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16:15 Pontefract Sun 16 Aug 2026 1m0f6y Class 3 Good to Firm 5 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Darzah silks

Darzah

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Darzah (SR 97, 10/3) shares the top SR in the field alongside Luna Celeste but arrives with two critical advantages: confirmed DistFit:+ AND GoingFit:+ on today's good-to-firm at a mile, meaning she has proven ability at both trip and conditions. The market has shortened 16% — meaningful money coming in — while the Haggas yard (21% strike rate, 1,074 runners, elite operation) with Cieren Fallon (20% strike rate) is a top-tier booking. The MarkMv:+3 is a modest rise after a recent win, not a punishing penalty, and her form string 51815 shows a last-time-out '5' which masks the yard's ability to win with horses returning from brief breaks — the stable confidence shown by Fallon's retention and the market move is the key tell here. Each-way alternative: Luna Celeste. Main danger: Luna Celeste — Luna Celeste (SR 97, 9/4) matches Darzah on SR, carries the same weight of 9-5, has a GoingFit:+ on good-to-firm, and Tudhope's 16% career strike rate is the strongest jockey booking in the race — the step up in class (ClassMv:↑1) and MarkMv:+6 are the only concerns keeping her off the top spot.

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Full result

Winner: Luna Celeste (IRE) at SP 15/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Luna Celeste silks Luna Celeste Fox #2 Tom Clover · Daniel Tudhope 9/4
  2. 2 Darzah silks Darzah Fox #1 William Haggas · Cieren Fallon 3/1
  3. 3 Quisana silks Quisana Fox #3 Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 9/2
  4. 4 Two B Tanned silks Two B Tanned Julie Camacho · Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) 8/1
  5. 5 Si Grass silks Si Grass Charlie Johnston · Callum Shepherd 7/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Darzah silks Darzah 10/3 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Luna Celeste silks Luna Celeste 9/4 SP 15/8F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Quisana silks Quisana 4/1 🥉 3RD