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Zyn Frontrunner EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race)

17:18 Newmarket (July) Fri 14 Aug 2026 0m7f0y Class 4 Good to Firm 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Necromancer silks

Necromancer

MEDIUM Advised 11/8 Est. 38%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Necromancer (SR 156, 11/8) is the class standout in this field by a clear margin — 10 SR points clear of the next-best Sontsivka and Cool King (both SR 146). Ralph Beckett operates at 18% career strike rate with 923 runners, one of the strongest yards in training, and Edward Greatrex rides at 14% — a competent pairing. The market has shortened 10% since opening to 11/8, confirming professional confidence. The sole run returned a 5th, which in a novice context on debut is perfectly acceptable form for a horse the market and SR both identify as the best horse in the field; the weight concession of 3-11lb to rivals is manageable given the SR advantage. Each-way alternative: Sontsivka. Main danger: Sontsivka — Sontsivka (SR 146, 13/2) has steamed in 36% — the biggest market move in the race — suggesting strong stable confidence from Hugo Palmer's yard, and at 13/2 represents the most credible SR-plus-market combination to upset the favourite.

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Full result

Winner: Royal Instinct (IRE) at SP 3/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Royal Instinct silks Royal Instinct Fox #3 Marco Botti · Marco Ghiani 15/2
  2. 2 Sontsivka silks Sontsivka Fox #2 Hugo Palmer · Connor Planas 4/1
  3. 3 Mount St silks Mount St Fox #4 George Boughey · Grace McEntee 14/1
  4. 4 Cool King silks Cool King Marco Botti · Toby Moore(7) 13/2
  5. 5 Savingprivateparry silks Savingprivateparry Peter Chapple-Hyam · Kaiya Fraser 28/1
  6. 6 Necromancer silks Necromancer Fox #1 Ralph Beckett · Edward Greatrex 11/8
  7. 7 Mr Twig silks Mr Twig Michael Bell · Callum Shepherd 22/1
  8. 8 Turtle Beach silks Turtle Beach Julia & Shelley Birkett · Dylan Hogan 16/1
  9. 9 Pressured silks Pressured Ed Dunlop · Robert Havlin 16/1
  10. 10 Admiral Leach silks Admiral Leach Ed Dunlop · Harry Davies 28/1
  11. 11 Smash Royale silks Smash Royale Emma Lavelle · Jack Doughty 28/1
  12. — Reborn silks Reborn Andrew Balding · Rob Hornby -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Necromancer silks Necromancer 11/8 6TH
  2. 2 Sontsivka silks Sontsivka 13/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Royal Instinct silks Royal Instinct 7/1 SP 3/1 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Mount St silks Mount St 10/1 🥉 3RD