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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Classified Stakes (Div I)

16:45 Lingfield (AW) Tue 18 Aug 2026 7f1y Class 6 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Zaltalla silks

Zaltalla

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 26%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Zaltalla (SR 61, 5/2) carries the joint-highest SR in the field and has a strong course record of W1P4 at Lingfield, making this an established course specialist. The MarkMv:-2 indicates a mark that has eased slightly since last win, a marginal but positive handicapping signal. Gary & Josh Moore operate at a respectable 13% strike rate and Tom Queally brings solid experience. The 21% market drift is the one concern — possibly reflecting the DistFit:- and GoingFit:- flags — but those negatives apply to virtually every runner in this field, and Zaltalla's course familiarity and SR superiority remain the strongest combined case. Each-way alternative: Victory Sound. Main danger: Victory Sound — Victory Sound (SR 60, 7/2) is only marginally below Zaltalla on SR, has steamed in 11% in the market, carries GoingFit:~ as one of few horses with any positive going signal, and has course experience — a horse that the money is actively backing makes it the clearest threat.

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Full result

Winner: Hold The Press (IRE) at SP 40/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Hold The Press silks Hold The Press J. R. Jenkins · Marco Ghiani 33/1
  2. 2 Victory Sound silks Victory Sound Fox #2 Mark Usher · Rhys Clutterbuck 7/2
  3. 3 Coiled silks Coiled Mark Rimell · Callum Hutchinson 80/1
  4. 4 Edergole's Gift silks Edergole's Gift Fox #3 Conrad Allen · Cieren Fallon 7/2
  5. 5 Zaltalla silks Zaltalla Fox #1 Gary & Josh Moore · Tom Queally 3/1
  6. 6 Turpin silks Turpin Jim Boyle · Luke Catton(3) 5/1
  7. 7 Dora Vita silks Dora Vita Richard Phillips · Jonny Peate 40/1
  8. 8 Raqraaq silks Raqraaq Patrick Chamings · David Probert 9/1
  9. 9 Maury silks Maury Craig Benton · Georgia Dobie 12/1
  10. 10 She's Crafty silks She's Crafty George Margarson · Jack Mitchell 12/1
  11. 11 Miraflores silks Miraflores Rachel Cook & John Bridger · Taylor Fisher 100/1
  12. 12 Mademoiselle Belle silks Mademoiselle Belle Fox #4 Max Comley · Finley Marsh 10/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Zaltalla silks Zaltalla 5/2 5TH
  2. 2 Victory Sound silks Victory Sound 7/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Edergole's Gift silks Edergole's Gift 9/2 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Mademoiselle Belle silks Mademoiselle Belle 14/1 12TH