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Venture Security Handicap Stakes
Mr Fox’s call
Akho Mezzna
SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 30%
Mr Fox says
Akho Mezzna (SR:90, 4/1, Wgt:9-5) carries the lightest competitive weight among the SR-90 cluster and brings the strongest convergence of signals: Course:W1P2 at Salisbury confirms it handles this track, GoingFit:+ validates it on good-to-firm, and the market has steamed in 25% — the most decisive move in this field. Oisin Murphy (21% strike rate, 1,300 career runners) is a high-calibre booking that upgrades a 10% trainer, and a MarkMv:+1 means it runs off a mark barely above its last win. The blinkers (HG:b) should sharpen focus on a horse whose form string shows a recent improvement run (7th last time but prior placed efforts), and the weight edge of 2lb over the top-weights is meaningful at this class level. Each-way alternative: Storm Point. Main danger: Storm Point — Storm Point (SR:90, 4/1, Wgt:9-4) carries the lowest weight in the competitive SR group, has steamed in 24% — matching Akho Mezzna's positive market move — and Ed Walker's yard is capable of placing horses off 35-day breaks, meaning the freshness angle should not be underestimated.
Full result
Winner: Supplicate (GB) at SP 11/8. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Supplicate 11/4
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Sudbury Hill 12/1
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On The Inlet 22/1
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Seven Sisters Fox #2 13/8
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Storm Point Fox #3 9/2
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Akho Mezzna Fox #1 5/1
Top 4 — how each finished
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