TPT Fire Handicap Stakes

14:35 Newbury Sat 15 Aug 2026 0m7f0y Class 2 Good to Firm 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Great Acclaim

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 30%

7TH

Mr Fox says

Great Acclaim (SR 103, 7/2) is the highest-rated horse in this field by a clear margin and has steamed in 15% in the market — the same magnitude of market move as Witch Hunter but from a far more credible SR base. Carrying 10-2 is a concern, but the weight edge over Scoville (9-11, SR 99) is modest and Great Acclaim's SR advantage over the rest of the field is meaningful. Course form of W1P1 at Newbury confirms it acts here, and while GoingFit is only moderate (~ not +), good-to-firm is not a ground it has demonstrably failed on. The MarkMv:+7 is a negative signal — running off a mark 7lb above its last win — but the 15% market support suggests connections believe the horse is operating at a level that justifies the higher mark. Each-way alternative: Scoville. Main danger: Scoville — Scoville (SR 99, 9/4) carries a favourable 9-11, has a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good-to-firm surface, is trained by William Haggas (21% strike rate) with Tom Marquand aboard, and represents the market's preferred option — if it has simply needed the run after a 15-day break, its ceiling is close to Great Acclaim's.

Verify· #12464

Full result

Winner: Addison Grey (GB) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Addison Grey Clive Cox · Hector Crouch 6/1
2 Havana Pusey John Gallagher · Daniel Muscutt 20/1
3 Scoville Fox #2 William Haggas · Tom Marquand 15/8
4 Christian David Richard Hannon · Pat Dobbs 8/1
5 Stellar Sunrise Fox #3 Andrew Balding · P J McDonald 17/2
6 Witch Hunter Richard Hannon · Seamus Cronin(5) 11/1
7 Great Acclaim Fox #1 Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 4/1
8 Humam Fox #4 Stuart Williams · Marco Ghiani 17/2

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Great Acclaim 7/2 7TH
2 Scoville 9/4 🥉 3RD
3 Stellar Sunrise 17/2 5TH
4 Humam 15/2 8TH