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Betway Grey Horse Handicap Stakes

14:10 Newmarket (July) Sat 15 Aug 2026 0m6f0y Class 4 Good to Firm 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Havana Blue silks

Havana Blue

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 SP 6/4F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Havana Blue (SR 85, 9/4) is comfortably the highest-rated horse in this field by a margin of 9 points over Archduke Ferdinand, and the market has hammered it in 26% from its opening price — the strongest steam in the race. The form string 654222 shows consistent placed efforts and a horse in a rhythm (only 8 days since last run), while Course:W1P2 at Newmarket July confirms genuine affinity for the track. The 9-12 weight is the joint heaviest burden alongside Maelstrom, but at SR 85 in a Class 4 sprint, this horse has a clear ability edge that absorbs the weight penalty — and Julie Camacho's yard has two runners here, with Havana Blue clearly the stable's number-one booking given Ryan Sexton vs Clifford Lee. DistFit:- is the principal concern at 6f, but the market confidence overrides that reservation. Each-way alternative: Archduke Ferdinand. Main danger: Archduke Ferdinand — Archduke Ferdinand (SR 76, 5/1) posted a '1' last time out, carries only 9-11, has a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good-to-firm ground, and at 5/1 represents the best-priced alternative with recent winning form at this class.

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Full result

Winner: Havana Blue (GB) at SP 6/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Havana Blue silks Havana Blue Fox #1 Julie Camacho · Ryan Sexton 9/4
  2. 2 Archduke Ferdinand silks Archduke Ferdinand Fox #2 Seb Spencer · Shay Farmer(5) 5/1
  3. 3 Act Of Violence silks Act Of Violence Tony Carroll · Silvestre De Sousa 17/2
  4. 4 Secret Guest silks Secret Guest Bryan Smart · Ray Dawson 15/2
  5. 5 Maelstrom silks Maelstrom Fox #3 Stuart Williams · Jack Doughty 10/1
  6. 6 Strike silks Strike Jonathan Portman · Billy Loughnane 7/1
  7. 7 First Folio silks First Folio Fox #4 Julie Camacho · Clifford Lee 17/2
  8. 8 Cayman Tai silks Cayman Tai Richard Hannon · Sean D Bowen 16/1
  9. 9 Nevasca Cinza silks Nevasca Cinza James Fanshawe · Jonny Peate 11/1
  10. 10 Fancy Dancer silks Fancy Dancer Hayley Burton · Tyler Heard 66/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Havana Blue silks Havana Blue 9/4 SP 6/4F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Archduke Ferdinand silks Archduke Ferdinand 5/1 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Maelstrom silks Maelstrom 17/2 5TH
  4. 4 First Folio silks First Folio 8/1 7TH