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19:58 Lingfield (AW) Thu 13 Aug 2026 5f6y Class 5 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Beautiful Effort silks

Beautiful Effort

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Beautiful Effort (SR:71, 9/2) is the standout on market intelligence: a 45% inward move since opening is the strongest steaming signal in the field by a wide margin and demands respect in a Class 5 nursery where the market regularly reflects stable confidence. Dropping one class (ClassMv:↓1) makes the task easier, and at 9-2 off 9-2 weight there is no burden concern. Trainer Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos carry a 0% strike rate from a small 37-runner sample — a flag — but the booking of Benoit de la Sayette (13%, 192) is a meaningful upgrade and the 45% steam suggests connections believe today's conditions suit. Form reads 965 — three starts, improving race-by-race with a step forward expected over 5f6y at Lingfield AW on good ground where the untried distance tag (DistFit:?) is not a negative, merely an unknown. Each-way alternative: South West. Main danger: South West — South West (SR:77, 3/1) is the class leader on SR and has a proven distance record (DistFit:+), though the 16% drift and a mark 8lb above last win (MarkMv:+8) are genuine concerns that keep it off the top spot.

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Full result

Winner: Sultan Darius (IRE) at SP 12/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Sultan Darius silks Sultan Darius Marco Botti · Darragh Keenan 14/1
  2. 2 Beautiful Effort silks Beautiful Effort Fox #1 Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos · Benoit de la Sayette 4/1
  3. 3 Viking Barbie silks Viking Barbie Ollie Sangster · Daniel Muscutt 13/2
  4. 4 From Me To You silks From Me To You Richard Hannon · Joe Leavy 10/1
  5. 5 Miss Moneypit silks Miss Moneypit Rod Millman · David Probert 10/1
  6. 6 Stoney Wood silks Stoney Wood Fox #4 Michael Bell · Callum Shepherd 7/1
  7. 7 Secret Rival silks Secret Rival Ed Walker · George Downing 14/1
  8. 8 Wolf's Gallop silks Wolf's Gallop Fox #3 Tom Lacey · Charles Bishop 13/2
  9. 9 South West silks South West Fox #2 Richard Hughes · Finley Marsh 3/1
  10. — American Psycho silks American Psycho Archie Watson · Jack Callan -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Beautiful Effort silks Beautiful Effort 9/2 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 South West silks South West 3/1 9TH
  3. 3 Wolf's Gallop silks Wolf's Gallop 7/1 8TH
  4. 4 Stoney Wood silks Stoney Wood 7/1 6TH