Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Stakes (Div II)

19:45 Hamilton Fri 21 Aug 2026 6f6y Class 4 Good to Soft 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

City Captain

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 SP 3/1F Est. 28%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

City Captain (SR:83, 10/3, 9-12) is the highest-rated runner in the field and carries a competitive weight that gives him a clear SR edge over every rival. The market has firmed 15% since opening — significant money coming for a horse returning from 104 days off, suggesting connections are confident he's ready. He has course form (W1P1 at Hamilton) and his last win at a similar class level backs up the current mark. Jockey Callum Rodriguez boasts a 16% career strike rate, the sharpest booking in the field, and trainer Harriet Bethell operates at 15% — a small but efficient yard sending him here with purpose. Each-way alternative: Lord Bertie. Main danger: Lord Bertie — Lord Bertie (SR:81, 9/2) has shortened dramatically in the market (in 24% — the biggest move in the field) and carries the same weight as City Captain off a mark 5lb lower than his last win, giving him a meaningful handicap advantage if he handles the going bucket today.

Verify· #13600

Full result

Winner: City Captain (GB) at SP 3/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 City Captain Fox #1 Harriet Bethell · Callum Rodriguez 3/1
2 Miraculous Fox #4 Tim Easterby · David Allan 6/1
3 Dandy Magic Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(5) 5/1
4 They All Know Me Richard & Peter Fahey · David Nolan 16/1
5 Iris Dancer Tristan Davidson · Andrew Mullen 16/1
6 Montezuma Fox #3 Jim Goldie · David Egan 7/1
7 Winged Messenger Julie Camacho · Ryan Sexton 10/1
8 Daizen Rebecca Menzies · Cieren Fallon 14/1
9 Wobwobwob Adrian Keatley · Oisin McSweeney 20/1
10 Lord Bertie Fox #2 David O'Meara · Mark Winn 5/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 City Captain 10/3 SP 3/1F 🏆 WON
2 Lord Bertie 9/2 10TH
3 Montezuma 13/2 6TH
4 Miraculous 6/1 🥈 2ND