Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes (Div I) (GBB Race)

16:10 Southwell (AW) Sun 16 Aug 2026 6f16y Class 4 Good 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Poison Arrow

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Poison Arrow (SR:153, 5/2) has steamed in 20% since opening, signalling clear market confidence in a race where most rivals are drifting. At SR:153 it sits just below the two joint-highest-rated runners but carries identical weight (9-7) and has race experience (form 5-) versus the complete unknowns of Iron Dome and Persian Gate. The 342-day absence is a concern, but Richard Spencer's 16% yard strike rate and the strong market move suggest the yard is confident the horse has returned in good order. The class rise (↑1) is noted but this is a maiden, so all runners are effectively on a level footing, and Poison Arrow's SR edge over the field's lower tier is meaningful. Each-way alternative: Storm Force. Main danger: Storm Force — Storm Force shares SR:154 (joint-highest in the field) with Space Party, has James Doyle (18% career strike rate, the strongest jockey booking on the card) aboard, and its single form figure of 3 on debut suggests untapped improvement at 9/4.

Verify· #12735

Full result

Winner: Storm Force (IRE) at SP 2/1J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Storm Force Fox #3 Richard & Peter Fahey · James Doyle 3/1
2 Poison Arrow Fox #1 Richard Spencer · George Wood 15/8
3 Space Party Fox #2 Henry Candy · Nicola Currie 15/8
4 Iron Dome Clive Cox · P J McDonald 15/2
5 Persian Gate Archie Watson · Pierre-Louis Jamin 18/1
6 Extended Credit Charles Hills · Rob Hornby 16/1
7 Atomik Joey Ramsden · Daniel Muscutt 125/1
8 Cosmic Bond Derek Shaw · Faye McManoman 250/1
9 Blazing Gaden D J Jeffreys · Dougie Costello 250/1
10 I Can Dream Henry Candy · Thomas Greatrex 150/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Poison Arrow 5/2 🥈 2ND
2 Space Party 9/4 🥉 3RD
3 Storm Force 9/4 SP 2/1J 🏆 WON