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Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

18:15 Pontefract Sun 16 Aug 2026 2m1f27y Class 3 Good to Firm 6 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Campeona silks

Campeona

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 Est. 35%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Campeona (SR 90, 2/1) is clearly the most able horse in this field by a meaningful margin — 11 SR points clear of the next-best Pole Star. Her form reads 7-2111, meaning three consecutive wins most recently, and GoingFit:+ confirms she handles this good-to-firm ground. Sir Mark Prescott (19% strike rate, 301 runners) is a precision trainer who typically has horses spot-on when stepping up in class, and the cheekpieces flag a deliberate tactical choice. The weight drop to 8-8 versus rivals carrying 9-9 to 10-2 is a substantial physical advantage that partially offsets the ClassMv:↑2 concern — she gets at least 14lb off Pole Star and 17lb off Laafy while carrying the superior SR. Each-way alternative: Pole Star. Main danger: Pole Star — Pole Star (SR 80, 7/2) has steamed in 16% in the market, carries top-weight but drops a class with a -3lb mark reduction, and Charlie Johnston with Jason Hart is a confident booking — the money flowing in suggests connections expect a bold show.

Full result

Winner: Letsbefrank (IRE) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Letsbefrank silks Letsbefrank Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(5) 7/2
  2. 2 Campeona silks Campeona Fox #1 Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Luke Morris 15/8
  3. 3 Pole Star silks Pole Star Fox #2 Charlie Johnston · Jason Hart 7/2
  4. 4 Treasure Islands silks Treasure Islands Tim Easterby · David Allan 8/1
  5. 5 Sixty Plus silks Sixty Plus Fox #3 James Owen · Cieren Fallon 5/1
  6. — Laafy silks Laafy Brian Ellison · Ben Robinson 25/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Campeona silks Campeona 2/1 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Pole Star silks Pole Star 7/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Sixty Plus silks Sixty Plus 9/2 5TH