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Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3)

14:25 York Wed 19 Aug 2026 0m7f0y Class 1 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Haffner silks

Haffner

MEDIUM Advised 11/8 SP 11/8F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Haffner (SR:120, 11/8) is the clear standout on every meaningful signal. The SR of 120 is the highest in the field by 11 points over Trean (SR:104) and represents a genuinely workmanlike-to-competitive ability level for a juvenile Group 3. The form string 212 shows consistent Group-level engagement — a runner-up, a win, and another runner-up, all at this class tier (ClassMv:=). Crucially, Ryan Moore (27% career strike rate, the deepest book in the sport) is aboard, and the market has shortened 6% since opening, confirming yard confidence from A P O'Brien's operation (22% strike rate, 530 runners). DistFit:+ confirms this 7f trip is proven territory. With every weight level at 9-3, this is a pure ability test, and Haffner wins it. Each-way alternative: Trean. Main danger: Gentle Hurricane — Gentle Hurricane (SR:82, 11/2) has shortened 21% in the market, Oisin Murphy (21% strike rate) is booked, Andrew Balding runs a powerful yard at 19%, and a perfect debut win suggests unexposed upside — the market is pricing in significant improvement from that single run.

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Full result

Winner: Haffner (USA) at SP 11/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Haffner silks Haffner Fox #1 A P O'Brien · Ryan Moore 6/4
  2. 2 Gentle Hurricane silks Gentle Hurricane Fox #3 Andrew Balding · Oisin Murphy 7/2
  3. 3 Trean silks Trean Fox #2 P Twomey · W J Lee 9/2
  4. 4 Alfred Wallace silks Alfred Wallace Fox #4 Ed Walker · Kieran Shoemark 15/2
  5. 5 Clash Of Hearts silks Clash Of Hearts Adrian Keatley · M. P. Sheehy 100/1
  6. 6 Stardom Glory silks Stardom Glory Hugo Palmer · James Doyle 11/1
  7. 7 Big Cigar silks Big Cigar Richard & Peter Fahey · Oisin Orr 40/1
  8. 8 Siouxperb silks Siouxperb Archie Watson · Hector Crouch 66/1
  9. 9 Fuel The Jet silks Fuel The Jet Tom Clover · Neil Callan 14/1
  10. 10 Vega King silks Vega King K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 20/1
  11. — Confucius silks Confucius A P O'Brien · Wayne Lordan 12/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Haffner silks Haffner 11/8 SP 11/8F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Trean silks Trean 9/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Gentle Hurricane silks Gentle Hurricane 11/2 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Alfred Wallace silks Alfred Wallace 13/2 🏁 4TH