Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Group 2)

13:50 York Thu 20 Aug 2026 0m6f0y Class 1 Good 19 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Libertango

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 SP 3/1 Est. 28%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Libertango (SR:120, 9/4) is the clear class leader in this field, sitting 6 SR points clear of Wild Blossom (SR:114) and 16 clear of the next-best Star Of State (SR:98). The form string 1-1-2 confirms she has won twice at this level and her single defeat came stepping up from a winning base, not a collapse in form. DistFit:+ at 6f is a strong corroborating signal, and George Boughey (18% strike rate, 764 runners) is a trainer who places horses accurately at Group level. The market drift of 28% from opening is the one flag — it nudges the confidence to Medium rather than High — but no rival in the field carries a SR, form line, or market move that overturns the raw ability gap. Each-way alternative: Wild Blossom. Main danger: Wild Blossom — Wild Blossom (SR:114, 6/1) is K.R. Burke's preferred runner over stablemate Love A Giggle — James Doyle booking over Clifford Lee confirms this — she carries DistFit:+ at 6f, the market has shortened 16%, and her 1-0-1 form line shows she bounced back from defeat to win most recently, making her the most credible threat to Libertango's SR advantage.

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Full result

Winner: Libertango (IRE) at SP 3/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.