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19:30 Hamilton Tue 11 Aug 2026 1m0f68y Class 5 Good to Soft 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Sanafi Zabeel silks

Sanafi Zabeel

MEDIUM Advised 13/8 SP 11/10F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Sanafi Zabeel (SR:77, 13/8) is the highest-rated runner in the field and carries a favourable 9-9, giving a meaningful weight advantage over heavier runners like Quiet Resolve (10-1). The 24% market shortening is the most significant steaming move in the race and demands respect — connections are confident. Course form is outstanding with W1P4 at Hamilton, making this a genuine course specialist, and dropping just 3 days since a run suggests a peak-fitness campaign. Running off a mark only 1lb higher than last win (MarkMv:+1) means the handicapper hasn't overreacted, and Jim Goldie (13% strike rate, 591 runners) is a well-established handler at this level. Each-way alternative: Quiet Resolve. Main danger: Quiet Resolve — Quiet Resolve (SR:75, 11/2) has steamed in 30% in the market — the second-strongest move in the race — holds genuine course form (W1P2 at Hamilton), and drops a class, making the 10-1 weight burden the only real concern against the selection.

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Full result

Winner: Sanafi Zabeel (FR) at SP 11/10F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Sanafi Zabeel silks Sanafi Zabeel Fox #1 Jim Goldie · Paul Mulrennan 6/4
  2. 2 Quiet Resolve silks Quiet Resolve Fox #2 Alan Brown · Sean Kirrane 11/2
  3. 3 Second Fiddle silks Second Fiddle Fox #3 Iain Jardine · Andrew Mullen 9/2
  4. 4 Epidavros silks Epidavros Fox #4 Katie Scott · P J McDonald 13/2
  5. 5 Vitality silks Vitality Charlie Johnston · Sean D Bowen 28/1
  6. 6 Sogniamo silks Sogniamo David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 16/1
  7. 7 Toralou silks Toralou Mark Loughnane · Dougie Costello 12/1
  8. 8 Turtle Reef silks Turtle Reef Hugo Palmer · Alistair Rawlinson 16/1
  9. — Pink Azalea silks Pink Azalea John & Sean Quinn · Jake Dickson(5) -
  10. — Real Trouper silks Real Trouper Craig Lidster · David Allan 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Sanafi Zabeel silks Sanafi Zabeel 13/8 SP 11/10F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Quiet Resolve silks Quiet Resolve 11/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Second Fiddle silks Second Fiddle 4/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Epidavros silks Epidavros 6/1 🏁 4TH