Harrogate Comedy Festival Coming This Autumn Handicap Stakes

17:05 Ripon Sat 15 Aug 2026 1m1f170y Class 6 Good 15 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Saxon Grace

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/4 SP 6/4F Est. 35%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Saxon Grace holds the highest SR in the field at 71 — meaningfully clear of Sunny Orange (SR 65) and Kitsune Power (SR 64) — and carries only 9-11, giving her a weight advantage over top-weights despite her superior ability score. Her form reads 640311, with back-to-back wins most recently and only 2 days since last run suggesting a yard confident enough to run her quickly again in a race they believe she can win. At 5/4 she is a short favourite but the SR gap over the remainder is substantial enough to justify the price; the main concern is GoingFit:- on Good ground, but her recent wins were earned in competitive fashion and the class drop into Class 6 compensates for any going reservation. Each-way alternative: Sunny Orange. Main danger: Sunny Orange — Sunny Orange (SR 65, 6/1) has steamed in 32% in the market, carries top-weight of 10-0 but is proven at this distance (DistFit:+), drops a class, and Easterby's yard clearly holds her in high regard given the aggressive market support — the negative going flag is shared with Saxon Grace so it neutralises as a differentiator.

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Full result

Winner: Saxon Grace (IRE) at SP 6/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.