrying a featherweight 9-2 — a full stone less than top-weight Talismans Time — and the market has shortened 23% since opening, which is significant money talking on what is already the favourite. Trainer K.R. Burke runs at 19% strike rate from 672 runners, an elite figure for a handicap handler, and Clifford Lee hits 15%. The form string 22234 on a 3-year-old shows consistent competitiveness at the same class, and GoingFit:+ confirms the good ground suits. The only genuine concern is DistFit:? — insufficient sample at 1m6f+ — but the form at adjacent trips and Burke's record of placing horses correctly make the step up credible rather than alarming. Each-way alternative: Shipshape. Main danger: Shipshape — Shipshape (SR 84, 3/1) has the second-best SR in the field, a proven DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ combination, and recent form of 212112 that is relentlessly consistent at this class — though the 26% market drift and first-time headgear removal (HG:p) need explaining, and the +4 mark rise is a mild concern.

Verify· #11840

Full result

Winner: Asia Force (IRE) at SP 6/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Asia Force Fox #1 K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 5/4
2 Dance Time David Loughnane · Sam James 17/2
3 Ludo's Landing Charlie Johnston · Jason Hart 16/1
4 Talismans Time Fox #3 Edward Bethell · Cian Horgan(5) 3/1
5 Shipshape Fox #2 Bernard Llewellyn · Oisin Orr 4/1
6 Gibside Tim Easterby · Duran Fentiman 16/1
— Savrola Dianne Sayer · Tom Eaves -
— Ouro Preto Iain Jardine · Aiden Brookes -

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Asia Force 6/4 SP 6/4F 🏆 WON
2 Shipshape 3/1 5TH
3 Talismans Time 4/1 🏁 4TH