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19:16 Lingfield (AW) Sat 15 Aug 2026 1m2f1y Class 6 Good 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Sansanetti silks

Sansanetti

SPECULATIVE Advised 6/5 SP 10/11F Est. 35%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Sansanetti (SR:63, 6/5) is the clear class leader in this field by a significant margin — 10 SR points clear of the next group and carrying 9-9, a weight burden that doesn't offset the ability gap at Class 6. The 30% market shortening is the strongest directional signal in the race and confirms professional money is engaged. Course:W1P1 at Lingfield AW, DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ all confirm suitability for today's conditions, and the ClassMv:= means no step up in grade. The concern is MarkMv:+4 — running 4lb higher than last win — and a recent form string showing 4th-6th-6th after that win, but at SR:63 in a Class 6 field where the next-best cluster at SR:53, the ability edge is simply too wide to ignore. Each-way alternative: Monks Mead. Main danger: Monks Mead — Monks Mead (SR:51, 8/1) carries the lightest competitive weight at 8-9, MarkMv:-3 means it's running off a mark 3lb below its last win, and Course:W1P4 plus DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ give it proven fitness for exactly today's conditions — if Sansanetti's declining form string reflects a genuine regression, Monks Mead is best placed to capitalise.

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Full result

Winner: Sansanetti (IRE) at SP 10/11F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Sansanetti silks Sansanetti Fox #1 Stuart Williams · Pat Cosgrave evn
  2. 2 Makes Me Wonder silks Makes Me Wonder David Simcock · Taryn Langley(5) 16/1
  3. 3 Wrist Art silks Wrist Art James Owen · Mason Paetel(5) 5/1
  4. 4 Monks Mead silks Monks Mead Fox #2 Mark Usher · Luke Morris 9/1
  5. 5 Sceptic silks Sceptic Fox #3 Ian Williams · Ryan Kavanagh(3) 4/1
  6. 6 Borderline Madness silks Borderline Madness William Stone · Josephine Gordon 12/1
  7. 7 Pure Theory silks Pure Theory Stephanie Cassidy · Oliver Carmichael(7) 50/1
  8. 8 Equion silks Equion Tony Carroll · Molly Gunn(5) 22/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Sansanetti silks Sansanetti 6/5 SP 10/11F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Monks Mead silks Monks Mead 8/1 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Sceptic silks Sceptic 13/2 5TH